Eastern Conference · Metropolitan Division

Pittsburgh Penguins

2021–22·46–25–11·103 points·3rd in the Metropolitan, 7th in the Eastern·Clinched playoff spot

Seasons

Points: 103#12
Goal differential: +47#9
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 54.0%#6
Power play: 20.2%#19
Penalty kill: 84.4%#3
GSAx: +17.3#6

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

44 of 44 lines


Crosby – Rust – Guentzel	525:35	51	49.7%	51.7%	26	20
Blueger – McGinn – Aston-Reese	305:52	32	51.1%	46.4%	12	6
Crosby – Guentzel – Rodrigues	227:28	38	61.8%	57.5%	11	10
Carter – Zucker – Kapanen	135:30	28	47.4%	46.3%	1	5
Malkin – Kapanen – Heinen	105:20	24	57.5%	57.7%	5	3
Boyle – Simon – Aston-Reese	100:12	15	55.2%	56.9%	4	3
Crosby – Rakell – Guentzel	91:05	12	61.0%	57.1%	9	1
Zucker – Kapanen – Rodrigues	90:27	18	65.3%	60.5%	4	0
Carter – Zucker – Heinen	86:14	16	56.2%	50.7%	5	4
Carter – McGinn – Rodrigues	79:03	18	53.3%	47.8%	3	3

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

19 of 19 pairs


Letang – Dumoulin	1046:36	72	51.6%	51.0%	48	39
Pettersson – Marino	715:02	70	54.6%	54.5%	25	20
Matheson – Ruhwedel	614:39	68	58.1%	55.5%	30	29
Letang – Matheson	258:01	67	53.7%	53.1%	17	10
Matheson – Marino	232:18	68	51.8%	52.6%	11	8
Dumoulin – Marino	207:46	68	43.5%	41.3%	6	13
Ruhwedel – Friedman	162:03	19	59.1%	50.5%	6	6
Ruhwedel – Pettersson	151:41	52	60.2%	56.1%	4	7

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 12 to Apr 29

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.

	Malkin	Letang	Dumoulin	Rust	Guentzel	Crosby	Matheson	Ruhwedel	Heinen	Rodrigues	Marino	Pettersson	Carter	Kapanen	Boyle	Aston-Reese	McGinn	Blueger
Malkin F		54	55	59	59	76	52	55	60	46	53	60	48	51	90	58	45	34
Letang D	54		52	51	54	56	53	31	50	55	54	53	42	50	45	52	44	48
Dumoulin D	55	52		53	53	53	52	58	55	53	43	61	45	46	47	45	40	51
Rust F	59	51	53		50	50	51	47	64	17	48	43	47	40	31	76	29	35
Guentzel F	59	54	53	50		55	57	58	58	59	47	54	46	52	11	0	48	49
Crosby F	76	56	53	50	55		59	57	73	57	47	55	27	48	45	76	42	7
Matheson D	52	53	52	51	57	59		58	61	60	52	50	46	51	57	51	51	55
Ruhwedel D	55	31	58	47	58	57	58		59	68	67	58	54	56	52	51	56	57
Heinen F	60	50	55	64	58	73	61	59		62	59	63	54	60	48	62	38	46
Rodrigues F	46	55	53	17	59	57	60	68	62		51	61	50	59	53	67	53	62
Marino D	53	54	43	48	47	47	52	67	59	51		55	52	56	51	55	55	49
Pettersson D	60	53	61	43	54	55	50	58	63	61	55		52	56	54	58	58	55
Carter F	48	42	45	47	46	27	46	54	54	50	52	52		51	46	26	52	54
Kapanen F	51	50	46	40	52	48	51	56	60	59	56	56	51		45	36	48	53
Boyle F	90	45	47	31	11	45	57	52	48	53	51	54	46	45		49	55	51
Aston-Reese F	58	52	45	76	0	76	51	51	62	67	55	58	26	36	49		53	52
McGinn F	45	44	40	29	48	42	51	56	38	53	55	58	52	48	55	53		50
Blueger F	34	48	51	35	49	7	55	57	46	62	49	55	54	53	51	52	50

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