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Originally Posted by KenAF
Trio Ranks in 2008 (NHL.com)
- Ovechkin-Backstrom-Semin +45
Semin has been on the ice for 24 non-PP goals scored and 7 ES goals allowed (+17). Ovechkin has been on the ice for 20 non-PP goals scored and 3 ES goals allowed (+17). Backstrom has been on the ice for 16 non-PP goals scored and 5 ES goals allowed (+11). Only recently did they join the same line.
- Malkin/Crosby/Staal +14
Crosby has been on the ice for 17 non-PP goals scored and 14 ES goals allowed (+3). Malkin has been on the ice for 18 non-PP goals scored and 13 ES goals allowed (+5). Staal has been on the ice for 14 non-PP goals scored and 8 ES goals allowed (+6).
- Marleau/Thorton/Setoguchi +14
Marleau has been on the ice for 23 non-PP goals scored and 16 ES goals allowed (+7). Thorton has been on the ice for 15 non-PP goals scored and 14 ES goals allowed (+1). Setoguchi has been on the ice for 19 non-PP goals scored and 13 ES goals allowed (+6).
- Hossa/Datsyuk/Zetterberg +13
Hossa has been on the ice for 17 non-PP goals scored and 9 ES goals allowed (+8). Datsyuk has been on the ice for 16 non-PP goals scored and 10 ES goals allowed (+6). Zetterberg has been on the ice for 10 non-PP goals scored and 11 ES goals allowed (-1).
- Alfredsson/Spezza/Heatley -3
Alfredsson has been on the ice for 8 non-PP goals scored and 6 ES goals allowed (+2). Heatley has been on the ice for 6 non-PP goals scored 9 ES goals allowed (-3). Spezza has been on the ice for 8 non-PP goals scored and 10 ES goals allowed (-2).
The numbers speak for themselves. The past was a different story, but one trio is clearly dominating the rest in 2008.
Statistics courtesy of NHL.com as of Nov 15 @ 10pm EST.
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Now do the same type of analysis for the playoffs. Where it matters.