Hoglander line
Forsberg – Hoglander – Wood54.6%chance share xGF%
42 min · 8 GPGF–GA 1–1CF% 51OZ 63%
Top 46%Mid 39%
Nashville Predators
As deployed last game
Oct 22 @ BOS, from shift data: the most-used combinations at 5v5, not a projection.Forwards
Split up since the game before: Kerfoot–Colton–Marchessault
Line board
Forward lines with 24+ minutes together at 5v5. The big number is chance share (xGF%) shrunk toward the team’s 44.7% until a line has enough chances of its own; hover it for the raw value.Drury line
Schaefer – Drury – Edstrom52.1%chance share xGF%
34 min · 6 GPGF–GA 1–1CF% 68OZ 40%
Top 64%Mid 20%
Stamkos line
Stamkos – O'Reilly – Kerfoot51.4%chance share xGF%
31 min · 6 GPGF–GA 0–2CF% 54OZ 38%
Top 81%
Forsberg–Stamkos–O'Reilly
Forsberg – Stamkos – O'Reilly51.7%chance share xGF%
28 min · 8 GPGF–GA 2–1CF% 46OZ 46%
Top 57%Mid 35%
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 time36%League rank22nd most stableLines used 5+ minutes17Games with shift data8 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skjei–Perbix | 81 | 7 | 42.4 | 47.4 | 1–5 | 34 | 62% |
| Josi–Hague | 57 | 8 | 35.4 | 38.3 | 0–1 | 48 | 65% |
| Josi–Wilsby | 52 | 8 | 57.6 | 52.7 | 3–1 | 53 | 63% |
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 | Josi, Forsberg, Stamkos, O'Reilly, Marchessault | 16 | 5–0 | 8.22 | 0.26 |
| PP2 | Josi, Forsberg, Stamkos, O'Reilly, Wood | 10 | 1–0 | 7.89 | 0.89 |
| PK1 | Skjei, Drury, Perbix, Kerfoot | 9 | 0–0 | 0.00 | 5.60 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forsberg – Hoglander – Wood | 42 | 8 | Oct 22 | 54.6 | 64.9 | 51.2 | 1–1 |
| Schaefer – Drury – Edstrom | 34 | 6 | Oct 22 | 52.1 | 63.0 | 68.3 | 1–1 |
| Stamkos – O'Reilly – Kerfoot | 31 | 6 | Oct 17 | 51.4 | 63.5 | 54.0 | 0–2 |
| Forsberg – Stamkos – O'Reilly | 28 | 8 | Oct 22 | 51.7 | 60.3 | 45.9 | 2–1 |
| Colton – Bourque – Marchessault | 22 | 5 | Oct 22 | 42.1 | 33.6 | 46.8 | 0–0 |
| Drury – Edstrom – Colton | 17 | 7 | Oct 22 | 42.3 | 34.6 | 48.4 | 0–0 |
| Stamkos – O'Reilly – Marchessault | 16 | 5 | Oct 15 | 38.4 | 14.3 | 37.9 | 1–1 |
| Kerfoot – Bourque – Marchessault | 13 | 5 | Oct 22 | 47.8 | 57.1 | 59.3 | 0–1 |
Source: NHL.com data. Results through Oct 22.