Horvat line
Horvat – Palmieri – Holmstrom57.5%chance share xGF%
38 min · 7 GPGF–GA 2–1CF% 58OZ 68%
Top 51%Mid 37%
New York Islanders
As deployed last game
Oct 22 vs LAK, from shift data: the most-used combinations at 5v5, not a projection.Forwards
Defence
PP1
SchaeferHorvatHolmstromSchennPalmieri
3:02PK1
PelechPulockHolmstromPageau
1:04Line board
Forward lines with 24+ minutes together at 5v5. The big number is chance share (xGF%) shrunk toward the team’s 51.7% until a line has enough chances of its own; hover it for the raw value.Schenn line
Schenn – Ritchie – Eklund51.8%chance share xGF%
33 min · 6 GPGF–GA 3–0CF% 49OZ 54%
Top 44%Mid 36%Depth 20%
Heineman–Horvat–Palmieri
Heineman – Horvat – Palmieri45.4%chance share xGF%
32 min · 8 GPGF–GA 0–0CF% 43OZ 35%
Top 75%
Pageau line
Palat – Duclair – Pageau52.6%chance share xGF%
30 min · 7 GPGF–GA 2–2CF% 52OZ 67%
Top 55%Mid 29%
Duclair–Pageau–Holmstrom
Duclair – Pageau – Holmstrom43.5%chance share xGF%
27 min · 6 GPGF–GA 1–0CF% 39OZ 48%
Top 54%Mid 34%
Heineman–Schenn–Eklund
Heineman – Schenn – Eklund63.2%chance share xGF%
25 min · 3 GPGF–GA 2–0CF% 66OZ 82%
Top 33%Mid 41%Depth 27%
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 rank23rd most stableLines used 5+ minutes16Games 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schaefer–Stanley | 85 | 8 | 58.2 | 54.4 | 4–1 | 46 | 58% |
| Pelech–Pulock | 65 | 8 | 48.7 | 51.1 | 2–0 | 48 | 69% |
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 | Schaefer, Horvat, Schenn, Palmieri, Maccelli | 15 | 3–0 | 7.86 | 0.04 |
| PP2 | Schaefer, Horvat, Holmstrom, Schenn, Palmieri | 10 | 1–0 | 9.53 | 0.00 |
| PK1 | Pelech, Pulock, Holmstrom, Pageau | 9 | 0–0 | 0.07 | 11.16 |
| PK2 | Pelech, Pulock, Horvat, Heineman | 6 | 0–0 | 0.00 | 7.40 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horvat – Palmieri – Holmstrom | 38 | 7 | Oct 22 | 57.5 | 62.4 | 57.9 | 2–1 |
| Schenn – Ritchie – Eklund | 33 | 6 | Oct 17 | 51.8 | 51.9 | 49.3 | 3–0 |
| Heineman – Horvat – Palmieri | 32 | 8 | Oct 22 | 45.4 | 35.4 | 43.1 | 0–0 |
| Palat – Duclair – Pageau | 30 | 7 | Oct 22 | 52.6 | 54.1 | 51.6 | 2–2 |
| Duclair – Pageau – Holmstrom | 27 | 6 | Oct 22 | 43.5 | 18.3 | 38.9 | 1–0 |
| Heineman – Schenn – Eklund | 25 | 3 | Oct 22 | 63.2 | 81.9 | 66.0 | 2–0 |
| Palat – Maccelli – Cizikas | 22 | 4 | Oct 8 | 55.6 | 67.7 | 45.9 | 1–0 |
| Cizikas – MacLean – Chaffee | 15 | 2 | Oct 22 | 46.1 | 32.7 | 43.3 | 0–0 |
| Maccelli – Horvat – Palmieri | 11 | 4 | Oct 17 | 47.2 | 27.0 | 33.3 | 1–0 |
Source: NHL.com data. Results through Oct 22.