Hughes line
Bratt – Palat – Hughes55.1%chance share xGF%
521 min · 59 GPGF–GA 30–22CF% 49OZ 72%
Top 57%Mid 23%Depth 20%
Split up since the game before: Bratt–Hischier–Noesen · Haula–Mercer–Meier · Cotter–Glass–Sprong · Palat–Tatar–Dowling
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| Pair | Min | GP | xGF% | CF% | GF–GA | OZ% | vs top |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pesce–Hughes | 859 | 66 | 53.1 | 49.0 | 27–32 | 53 | 47% |
| Kovacevic–Siegenthaler | 741 | 54 | 55.1 | 50.5 | 25–17 | 38 | 58% |
| Dillon–Hamilton | 718 | 63 | 53.2 | 50.7 | 43–32 | 60 | 45% |
| Kovacevic–Dumoulin | 179 | 13 | 53.7 | 50.3 | 9–7 | 48 | 51% |
| Unit | Skaters | Min | GF–GA | xGF/60 | xGA/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP1 | Hamilton, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes, Noesen | 114 | 23–0 | 11.55 | 0.84 |
| PP2 | Meier, Hamilton, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes | 26 | 3–0 | 9.59 | 0.39 |
| PP3 | Hughes, Meier, Mercer, Bratt, Hischier | 26 | 10–0 | 12.61 | 0.40 |
| PP4 | Hughes, Meier, Mercer, Haula, Tatar | 11 | 3–0 | 12.00 | 1.88 |
| PP5 | Hughes, Meier, Mercer, Cotter, Palat | 10 | 1–0 | 8.91 | 2.03 |
| PP6 | Hamilton, Bratt, Hughes, Noesen, Palat | 10 | 2–1 | 11.58 | 1.44 |
| PP7 | Hughes, Meier, Mercer, Cotter, Tatar | 8 | 0–0 | 1.03 | 0.71 |
| PP8 | Mercer, Noesen, Haula, Tatar, Casey | 7 | 1–0 | 4.73 | 2.64 |
| PP9 | Hughes, Meier, Mercer, Palat, Haula | 6 | 0–0 | 8.08 | 2.04 |
| PK1 | Kovacevic, Dillon, Mercer, Hischier | 69 | 1–14 | 1.76 | 8.19 |
| PK2 | Pesce, Bratt, Siegenthaler, Haula | 15 | 0–1 | 0.74 | 6.06 |
| PK3 | Pesce, Dillon, Mercer, Hischier | 14 | 0–2 | 0.00 | 5.83 |
| PK4 | Kovacevic, Dillon, Bratt, Haula | 13 | 0–0 | 0.85 | 6.91 |
| PK5 | Pesce, Bratt, Hughes, Siegenthaler | 11 | 0–0 | 2.49 | 4.77 |
| PK6 | Kovacevic, Dillon, Bastian, Lazar | 11 | 1–2 | 0.92 | 10.51 |
| PK7 | Pesce, Mercer, Hischier, Siegenthaler | 10 | 0–2 | 1.47 | 11.67 |
| PK8 | Kovacevic, Mercer, Hischier, Siegenthaler | 8 | 0–0 | 0.00 | 1.88 |
| PK9 | Pesce, Dillon, Bratt, Hughes | 8 | 1–0 | 1.70 | 9.10 |
| PK10 | Kovacevic, Dillon, Mercer, Haula | 7 | 0–1 | 0.41 | 5.85 |
| PK11 | Kovacevic, Dillon, Bratt, Hughes | 7 | 0–1 | 4.09 | 10.15 |
| PK12 | Kovacevic, Dillon, Bratt, Hischier | 6 | 0–3 | 0.00 | 17.08 |
| PK13 | Pesce, Bratt, Haula, Dumoulin | 5 | 0–0 | 0.00 | 11.64 |
| Line | Min | GP | Last used | xGF% (shrunk) | xGF% (raw) | CF% | GF–GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bratt – Palat – Hughes | 521 | 59 | Mar 2 | 55.1 | 56.2 | 49.0 | 30–22 |
| Hischier – Meier – Noesen | 322 | 50 | Apr 5 | 54.9 | 56.7 | 52.3 | 12–11 |
| Mercer – Hischier – Meier | 263 | 58 | Mar 28 | 51.6 | 51.5 | 48.4 | 9–4 |
| Cotter – Haula – Noesen | 184 | 44 | Mar 22 | 48.2 | 43.9 | 44.8 | 6–8 |
| Tatar – Lazar – Bastian | 164 | 28 | Mar 28 | 52.4 | 53.3 | 44.9 | 5–3 |
| Cotter – Haula – Mercer | 145 | 46 | Mar 2 | 50.3 | 48.1 | 43.1 | 4–8 |
| Cotter – Lazar – Bastian | 88 | 42 | Mar 28 | 50.4 | 44.7 | 41.4 | 0–4 |
| Bratt – Hughes – Meier | 82 | 60 | Mar 2 | 51.4 | 50.4 | 49.7 | 4–3 |
| Haula – Mercer – Meier | 65 | 46 | Apr 5 | 48.2 | 36.7 | 46.6 | 3–0 |
| Palat – Tatar – Mercer | 61 | 10 | Apr 5 | 50.9 | 47.9 | 45.4 | 1–2 |
| Tatar – Mercer – Hischier | 60 | 26 | Mar 20 | 52.3 | 54.1 | 48.2 | 2–1 |
| Tatar – Dowling – Bastian | 54 | 14 | Apr 16 | 54.0 | 64.2 | 55.3 | 1–1 |
| Cotter – Dowling – Noesen | 52 | 24 | Mar 28 | 50.6 | 43.7 | 51.2 | 0–1 |
| Bratt – Hischier – Meier | 51 | 63 | Apr 5 | 50.9 | 48.2 | 45.4 | 2–4 |
| Cotter – Mercer – Dowling | 49 | 28 | Mar 29 | 53.2 | 62.1 | 52.7 | 1–2 |
| Bratt – Hischier – Noesen | 42 | 9 | Apr 5 | 54.0 | 63.6 | 57.3 | 4–1 |
| Mercer – Meier – Noesen | 40 | 18 | Apr 5 | 53.6 | 63.0 | 48.0 | 2–1 |
| Cotter – Tatar – Dowling | 40 | 23 | Apr 5 | 52.4 | 55.0 | 54.3 | 3–1 |
| Palat – Lazar – Bastian | 40 | 33 | Mar 28 | 47.0 | 30.7 | 34.1 | 0–3 |
| Bratt – Haula – Glass | 37 | 7 | Mar 24 | 54.3 | 66.5 | 56.5 | 3–2 |
| Mercer – Dowling – Meier | 35 | 25 | Feb 26 | 50.9 | 45.3 | 53.3 | 2–1 |
| Bratt – Hischier – Hughes | 35 | 41 | Mar 2 | 54.5 | 64.7 | 53.6 | 2–1 |
| Bratt – Cotter – Hughes | 34 | 56 | Mar 2 | 54.9 | 70.0 | 59.7 | 1–1 |
| MacDermid – Lazar – Bastian | 33 | 9 | Apr 16 | 51.5 | 48.5 | 46.4 | 0–0 |
| Tatar – MacDermid – Dowling | 32 | 11 | Feb 2 | 51.7 | 50.0 | 49.0 | 0–3 |
| Palat – Hischier – Meier | 27 | 11 | Mar 29 | 52.5 | 59.2 | 51.1 | 0–1 |
| Haula – Tatar – Mercer | 26 | 32 | Apr 16 | 51.8 | 51.2 | 43.5 | 1–1 |
| Cotter – Haula – Bastian | 24 | 31 | Mar 28 | 48.9 | 20.1 | 40.9 | 0–1 |
| Bratt – Haula – Mercer | 23 | 13 | Apr 5 | 51.6 | 48.0 | 52.5 | 0–1 |
| Mercer – Hughes – Meier | 22 | 41 | Mar 2 | 55.0 | 75.7 | 63.6 | 4–0 |
| Palat – Tatar – Dowling | 20 | 11 | Apr 5 | 50.7 | 39.4 | 40.6 | 1–1 |
| Hughes – Meier – Noesen | 20 | 38 | Feb 22 | 54.2 | 75.0 | 70.5 | 1–0 |
| Cotter – Hischier – Noesen | 19 | 37 | Mar 28 | 50.9 | 40.6 | 55.6 | 1–2 |
| Tatar – Hischier – Meier | 19 | 30 | Apr 5 | 52.1 | 54.3 | 63.6 | 0–1 |
| Palat – Haula – Noesen | 19 | 18 | Mar 1 | 51.6 | 49.7 | 41.7 | 2–2 |
| Haula – Tatar – Noesen | 19 | 22 | Mar 2 | 54.2 | 85.6 | 60.0 | 2–1 |
| Tatar – Hischier – Noesen | 18 | 24 | Apr 5 | 52.6 | 59.4 | 52.6 | 3–0 |
| Palat – Mercer – Hughes | 17 | 48 | Mar 2 | 51.4 | 46.4 | 58.6 | 1–0 |
| Haula – Dowling – Noesen | 17 | 7 | Mar 28 | 52.3 | 56.6 | 66.7 | 0–1 |
| Cotter – Dowling – Bastian | 17 | 23 | Mar 28 | 50.6 | 31.4 | 50.0 | 0–0 |
| Tatar – Dowling – Bowers | 17 | 3 | Nov 27 | 51.9 | 53.0 | 52.0 | 0–2 |
| Cotter – Palat – Hughes | 17 | 31 | Mar 2 | 50.6 | 40.6 | 47.2 | 0–1 |
| Cotter – Mercer – Hughes | 16 | 32 | Feb 22 | 53.9 | 84.1 | 68.8 | 0–0 |
| Bratt – Glass – Noesen | 16 | 4 | Apr 5 | 50.0 | 23.5 | 20.7 | 0–0 |
| Palat – Hughes – Noesen | 16 | 47 | Mar 2 | 50.4 | 33.3 | 40.0 | 1–1 |
| Cotter – Mercer – Hischier | 16 | 43 | Mar 29 | 52.5 | 61.2 | 57.7 | 2–1 |
| Bratt – Palat – Mercer | 15 | 15 | Mar 28 | 50.1 | 21.4 | 36.1 | 0–1 |
| Haula – Glass – Sprong | 15 | 5 | Apr 16 | 52.7 | 84.8 | 60.0 | 2–0 |
| Haula – Foote – Mercer | 14 | 2 | Nov 27 | 52.2 | 56.9 | 53.8 | 0–1 |
| Haula – Meier – Noesen | 14 | 36 | Mar 17 | 50.6 | 32.2 | 50.0 | 0–1 |
| Cotter – Hughes – Noesen | 14 | 28 | Mar 2 | 53.7 | 76.5 | 70.0 | 1–1 |
| Haula – Hischier – Meier | 14 | 6 | Apr 5 | 51.5 | 46.5 | 44.0 | 1–1 |
| Bratt – Palat – Hischier | 14 | 49 | Apr 5 | 51.0 | 31.9 | 36.4 | 0–0 |
| Tatar – Hughes – Bastian | 12 | 24 | Mar 2 | 52.1 | 55.9 | 50.0 | 0–0 |
| Cotter – Hughes – Bastian | 12 | 15 | Feb 26 | 52.0 | 56.8 | 40.0 | 0–0 |
| Cotter – Dowling – Légaré | 11 | 3 | Dec 8 | 52.0 | 75.0 | 61.5 | 0–0 |
| Foote – Glass – Sprong | 10 | 2 | Apr 16 | 52.2 | 58.3 | 54.2 | 0–0 |
| Palat – Hughes – Bastian | 10 | 32 | Mar 1 | 51.0 | 25.5 | 28.6 | 0–0 |
| Cotter – Hughes – Meier | 10 | 18 | Feb 22 | 53.2 | 77.2 | 44.4 | 0–0 |
| Bratt – Tatar – Hughes | 10 | 39 | Mar 2 | 53.1 | 88.5 | 50.0 | 1–0 |
Source: NHL.com data. Results through Apr 17.