I don't have the raw data, but I've been looking at @IneffectiveMath's charts from the game: https://twitter.com/IneffectiveMath/status/778065966387331072
(Also this isn't to say that people shouldn't question the decision to shorten the bench -- Matthews and McDavid are young guys, with very little NHL experience, playing back to back, and the team is stacked with talent. But I haven't seen stats yet that bear out that another line was more effective.)
Re: Game day thread 19 Sept 2016
I don't have the raw data, but I've been looking at @IneffectiveMath's charts from the game: https://twitter.com/IneffectiveMath/status/778065966387331072
(Also this isn't to say that people shouldn't question the decision to shorten the bench -- Matthews and McDavid are young guys, with very little NHL experience, playing back to back, and the team is stacked with talent. But I haven't seen stats yet that bear out that another line was more effective.)