Hischier line
Hischier – Meier – Evangelista63.2%chance share xGF%
68 min · 7 GPGF–GA 4–1CF% 60OZ 50%
Top 67%Mid 22%
New Jersey Devils
As deployed last game
Oct 22 vs ANA, from shift data: the most-used combinations at 5v5, not a projection.Forwards
Defence
PP1
HughesHughesBrattHischierEvangelista
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Forward lines with 24+ minutes together at 5v5. The big number is chance share (xGF%) shrunk toward the team’s 58.5% until a line has enough chances of its own; hover it for the raw value.Mercer line
Mercer – Rodrigues – Gritsyuk56.5%chance share xGF%
42 min · 7 GPGF–GA 0–1CF% 53OZ 57%
Top 67%Mid 26%
Hughes line
Bratt – Hughes – Mantha64.5%chance share xGF%
42 min · 8 GPGF–GA 1–1CF% 58OZ 72%
Top 59%Mid 27%
Bratt–Hughes–Gritsyuk
Bratt – Hughes – Gritsyuk65.0%chance share xGF%
37 min · 6 GPGF–GA 2–2CF% 54OZ 73%
Top 62%Mid 26%
Glass line
Glass – Boqvist – Lombardi61.8%chance share xGF%
35 min · 4 GPGF–GA 2–0CF% 41OZ 67%
Top 48%Mid 26%Depth 26%
Mercer–Rodrigues–Mantha
Mercer – Rodrigues – Mantha53.1%chance share xGF%
25 min · 7 GPGF–GA 0–1CF% 46OZ 50%
Top 43%Mid 48%
Which lines are workingper 60 at 5v5
Every dot is a forward line with 24+ 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 time49%League rank10th most stableLines used 5+ minutes12Games with shift data8 (2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pesce–Hughes | 124 | 8 | 58.2 | 52.7 | 7–3 | 61 | 58% |
| Siegenthaler–Hamilton | 112 | 8 | 60.6 | 56.6 | 2–4 | 56 | 67% |
| Chisholm–Dillon | 53 | 5 | 59.0 | 49.0 | 0–1 | 58 | 54% |
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 | Hughes, Hughes, Bratt, Hischier, Evangelista | 21 | 1–0 | 8.54 | 0.52 |
| PP2 | Hamilton, Meier, Gritsyuk, Rodrigues, Mantha | 8 | 0–1 | 5.21 | 2.57 |
| PK1 | Siegenthaler, Hamilton, Hischier, Rodrigues | 6 | 0–1 | 0.20 | 6.47 |
Every line
All forward lines with 10+ minutes together at 5v5. Raw and shrunk chance share side by side; k = 4 expected goals.| Line | Min | GP | Last used | xGF% (shrunk) | xGF% (raw) | CF% | GF–GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hischier – Meier – Evangelista | 68 | 7 | Oct 22 | 63.2 | 66.3 | 60.3 | 4–1 |
| Mercer – Rodrigues – Gritsyuk | 42 | 7 | Oct 22 | 56.5 | 54.3 | 52.8 | 0–1 |
| Bratt – Hughes – Mantha | 42 | 8 | Oct 22 | 64.5 | 71.3 | 57.9 | 1–1 |
| Bratt – Hughes – Gritsyuk | 37 | 6 | Oct 22 | 65.0 | 72.7 | 53.8 | 2–2 |
| Glass – Boqvist – Lombardi | 35 | 4 | Oct 17 | 61.8 | 66.3 | 41.2 | 2–0 |
| Mercer – Rodrigues – Mantha | 25 | 7 | Oct 22 | 53.1 | 40.1 | 46.4 | 0–1 |
| Glass – Boqvist – Brown | 16 | 2 | Oct 22 | 56.4 | 39.1 | 50.0 | 0–0 |
| Hischier – Mercer – Meier | 11 | 5 | Oct 22 | 57.8 | 54.3 | 59.1 | 0–0 |
Source: NHL.com data. Results through Oct 22.