Eastern Conference · Metropolitan Division

Pittsburgh Penguins

2016–17·50–21–11·111 points·2nd in the Metropolitan, 2nd in the Eastern·Clinched playoff spot

Seasons

Points: 111#2
Goal differential: +49#4
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 53.3%#5
Power play: 23.1%#4
Penalty kill: 79.8%#21
GSAx: +13.1#7

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

41 of 41 lines


Crosby – Rust – Sheary	220:52	31	56.1%	49.7%	16	9
Kessel – Bonino – Hagelin	208:55	38	43.1%	45.9%	5	8
Kunitz – Malkin – Kessel	202:20	42	47.2%	48.1%	9	3
Crosby – Hornqvist – Sheary	164:52	34	62.1%	53.7%	10	3
Crosby – Guentzel – Sheary	162:42	17	56.3%	56.7%	12	7
Malkin – Kessel – Hagelin	156:22	50	61.0%	53.2%	12	2
Cullen – Fehr – Kuhnhackl	132:24	20	55.2%	47.1%	5	2
Malkin – Hornqvist – Hagelin	108:55	29	59.8%	59.4%	5	7
Cullen – Fehr – Wilson	106:06	30	47.2%	40.3%	2	4
Kunitz – Crosby – Guentzel	102:01	14	51.2%	51.7%	3	7

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

34 of 34 pairs


Cole – Schultz	768:53	77	58.4%	51.0%	45	25
Letang – Dumoulin	503:29	35	57.4%	53.8%	22	22
Daley – Maatta	468:32	49	52.5%	46.4%	28	17
Schultz – Dumoulin	254:30	61	50.2%	52.0%	12	12
Cole – Ruhwedel	234:52	33	45.7%	47.9%	10	8
Hainsey – Dumoulin	128:29	15	54.8%	46.7%	5	3
Daley – Dumoulin	101:14	36	44.8%	44.0%	4	7
Letang – Maatta	91:28	31	51.8%	50.5%	3	0

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 13 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.

	Wilson	Cullen	Guentzel	Hornqvist	Crosby	Sheary	Dumoulin	Letang	Kunitz	Malkin	Hagelin	Cole	Schultz	Kessel	Bonino	Rust	Daley	Maatta
Wilson F		52	29	62	51	50	52	54	51	57	79	56	54	49	53	54	54	56
Cullen F	52		27	56	64	62	52	50	67	34	43	58	59	51	61	45	51	54
Guentzel F	29	27		62	56	57	58	63	50	52	6	47	54	55	55	23	40	39
Hornqvist F	62	56	62		62	60	58	60	55	60	61	57	61	52	52		60	63
Crosby F	51	64	56	62		58	56	58	55	90	65	57	57	57	55	53	54	56
Sheary F	50	62	57	60	58		54	55	68	41	61	60	59	32	46	53	56	54
Dumoulin D	52	52	58	58	56	54		57	58	54	55	49	50	47	44	45	45	46
Letang D	54	50	63	60	58	55	57		58	51	58	46	54	46	54	64	48	50
Kunitz F	51	67	50	55	55	68	58	58		53	0	47	53	42	39	61	49	53
Malkin F	57	34	52	60	90	41	54	51	53		59	52	54	53	54	58	55	61
Hagelin F	79	43	6	61	65	61	55	58	0	59		53	56	51	44	64	52	54
Cole D	56	58	47	57	57	60	49	46	47	52	53		58	47	48	56	43	42
Schultz D	54	59	54	61	57	59	50	54	53	54	56	58		55	57	58	62	62
Kessel F	49	51	55	52	57	32	47	46	42	53	51	47	55		46	30	43	50
Bonino F	53	61	55	52	55	46	44	54	39	54	44	48	57	46		54	45	48
Rust F	54	45	23		53	53	45	64	61	58	64	56	58	30	54		53	56
Daley D	54	51	40	60	54	56	45	48	49	55	52	43	62	43	45	53		52
Maatta D	56	54	39	63	56	54	46	50	53	61	54	42	62	50	48	56	52

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