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Deployment Watch
Track changing ice time and observed player roles, with evidence from NHL games.
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How to read Deployment WatchQuick guide
Usage changes shows share against season. Role changes compares the selected recent games with the preceding non-overlapping games on the same team.
Usage changes
Recent PP or 5v5 share compared with season share, measured in percentage points.
Role changes
Observed PP units and 5v5 usage bands compared between adjacent periods. These are not projected line combinations.
Early movement
A role difference was observed, but there are too few games or PP opportunities to call it stable.
Emerging
Repeated observations support the change, but the new role is not yet firmly established.
Confirmed
Several recent games support the same role with adequate evidence. Not a guarantee of future usage.
PP share
Player PP seconds divided by the team’s total PP time in the selected window.
5v5 share
Player 5v5 seconds divided by the team’s total 5v5 time.
Overall
Combined 5v5 + PP opportunity share; penalty-kill time excluded.
Recent opportunity share compared with the season baseline.
| Player | Role | Opportunity share | vs season | xP/G | Deployment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Quinton ByfieldLAK · R · 1/3 gamesDay-to-day |
L4 | 2%Season 24% | -22 pp | 0.62 | 81 | |
 Calum RitchieNYI · C · 1/3 gamesOut |
L4 | 0%Season 18% | -18 pp | 0.41 | 42 | |
 Matias MaccelliNYI · L · 1/3 gamesOut |
L4 | 4%Season 21% | -18 pp | 0.61 | 68 | |
 Marco RossiVAN · C · 1/3 games |
L4 · PP2 | 6%Season 24% | -18 pp | 0.38 | 65 | |
 Mitch MarnerVGK · R · 1/3 gamesPersonal absence |
L2 · PP1 | 10%Season 27% | -17 pp | 1.00 | 94 | |
 Pavel MintyukovANA · D · 1/3 gamesInjured reserve |
D3 | 7%Season 24% | -17 pp | 0.31 | 56 | |
 Esa LindellDAL · D · 1/3 gamesInjured reserve |
D2 · PP2 | 10%Season 26% | -15 pp | 0.18 | 66 | |
 David JiricekPHI · D · 1/3 games |
D3 · PP1 | 6%Season 19% | -13 pp | 0.05 | 55 | |
 Mikael BacklundCGY · C · 1/3 gamesDay-to-day |
L2 | 9%Season 22% | -13 pp | 0.60 | 51 | |
 Ben KindelPIT · C · 1/3 gamesInjured reserve |
L2 | 7%Season 20% | -13 pp | 0.62 | 74 | |
 Mike MathesonMTL · D · 1/3 games |
D2 · PP2 | 10%Season 21% | -12 pp | 0.44 | 74 | |
 Shakir MukhamadullinEDM · D · 1/3 games |
— | 0%Season 11% | -11 pp | 0.13 | 30 | |
 Egor ChinakhovPIT · R · 1/3 gamesDay-to-day |
L2 | 8%Season 19% | -11 pp | 0.50 | 61 | |
 Evgeni MalkinPIT · C · 2/3 gamesDay-to-day |
L4 · PP1 | 16%Season 27% | -11 pp | 0.78 | 75 | |
 Simon BenoitPHI · D · 1/3 games |
D3 | 8%Season 18% | -10 pp | 0.03 | 9 | |
 Judd CaulfieldANA · R · 1/3 games |
L3 · PP1 | 8%Season 19% | -10 pp | 0.43 | 50 | |
 Max JonesEDM · L · 1/3 games |
— | 0%Season 10% | -10 pp | 0.21 | 16 | |
 Justin SourdifWSH · C · 1/3 games |
L3 | 8%Season 18% | -10 pp | 0.45 | 40 | |
 Maxim ShabanovMIN · R · 2/3 games |
L4 · PP1 | 16%Season 25% | -10 pp | 0.69 | 72 | |
 Bryan RustPIT · R · 1/3 gamesInjured reserve |
L4 · PP1 | 6%Season 16% | -10 pp | 0.65 | 73 | |
 Danton HeinenCBJ · L · 1/3 games |
L4 | 5%Season 14% | -9 pp | 0.19 | 14 | |
 Liam OhgrenVAN · L · 2/3 games |
L3 | 14%Season 24% | -9 pp | 0.39 | 50 | |
 Igor ChernyshovSJS · L · 2/3 gamesOut |
L4 | 14%Season 23% | -9 pp | 0.39 | 55 | |
 Amadeus LombardiNJD · C · 1/3 games |
L2 | 7%Season 16% | -9 pp | 0.39 | 33 | |
 Nick SuzukiMTL · C · 2/3 gamesOut |
L1 · PP1 | 24%Season 32% | -8 pp | 1.25 | 94 | |
 Victor HedmanTBL · D · 2/3 gamesDay-to-day |
D4 | 11%Season 19% | -8 pp | 0.38 | 46 | |
 Jake McCabeTOR · D · 3/3 games |
— | 22%Season 29% | -8 pp | 0.16 | 47 | |
 Nick PerbixNSH · D · 2/3 games |
D2 | 17%Season 24% | -7 pp | 0.09 | 40 | |
 Mattias EkholmEDM · D · 2/3 gamesOut |
D2 · PP3 | 25%Season 33% | -7 pp | 0.28 | 69 | |
 Vincent DesharnaisWSH · D · 2/3 gamesInjured reserve |
D2 · PP3 | 19%Season 26% | -7 pp | 0.22 | 42 | |
 Tyson FoersterPHI · R · 2/3 games |
L1 · PP1 rotation | 20%Season 27% | -7 pp | 0.32 | 74 | |
 Luke SchennVAN · D · 1/3 games |
D4 · PP2 | 7%Season 14% | -7 pp | 0.19 | 18 | |
 Uvis BalinskisFLA · D · 1/3 games |
D3 · PP1 | 9%Season 16% | -7 pp | 0.24 | 54 | |
 Max CrozierTBL · D · 1/3 games |
D2 | 10%Season 17% | -6 pp | 0.36 | 44 | |
 Travis MitchellANA · D · 1/3 games |
D2 · PP3 | 10%Season 16% | -6 pp | 0.24 | 23 | |
 Oliver MooreCHI · C · 2/3 games |
L4 · PP2 | 14%Season 20% | -6 pp | 0.26 | 34 | |
 Sandis VilmanisFLA · L · 2/3 games |
L2 · PP3 | 17%Season 23% | -6 pp | 0.36 | 35 | |
 Andre BurakovskyOTT · L · 1/3 games |
L4 · PP2 | 6%Season 12% | -6 pp | 0.24 | 59 | |
 Dmitri VoronkovCBJ · L · 2/3 games |
L4 | 10%Season 16% | -6 pp | 0.43 | 48 | |
 Declan ChisholmNJD · D · 2/3 games |
D3 · PP2 | 19%Season 24% | -6 pp | 0.39 | 44 | |
 David SpacekMIN · D · 1/3 games |
D3 | 6%Season 11% | -5 pp | 0.00 | 34 | |
 Pierre-Luc DuboisWSH · C · 1/3 games |
L2 · PP1 | 10%Season 16% | -5 pp | 0.86 | 78 | |
 Axel Sandin-PellikkaDET · D · 1/3 games |
D2 | 9%Season 14% | -5 pp | 0.38 | 53 | |
 Jared McCannSEA · L · 2/3 gamesInjured reserve |
L2 · PP1 | 20%Season 25% | -5 pp | 0.69 | 73 | |
 Louis CrevierBUF · D · 3/3 games |
D4 | 17%Season 22% | -5 pp | 0.15 | 12 | |
 Michael BuntingPHI · L · 1/3 games |
L4 · PP2 | 7%Season 12% | -5 pp | 0.35 | 44 | |
 Carson SoucyCBJ · D · 2/3 games |
D3 | 15%Season 19% | -5 pp | 0.17 | 18 | |
 Zach MetsaBUF · D · 2/3 games |
D3 | 13%Season 17% | -5 pp | 0.16 | 8 | |
 Emil AndraeCBJ · D · 1/3 games |
D4 | 6%Season 11% | -4 pp | 0.19 | 34 | |
 Nate DanielsonDET · C · 2/3 games |
L4 · PP3 | 11%Season 15% | -4 pp | 0.28 | 23 | |
 Brenden DillonNJD · D · 1/3 games |
D3 | 9%Season 13% | -4 pp | 0.14 | 23 | |
 Sheldon DriesDET · C · 1/3 games |
L4 | 5%Season 9% | -4 pp | — | 8 | |
 Peyton KrebsBUF · C · 3/3 games |
L1 · PP3 | 21%Season 25% | -4 pp | 0.42 | 27 | |
 Ryan GreeneCHI · C · 3/3 games |
L4 · PP1 rotation | 20%Season 24% | -4 pp | 0.35 | 37 | |
 Denton MateychukCBJ · D · 3/3 games |
D2 · PP2 | 34%Season 38% | -4 pp | 0.49 | 78 | |
 Alex FormentonEDM · L · 3/3 games |
— | 18%Season 22% | -4 pp | 0.18 | 23 | |
 Zeev BuiumVAN · D · 3/3 games |
D2 · PP1 rotation | 33%Season 37% | -4 pp | 0.25 | 67 | |
 Ville OttavainenSEA · D · 2/3 games |
D3 | 11%Season 15% | -4 pp | 0.15 | 18 | |
 Trent FredericEDM · C · 2/3 games |
L4 | 15%Season 18% | -4 pp | 0.16 | 29 | |
 Erik GudbransonCBJ · D · 3/3 games |
D3 | 22%Season 26% | -4 pp | 0.11 | 21 | |
 Filip HallanderEDM · C · 2/3 games |
— | 6%Season 9% | -4 pp | 0.29 | 28 | |
 Olli MaattaMIN · D · 2/3 gamesOut |
D2 | 18%Season 21% | -4 pp | 0.52 | 46 | |
 Mathieu JosephEDM · R · 3/3 games |
— | 20%Season 23% | -3 pp | 0.26 | 27 | |
 Auston MatthewsTOR · C · 3/3 games |
— · PP1 | 32%Season 36% | -3 pp | 1.13 | 95 | |
 Jeff MalottANA · L · 2/3 gamesDay-to-day |
L3 | 14%Season 18% | -3 pp | 0.29 | 11 | |
| Martin NecasCOL · C · 3/3 games | L1 · PP1 | 32%Season 35% | -3 pp | — | — | |
 Andrew CoppDET · C · 3/3 games |
L3 · PP2 | 25%Season 29% | -3 pp | 0.43 | 69 | |
 Timothy LiljegrenWSH · D · 3/3 games |
D4 | 26%Season 29% | -3 pp | 0.18 | 28 | |
 Morgan BarronWPG · C · 3/3 games |
L2 | 20%Season 23% | -3 pp | 0.21 | 20 | |
 Shayne GostisbehereCAR · D · 3/3 games |
D3 · PP1 | 29%Season 32% | -3 pp | 0.67 | 84 | |
 Matthew WoodNSH · R · 3/3 games |
L4 · PP2 | 21%Season 24% | -3 pp | 0.45 | 64 | |
 Jordan SpenceOTT · D · 3/3 games |
D1 | 33%Season 36% | -3 pp | 0.41 | 72 | |
 Cole SmithCHI · R · 3/3 games |
L4 · PP3 | 18%Season 21% | -3 pp | 0.43 | 24 | |
 Noah JuulsenCOL · D · 2/3 games |
D6 | 11%Season 14% | -3 pp | 0.12 | 12 | |
 Ryan O'ReillyNSH · C · 3/3 games |
L1 · PP1 | 29%Season 32% | -3 pp | 0.69 | 86 | |
 Alex KillornANA · L · 3/3 games |
L4 · PP2 | 21%Season 24% | -3 pp | 0.52 | 52 | |
 Adam EngstromMTL · D · 1/3 games |
D3 | 8%Season 11% | -3 pp | 0.05 | 35 | |
 Arseny GritsyukNJD · R · 3/3 games |
L1 · PP2 | 25%Season 27% | -3 pp | 0.80 | 60 | |
 Josh DoanBUF · R · 3/3 games |
L4 · PP2 | 26%Season 29% | -3 pp | 0.39 | 61 | |
 Steven StamkosNSH · C · 3/3 games |
L1 · PP1 | 30%Season 33% | -3 pp | 0.82 | 85 |