Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division

Pittsburgh Penguins

2012–13·36–12–0·72 points·1st in the Atlantic, 1st in the Eastern·Clinched conference

Seasons

Points: 72#2
Goal differential: +43#2
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 52.4%#11
Power play: 24.7%#2
Penalty kill: 79.6%#25
GSAx: +5.7#14

Forward lines

Trios of forwards together at 5-on-5. Raise the minimum to see only the regular lines. A defenceman who played forward still counts as a defenceman.

Minimum 5v5 time together

23 of 23 lines


Dupuis – Kunitz – Crosby	352:15	35	62.8%	56.3%	31	10
Cooke – Kennedy – Sutter	224:40	39	44.4%	46.6%	6	6
Adams – Glass – Vitale	155:54	31	48.1%	43.5%	3	6
Malkin – Neal – Boychuk	61:48	7	56.0%	51.1%	0	3
Kunitz – Crosby – Neal	45:55	26	56.4%	56.5%	5	2
Neal – Jeffrey – Bennett	45:50	11	48.9%	46.9%	1	0
Cooke – Malkin – Neal	38:37	14	68.6%	53.3%	1	1
Iginla – Malkin – Neal	38:30	4	36.2%	43.7%	1	0
Cooke – Glass – Sutter	33:57	15	28.5%	33.3%	0	1
Adams – Glass – Jeffrey	33:48	14	42.2%	45.2%	0	0

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

22 of 22 pairs


Orpik – Martin	480:17	33	52.3%	48.6%	22	14
Niskanen – Letang	220:49	30	51.7%	55.7%	9	8
Murray – Niskanen	145:57	13	49.3%	47.3%	8	4
Engelland – Despres	142:13	26	59.2%	52.5%	6	5
Orpik – Letang	114:43	28	46.5%	42.2%	7	6
Engelland – Bortuzzo	97:02	15	46.3%	47.7%	5	3
Letang – Despres	92:26	20	70.7%	64.1%	5	2
Eaton – Letang	84:45	15	62.3%	49.6%	7	3

Who plays with whom

Model-based

Linemates pull together. Drag the handles to watch combinations form and break up during the season; click a player to open their page.

Games 1–48 · Jan 19 to Apr 27

Forward Defence Pair xGF%: red below 50, blue aboveThicker lines, more time together. Showing pairs with 20+ shared minutes.

With or without you

Model-based

Every pair of regulars. Some players lift everyone they play with; others depend on a particular partner.

	Vitale	Glass	Adams	Eaton	Kennedy	Sutter	Cooke	Engelland	Despres	Orpik	Martin	Dupuis	Kunitz	Crosby	Neal	Malkin	Niskanen	Letang
Vitale F		47	45	55	58	65	36	52	59	31	47	45	44	20	46	14	35	45
Glass F	47		48	64	52	43	30	47	47	49	51	39	38	47	45	50	33	42
Adams F	45	48		59	60	30	41	49	51	39	46	45	70	74	68	72	37	51
Eaton D	55	64	59		46	46	41	39	52	57	19	54	50	54	56	46	43	62
Kennedy F	58	52	60	46		44	46	53	49	47	50	43	64	48	43	52	42	48
Sutter F	65	43	30	46	44		46	51	52	44	52	47	34	62	44	65	40	41
Cooke F	36	30	41	41	46	46		52	59	40	53	58	31	27	56	61	47	45
Engelland D	52	47	49	39	53	51	52		59	40	67	54	58	62	60	52	53	66
Despres D	59	47	51	52	49	52	59	59		30	56	61	68	79	61	63	48	70
Orpik D	31	49	39	57	47	44	40	40	30		52	55	56	58	46	57	37	46
Martin D	47	51	46	19	50	52	53	67	56	52		56	58	56	54	71	61	67
Dupuis F	45	39	45	54	43	47	58	54	61	55	56		59	63	24	58	57	63
Kunitz F	44	38	70	50	64	34	31	58	68	56	58	59		62	61	66	58	68
Crosby F	20	47	74	54	48	62	27	62	79	58	56	63	62		59	83	59	70
Neal F	46	45	68	56	43	44	56	60	61	46	54	24	61	59		59	54	59
Malkin F	14	50	72	46	52	65	61	52	63	57	71	58	66	83	59		57	66
Niskanen D	35	33	37	43	42	40	47	53	48	37	61	57	58	59	54	57		51
Letang D	45	42	51	62	48	41	45	66	70	46	67	63	68	70	59	66	51

Hover a cell to compare each player with and without the other. Numbers are the pair's 5-on-5 xGF%; blue above 50, red below. Cells are grey until the pair has 100 minutes together.

Line blender

Model-based

How much the forward trios changed each game. Low values mean settled lines; high values mean a coach searching for a spark.

Line-blender index by game