Schmaltz line
Crouse – Schmaltz – Keller59.9%chance share xGF%
52 min · 10 GPGF–GA 1–2CF% 57OZ 68%
Top 55%Mid 28%
Utah Mammoth
As deployed last game
Oct 22 @ SEA, from shift data: the most-used combinations at 5v5, not a projection.Forwards
Defence
PP1
SergachevKellerSchmaltzGuentherCooley
4:01PK1
SchmidtPeekeCrouseStenlund
1:09Split up since the game before: Crouse–Schmaltz–Keller · Trocheck–Cooley–Guenther
Line board
Forward lines with 30+ minutes together at 5v5. The big number is chance share (xGF%) shrunk toward the team’s 59.5% until a line has enough chances of its own; hover it for the raw value.Trocheck line
Trocheck – Schmaltz – Keller56.8%chance share xGF%
51 min · 5 GPGF–GA 3–4CF% 56OZ 68%
Top 55%Mid 29%
Hayton line
Lee – Hayton – Yamamoto70.3%chance share xGF%
50 min · 5 GPGF–GA 3–2CF% 58OZ 49%
Top 41%Mid 25%Depth 34%
Trocheck–Cooley–Guenther
Trocheck – Cooley – Guenther57.7%chance share xGF%
48 min · 5 GPGF–GA 1–1CF% 49OZ 60%
Top 45%Mid 29%Depth 25%
McBain line
But – McBain – Stenlund56.9%chance share xGF%
46 min · 10 GPGF–GA 3–1CF% 49OZ 27%
Top 47%Mid 29%Depth 25%
Cooley line
Lee – Cooley – Guenther60.0%chance share xGF%
45 min · 5 GPGF–GA 3–2CF% 52OZ 71%
Top 60%Mid 26%
Crouse–Hayton–McBain
Crouse – Hayton – McBain66.3%chance share xGF%
43 min · 5 GPGF–GA 1–0CF% 52OZ 48%
Top 49%Mid 29%Depth 23%
Stenlund line
But – Carcone – Stenlund56.9%chance share xGF%
38 min · 5 GPGF–GA 1–0CF% 57OZ 52%
Top 55%Mid 24%Depth 21%
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 time42%League rank17th most stableLines used 5+ minutes9Games 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weegar–Sergachev | 122 | 10 | 62.0 | 56.6 | 4–7 | 49 | 64% |
| Schmidt–Marino | 107 | 8 | 57.8 | 54.1 | 4–5 | 58 | 47% |
| Simashev–Peeke | 78 | 10 | 55.8 | 46.7 | 2–4 | 66 | 47% |
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 | Sergachev, Keller, Schmaltz, Guenther, Cooley | 35 | 9–0 | 8.00 | 0.02 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crouse – Schmaltz – Keller | 52 | 10 | Oct 22 | 59.9 | 60.3 | 57.0 | 1–2 |
| Trocheck – Schmaltz – Keller | 51 | 5 | Oct 8 | 56.8 | 54.9 | 56.3 | 3–4 |
| Lee – Hayton – Yamamoto | 50 | 5 | Oct 22 | 70.3 | 78.8 | 58.3 | 3–2 |
| Trocheck – Cooley – Guenther | 48 | 5 | Oct 22 | 57.7 | 56.0 | 49.0 | 1–1 |
| But – McBain – Stenlund | 46 | 10 | Oct 22 | 56.9 | 53.4 | 48.9 | 3–1 |
| Lee – Cooley – Guenther | 45 | 5 | Oct 8 | 60.0 | 60.6 | 52.1 | 3–2 |
| Crouse – Hayton – McBain | 43 | 5 | Oct 8 | 66.3 | 72.7 | 52.3 | 1–0 |
| But – Carcone – Stenlund | 38 | 5 | Oct 8 | 56.9 | 53.8 | 57.3 | 1–0 |
Source: NHL.com data. Results through Oct 22.