Eichel line
Barbashev – Eichel – Stone60.2%chance share xGF%
107 min · 10 GPGF–GA 6–1CF% 53OZ 50%
Top 68%
Vegas Golden Knights
As deployed last game
Oct 22 @ STL, from shift data: the most-used combinations at 5v5, not a projection.Forwards
Defence
PK1
TheodoreMcNabbKarlssonDowd
1:07Split up since the game before: Howden–Karlsson–Marner · Connelly–Hertl–Lavoie · Gatcomb–Dowd–Bowman
Line board
Forward lines with 30+ minutes together at 5v5. The big number is chance share (xGF%) shrunk toward the team’s 55.7% until a line has enough chances of its own; hover it for the raw value.Howden line
Howden – Karlsson – Marner56.6%chance share xGF%
93 min · 9 GPGF–GA 4–6CF% 55OZ 60%
Top 66%
Gatcomb line
Gatcomb – Dowd – Bowman40.5%chance share xGF%
67 min · 10 GPGF–GA 1–4CF% 45OZ 33%
Top 38%Mid 19%Depth 43%
Hertl line
Connelly – Hertl – Lavoie49.7%chance share xGF%
46 min · 6 GPGF–GA 2–2CF% 48OZ 71%
Top 26%Mid 29%Depth 45%
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 time63%League rank1st most stableLines used 5+ minutes15Games with shift data10 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore–McNabb | 153 | 10 | 64.3 | 53.4 | 13–5 | 53 | 61% |
| Hanifin–Lauzon | 92 | 10 | 58.5 | 53.2 | 1–1 | 56 | 49% |
| Andersson–Wotherspoon | 83 | 6 | 55.3 | 54.0 | 2–7 | 61 | 49% |
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 | Eichel, Stone, Marner, Hertl, Connelly | 22 | 2–0 | 8.20 | 2.34 |
| PP2 | Theodore, Eichel, Stone, Marner, Hertl | 11 | 1–0 | 8.01 | 2.46 |
| PK1 | Theodore, McNabb, Karlsson, Dowd | 5 | 0–5 | 2.33 | 12.22 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbashev – Eichel – Stone | 107 | 10 | Oct 22 | 60.2 | 62.7 | 52.9 | 6–1 |
| Howden – Karlsson – Marner | 93 | 9 | Oct 20 | 56.6 | 57.1 | 55.4 | 4–6 |
| Gatcomb – Dowd – Bowman | 67 | 10 | Oct 22 | 40.5 | 29.9 | 44.7 | 1–4 |
| Connelly – Hertl – Lavoie | 46 | 6 | Oct 22 | 49.7 | 43.0 | 48.3 | 2–2 |
| Connelly – Olofsson – Hertl | 29 | 4 | Oct 6 | 64.7 | 75.3 | 58.1 | 3–1 |
| Connelly – Hertl – Bowman | 13 | 3 | Oct 22 | 64.7 | 96.4 | 73.7 | 0–0 |
| Howden – Karlsson – Holtz | 12 | 1 | Oct 22 | 61.8 | 78.9 | 65.4 | 1–1 |
Source: NHL.com data. Results through Oct 22.