Dowd line
Malenstyn – Dowd – Aube-Kubel46.3%chance share xGF%
426 min · 50 GPGF–GA 16–12CF% 48OZ 8%
Top 52%Mid 19%Depth 30%
Every dot is a forward line with 50+ minutes; grey dots are the rest of the league. Lines are centred on the league’s median line.
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.
| Pair | Min | GP | xGF% | CF% | GF–GA | OZ% | vs top |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlson–Fehervary | 715 | 65 | 48.0 | 48.3 | 28–32 | 44 | 57% |
| Jensen–Sandin | 386 | 65 | 46.0 | 45.2 | 16–17 | 44 | 47% |
| Carlson–Sandin | 382 | 67 | 48.3 | 50.5 | 9–17 | 62 | 51% |
| Sandin–van Riemsdyk | 357 | 57 | 48.0 | 47.7 | 13–21 | 44 | 49% |
| Unit | Skaters | Min | GF–GA | xGF/60 | xGA/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP1 | Carlson, Strome, Ovechkin, Oshie, Pacioretty | 34 | 5–1 | 10.15 | 0.27 |
| PP2 | Carlson, Strome, Ovechkin, Oshie, Kuznetsov | 32 | 2–0 | 8.47 | 0.47 |
| PP3 | Carlson, Strome, Ovechkin, Wilson, Mantha | 24 | 4–1 | 7.09 | 1.09 |
| PP4 | Carlson, Strome, Ovechkin, Wilson, Kuznetsov | 21 | 1–0 | 6.43 | 0.29 |
| PP5 | Carlson, Strome, Ovechkin, Oshie, Lapierre | 19 | 2–0 | 4.29 | 0.56 |
| PP6 | Sandin, Ovechkin, McMichael, Pacioretty, Milano | 17 | 3–0 | 4.48 | 0.38 |
| PP7 | Carlson, Strome, Ovechkin, Wilson, Oshie | 16 | 2–0 | 10.81 | 1.35 |
| PP8 | Carlson, Ovechkin, Wilson, Mantha, Kuznetsov | 11 | 2–1 | 9.84 | 1.58 |
| PP9 | Carlson, Strome, Ovechkin, Wilson, Lapierre | 9 | 3–0 | 9.79 | 1.38 |
| PP10 | Carlson, Ovechkin, Oshie, Kuznetsov, Backstrom | 8 | 0–0 | 6.82 | 0.56 |
| PP11 | Carlson, Ovechkin, McMichael, Wilson, Mantha | 6 | 0–0 | 3.09 | 0.00 |
| PP12 | Carlson, Strome, Wilson, Oshie, Pacioretty | 6 | 0–0 | 6.20 | 0.00 |
| PP13 | Sandin, Ovechkin, Wilson, Mantha, Kuznetsov | 6 | 0–0 | 3.92 | 2.99 |
| PP14 | Carlson, Strome, Ovechkin, McMichael, Wilson | 5 | 0–0 | 4.57 | 1.56 |
| PP15 | Carlson, Strome, Ovechkin, Lapierre, Miroshnichenko | 5 | 2–0 | 11.50 | 0.81 |
| PP16 | Sandin, Ovechkin, McMichael, Wilson, Pacioretty | 5 | 2–0 | 7.51 | 0.00 |
| PK1 | Carlson, Jensen, Malenstyn, Dowd | 59 | 0–13 | 0.11 | 7.06 |
| PK2 | Carlson, Fehervary, Malenstyn, Dowd | 17 | 0–5 | 0.14 | 7.81 |
| PK3 | Carlson, Jensen, Wilson, Malenstyn | 13 | 1–0 | 0.80 | 15.36 |
| PK4 | Carlson, Jensen, McMichael, Wilson | 10 | 0–0 | 0.00 | 8.85 |
| PK5 | Carlson, Jensen, Malenstyn, Kuznetsov | 10 | 0–1 | 0.00 | 10.80 |
| PK6 | Carlson, Jensen, McMichael, Malenstyn | 9 | 0–3 | 0.00 | 12.76 |
| PK7 | Carlson, Jensen, Wilson, Kuznetsov | 9 | 0–1 | 0.07 | 8.48 |
| PK8 | Jensen, van Riemsdyk, Malenstyn, Dowd | 8 | 0–0 | 0.00 | 5.89 |
| PK9 | Jensen, Malenstyn, Dowd, Edmundson | 8 | 0–0 | 0.89 | 14.68 |
| PK10 | van Riemsdyk, Fehervary, McMichael, Wilson | 8 | 0–1 | 0.71 | 15.09 |
| PK11 | van Riemsdyk, Fehervary, Malenstyn, Dowd | 7 | 0–0 | 0.00 | 5.14 |
| PK12 | Carlson, Fehervary, Wilson, Kuznetsov | 7 | 0–1 | 1.59 | 9.55 |
| PK13 | Carlson, Jensen, McMichael, Protas | 6 | 0–0 | 0.00 | 3.99 |
| PK14 | Carlson, Jensen, Protas, Malenstyn | 5 | 0–0 | 0.00 | 11.96 |
| PK15 | Jensen, Wilson, Edmundson, Kuznetsov | 5 | 0–0 | 0.35 | 6.37 |
| Line | Min | GP | Last used | xGF% (shrunk) | xGF% (raw) | CF% | GF–GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malenstyn – Dowd – Aube-Kubel | 426 | 50 | Apr 16 | 46.3 | 44.4 | 47.7 | 16–12 |
| McMichael – Protas – Mantha | 318 | 45 | Mar 3 | 50.8 | 54.3 | 52.8 | 13–15 |
| Ovechkin – Strome – Wilson | 297 | 62 | Apr 16 | 52.0 | 57.0 | 51.9 | 12–20 |
| Ovechkin – McMichael – Oshie | 137 | 26 | Apr 16 | 46.2 | 39.9 | 40.5 | 5–4 |
| Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Wilson | 126 | 30 | Jan 27 | 41.8 | 26.1 | 42.2 | 3–9 |
| Pacioretty – Milano – Lapierre | 109 | 17 | Apr 16 | 49.0 | 53.6 | 53.8 | 3–4 |
| Ovechkin – Strome – Oshie | 100 | 44 | Apr 16 | 47.3 | 45.7 | 48.4 | 4–3 |
| Protas – Strome – Wilson | 74 | 34 | Apr 16 | 50.2 | 63.4 | 50.0 | 3–0 |
| Milano – Kuznetsov – Oshie | 68 | 12 | Dec 10 | 48.6 | 53.8 | 55.1 | 3–3 |
| Protas – Malenstyn – Dowd | 62 | 27 | Apr 9 | 47.3 | 44.6 | 49.3 | 1–3 |
| Pacioretty – Strome – Oshie | 56 | 21 | Apr 13 | 50.2 | 62.5 | 56.2 | 2–4 |
| Malenstyn – Sgarbossa – Aube-Kubel | 49 | 16 | Apr 2 | 47.4 | 43.9 | 38.3 | 2–1 |
| Malenstyn – Dowd – Wilson | 46 | 44 | Apr 16 | 48.4 | 53.6 | 48.4 | 2–3 |
| Pacioretty – Milano – Strome | 44 | 20 | Apr 15 | 50.0 | 68.9 | 53.0 | 4–1 |
| Milano – Miroshnichenko – Strome | 41 | 9 | Mar 30 | 47.9 | 48.3 | 42.7 | 3–1 |
| McMichael – Protas – Oshie | 40 | 29 | Apr 16 | 47.4 | 43.6 | 48.8 | 1–2 |
| Milano – Strome – Phillips | 37 | 11 | Mar 22 | 48.8 | 62.9 | 48.4 | 2–1 |
| Miroshnichenko – Strome – Wilson | 35 | 8 | Mar 20 | 49.5 | 65.9 | 61.3 | 1–1 |
| McMichael – Protas – Wilson | 35 | 43 | Apr 16 | 49.0 | 60.6 | 53.1 | 0–2 |
| Pacioretty – Milano – Sgarbossa | 34 | 5 | Mar 3 | 48.9 | 64.9 | 45.5 | 2–1 |
| Ovechkin – McMichael – Wilson | 34 | 42 | Apr 16 | 47.2 | 41.9 | 45.9 | 0–2 |
| Ovechkin – Pacioretty – Strome | 33 | 15 | Apr 4 | 46.1 | 35.3 | 40.2 | 3–4 |
| McMichael – Pacioretty – Oshie | 33 | 18 | Apr 16 | 46.9 | 38.9 | 43.1 | 1–2 |
| McMichael – Kuznetsov – Oshie | 30 | 11 | Jan 27 | 48.2 | 52.9 | 57.1 | 0–2 |
| Ovechkin – Protas – Lapierre | 28 | 11 | Apr 4 | 46.7 | 28.9 | 41.7 | 2–3 |
| McMichael – Pacioretty – Wilson | 27 | 14 | Apr 7 | 47.9 | 49.1 | 58.3 | 0–1 |
| Milano – Strome – Oshie | 26 | 14 | Mar 13 | 47.6 | 45.2 | 46.0 | 0–1 |
| McMichael – Kuznetsov – Wilson | 26 | 15 | Jan 16 | 46.8 | 31.6 | 43.8 | 0–1 |
| Protas – Milano – Lapierre | 26 | 16 | Apr 15 | 48.3 | 59.7 | 54.1 | 3–1 |
| Ovechkin – Strome – Mantha | 25 | 36 | Mar 3 | 48.9 | 65.6 | 51.2 | 2–2 |
| Malenstyn – Dowd – Sgarbossa | 25 | 7 | Apr 7 | 46.6 | 30.4 | 45.2 | 1–3 |
| Malenstyn – Dowd – Mantha | 23 | 31 | Feb 17 | 48.0 | 50.3 | 55.1 | 1–0 |
| Pacioretty – Miroshnichenko – Strome | 22 | 10 | Apr 4 | 49.2 | 72.9 | 56.8 | 1–2 |
| Ovechkin – Backstrom – Oshie | 22 | 4 | Oct 27 | 46.1 | 17.4 | 36.7 | 0–1 |
| Protas – Lapierre – Mantha | 22 | 16 | Mar 3 | 48.0 | 51.1 | 53.8 | 3–1 |
| Protas – Strome – Mantha | 21 | 36 | Mar 3 | 48.3 | 55.1 | 44.7 | 0–1 |
| Malenstyn – Lapierre – Aube-Kubel | 21 | 22 | Apr 16 | 47.6 | 41.1 | 37.8 | 1–2 |
| Protas – Miroshnichenko – Strome | 20 | 9 | Apr 4 | 47.9 | 49.2 | 44.9 | 0–1 |
| Pacioretty – Strome – Lapierre | 20 | 11 | Apr 13 | 47.4 | 35.2 | 42.9 | 0–0 |
| Kuznetsov – Wilson – Mantha | 19 | 6 | Jan 24 | 48.5 | 64.8 | 51.1 | 1–0 |
| Pacioretty – Sgarbossa – Wilson | 18 | 9 | Feb 27 | 47.7 | 43.7 | 45.2 | 0–1 |
| Ovechkin – McMichael – Aube-Kubel | 18 | 19 | Apr 16 | 48.0 | 54.3 | 55.9 | 0–2 |
| Ovechkin – Lapierre – Wilson | 18 | 13 | Apr 4 | 48.5 | 60.9 | 58.3 | 1–0 |
| Kuznetsov – Lapierre – Wilson | 17 | 11 | Jan 16 | 46.8 | 10.3 | 37.0 | 0–1 |
| Protas – Malenstyn – Mantha | 17 | 7 | Feb 22 | 47.4 | 36.2 | 53.1 | 1–0 |
| Miroshnichenko – Kuznetsov – Phillips | 16 | 2 | Dec 21 | 47.5 | 39.4 | 36.7 | 0–1 |
| Ovechkin – Strome – Kuznetsov | 16 | 14 | Jan 11 | 47.8 | 47.3 | 55.6 | 0–0 |
| Protas – Sgarbossa – Mantha | 15 | 10 | Mar 3 | 48.0 | 52.1 | 37.1 | 1–1 |
| Kuznetsov – Lapierre – Phillips | 15 | 3 | Jan 2 | 47.5 | 28.0 | 53.6 | 0–1 |
| Pacioretty – Sgarbossa – Dube | 15 | 3 | Feb 27 | 48.1 | 59.3 | 83.3 | 0–0 |
| McMichael – Protas – Phillips | 15 | 11 | Jan 3 | 48.7 | 71.3 | 40.0 | 1–1 |
| McMichael – Mantha – Oshie | 15 | 7 | Feb 22 | 47.7 | 46.6 | 55.9 | 1–1 |
| Pacioretty – Strome – Wilson | 15 | 30 | Apr 15 | 48.5 | 66.9 | 56.5 | 0–0 |
| Malenstyn – Miroshnichenko – Dowd | 15 | 8 | Apr 7 | 46.2 | 5.0 | 24.1 | 0–1 |
| Ovechkin – McMichael – Miroshnichenko | 15 | 9 | Apr 7 | 47.7 | 45.6 | 37.1 | 2–1 |
| Ovechkin – Strome – Phillips | 14 | 14 | Dec 21 | 46.8 | 30.3 | 44.7 | 0–1 |
| Strome – Wilson – Mantha | 14 | 15 | Feb 27 | 48.2 | 71.2 | 55.6 | 0–0 |
| McMichael – Backstrom – Mantha | 14 | 2 | Oct 27 | 47.8 | 47.4 | 54.5 | 1–1 |
| Protas – Lapierre – Sgarbossa | 14 | 5 | Apr 5 | 47.8 | 49.2 | 58.6 | 1–0 |
| Malenstyn – Strome – Wilson | 14 | 35 | Apr 16 | 48.2 | 61.0 | 48.1 | 0–1 |
| Malenstyn – Strome – Aube-Kubel | 13 | 49 | Apr 16 | 48.2 | 54.2 | 44.0 | 0–0 |
| Ovechkin – Strome – Aube-Kubel | 13 | 27 | Mar 3 | 47.7 | 43.8 | 59.1 | 0–0 |
| Malenstyn – Lapierre – Phillips | 13 | 7 | Mar 22 | 47.8 | 47.6 | 65.2 | 0–0 |
| Ovechkin – Dowd – Wilson | 13 | 29 | Apr 7 | 47.5 | 37.2 | 40.9 | 0–0 |
| Ovechkin – McMichael – Protas | 12 | 21 | Apr 7 | 47.5 | 39.5 | 42.9 | 0–2 |
| Malenstyn – Dowd – Oshie | 12 | 28 | Apr 16 | 47.6 | 42.4 | 43.5 | 0–1 |
| Malenstyn – Kuznetsov – Aube-Kubel | 11 | 22 | Jan 27 | 46.8 | 11.6 | 30.4 | 0–1 |
| Malenstyn – Dowd – Phillips | 11 | 10 | Mar 22 | 47.1 | 23.2 | 28.6 | 0–1 |
| Miroshnichenko – Kuznetsov – Lapierre | 11 | 2 | Dec 27 | 47.6 | 34.2 | 52.9 | 0–0 |
| Protas – Malenstyn – Lapierre | 11 | 12 | Apr 7 | 47.8 | 46.7 | 45.8 | 0–0 |
| Protas – Malenstyn – Aube-Kubel | 10 | 4 | Mar 1 | 48.3 | 64.4 | 36.8 | 2–0 |
| Pacioretty – Sgarbossa – Aube-Kubel | 10 | 11 | Mar 11 | 47.9 | 55.9 | 35.7 | 0–1 |
| Ovechkin – Lapierre – Oshie | 10 | 9 | Apr 16 | 47.9 | 52.4 | 44.4 | 0–0 |
Source: NHL.com data. Results through Apr 18.