Lines, pairs and power-play units

Forward Line CF% Leaders (5v5)

2026-275-on-5Through 3 team games

Linemates matter more than almost anything else in a forward's numbers, so it helps to rate the unit itself. Every forward trio here is an exact set of three players on the ice together at 5-on-5, detected second by second from the NHL shift charts, not a "usual line" guessed from a depth chart.

Only lines with meaningful time together qualify; the minimum grows with the number of games played.

Leader in 2026-27: Draisaitl – Kapanen – Podkolzin (EDM), 87.5% CF%.

Season2026-27 2025-26 2024-25 2023-24

Early sample: teams have played at most 3 games in 2026-27. Expect big swings.

Forward Line CF% Leaders (5v5), 2026-27, 5-on-5
#	Line	Team					GF–GA
1	Draisaitl – Kapanen – PodkolzinEDM	EDM	87.5%	13	96.3	13.8	1–1
2	Mantha – Bratt – HughesNJD	NJD	77.3%	11	93.6	27.5	1–0
3	Draisaitl – McDavid – PodkolzinEDM	EDM	75.0%	12	74.9	25.0	3–0
4	Trocheck – Schmaltz – KellerUTA	UTA	75.0%	11	78.7	26.2	1–0
5	Rodrigues – Gritsyuk – MercerNJD	NJD	75.0%	11	98.9	33.0	0–0
6	Hyman – McDavid – FormentonEDM	EDM	72.7%	12	82.1	30.8	3–0
7	Quinn – Ostlund – BensonBUF	BUF	72.2%	11	69.5	26.7	1–1
8	Thompson – Norris – DoanBUF	BUF	71.4%	10	87.2	34.9	0–0
9	Crosby – Rakell – RobertsonPIT	PIT	71.4%	10	88.8	35.5	1–0
10	Roslovic – Matthews – MarchenkoTOR	TOR	69.7%	22	62.5	27.2	0–0
11	Aho – Robinson – SvechnikovCAR	CAR	68.4%	11	69.9	32.2	0–0
12	Marchment – Smith – CelebriniSJS	SJS	66.7%	11	68.1	34.1	1–1
13	Vilardi – Rosen – BjörckWPG	WPG	66.7%	9	38.9	19.5	0–0
14	Zuccarello – Turcotte – LaferriereLAK	LAK	64.3%	10	51.7	28.7	1–0
15	Newhook – Slafkovský – DemidovMTL	MTL	64.3%	10	54.5	30.3	0–0
16	Sissons – Paul – CowanTOR	TOR	63.6%	13	63.4	36.2	1–0
17	Strome – Sharangovich – ZaryCGY	CGY	63.6%	11	77.1	44.0	1–2
18	Khusnutdinov – Minten – HagensBOS	BOS	63.0%	19	53.2	31.3	0–0
19	Barkov – Reinhart – TkachukFLA	FLA	61.5%	12	41.6	26.0	0–0
20	Hall – Stankoven – BlakeCAR	CAR	60.9%	12	68.3	43.9	0–1
21	Hertl – Olofsson – ConnellyVGK	VGK	60.0%	14	79.9	53.3	1–0
22	Pospisil – Klapka – TsyplakovCGY	CGY	60.0%	9	79.1	52.7	0–0
23	Frost – Coronato – GridinCGY	CGY	59.3%	10	100.9	69.4	0–1
24	Winterton – Wright – CattonSEA	SEA	59.1%	10	79.3	54.9	1–0
25	Lindholm – Pastrnak – PeterkaBOS	BOS	58.5%	23	81.9	58.1	1–1
26	Greenway – Smith – GreeneCHI	CHI	57.6%	21	54.5	40.1	1–0
27	Greer – Gauthier – CarlssonANA	ANA	57.1%	10	96.6	72.5	1–1
28	Verhaeghe – Bennett – TkachukFLA	FLA	56.0%	19	43.5	34.2	1–0
29	Jenner – Beauvillier – SourdifWSH	WSH	55.6%	9	64.3	51.4	0–0
30	Luostarinen – Lundell – VilmanisFLA	FLA	54.8%	14	71.8	59.2	1–1
31	Miller – Bjorkstrand – DorofeyevNYR	NYR	53.6%	27	67.2	58.2	1–0
32	Zacha – Geekie – MittelstadtBOS	BOS	53.5%	21	65.2	56.7	1–0
33	Dowd – Gatcomb – BowmanVGK	VGK	52.9%	11	49.2	43.8	0–1
34	Karlsson – Marner – HowdenVGK	VGK	51.9%	18	47.7	44.3	0–1
35	Zibanejad – Lafrenière – PerreaultNYR	NYR	51.0%	32	46.5	44.6	1–0
36	Staal – Martinook – EhlersCAR	CAR	50.0%	12	35.0	35.0	0–1
37	Kempe – Panarin – ByfieldLAK	LAK	50.0%	12	70.4	70.4	0–2
38	McCann – Kakko – BeniersSEA	SEA	50.0%	10	44.2	44.2	2–0
39	Kapanen – Jones – DachEDM	EDM	50.0%	9	63.9	63.9	0–3
40	Tolvanen – Cuylle – LabaNYR	NYR	48.9%	24	57.7	60.2	1–1
41	Stone – Barbashev – EichelVGK	VGK	48.7%	18	64.8	68.2	1–0
42	Copp – DeBrincat – RaymondDET	DET	47.6%	14	42.4	46.6	0–0
43	Boeser – Rossi – OhgrenVAN	VAN	47.1%	15	63.6	71.5	1–2
44	Malkin – Novak – ChinakhovPIT	PIT	47.1%	10	50.3	56.6	0–0
45	Scheifele – Connor – PerfettiWPG	WPG	46.4%	11	67.9	78.4	0–1
46	Kreider – Suzuki – CaufieldMTL	MTL	44.4%	10	45.9	57.3	0–0
47	Coyle – Olivier – SillingerCBJ	CBJ	44.4%	10	46.6	58.3	1–0
48	Wennberg – Graf – StenbergSJS	SJS	43.5%	10	58.7	76.3	0–0
49	Backlund – Farabee – HonzekCGY	CGY	42.9%	10	53.7	71.6	0–1
50	Danault – Texier – DachMTL	MTL	42.9%	9	38.4	51.2	1–1
51	Kane – Moore – KantserovCHI	CHI	42.1%	9	51.7	71.1	0–0
52	Joseph – Jones – DachEDM	EDM	41.2%	10	41.4	59.1	0–1
53	Lehkonen – MacKinnon – NecasCOL	COL	41.2%	9	45.8	65.5	1–0
54	Compher – Arvidsson – FinnieDET	DET	38.5%	10	30.9	49.5	0–0
55	Johnson – Knies – FantilliCBJ	CBJ	38.1%	10	46.7	75.9	2–1
56	Kuraly – Jeannot – KastelicBOS	BOS	36.7%	17	39.4	68.1	0–0
57	Couturier – Acciari – GrundstromPHI	PHI	36.4%	13	38.4	67.2	0–1
58	Veleno – Kartye – ChmelarNYR	NYR	35.7%	11	28.5	51.3	0–0
59	Joseph – Formenton – MichaelsEDM	EDM	33.3%	11	34.3	68.6	1–2
60	Lowry – Barron – LambertWPG	WPG	32.0%	9	53.0	112.7	0–0
61	Gallagher – Cotter – BainsVAN	VAN	31.8%	11	37.8	81.0	0–1
62	Karlsson – O'Connor – SassonVAN	VAN	31.0%	14	38.4	85.4	1–3
63	DeBrusk – Pettersson – LekkerimäkiVAN	VAN	28.6%	13	27.7	69.2	1–0
64	Kane – Bertuzzi – FrondellCHI	CHI	25.9%	10	40.3	115.0	1–2
65	Tavares – Nylander – McKennaTOR	TOR	22.5%	17	31.1	107.1	0–2
66	McLeod – Krebs – HeleniusBUF	BUF	21.4%	10	17.9	65.5	0–0

Minimum sample: 9.0 min (it scales with games played). 60 below the minimum are hidden.

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Shot-attempt share while exactly these three forwards were on the ice together at 5-on-5.

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