Lines, pairs and power-play units

Forward Line xGF% Leaders (5v5)

2026-275-on-5Through 3 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 2026-27: Vilardi – Rosen – Björck (WPG), 99.3% xGF%.

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 xGF% Leaders (5v5), 2026-27, 5-on-5
#	Line	Team
1	Vilardi – Rosen – BjörckWPG	WPG	99.3%	9	1.01	0.01	66.7%
2	Trocheck – Schmaltz – KellerUTA	UTA	85.7%	11	3.70	0.62	75.0%
3	Roslovic – Matthews – MarchenkoTOR	TOR	83.7%	22	3.15	0.61	69.7%
4	Verhaeghe – Bennett – TkachukFLA	FLA	81.8%	19	2.75	0.61	56.0%
5	Rodrigues – Gritsyuk – MercerNJD	NJD	81.3%	11	4.82	1.11	75.0%
6	Draisaitl – McDavid – PodkolzinEDM	EDM	79.3%	12	3.79	0.99	75.0%
7	Mantha – Bratt – HughesNJD	NJD	76.7%	11	3.90	1.18	77.3%
8	Winterton – Wright – CattonSEA	SEA	76.6%	10	3.48	1.06	59.1%
9	Hyman – McDavid – FormentonEDM	EDM	76.0%	12	3.26	1.03	72.7%
10	Karlsson – Marner – HowdenVGK	VGK	75.5%	18	2.02	0.66	51.9%
11	Barkov – Reinhart – TkachukFLA	FLA	73.0%	12	0.89	0.33	61.5%
12	Crosby – Rakell – RobertsonPIT	PIT	71.8%	10	4.01	1.58	71.4%
13	Luostarinen – Lundell – VilmanisFLA	FLA	68.5%	14	5.44	2.50	54.8%
14	Zibanejad – Lafrenière – PerreaultNYR	NYR	65.7%	32	2.89	1.51	51.0%
15	Newhook – Slafkovský – DemidovMTL	MTL	65.2%	10	1.30	0.70	64.3%
16	Hertl – Olofsson – ConnellyVGK	VGK	65.0%	14	5.22	2.81	60.0%
17	Marchment – Smith – CelebriniSJS	SJS	64.8%	11	1.87	1.02	66.7%
18	Miller – Bjorkstrand – DorofeyevNYR	NYR	63.0%	27	3.99	2.34	53.6%
19	Thompson – Norris – DoanBUF	BUF	63.0%	10	3.72	2.19	71.4%
20	Jenner – Beauvillier – SourdifWSH	WSH	62.2%	9	2.41	1.46	55.6%
21	Scheifele – Connor – PerfettiWPG	WPG	61.3%	11	3.66	2.31	46.4%
22	Greer – Gauthier – CarlssonANA	ANA	60.4%	10	4.64	3.04	57.1%
23	Backlund – Farabee – HonzekCGY	CGY	60.2%	10	3.19	2.11	42.9%
24	Quinn – Ostlund – BensonBUF	BUF	60.1%	11	2.35	1.56	72.2%
25	Sissons – Paul – CowanTOR	TOR	59.3%	13	1.97	1.35	63.6%
26	McCann – Kakko – BeniersSEA	SEA	59.1%	10	2.69	1.86	50.0%
27	Lindholm – Pastrnak – PeterkaBOS	BOS	58.2%	23	3.11	2.24	58.5%
28	Coyle – Olivier – SillingerCBJ	CBJ	58.0%	10	3.76	2.72	44.4%
29	Stone – Barbashev – EichelVGK	VGK	57.6%	18	2.93	2.16	48.7%
30	Zacha – Geekie – MittelstadtBOS	BOS	53.2%	21	3.92	3.45	53.5%
31	Strome – Sharangovich – ZaryCGY	CGY	52.5%	11	3.85	3.49	63.6%
32	Malkin – Novak – ChinakhovPIT	PIT	51.7%	10	0.77	0.72	47.1%
33	Greenway – Smith – GreeneCHI	CHI	49.0%	21	1.98	2.06	57.6%
34	Boeser – Rossi – OhgrenVAN	VAN	48.5%	15	1.77	1.88	47.1%
35	Kuraly – Jeannot – KastelicBOS	BOS	48.1%	17	1.23	1.33	36.7%
36	Tolvanen – Cuylle – LabaNYR	NYR	47.8%	24	2.40	2.63	48.9%
37	Zuccarello – Turcotte – LaferriereLAK	LAK	47.5%	10	1.33	1.47	64.3%
38	Frost – Coronato – GridinCGY	CGY	47.2%	10	3.74	4.19	59.3%
39	Lehkonen – MacKinnon – NecasCOL	COL	45.1%	9	1.84	2.24	41.2%
40	Kempe – Panarin – ByfieldLAK	LAK	42.9%	12	2.47	3.29	50.0%
41	Johnson – Knies – FantilliCBJ	CBJ	41.4%	10	1.67	2.36	38.1%
42	Joseph – Jones – DachEDM	EDM	40.7%	10	1.44	2.10	41.2%
43	Veleno – Kartye – ChmelarNYR	NYR	40.4%	11	1.28	1.88	35.7%
44	Joseph – Formenton – MichaelsEDM	EDM	37.4%	11	2.03	3.41	33.3%
45	Aho – Robinson – SvechnikovCAR	CAR	36.2%	11	1.92	3.39	68.4%
46	Khusnutdinov – Minten – HagensBOS	BOS	34.3%	19	1.14	2.19	63.0%
47	Karlsson – O'Connor – SassonVAN	VAN	32.5%	14	1.54	3.21	31.0%
48	Pospisil – Klapka – TsyplakovCGY	CGY	31.8%	9	1.00	2.13	60.0%
49	Couturier – Acciari – GrundstromPHI	PHI	31.6%	13	1.44	3.11	36.4%
50	Copp – DeBrincat – RaymondDET	DET	28.1%	14	0.96	2.47	47.6%
51	Staal – Martinook – EhlersCAR	CAR	25.2%	12	0.66	1.96	50.0%
52	Dowd – Gatcomb – BowmanVGK	VGK	24.3%	11	1.22	3.82	52.9%
53	Kreider – Suzuki – CaufieldMTL	MTL	23.7%	10	1.03	3.30	44.4%
54	Gallagher – Cotter – BainsVAN	VAN	23.4%	11	1.14	3.72	31.8%
55	Wennberg – Graf – StenbergSJS	SJS	19.9%	10	1.04	4.19	43.5%
56	Compher – Arvidsson – FinnieDET	DET	19.6%	10	0.76	3.13	38.5%
57	Kane – Bertuzzi – FrondellCHI	CHI	17.8%	10	1.40	6.48	25.9%
58	Hall – Stankoven – BlakeCAR	CAR	14.8%	12	0.65	3.77	60.9%
59	Tavares – Nylander – McKennaTOR	TOR	14.8%	17	1.03	5.93	22.5%
60	DeBrusk – Pettersson – LekkerimäkiVAN	VAN	11.3%	13	0.40	3.11	28.6%
61	Lowry – Barron – LambertWPG	WPG	10.8%	9	0.45	3.73	32.0%
62	Kapanen – Jones – DachEDM	EDM	9.3%	9	0.65	6.38	50.0%
63	McLeod – Krebs – HeleniusBUF	BUF	8.3%	10	0.26	2.90	21.4%
64	Danault – Texier – DachMTL	MTL	5.7%	9	0.21	3.46	42.9%

Minimum sample: 9.0 min (it scales with games played and sequence coverage). 62 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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