Thomas line
Holloway – Thomas – Snuggerud52.5%chance share xGF%
93 min · 9 GPGF–GA 4–4CF% 47OZ 49%
Top 66%Mid 26%
St. Louis Blues
As deployed last game
Oct 22 vs VGK, from shift data: the most-used combinations at 5v5, not a projection.Forwards
Line board
Forward lines with 27+ minutes together at 5v5. The big number is chance share (xGF%) shrunk toward the team’s 49.0% until a line has enough chances of its own; hover it for the raw value.McTavish line
McMichael – McTavish – Berggren48.7%chance share xGF%
71 min · 7 GPGF–GA 4–4CF% 47OZ 69%
Top 57%Mid 30%
Buchnevich line
Neighbours – Buchnevich – Dvorsky52.1%chance share xGF%
46 min · 7 GPGF–GA 0–0CF% 45OZ 56%
Top 37%Mid 41%Depth 22%
Which lines are workingper 60 at 5v5
Every dot is a forward line with 27+ 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 time53%League rank5th most stableLines used 5+ minutes14Games with shift data9 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fowler–Carlo | 97 | 9 | 48.4 | 42.5 | 2–7 | 33 | 62% |
| Broberg–Jiricek | 58 | 8 | 55.3 | 42.3 | 3–2 | 76 | 46% |
| Broberg–Parayko | 55 | 9 | 42.4 | 47.1 | 1–5 | 41 | 65% |
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 | Broberg, Thomas, Holloway, Snuggerud, Neighbours | 9 | 3–0 | 9.45 | 1.86 |
| PP2 | Fowler, Thomas, Holloway, Snuggerud, McTavish | 7 | 0–0 | 2.20 | 0.09 |
| PP3 | Thomas, Holloway, Snuggerud, Jiricek, Neighbours | 6 | 0–0 | 6.06 | 1.59 |
| PK1 | Broberg, Parayko, Thomas, Buchnevich | 5 | 0–1 | 0.35 | 7.62 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holloway – Thomas – Snuggerud | 93 | 9 | Oct 22 | 52.5 | 54.2 | 46.6 | 4–4 |
| McMichael – McTavish – Berggren | 71 | 7 | Oct 22 | 48.7 | 48.6 | 46.5 | 4–4 |
| Neighbours – Buchnevich – Dvorsky | 46 | 7 | Oct 22 | 52.1 | 57.3 | 44.9 | 0–0 |
| Suter – Kaskimaki – Stenberg | 17 | 2 | Oct 22 | 53.4 | 70.2 | 55.2 | 0–0 |
| Buchnevich – Thomas – Snuggerud | 15 | 7 | Oct 20 | 54.3 | 84.3 | 54.5 | 0–0 |
| Neighbours – Berggren – Dvorsky | 14 | 8 | Oct 22 | 44.6 | 33.3 | 41.4 | 1–2 |
| McMichael – Buchnevich – McTavish | 13 | 7 | Oct 22 | 49.5 | 52.5 | 43.5 | 0–0 |
| Johnston – Suter – Dube | 13 | 2 | Oct 8 | 52.0 | 63.3 | 50.0 | 0–0 |
| Suter – Dean – Dube | 10 | 1 | Oct 3 | 41.4 | 7.8 | 26.7 | 0–1 |
Source: NHL.com data. Results through Oct 22.