Eastern Conference · Metropolitan Division

Pittsburgh Penguins

2019–20·40–23–6·86 points·3rd in the Metropolitan, 5th in the Eastern

Seasons

Points: 86#7
Goal differential: +25#6
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 51.9%#10
Power play: 18.5%#17
Penalty kill: 81.6%#14
GSAx: −7.0#21

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

33 of 33 lines


Blueger – Tanev – Aston-Reese	399:23	45	56.2%	51.3%	8	10
Malkin – Rust – Guentzel	194:37	17	68.2%	58.2%	17	9
Crosby – Guentzel – Simon	175:42	14	58.0%	59.0%	9	9
Malkin – Rust – Kahun	110:47	22	54.0%	50.7%	5	4
Hornqvist – McCann – Simon	81:14	12	53.9%	53.2%	3	2
Crosby – Zucker – Simon	79:28	7	45.1%	49.4%	4	3
Malkin – Rust – McCann	77:48	17	56.5%	53.0%	4	1
Crosby – McCann – Simon	73:28	11	43.2%	45.7%	3	7
Malkin – Hornqvist – Rust	71:57	12	53.2%	45.4%	7	1
Crosby – Zucker – Sheary	67:12	6	44.2%	52.2%	4	5

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

20 of 20 pairs


Johnson – Letang	495:52	48	43.2%	45.9%	20	27
Schultz – Pettersson	426:06	38	54.0%	52.8%	19	17
Pettersson – Marino	346:10	46	48.5%	49.7%	12	12
Letang – Dumoulin	267:04	18	54.3%	59.9%	20	17
Ruhwedel – Riikola	237:18	23	54.7%	52.9%	6	5
Johnson – Marino	162:02	45	55.0%	51.3%	6	6
Johnson – Schultz	132:12	32	45.9%	46.6%	3	6
Letang – Marino	130:50	31	61.3%	53.2%	6	4

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 1–69 · Oct 3 to Mar 10

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.

	Ruhwedel	Dumoulin	Pettersson	Schultz	Marino	Aston-Reese	Blueger	Tanev	Malkin	Rust	Letang	Johnson	Guentzel	Simon	Crosby	Hornqvist	McCann	Kahun
Ruhwedel D			51	34	2	59	51	48	57	55	71	45	61	44	41	48	42	55
Dumoulin D			8	68	70	65	45	55	71	70	54	100	61	62	60	43	50	60
Pettersson D	51	8		54	49	55	51	50	57	55	61	69	62	47	52	55	51	49
Schultz D	34	68	54		19	59	59	54	44	48	62	46	56	48	54	54	50	48
Marino D	2	70	49	19		60	50	55	60	59	60	55	63	47	46	46	55	50
Aston-Reese F	59	65	55	59	60		56	56	60	73	51	56	71	60	80	43	60	60
Blueger F	51	45	51	59	50	56		51	34	52	47	46	46	41	72	35	40	48
Tanev F	48	55	50	54	55	56	51		44	18	46	45	34	42	27	62	42	46
Malkin F	57	71	57	44	60	60	34	44		58	61	54	67	58	67	58	60	50
Rust F	55	70	55	48	59	73	52	18	58		57	51	66	45	55	54	54	51
Letang D	71	54	61	62	60	51	47	46	61	57		43	63	54	50	48	50	44
Johnson D	45	100	69	46	55	56	46	45	54	51	43		57	47	39	41	49	48
Guentzel F	61	61	62	56	63	71	46	34	67	66	63	57		58	58	53	37	72
Simon F	44	62	47	48	47	60	41	42	58	45	54	47	58		50	43	50	49
Crosby F	41	60	52	54	46	80	72	27	67	55	50	39	58	50		48	44	46
Hornqvist F	48	43	55	54	46	43	35	62	58	54	48	41	53	43	48		51	44
McCann F	42	50	51	50	55	60	40	42	60	54	50	49	37	50	44	51		53
Kahun F	55	60	49	48	50	60	48	46	50	51	44	48	72	49	46	44	53

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