Line Combos: 2024-2025 Powerplay Discussion

[JianYang]

Kostitsyn - Plekanec - Kovalev
Markov - Streit

Unit 2:
Higgins - Koivu - Ryder
Hammer - Brisebois

2007-08. They led the league in PP%.

Maybe im mixing up the years but I seem to recall koivu down low on pp1

Kost-plek- kovalev was a 5 on 5 line that year.

 

[Ozmodiar]

Maybe im mixing up the years but I seem to recall koivu down low on pp1

Kost-plek- kovalev was a 5 on 5 line that year.

Those 3 were also the top 3 PP goal scorers.

Kovy - 17
Pleks and Kostitsyn- 12

(Higgins also had 12)

 

[Kennerback]

Slaf has finally found his forever home of Net Front on the #1PP. He’ll need to make the best of it.

 

[the]

Maybe im mixing up the years but I seem to recall koivu down low on pp1

Kost-plek- kovalev was a 5 on 5 line that year.

Yeah, it was Koivu down low on PP1 in 07-08.

Higgins - Koivu - Kovalev
Markov - Streit

That's what I recall.

 

[JianYang]

Yeah, it was Koivu down low on PP1 in 07-08.

Higgins - Koivu - Kovalev
Markov - Streit

That's what I recall.

So maybe I'm not imagining things after all.

 

[Ozmodiar]

Those 3 were used together but not nearly as much as Kost-pleks-Kovy.

Pleks was with Kovy on the PP more than Koivu.

PP goals involving both Koivu and Kovy: 8
PP goals involving both Pleks and Kovy:18

Yeah, it was Koivu down low on PP1 in 07-08.

Higgins - Koivu - Kovalev
Markov - Streit

That's what I recall.

So maybe I'm not imagining things after all.

 

[Rapala]

As of today the PP is 15th at 21.5%. With Laine in the mix now, I think we should see us rise back around 10th. Also the PK is at 82.6% and they say if your special teams adds up to 100% or more you're probably in good shape for PP/PK.

100% needs to be the floor it's roughly mid pack and you still need stout 5v5 numbers to win games.
Our problem is we have to put both parts together we were much better 5v5 last season.
We need to open up another front either with a second line or a combined effort including D scoring.
We are trending behind last season's goal total which would be a real bummer.