Skater	PP min/gm	PP1 share	PP P
Egor Chinakhov	5:01	100%	1
Erik Karlsson	5:04	100%	1
Rickard Rakell	4:52	100%	1
Sidney Crosby	4:45	100%	0
Thomas Novak	4:06	100%	1
Evgeni Malkin	1:58	0%	1
Hendrix Lapierre	2:06	0%	1
Kris Letang	1:49	0%	0
Samuel Girard	1:47	0%	0
Ville Koivunen	2:42	0%	0

One square per club game, oldest to newest. An ink outline is a game he dressed without a power-play shift; a red slashed box, a game he did not dress; a small dot, a night the club drew no power play; a dashed box, a game before he joined the club or one the data could not read. Hover a square for the game. “Held” marks a skater whose unit slot stands while he is out of the lineup.

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On the ice in Pittsburgh's last game

1st power-play unit

the five from the last game · 30 Sep

2nd power-play unit

the five from the last game · 30 Sep

Who is on Pittsburgh's power play?

The season's most-used first unit is Sidney Crosby, Erik Karlsson, Rickard Rakell, Thomas Novak and Egor Chinakhov — together 3:38 as this exact five, 74% of the club's first-unit time.

The season's most-used second unit is Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, Samuel Girard, Hendrix Lapierre and Ville Koivunen — together 1:18 as this exact five, 67% of the club's second-unit time.

The club's power play

measure	value
Power plays drawn per game	4.00
Power-play time per game	6:50
Games measured	1
Times shorthanded per game	3.00

First power-play unit — the five

player	pos	PP min/gm	streak	PP1 share	PP G
Sidney Crosby	C	4:45	1	100%	0
Erik Karlsson	D	5:04	1	100%	0
Rickard Rakell	R	4:52	1	100%	0
Thomas Novak	C	4:06	1	100%	0
Egor Chinakhov	R	5:01	1	100%	1

What PP1 produces

Ranks compare this unit with the other 14 measured first power-play units. Every rate is printed beside the ice time it was computed over.
measure	value	rank of 15 PP1s	computed over
Scoring pace	a goal every 4:54	4th of 15	1 goal in 4:54 on the ice
Goals per team game	1.000	T-1st of 15	1 goal across the club's 1 game
Share of the club's power-play time	71.7%	3rd of 15	of every power-play second the club had, this unit was out for 71.7%
Same five	74%	9th of 15	this exact five: 3:38 of the line's 4:54
Shooting pace	a shot every 1:14	—	4 shots in 4:54 on the ice
High-danger chances	a chance every 1:38	—	3 high-danger chances — shots from the slot, measured from shot locations — in 4:54 on the ice

Second power-play unit — the five

player	pos	PP min/gm	streak	PP2 share	PP G
Evgeni Malkin	C	1:58	1	100%	1
Kris Letang	D	1:49	1	100%	0
Samuel Girard	D	1:47	1	100%	0
Hendrix Lapierre	C	2:06	1	100%	0
Ville Koivunen	R	2:42	1	100%	0

What PP2 produces

Ranks compare this unit with the other 14 measured second power-play units. Every rate is printed beside the ice time it was computed over.
measure	value	rank of 15 PP2s	computed over
Scoring pace	a goal every 1:56	2nd of 15	1 goal in 1:56 on the ice
Goals per team game	1.000	2nd of 15	1 goal across the club's 1 game
Share of the club's power-play time	28.3%	13th of 15	of every power-play second the club had, this unit was out for 28.3%
Same five	67%	9th of 15	this exact five: 1:18 of the line's 1:56
Shooting pace	a shot every 0:58	—	2 shots in 1:56 on the ice
High-danger chances	none measured yet	—	0 high-danger chances — shots from the slot, measured from shot locations — in 1:56 on the ice

What a first-unit spot is worth here

opportunity × share × efficiency = first-unit goals per game
term	value	rank
Power plays drawn per game	4.00	T-4th of 15
First-unit minutes per game	4:54	6th of 15
Share of the club's power-play time	71.7%	3rd of 15
Scoring pace as a five	a goal every 4:54	4th of 15
First-unit goals per game	1.000	T-1st of 15
Same five	74%	9th of 15

Every skater

player	pos	unit	streak	PP1 share	PP min/gm	PK time/gm	PP G	PP A	PP P
Egor Chinakhov	R	PP1	1	100%	5:01	0:33	1	0	1
Erik Karlsson	D	PP1	1	100%	5:04	1:56	0	1	1
Rickard Rakell	R	PP1	1	100%	4:52	1:45	0	1	1
Sidney Crosby	C	PP1	1	100%	4:45	0:00	0	0	0
Thomas Novak	C	PP1	1	100%	4:06	0:00	0	1	1
Evgeni Malkin	C	PP2	1	0%	1:58	0:00	1	0	1
Hendrix Lapierre	C	PP2	1	0%	2:06	0:00	0	1	1
Kris Letang	D	PP2	1	0%	1:49	0:23	0	0	0
Samuel Girard	D	PP2	1	0%	1:47	2:30	0	0	0
Ville Koivunen	R	PP2	1	0%	2:42	0:00	0	0	0
Blake Lizotte	C	—	—	0%	0:00	2:26	0	0	0
Connor Dewar	C	—	—	0%	0:00	2:18	0	0	0
Declan Carlile	D	—	—	0%	0:00	1:14	0	0	0
Elmer Soderblom	L	—	—	0%	0:00	1:50	0	0	0
Filip Hallander	C	—	—	0%	0:00	2:27	0	0	0
Kaedan Korczak	D	—	—	0%	0:00	2:40	0	0	0
Nick Robertson	L	—	—	0%	0:00	0:39	0	0	0
Trevor van Riemsdyk	D	—	—	0%	0:00	3:19	0	0	0

held — his last measured game is older than the club’s: injured or scratched, and an absence neither breaks nor extends a streak.

Every game — 1 this season

date	opp	PP1 time	PP1 G	PP1 SOG	PP1 SAT	PP1 HDC	PP2 time	PP2 G	PP2 SAT	PP2 HDC
1 game		4:54/gm	1	4	5	3	1:56/gm	1	2	0
30 Sep	PHI	4:54	1	4	5	3	1:56	1	2	0

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