| Line name | Members | Team | League | Description | Date | Refs. |
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| That 70s Line | Tanner Pearson,Jeff Carter,Tyler Toffoli | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | Pearson wore the number 70 on his jersey; Carter the number 77; and Toffoli the number 73. Named in reference toThat '70s Show. | 2013-2018 | [2][3] [4] |
| The Black Aces | Herb Carnegie,Ossie Carnegie,Manny McIntire | Quebec Aces | QSHL | The first all-black line in the Quebec Senior Hockey League. | 1940s | [5] |
| The Century Line | Syl Apps Jr.,Lowell MacDonald,Jean Pronovost | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | Named by their team publicist after the line scored over 100 goals in the 1973–1974 season. | 1973–1976 | [6][7] |
| The Coneheads | Mark Pavelich,John Harrington,Buzz Schneider | United States Men's National Team | | Part of theMiracle on Ice team that won the gold medal at the1980 Winter Olympics. All three grew up playingpickup games on ponds in theIron Range of Northeast Minnesota. They named themselves after theSaturday Night Live sketch. | 1980 | [8][9] |
| The Dynasty Line | Guy Lafleur,Steve Shutt,Pete Mahovlich (later replaced byJacques Lemaire) | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | | 1970s | [10] |
| The Espo Line | Wayne Cashman,Phil Esposito,Ken Hodge | Boston Bruins | NHL | Named after their center, Esposito. | 1967–1975 | [10] |
| The French Connection | Gilbert Perreault,Rick Martin,Rene Robert | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | Named after the Oscar-winning1971 film, as all three players wereFrench-Canadian. | 1972–1979 | [11][12] |
| The GAG Line | Rod Gilbert,Jean Ratelle,Vic Hadfield | New York Rangers | NHL | The name is an acronym for "Goal-A-Game", in reference to the line's high average scoring output. | 1966-1974 | [13] [14] |
| The Grind Line | Kris Draper,Joe Kocur (replaced byDarren McCarty after 1998 season),Kirk Maltby | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | | late 1990s-early 2000s | [15][16] |
| The Grumpy Old Men | Kirk Muller,John MacLean,Mike Keane | Dallas Stars | NHL | Named after a reference to the 1993 filmGrumpy Old Men. When the three veterans played for theDallas Stars in 2001, they had 105 years and five Stanley Cup wins between them. | 2001 | [17] |
| The HBK Line | Carl Hagelin,Nick Bonino,Phil Kessel | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | While technically the Penguins’ third line during their 2016 and 2017 Stanley Cup championship seasons, the name is taken from the first letters of their last names. Their most famous fan was pro wrestlerShawn Michaels, aka “The Heartbreak Kid”. | 2016-2017 | [18] |
| The Kid Line | Busher Jackson,Joe Primeau,Charlie Conacher | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | At the time of the line's formation, Primeau was 23 years old, while both Conacher and Jackson were only 18. | 1930-1938 | [19] [20] |
| The KLM Line | Vladimir Krutov,Igor Larionov,Sergei Makarov | Soviet national team | | The KLM Line was the top line on the dominant Soviet national teams of the 1980s. They won gold medals at the1984 and1988 Winter Olympics. Together with the top defensive pairing ofSlava Fetisov andAlexei Kasatonov, the five of them were collectively known as "The Green Unit" because of the green jerseys they wore in practice. | 1980s | [21] |
| TheKraut Line | Milt Schmidt,Woody Dumart,Bobby Bauer | Boston Bruins | NHL | Named for the German ancestry shared by all three, who grew up together inKitchener, Ontario. | 1936–1947 | [22] |
| TheLegion of Doom | Eric Lindros,John LeClair,Mikael Renberg | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | Named as all weighed over 220 pounds, ranged from 6'2" to 6'4" tall, and had a very physical playing style. | 1994–1997 | [12] |
| The LILCO Line | Billy Harris,Clark Gillies,Bryan Trottier | New York Islanders | NHL | Named after theLong Island Lighting Company because they lit the lamps so often with their goal-scoring. | 1970s | [23][24] |
| The Mafia Line | Phil Esposito,Don Maloney,Don Murdoch | New York Rangers | NHL | Named for the "godfather"Phil Esposito and his two "dons",Don Maloney andDon Murdoch. | late 1970s | [11] |
| The Perfection Line | Patrice Bergeron,Brad Marchand,David Pastrňák | Boston Bruins | NHL | | 2014–2022 | [25][26][27] |
| The Pizza Line | Dany Heatley,Jason Spezza,Daniel Alfredsson | Ottawa Senators | NHL | In 2005, the Ottawa Senators ran a promotion with Canadian pizza restaurantPizza Pizza where fans in attendance at home games would get free slices of pizza if the Senators scored five or more goals. Due to the line's extremely high scoring output, the promotion went into effect much more often than anticipated. | 2005-2009 | [28] [29] |
| The Pony Line | Doug Bentley,Max Bentley,Bill Mosienko | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | All three players on the line stood less than 5'10" and weighed under 160 lbs. | 1940-1943, 1945-1948 | [30] [31][32] |
| The Production Line | Sid Abel,Gordie Howe,Ted Lindsay | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | Named in reference to their prolific goal production as well as theautomotive industry in Detroit. The line was put together by head coachTommy Ivan in 1947. | 1947-1952 | [12][33] |
| The Punch Line | Hector "Toe" Blake,Elmer Lach,Maurice "Rocket" Richard | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | The trio was the top line on theMontreal Canadiens from 1943 to 1948 and won two Stanley Cups. | 1943–1948 | [12] |
| The S Line | Nels Stewart,Babe Siebert,Hooley Smith | Montreal Maroons | NHL | | 1927–1932 | [34] |
| The Triple Crown Line | Dave Taylor,Charlie Simmer,Marcel Dionne | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | Named after their achievements; in 1980–81, the trio combined for 328 points to become the first line in NHL history where each player scored 100 points or more in the same season. | 1979–1984 | [35][12] |
| The Trio Grande | Mike Bossy,Clark Gillies,Bryan Trottier | New York Islanders | NHL | The Trio Grande won fourStanley Cups with theNew York Islanders in the 1980s, and all three are in theHockey Hall of Fame. | 1980s | [23][36] |
| The Uke Line | Johnny Bucyk,Bronco Horvath,Vic Stasiuk | Boston Bruins | NHL | Named for their common Ukrainian heritage. | 1957–1961 | [37] |
| The West Coast Express | Markus Naslund,Brendan Morrison,Todd Bertuzzi | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | Named as a reference to thelocal commuter rail service of the same name. | 2000–2006 | [38][39] |
| The Sleepover Line | Tyler Toffoli,Macklin Celebrini,Will Smith | San Jose Sharks | NHL | Named for a viral moment in which veteran Tyler Toffoli slept on a cot in then-rookies Will Smith and Macklin Celebrini's hotel room. | 2025-2026 | [40][41] |
