The Penguins have had seven different defense pairings with 100+ minutes played together at five-on-five this season. The Ryan Graves-Connor Clifton pair:
• Lowest rate of shot attempts allowed (49.7/60) • Lowest rate of unblocked attempts allowed (29.8/60) • Lowest rate of shots on goal allowed (18.6/60) • Lowest rate of goals allowed (1/60) • Best xGF% (60.9%)
That came despite eating up tough defensive zone starts, only starting 34.5% of their shifts in the offensive zone -- the second-fewest on the team, only behind Ryan Shea-Connor Clifton.
THE ASYLUM
The Penguins have had seven different defense pairings with 100+ minutes played together at five-on-five this season. The Ryan Graves-Connor Clifton pair:
• Lowest rate of shot attempts allowed (49.7/60)
• Lowest rate of unblocked attempts allowed (29.8/60)
• Lowest rate of shots on goal allowed (18.6/60)
• Lowest rate of goals allowed (1/60)
• Best xGF% (60.9%)
That came despite eating up tough defensive zone starts, only starting 34.5% of their shifts in the offensive zone -- the second-fewest on the team, only behind Ryan Shea-Connor Clifton.
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