Eastern Conference · Metropolitan Division

Pittsburgh Penguins

2015–16·48–26–8·104 points·2nd in the Metropolitan, 2nd in the Eastern·Clinched playoff spot

Seasons

Points: 104#4
Goal differential: +42#2
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 55.2%#2
Power play: 18.4%#16
Penalty kill: 84.4%#5
GSAx: +2.7#11

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

35 of 35 lines


Kunitz – Crosby – Hornqvist	409:41	61	60.2%	61.0%	33	11
Malkin – Kessel – Perron	265:16	33	53.6%	51.4%	10	13
Kessel – Bonino – Hagelin	144:21	17	62.7%	60.2%	12	3
Cullen – Rust – Kuhnhackl	135:30	27	57.6%	53.6%	6	3
Kunitz – Crosby – Kessel	127:52	55	48.8%	49.0%	5	5
Malkin – Kessel – Hagelin	121:11	12	58.1%	59.8%	10	5
Dupuis – Crosby – Hornqvist	113:11	16	49.5%	47.0%	6	2
Kunitz – Crosby – Perron	103:40	15	59.1%	55.1%	4	5
Cullen – Kessel – Hagelin	95:18	24	56.3%	53.7%	5	6
Rust – Kuhnhackl – Sundqvist	88:57	11	50.1%	46.4%	1	2

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

27 of 27 pairs


Lovejoy – Dumoulin	693:28	61	56.0%	53.2%	24	21
Letang – Maatta	670:50	53	57.6%	55.8%	36	23
Daley – Dumoulin	401:36	45	53.7%	52.3%	19	12
Letang – Cole	282:13	51	44.1%	48.0%	5	12
Cole – Schultz	178:31	18	59.1%	48.8%	11	6
Daley – Letang	169:54	45	59.6%	57.2%	8	4
Lovejoy – Pouliot	148:12	15	55.1%	47.3%	6	4
Scuderi – Maatta	138:23	15	54.2%	46.1%	9	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 1–82 · Oct 8 to Apr 9

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.

	Rust	Kuhnhackl	Fehr	Cullen	Dumoulin	Lovejoy	Hagelin	Cole	Bonino	Perron	Kessel	Malkin	Daley	Letang	Maatta	Hornqvist	Crosby	Kunitz
Rust F		55	48	60	59	52	63	63	65	81		92	59	52	53	100	43	22
Kuhnhackl F	55		53	57	55	47	13	59	53		5	68	54	49	47	71	42	25
Fehr F	48	53		57	58	55	82	55	73	88	16	48	54	52	50	56	35	52
Cullen F	60	57	57		57	47	54	58	42	66	48	56	62	54	51	64	65	58
Dumoulin D	59	55	58	57		56	55	71	60	57	53	61	54	56	59	61	53	54
Lovejoy D	52	47	55	47	56		56	68	63	59	53	61	65	46	48	64	53	58
Hagelin F	63	13	82	54	55	56		64	64		59	58	55	68	64	59	71	60
Cole D	63	59	55	58	71	68	64		53	47	52	52	50	44	43	50	45	54
Bonino F	65	53	73	42	60	63	64	53		28	58	35	52	49	49	55	3	58
Perron F	81		88	66	57	59		47	28		52	55	56	56	54	57	54	58
Kessel F		5	16	48	53	53	59	52	58	52		55	55	53	56	66	48	52
Malkin F	92	68	48	56	61	61	58	52	35	55	55		58	53	55	60	48	58
Daley D	59	54	54	62	54	65	55	50	52	56	55	58		59	49	55	55	57
Letang D	52	49	52	54	56	46	68	44	49	56	53	53	59		57	57	56	56
Maatta D	53	47	50	51	59	48	64	43	49	54	56	55	49	57		58	57	58
Hornqvist F	100	71	56	64	61	64	59	50	55	57	66	60	55	57	58		58	60
Crosby F	43	42	35	65	53	53	71	45	3	54	48	48	55	56	57	58		56
Kunitz F	22	25	52	58	54	58	60	54	58	58	52	58	57	56	58	60	56

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