With the majority of second-round matchups set, Sportlogiq ranks which forward lines have been the most effective through Round 1 of the StanleyCup Playoffs.
dominated the competition albeit in a different way than the Aho and Matthews lines. The Golden Knights top trio gets it done with its speed. Karlsson’s line is masters at forcing turnovers and getting up the ice quickly to strike off-the-rush, something they did well in the first round against the Minnesota Wild.
That’s not to suggest this group can’t create offence in other ways. There might not be a line in the NHL that reads off each other as well as Marchand, Bergeron, and Pastrnak. Marchand is one of the top forwards in the league protecting the puck and does a great job of attracting defenders to him. Expect to see a lot of this against their second-round opponent, the New York Islanders, with Bergeron and Pastrnak looking for open-ice to release a quick one-timer.