Scoring Chances: Game 37 v. Columbus

by The Neutral on Jan 5, 2012 10:42 PM PST

Period	Totals		EV		PP		5v3 PP		SH		5v3 SH
1	5	5	2	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	8	3	5	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	18	8	12	8	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Columbus came out flying in this one, outshooting the Sharks 8-1 at one point and outchancing them 3-0 to open the first period. Things got lopsided in the other direction in a hurry, however, as the Sharks impressively held the Blue Jackets to 0 chances in the second period and 3 in the third, albeit with two of those third period chances coming with Curtis Sanford on the bench.

Team	Period	Time	Note	SJS						Opponent
CBJ	1	17:47	Goal - Prospal	1	29	39	60	78	88	3	4	17	22	30	50	5v5
CBJ	1	16:21	Pahlsson	1	8	12	19	22	44	3	14	15	18	26	30	5v5
CBJ	1	14:08	Brassard	1	10	22	44	64	69	14	16	17	24	30	58	5v5
SJS	1	13:53	Pavelski	1	8	12	19	60	88	6	15	18	26	30	51	5v5
SJS	1	13:36	Pavelski	1	8	12	19	60	88	6	15	18	26	30	51	5v5
SJS	1	8:44	Boyle PP	1	22	26	29	39	61	6	18	30	51	61		5v4
SJS	1	6:58	Handzus PP	1	22	26	29	39	60	3	14	18	30	61		5v4
SJS	1	6:57	Goal - Clowe PP	1	22	26	29	39	60	3	14	18	30	61		5v4
CBJ	1	6:42	Boll	1	3	10	44	64	69	4	7	22	30	40	58	5v5
CBJ	1	6:41	Carter	1	3	10	44	64	69	4	7	22	30	40	58	5v5
SJS	2	19:38	McGinn	1	3	10	61	64	69	3	4	15	18	26	30	5v5
SJS	2	15:16	Goal - Thornton	1	8	12	19	60	88	6	15	18	26	30	58	5v5
SJS	2	4:27	Pavelski	1	8	12	19	22	44	6	7	16	30	51	61	5v5
SJS	2	3:32	Ferriero	1	3	29	39	78	88	3	4	22	30	40	50	5v5
SJS	2	0:41	Couture	1	12	29	39	60	88	3	4	17	18	22	30	5v5
SJS	3	19:27	Pavelski	1	8	12	19	22	44	6	7	18	30	51	61	5v5
SJS	3	19:16	Thornton	1	8	12	19	22	44	6	7	18	30	51	61	5v5
CBJ	3	18:23	Vermette	1	3	29	39	61	78	3	4	19	22	30	50	5v5
SJS	3	16:58	Wingels	1	3	26	28	57	61	14	24	26	30	40	58	5v5
SJS	3	12:24	Wingels	1	26	28	57	60	88	3	4	24	26	30	40	5v5
SJS	3	6:38	Handzus	1	26	28	57	60	88	14	15	16	24	30	58	5v5
SJS	3	5:28	Couture PP	1	26	29	39	44	60	6	18	30	50	51		5v4
SJS	3	5:13	Thornton PP	1	8	12	19	22	88	3	4	7	30	61		5v4
SJS	3	4:26	Marleau PP	1	8	12	19	44	60	6	18	30	51	61		5v4
CBJ	3	0:53	Nash 6v5	1	8	12	19	22	44	6	7	18	22	51	61	5v5
CBJ	3	0:14	Carter 6v5	1	8	12	19	22	44	6	7	18	22	51	61	5v5

Again, the chances really tell the story in this one. It was all Sharks in the second and third periods after the Jackets had the better of the even strength play in the first by a pretty good margin. Nice to see Tommy Wingels have an impact in his first game back in San Jose with two scoring chances in the third period.

#	Player	EV			PP			SH
1	T. GREISS	50:45	12	8	9:15	6	0	0:00	0	0
3	D. MURRAY	15:32	3	3	0:00	0	0	0:00	0	0
8	J. PAVELSKI	15:43	6	3	5:40	2	0	0:00	0	0
10	B. WINCHESTER	10:33	1	3	0:25	0	0	0:00	0	0
12	P. MARLEAU	17:25	7	3	5:15	2	0	0:00	0	0
19	J. THORNTON	15:52	6	3	5:46	2	0	0:00	0	0
22	D. BOYLE	17:29	3	4	5:04	4	0	0:00	0	0
26	M. HANDZUS	10:31	3	0	3:30	4	0	0:00	0	0
28	A. MURRAY	9:15	3	0	0:00	0	0	0:00	0	0
29	R. CLOWE	12:44	2	2	3:24	4	0	0:00	0	0
39	L. COUTURE	12:16	2	2	3:40	4	0	0:00	0	0
44	M. VLASIC	21:23	3	6	2:36	2	0	0:00	0	0
57	T. WINGELS	10:35	3	0	0:00	0	0	0:00	0	0
60	J. DEMERS	15:04	6	1	4:13	4	0	0:00	0	0
61	J. BRAUN	15:19	2	1	2:34	1	0	0:00	0	0
64	J. MCGINN	11:46	1	3	0:00	0	0	0:00	0	0
69	A. DESJARDINS	12:06	1	3	0:00	0	0	0:00	0	0
78	B. FERRIERO	13:29	1	2	0:05	0	0	0:00	0	0
88	B. BURNS	16:43	7	1	4:03	1	0	0:00	0	0

Jason Demers was full value for his first star selection with his best game of the season by the chances. One thing to keep in mind when evaluating the even strength differentials in this table is that Patrick Marleau, Joe Thornton, Joe Pavelski, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Dan Boyle and obviously Thomas Greiss were on the ice for the final two Blue Jackets chances that occurred with the Jackets net empty so they all look a bit worse than they probably deserve.

Head-to-head scoring chances:

Marleau, Thornton and Pavelski faced Jeff Carter, Rick Nash and what was a revolving door of right wingers for the vast majority of their shifts and came out on top both in that key matchup and in their time against the Sami Pahlsson line whenever Scott Arniel could get that unit out against them. Vlasic finally had a poor game as he was on the ice for six of the Jackets' eight chances in this game and lost his matchup against every Jackets forward he faced other than Nash and Derick Brassard although the disclaimer there is that two of those chances were in a 6v5 situation for Columbus as I've mentioned.

More stats from the game: Corsi/Fenwick, Shift Charts, H2H Ice Time, Zonestarts, Play-By-Play, Box Score

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Not only is it great that you do these,

you do them fast! I was wondering “Hmm… I wonder if the scoring chances are up” and then I see they were posted 46 minutes ago haha.

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by idunno723 on Jan 5, 2012 11:29 PM PST reply actions

Vlasic may have been down in the scoring chances but I thought he did a great job against the Jackets top line by eye. Carter and Nash were held to two shots apiece, with one of Nash’s coming in the end of the third I believe.

Great stuff again Derek. Check your email when you get the chance, it’s time to start getting these on the front page.

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by Mr. Plank on Jan 6, 2012 12:07 AM PST reply actions

Sorry, I should have specified I meant a poor game based on the chance differential. Vlasic was fine overall; I remember him single-handedly killing off valuable seconds along the boards with Sanford pulled late in the game.

by The Neutral on Jan 6, 2012 10:05 AM PST up reply actions

Brassard may have only had one scoring chance...

But I thought he played very well last night.

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by Matthew_Taylor on Jan 6, 2012 9:09 AM PST reply actions

I agree, he looked solid in limited ice time. Fedor Tyutin and Nikita Nikitin aren’t flattered by the chances either since they were hard-matched against the Thornton line but I thought they played well also.

by The Neutral on Jan 6, 2012 10:03 AM PST up reply actions