Best Line in the NHL

[TruePowerSlave]

The Avs 1st is a monster. They produce more than any other line in the league and carry an otherwise weak team night in and night out. Everyone knows it and still they cannot shut them down.

POINTS
Rantanen 4th
MacKinnon 5th
Landeskog 19th

GOALS
Landeskog 6th
MacKinnon 10th
Rantanen 25th

+/-
MacKinnon 15th
Rantanen 18th
Landeskog 19th

The Avs are 0-12-4 when the top line scores less than 2 goals in a game.

The Avalanche have scored 157 goals so far and at least one member of that line has been a part of 94 of those goals, almost 60%.

They have been held scoreless 5 times.

 

[koyvoo]

I still think for a playoff run I choose the Boston guys.

 

[Walter Sobchak]

Any reasoning for switching to full caps midway through the poll options? I don't mind it, just curious.

Cut and paste from daily face off.

how is johnson-point-kucherov not an option?

Forgot a few sorry.

 

[Walter Sobchak]

I think Boston's like is the most complete and accomplished line in the NHL currently.

 

[garyturner3]

COL's line is obviously having the best season without a doubt, but if there's one line I would fear going up against the most in the playoffs, it's still the Bergeron line. That fear is well on its way to becoming a reality for us Leaf fans again unfortunately.

 

[Dion TheFluff]

Give me the Bruins due to them being able to keep pace offensively with the other lines while also being the best defensively.

 

[Sstroh84]

Artemi Panarin(18G-34A-52P) - Pierre Luc Dubois(17G-25A-42P) - Cam Atkinson(27G-21A-48P)

Feel like this line is being underrated a bit.

After these three the next two top scorers on the team are Zach Werenski(9-18-27) and Seth Jones (7-20-27) yet the team is in 1st place in the Metro division. Also a top 10 scoring team in GF/G while having the 27th ranked PP.

 

[Incognito]

Hyman and Wilson put the Leafs and Capitals at a significant disadvantage for the purposes of this poll. I'd have to go with Colorado here.

 

[Thenameless]

Some of those other lines shouldn't even be listed.

 

[LetsGoBLUES91]

The Avs 1st is a monster. They produce more than any other line in the league and carry an otherwise weak team night in and night out. Everyone knows it and still they cannot shut them down.

The Avs are 0-12-4 when the top line scores less than 2 goals in a game.

The Avalanche have scored 157 goals so far and at least one member of that line has been a part of 94 of those goals, almost 60%.

They have been held scoreless 5 times.

I mean come on. Some great lines up there but how is this not the Avalanche 100%?

 

[Riseonfire]

Martin - Cizikas - Clutterbuck is the obvious answer

 

[The Abusement Park]

This is the Avs pretty easily. They carry that team more than any other line in the league. Every team comes in with the sole focus of shutting them down and it almost never happens.

 

[Sstroh84]

This is the Avs pretty easily. They carry that team more than any other line in the league. Every team comes in with the sole focus of shutting them down and it almost never happens.

Then why do they keep losing? A top line that scores a bunch of goals, but the team keeps losing doesn't seem like the best line in the league.

 

[780il]

1. Avs
2. Bruins
3. Oilers
4. Winnipeg
5. Tampa

Chiasson - Mcdavid - Draisaitl needs to be an option at least.

Why is the Preds line even on here? Their not even close to the others.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Then why do they keep losing? A top line that scores a bunch of goals, but the team keeps losing doesn't seem like the best line in the league.

Because the other 3 lines aren’t very good? One line can’t win you every game. Tampa bay and Calgary’s lines are also crazy good but they have the luxury of having a legit 2nd line to take some of the pressure of their top line.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

For me the top line needs to take into account not just which scores the most points. It needs to look st the net benefit it brings including shutting down other teams top lines.
I’m honestly surprised so many are taking Colorado. I’d take Boston’s pretty easily here. Match than line against the Colorado line and the Bruins line would come out ahead.

 

[bobholly39]

I would definitely have Colorado safely at #1 for now.

Boston definitely has a case for #2 (and maybe to retake#1). Tampa probably too, though i'm less familiar with the exact line. Those are top 3 i think

 

[The Abusement Park]

For me the top line needs to take into account not just which scores the most points. It needs to look st the net benefit it brings including shutting down other teams top lines.
I’m honestly surprised so many are taking Colorado. I’d take Boston’s pretty easily here. Match than line against the Colorado line and the Bruins line would come out ahead.

They did get matched up earlier this season and as per usual they dominated.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

They did get matched up earlier this season and as per usual they dominated.

Great. But I don’t put much stock in a single regular season game.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

From a scoring and defensive point of view. I have to think about this. I was going to say one line in my mind. But want to give this more thought.

 

[TruePowerSlave]

Then why do they keep losing? A top line that scores a bunch of goals, but the team keeps losing doesn't seem like the best line in the league.

Its almost like hockey is a team sport, wild idea I know

I’m honestly surprised so many are taking Colorado. I’d take Boston’s pretty easily here. Match than line against the Colorado line and the Bruins line would come out ahead.

They did and the Avs top line came out on top, Rantanen walked the Bruins 1st for a highlight reel goal

 

[The Abusement Park]

Great. But I don’t put much stock in a single regular season game.

You want to see them matched up, and then when you get results that you don’t want you say that isn’t enough?

 

[WetcoastOrca]

You want to see them matched up, and then when you get results that you don’t want you say that isn’t enough?

Lol! One game sample size. Want me to find one game where the Avs trio lost to another line and extrapolate a similar conclusion.
Yikes!

 

[The Abusement Park]

Lol! One game sample size. Want me to find one game where the Avs trio lost to another line and extrapolate a similar conclusion.
Yikes!

In a 7 game series against any team I’d feel confident that the Avs would come out and dominate ~4 games. They’re too good and versatile.

 

[North Cole]

Missing a bunch of top end talent to put the likes of Nashville's or Buffalo's up there.
Baffling.

EDM/TB/WSH are all superior to those two at least.

EDM?