Forward lines with 50+ minutes together at 5v5. The big number is chance share (xGF%) shrunk toward the team’s 49.3% until a line has enough chances of its own; hover it for the raw value.

Hischier line

Hischier – Mercer – Meier

53.2%chance share xGF%

476 min · 59 GPGF–GA 14–20CF% 53OZ 43%

Top 55%Mid 23%Depth 22%

Hughes line

Bratt – Hughes – Brown

50.3%chance share xGF%

246 min · 33 GPGF–GA 13–12CF% 51OZ 77%

Top 56%Mid 20%Depth 24%

Glass line

Glass – Brown – Gritsyuk

49.5%chance share xGF%

162 min · 38 GPGF–GA 9–6CF% 53OZ 42%

Top 47%Mid 23%Depth 30%

Bratt–Hischier–Meier

Bratt – Hischier – Meier

50.6%chance share xGF%

142 min · 42 GPGF–GA 8–8CF% 50OZ 47%

Top 52%Mid 26%Depth 22%

Glass–Gritsyuk–Hameenaho

Glass – Gritsyuk – Hameenaho

50.6%chance share xGF%

124 min · 18 GPGF–GA 7–3CF% 56OZ 46%

Top 45%Mid 32%Depth 23%

Bratt–Palat–Hughes

Bratt – Palat – Hughes

50.8%chance share xGF%

117 min · 23 GPGF–GA 8–7CF% 51OZ 62%

Top 54%Mid 30%

Bjugstad line

Cotter – Bjugstad – Tsyplakov

48.4%chance share xGF%

103 min · 17 GPGF–GA 2–5CF% 50OZ 55%

Top 30%Mid 25%Depth 45%

Bratt–Hischier–Hughes

Bratt – Hischier – Hughes

52.0%chance share xGF%

97 min · 41 GPGF–GA 3–3CF% 51OZ 69%

Top 59%Mid 21%Depth 20%

Which lines are workingper 60 at 5v5

Every dot is a forward line with 50+ minutes; grey dots are the rest of the league. Lines are centred on the league’s median line.

Line stability

Top 4 lines’ share of line time26%League rank15th most stableLines used 5+ minutes103Games with shift data81 (1 left out)

Stable lines are a coach’s choice, not a grade. Games are left out when the NHL’s shift chart is missing or doesn’t match the box score.

Defence pairs

Pair	Min	GP	xGF%	CF%	GF–GA	OZ%	vs top
Siegenthaler–Hamilton	889	73	51.1	52.4	31–40	50	51%
Dillon–Nemec	547	67	49.1	51.0	19–28	51	39%
Hughes–Pesce	357	26	51.0	51.8	10–10	56	51%
Hughes–Dillon	258	63	47.2	48.4	5–14	52	49%

Power play and penalty kill units

The five skaters at 5-on-4 and the four at 4-on-5, with 5+ minutes together.

Unit	Skaters	Min	GF–GA	xGF/60	xGA/60
PP1	Hamilton, Hischier, Bratt, Brown, Hughes	45	10–2	9.37	1.70
PP2	Hughes, Hischier, Meier, Bratt, Hughes	20	2–0	12.22	0.97
PP3	Hamilton, Hischier, Mercer, Bratt, Hughes	17	5–0	14.05	0.52
PP4	Hischier, Nemec, Meier, Mercer, Bratt	16	2–0	6.34	0.75
PP5	Hughes, Hischier, Bratt, Hughes, Noesen	15	2–0	13.17	0.00
PP6	Hamilton, Hischier, Meier, Bratt, Brown	15	0–0	9.33	2.09
PP7	Hamilton, Hischier, Meier, Mercer, Bratt	15	2–0	9.31	1.35
PP8	Hughes, Hischier, Bratt, Brown, Hughes	14	3–0	13.64	0.34
PP9	Hughes, Hischier, Mercer, Bratt, Hughes	10	0–0	4.56	0.77
PP10	Hughes, Hischier, Bratt, Palat, Noesen	9	0–0	10.10	2.23
PP11	Hughes, Nemec, Meier, Mercer, Gritsyuk	6	2–0	20.92	0.00
PP12	Hischier, Nemec, Bratt, Brown, Hughes	6	0–0	6.07	0.00
PK1	Siegenthaler, Hamilton, Hischier, Mercer	32	0–3	0.83	5.31
PK2	Dillon, Brown, Pesce, Glendening	27	1–1	0.38	9.06
PK3	Dillon, Hischier, Mercer, Pesce	22	0–2	1.15	7.51
PK4	Dillon, Hischier, Mercer, Kovacevic	20	1–3	0.94	10.65
PK5	Siegenthaler, Hamilton, Brown, Glass	16	0–1	0.64	4.21
PK6	Hughes, Dillon, Brown, Glendening	15	0–4	0.00	15.92
PK7	Hughes, Dillon, Hischier, Mercer	14	0–3	1.62	10.53
PK8	Siegenthaler, Hamilton, Brown, Glendening	12	0–1	0.41	7.67
PK9	Dillon, Brown, Glass, Kovacevic	7	0–2	0.26	3.23
PK10	Dillon, Hischier, Brown, Pesce	6	0–0	0.00	6.90

Every line

All forward lines with 10+ minutes together at 5v5. Raw and shrunk chance share side by side; k = 40 expected goals.

Line	Min	GP	Last used	xGF% (shrunk)	xGF% (raw)	CF%	GF–GA
Hischier – Mercer – Meier	476	59	Apr 14	53.2	57.0	53.1	14–20
Bratt – Hughes – Brown	246	33	Apr 14	50.3	52.1	50.7	13–12
Glass – Brown – Gritsyuk	162	38	Mar 24	49.5	50.1	53.3	9–6
Bratt – Hischier – Meier	142	42	Apr 5	50.6	54.1	49.5	8–8
Glass – Gritsyuk – Hameenaho	124	18	Mar 24	50.6	56.7	55.8	7–3
Bratt – Palat – Hughes	117	23	Jan 25	50.8	56.1	51.2	8–7
Cotter – Bjugstad – Tsyplakov	103	17	Mar 31	48.4	44.2	50.0	2–5
Bratt – Hischier – Hughes	97	41	Apr 14	52.0	65.3	50.9	3–3
Bratt – Hughes – Meier	93	43	Apr 11	49.7	51.7	46.7	1–5
Palat – Glass – Brown	83	27	Jan 14	48.6	43.9	48.5	3–4
Cotter – Glendening – Noesen	70	21	Jan 8	47.6	34.8	44.7	1–2
Palat – Hischier – Mercer	68	24	Jan 25	48.1	36.8	44.8	4–3
Cotter – Glass – Brown	65	29	Apr 14	47.1	28.5	40.0	2–2
Glass – Bjugstad – Hameenaho	63	11	Apr 12	47.5	33.3	46.4	3–4
Mercer – Meier – Gritsyuk	59	26	Mar 24	48.9	46.3	56.3	3–4
Hughes – Brown – Gritsyuk	57	26	Mar 24	49.3	49.5	49.5	3–3
Palat – Mercer – Gritsyuk	56	15	Jan 8	51.0	62.8	54.2	3–1
Bratt – Hischier – Mercer	56	41	Apr 14	50.3	58.1	43.4	0–0
Bratt – Hughes – Noesen	49	9	Nov 10	49.8	56.1	53.9	0–3
Glendening – Lammikko – Noesen	43	10	Jan 6	47.9	28.4	34.2	1–2
Mercer – Hughes – Meier	41	55	Apr 14	50.1	57.6	52.9	4–0
Hischier – Meier – Gritsyuk	41	25	Jan 25	49.5	52.4	46.5	1–0
Bratt – Glass – Hameenaho	40	9	Mar 29	50.1	60.0	52.6	2–1
Cotter – Lammikko – Noesen	38	13	Dec 19	49.2	49.2	41.8	2–0
Cotter – Halonen – McLaughlin	37	6	Apr 12	48.8	39.1	44.3	1–1
Cotter – Halonen – Glendening	35	9	Nov 2	47.8	24.4	55.4	0–2
Cotter – Mercer – Brown	34	18	Feb 5	49.8	57.4	55.1	3–1
Mercer – Meier – Brown	34	18	Mar 12	47.8	25.3	48.3	0–2
Palat – Glass – Gritsyuk	31	12	Jan 3	50.3	64.9	61.2	1–2
Glass – Meier – Brown	31	24	Feb 5	48.6	38.7	41.0	2–0
Glendening – Crookshank – Parent	31	5	Dec 19	48.2	27.8	46.9	0–1
Hischier – Meier – Noesen	29	13	Dec 9	47.7	24.1	45.0	1–2
Bratt – Hischier – Gritsyuk	28	17	Feb 5	50.9	70.8	53.0	1–2
Hischier – Gritsyuk – Hameenaho	28	14	Mar 24	48.9	43.1	52.7	1–0
Dadonov – Glass – Hameenaho	27	8	Mar 29	48.5	32.7	45.3	1–0
Cotter – Glendening – Lammikko	26	11	Feb 3	48.0	21.5	40.0	0–0
Cotter – Dadonov – Brown	25	5	Jan 29	48.5	23.2	47.7	0–0
Bratt – Palat – Mercer	24	13	Dec 9	49.8	64.7	48.9	0–0
Mercer – Hughes – Gritsyuk	23	13	Mar 14	50.5	83.2	65.2	1–0
Cotter – Mercer – Gritsyuk	22	21	Feb 3	48.5	29.8	45.7	0–1
Cotter – Glendening – Crookshank	20	8	Dec 19	48.4	25.2	48.6	1–0
Bratt – Hughes – Glass	19	37	Apr 14	51.5	90.4	58.8	2–1
Lammikko – Brown – Gritsyuk	19	3	Nov 22	49.1	43.4	48.6	0–1
Hughes – Meier – Brown	19	34	Apr 14	49.5	54.8	61.1	0–2
Mercer – Brown – Gritsyuk	18	17	Mar 4	49.5	57.0	63.6	0–2
Bratt – Dadonov – Hughes	18	9	Apr 14	49.3	50.4	53.1	0–1
Cotter – Dadonov – Glendening	18	5	Jan 14	49.3	51.9	45.5	0–0
Cotter – Glendening – Brown	18	31	Jan 29	49.1	43.8	58.8	0–2
Hischier – Hughes – Meier	16	24	Apr 11	49.8	63.9	51.4	1–1
Bratt – Dadonov – Hischier	16	8	Feb 5	49.3	50.3	58.6	1–1
Hischier – Meier – Brown	15	53	Apr 14	49.4	57.1	35.0	0–1
Palat – Glendening – Noesen	15	11	Jan 8	48.8	17.2	48.0	0–1
Cotter – Glendening – MacEwen	14	3	Nov 12	49.5	72.3	65.0	0–0
Bratt – Mercer – Meier	14	25	Mar 4	49.1	46.2	56.4	0–2
Cotter – Hischier – Mercer	14	40	Apr 14	48.7	34.9	32.0	0–1
Halonen – Glendening – Noesen	14	3	Oct 26	49.3	50.0	57.7	0–0
Palat – Lammikko – Noesen	13	7	Dec 14	49.2	47.5	59.1	0–0
Bratt – Cotter – Hughes	13	24	Apr 5	50.1	66.8	59.0	1–0
Dadonov – Mercer – Meier	13	7	Apr 14	48.3	21.3	35.7	0–1
Cotter – Palat – Mercer	13	9	Jan 23	48.8	34.2	52.4	0–1
Cotter – Hughes – Brown	13	32	Apr 14	49.3	52.4	47.8	0–1
Hischier – Brown – Gritsyuk	12	32	Mar 7	49.6	62.5	50.0	0–0
Palat – Dadonov – Lammikko	12	3	Nov 22	48.7	27.2	44.0	0–2
Bratt – Hischier – Noesen	12	9	Dec 17	50.0	67.7	56.3	0–1
Dadonov – Glass – Brown	12	10	Mar 29	48.9	34.3	40.7	1–0
Palat – Hischier – Gritsyuk	11	12	Dec 3	49.3	49.5	45.5	1–0
Hughes – Meier – Gritsyuk	10	17	Mar 18	49.9	81.7	61.9	0–0

Source: NHL.com data. Results through Apr 16.