Smith line
Chernyshov – Smith – Celebrini54.3%chance share xGF%
52 min · 8 GPGF–GA 4–2CF% 60OZ 55%
Top 80%
San Jose Sharks
As deployed last game
Oct 22 @ OTT, from shift data: the most-used combinations at 5v5, not a projection.Forwards
Defence
PP1
OrlovSmithCelebriniMarchmentStenberg
1:55Split up since the game before: Chernyshov–Smith–Celebrini · Marchment–Toffoli–Graf
Line board
Forward lines with 30+ minutes together at 5v5. The big number is chance share (xGF%) shrunk toward the team’s 41.9% until a line has enough chances of its own; hover it for the raw value.Misa line
Sherwood – Stenberg – Misa38.3%chance share xGF%
44 min · 7 GPGF–GA 1–2CF% 45OZ 44%
Top 55%Mid 31%
Marchment–Smith–Celebrini
Marchment – Smith – Celebrini43.2%chance share xGF%
37 min · 7 GPGF–GA 1–3CF% 56OZ 48%
Top 47%Mid 37%
Which lines are workingper 60 at 5v5
Every dot is a forward line with 30+ 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 time34%League rank25th most stableLines used 5+ minutes20Games with shift data10 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kesselring–Nurse | 128 | 9 | 38.4 | 46.4 | 2–4 | 45 | 59% |
| Trouba–Dickinson | 114 | 8 | 43.4 | 47.7 | 1–5 | 40 | 50% |
| Orlov–Cagnoni | 82 | 7 | 37.1 | 47.3 | 1–2 | 46 | 43% |
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 | Orlov, Smith, Celebrini, Stenberg, Wennberg | 13 | 2–0 | 9.75 | 0.86 |
| PP2 | Smith, Celebrini, Chernyshov, Wennberg, Cagnoni | 6 | 1–0 | 10.56 | 0.60 |
| PK1 | Trouba, Nurse, Graf, Goodrow | 10 | 0–3 | 0.00 | 10.82 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chernyshov – Smith – Celebrini | 52 | 8 | Oct 22 | 54.3 | 61.9 | 60.4 | 4–2 |
| Sherwood – Stenberg – Misa | 44 | 7 | Oct 22 | 38.3 | 35.3 | 44.9 | 1–2 |
| Marchment – Smith – Celebrini | 37 | 7 | Oct 22 | 43.2 | 45.9 | 55.6 | 1–3 |
| Marchment – Toffoli – Wennberg | 26 | 4 | Oct 19 | 47.3 | 59.9 | 46.4 | 1–0 |
| Goodrow – Ostapchuk – Dellandrea | 23 | 3 | Oct 22 | 37.0 | 25.5 | 42.2 | 0–0 |
| Sherwood – Stenberg – Wennberg | 22 | 6 | Oct 19 | 41.7 | 40.9 | 53.1 | 0–0 |
| Chernyshov – Misa – Toffoli | 22 | 3 | Oct 5 | 33.1 | 18.2 | 40.0 | 1–1 |
| Stenberg – Wennberg – Graf | 21 | 2 | Oct 3 | 40.4 | 36.0 | 44.4 | 0–1 |
| Sherwood – Goodrow – Ostapchuk | 21 | 6 | Oct 22 | 41.0 | 38.9 | 50.0 | 1–0 |
| Goodrow – Ostapchuk – Graf | 19 | 5 | Oct 19 | 49.1 | 68.0 | 50.0 | 0–0 |
| Misa – Toffoli – Graf | 17 | 2 | Oct 10 | 46.8 | 59.9 | 45.7 | 1–1 |
| Marchment – Toffoli – Graf | 15 | 3 | Oct 22 | 39.9 | 35.6 | 43.6 | 0–0 |
| Marchment – Chernyshov – Smith | 11 | 1 | Oct 8 | 36.6 | 22.7 | 40.9 | 0–1 |
| Smith – Celebrini – Graf | 10 | 6 | Oct 22 | 42.8 | 45.3 | 54.5 | 0–0 |
Source: NHL.com data. Results through Oct 22.