Lines, pairs and power-play units

Forward Line xGF% Leaders (5v5)

2024-255-on-5Through 82 team games

The same exact-trio lines as the CF% board, rated on expected goals instead of raw attempts. A line that wins the shot count from the outside but gives up the slot will look much worse here.

Expected goals only exist for games our engine has processed, so the time-together column counts those games only.

Leader in 2024-25: Hyman – Draisaitl – McDavid (EDM), 71.2% xGF%.

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

Forward Line xGF% Leaders (5v5), 2024-25, 5-on-5
#	Line	Team
1	Hyman – Draisaitl – McDavidEDM	EDM	71.2%	250	4.93	2.00	66.9%
2	Kucherov – Cirelli – HagelTBL	TBL	68.9%	233	3.87	1.75	62.8%
3	Lehkonen – MacKinnon – NecasCOL	COL	68.4%	208	4.40	2.03	64.0%
4	Jankowski – Novak – EvangelistaNSH	NSH	67.4%	119	3.23	1.56	58.2%
5	Eriksson Ek – Kaprizov – BoldyMIN	MIN	67.3%	121	3.15	1.53	64.0%
6	Bjugstad – Kerfoot – StenlundUTA	UTA	66.9%	104	3.13	1.55	60.7%
7	Aho – Jarvis – BlakeCAR	CAR	66.5%	176	4.46	2.25	64.1%
8	Monahan – Marchenko – ChinakhovCBJ	CBJ	64.8%	111	4.04	2.19	59.8%
9	Saad – Hertl – DorofeyevVGK	VGK	64.5%	163	3.60	1.98	59.6%
10	Lehkonen – MacKinnon – NichushkinCOL	COL	64.1%	128	4.75	2.65	59.0%
11	Miller – Boeser – DeBruskVAN	VAN	64.1%	105	3.84	2.15	56.5%
12	MacKinnon – Rantanen – ColtonCOL	COL	64.1%	103	4.12	2.31	56.8%
13	Verhaeghe – Barkov – ReinhartFLA	FLA	63.9%	359	3.39	1.91	62.0%
14	Eller – Mangiapane – RaddyshWSH	WSH	62.8%	105	3.32	1.97	61.7%
15	Foegele – Jeannot – ByfieldLAK	LAK	62.6%	146	2.98	1.78	50.6%
16	Danault – Fiala – MooreLAK	LAK	62.4%	124	3.84	2.31	57.5%
17	Crouse – McBain – DoanUTA	UTA	62.3%	256	3.11	1.88	58.1%
18	Draisaitl – Arvidsson – PodkolzinEDM	EDM	61.7%	261	3.57	2.21	58.5%
19	Staal – Martinook – JarvisCAR	CAR	61.7%	253	3.07	1.91	59.6%
20	Verhaeghe – Boqvist – LundellFLA	FLA	61.5%	107	3.52	2.20	51.0%
21	Dubois – McMichael – ProtasWSH	WSH	61.3%	135	3.80	2.39	56.8%
22	Norris – Batherson – TkachukOTT	OTT	61.0%	137	2.95	1.89	49.4%
23	Bjorkstrand – Tolvanen – WrightSEA	SEA	60.9%	159	3.38	2.17	52.1%
24	Paul – Cirelli – HagelTBL	TBL	60.7%	183	3.17	2.05	53.2%
25	Danault – Fiala – LaferriereLAK	LAK	60.5%	188	3.94	2.57	55.9%
26	Buchnevich – Kyrou – ThomasSTL	STL	60.4%	162	3.69	2.42	55.0%
27	Burakovsky – McCann – WrightSEA	SEA	60.2%	142	3.10	2.04	51.8%
28	Staal – Martinook – CarrierCAR	CAR	60.1%	227	3.09	2.06	65.6%
29	Gourde – Tanev – KartyeSEA	SEA	59.9%	173	2.69	1.80	51.3%
30	Buchnevich – Thomas – NeighboursSTL	STL	59.8%	327	3.50	2.36	49.9%
31	Hyman – Nugent-Hopkins – McDavidEDM	EDM	59.6%	314	3.58	2.42	61.1%
32	Fiala – Byfield – LaferriereLAK	LAK	59.6%	308	3.16	2.14	57.2%
33	Cizikas – Fasching – EngvallNYI	NYI	59.6%	192	3.22	2.19	60.0%
34	Kane – Copp – DeBrincatDET	DET	59.4%	157	3.59	2.46	50.1%
35	Cirelli – Hagel – GeekieTBL	TBL	59.3%	209	3.52	2.42	51.7%
36	Wilson – Dubois – ProtasWSH	WSH	59.3%	155	3.56	2.45	56.6%
37	Marner – Matthews – KniesTOR	TOR	59.1%	593	3.21	2.22	52.3%
38	Thompson – Kulich – BensonBUF	BUF	59.0%	144	3.18	2.21	50.5%
39	MacLean – Gatcomb – TsyplakovNYI	NYI	58.9%	101	2.58	1.80	54.4%
40	Glendening – Girgensons – EyssimontTBL	TBL	58.8%	166	2.58	1.81	52.0%
41	Couturier – Tippett – MichkovPHI	PHI	58.7%	103	3.97	2.79	52.2%
42	Schenn – Kyrou – HollowaySTL	STL	58.6%	466	2.86	2.02	53.4%
43	Nosek – Greer – GadjovichFLA	FLA	58.5%	194	2.50	1.78	60.3%
44	Toffoli – Eklund – CelebriniSJS	SJS	58.4%	205	3.28	2.33	55.8%
45	Nugent-Hopkins – Arvidsson – PodkolzinEDM	EDM	58.3%	118	2.78	1.98	58.9%
46	Tavares – Nylander – McMannTOR	TOR	58.3%	133	3.95	2.82	50.6%
47	Johansson – Eriksson Ek – BoldyMIN	MIN	58.2%	132	2.57	1.84	58.2%
48	Noesen – Meier – HischierNJD	NJD	58.2%	279	3.59	2.58	54.2%
49	Kelly – Drury – O'ConnorCOL	COL	57.9%	107	2.49	1.80	56.1%
50	Monahan – Marchenko – VoronkovCBJ	CBJ	57.9%	259	3.60	2.61	54.6%
51	Lee – Pageau – HorvatNYI	NYI	57.8%	156	3.35	2.45	53.9%
52	Namestnikov – Ehlers – PerfettiWPG	WPG	57.8%	549	2.98	2.18	53.5%
53	Iafallo – Barron – KupariWPG	WPG	57.5%	205	2.01	1.49	53.9%
54	Schmaltz – Keller – HaytonUTA	UTA	57.4%	330	3.61	2.68	59.1%
55	Giroux – Gaudette – StützleOTT	OTT	57.4%	109	2.90	2.15	54.6%
56	Nyquist – O'Reilly – ForsbergNSH	NSH	57.3%	179	3.55	2.64	59.5%
57	Palat – Bratt – HughesNJD	NJD	57.3%	521	3.22	2.40	53.7%
58	Kastelic – Koepke – BeecherBOS	BOS	57.2%	227	1.91	1.42	47.4%
59	Cates – Brink – FoersterPHI	PHI	57.1%	560	3.02	2.27	50.2%
60	Chytil – Kakko – CuylleNYR	NYR	57.1%	175	3.52	2.65	50.8%
61	Hertl – Olofsson – DorofeyevVGK	VGK	57.1%	108	3.10	2.33	55.5%
62	Schmaltz – Keller – CooleyUTA	UTA	57.0%	216	3.68	2.78	53.0%
63	Pastrnak – Zacha – GeekieBOS	BOS	56.9%	613	3.09	2.35	52.5%
64	Cousins – Gaudette – MacEwenOTT	OTT	56.9%	99	2.72	2.06	54.5%
65	Tatar – Lazar – BastianNJD	NJD	56.9%	163	1.93	1.46	51.2%
66	Sundqvist – Joseph – BolducSTL	STL	56.8%	166	2.37	1.80	51.5%
67	Keller – Guenther – CooleyUTA	UTA	56.6%	131	4.45	3.41	53.9%
68	Lehkonen – MacKinnon – RantanenCOL	COL	56.3%	236	3.94	3.05	57.3%
69	Joshua – Sherwood – RätyVAN	VAN	56.2%	105	3.21	2.50	53.2%
70	MacKinnon – Drouin – RantanenCOL	COL	56.1%	103	4.01	3.13	63.3%
71	Duchene – Seguin – MarchmentDAL	DAL	56.1%	200	3.71	2.91	54.0%
72	Tuch – Thompson – PeterkaBUF	BUF	56.0%	187	2.89	2.27	55.9%
73	Huberdeau – Frost – CoronatoCGY	CGY	56.0%	100	3.42	2.69	56.5%
74	Malkin – Crosby – RakellPIT	PIT	55.9%	108	3.35	2.64	59.1%
75	Aho – Roslovic – SvechnikovCAR	CAR	55.6%	169	3.21	2.56	59.8%
76	Kane – DeBrincat – KasperDET	DET	55.6%	164	3.51	2.80	52.3%
77	Larkin – Raymond – KasperDET	DET	55.5%	262	3.11	2.49	55.7%
78	Necas – Robinson – KotkaniemiCAR	CAR	55.5%	202	3.81	3.06	58.3%
79	Kucherov – Guentzel – PointTBL	TBL	55.1%	640	3.53	2.88	50.6%
80	Danault – Foegele – MooreLAK	LAK	55.0%	339	2.84	2.32	55.1%
81	Kelly – O'Connor – KivirantaCOL	COL	54.9%	305	2.15	1.76	52.4%
82	Eller – Raddysh – FrankWSH	WSH	54.9%	103	2.80	2.30	51.0%
83	Wilson – Dubois – McMichaelWSH	WSH	54.9%	353	3.48	2.86	50.5%
84	Hertl – Kolesar – RoyVGK	VGK	54.8%	121	3.30	2.73	54.3%
85	Stone – Barbashev – EichelVGK	VGK	54.5%	462	2.97	2.48	50.5%
86	Palmieri – Nelson – TsyplakovNYI	NYI	54.4%	399	3.10	2.59	50.4%
87	Giroux – Tkachuk – StützleOTT	OTT	54.1%	193	2.93	2.49	60.6%
88	Foegele – Byfield – LaferriereLAK	LAK	53.8%	109	2.81	2.41	54.9%
89	Barkov – Reinhart – RodriguesFLA	FLA	53.7%	245	2.65	2.29	59.3%
90	Smith – Zibanejad – CuylleNYR	NYR	53.5%	106	2.86	2.48	57.9%
91	Armia – Evans – HeinemanMTL	MTL	53.5%	307	2.17	1.89	53.0%
92	Backlund – Sharangovich – CoronatoCGY	CGY	53.4%	107	2.79	2.43	56.4%
93	Backlund – Coleman – CoronatoCGY	CGY	53.4%	448	2.60	2.27	55.2%
94	Bennett – Rodrigues – SamoskevichFLA	FLA	53.2%	126	3.07	2.71	52.7%
95	Marchand – Coyle – LindholmBOS	BOS	53.1%	209	2.93	2.59	47.4%
96	Tippett – Frost – MichkovPHI	PHI	53.1%	134	2.84	2.51	49.5%
97	Scheifele – Connor – IafalloWPG	WPG	53.0%	124	3.56	3.16	45.5%
98	Scheifele – Connor – VilardiWPG	WPG	52.9%	904	2.88	2.56	48.6%
99	Zuccarello – Kaprizov – RossiMIN	MIN	52.9%	286	2.64	2.35	51.1%
100	Carrick – Vesey – EdstromNYR	NYR	52.9%	160	2.31	2.06	48.9%

Minimum sample: 98 min (it scales with games played and sequence coverage). 3,085 below the minimum are hidden.

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Share of 5-on-5 expected goals while the trio was on the ice together. 50% is even.

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