Scoring Chances: Game 38 v. Washington

by The Neutral on Jan 8, 2012 9:00 AM PST in Statistical Analysis

Much like their last game against Columbus, the Sharks were outchanced in the first period tonight only to roar back and dominate the Capitals for much of the second and third, recording 16 scoring chances to Washington's 10 over the final two frames of a contest that was played almost entirely at even strength. Click through for a full breakdown of the chance data, although since it feels weird (to me anyway) having such little text preceding the jump, here's a look at the Sharks players who performed the best and worst based on their even strength scoring chance differentials in the game (idea stolen from Jackets Cannon).

Best EV Forward: Joe Pavelski (+7)

Worst EV Forward: Ryane Clowe (-3)

Best EV Defenseman: Marc-Edouard Vlasic (+3), Dan Boyle (+3), Douglas Murray (+3)

Worst EV Defenseman: Jason Demers (+0)

Period	Totals		EV		PP		5v3 PP		SH		5v3 SH
1	4	5	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	9	5	9	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
3	7	5	7	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	20	15	20	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Team	Period	Time	Note	SJS						Opponent
WSH	1	19:03	Ward	22	29	31	39	44	78	6	15	25	29	42	44	5v5
WSH	1	13:13	Ovechkin	22	29	31	39	44	78	6	8	20	21	29	44	5v5
SJS	1	12:53	Mitchell	17	26	31	60	64	88	6	22	28	29	44	90	5v5
SJS	1	12:51	McGinn	17	26	31	60	64	88	6	22	28	29	44	90	5v5
WSH	1	12:29	Knuble	17	26	31	60	64	88	6	22	28	29	44	90	5v5
WSH	1	8:22	Johansson	10	31	57	60	69	88	6	26	29	44	83	85	5v5
SJS	1	8:16	Wingels	10	31	57	60	69	88	6	26	29	44	83	85	5v5
WSH	1	4:16	Laich	12	19	22	26	31	44	6	8	20	21	29	44	5v5
SJS	1	2:53	Pavelski	8	12	19	22	31	44	8	20	21	27	29	74	5v5
SJS	2	19:01	Marleau	8	12	19	22	31	44	8	20	21	27	29	74	5v5
WSH	2	18:09	Chimera	29	31	39	60	78	88	6	25	29	42	44	90	5v5
SJS	2	14:29	Desjardins	10	31	57	60	69	88	25	29	42	52	81	90	5v5
SJS	2	14:27	Winchester	10	31	57	60	69	88	25	29	42	52	81	90	5v5
SJS	2	13:59	Demers	10	31	57	60	69	88	25	27	29	42	74	90	5v5
WSH	2	13:23	Goal - Wideman PP	3	8	12	31	61		6	8	20	28	29	90	4v5
SJS	2	12:52	Mitchell	17	22	26	31	44	64	21	25	27	29	42	74	5v5
SJS	2	12:32	Ferriero	29	31	39	44	78	88	22	27	28	29	74	90	5v5
SJS	2	8:33	Pavelski	8	31	39	60	78	88	6	22	28	29	44	90	5v5
SJS	2	8:01	McGinn	17	22	26	31	44	64	6	22	28	29	44	90	5v5
SJS	2	7:20	Pavelski	8	12	19	22	31	44	6	8	20	21	29	44	5v5
WSH	2	6:47	Carlson	12	19	22	29	31	44	8	15	27	29	42	74	5v5
WSH	2	2:07	Semin	29	31	39	60	64	88	21	22	28	29	44	74	5v5
WSH	2	1:13	Laich	22	29	31	39	44	78	6	8	20	21	29	81	5v5
WSH	3	19:16	Goal - Ward	17	26	31	60	64	88	6	21	25	29	42	44	5v5
SJS	3	19:00	Goal - Marleau	8	12	19	22	31	44	8	20	21	27	29	74	5v5
SJS	3	18:20	Clowe	3	29	31	39	61	78	6	22	28	29	44	90	5v5
SJS	3	18:17	Couture	3	29	31	39	61	78	6	22	28	29	44	90	5v5
WSH	3	17:17	Hendricks	17	31	60	64	69	88	6	26	29	44	83	85	5v5
WSH	3	15:52	Ward	22	29	31	39	44	78	15	25	27	29	42	74	5v5
SJS	3	11:11	Vlasic	12	22	29	31	44		6	28	29	81	90		4v4
SJS	3	11:09	Goal - Vlasic	12	22	29	31	44		6	28	29	81	90		4v4
WSH	3	10:01	Ovechkin	12	17	26	31	44	61	8	22	27	29	74	85	5v5
SJS	3	8:03	Marleau	8	12	19	22	31	44	8	21	27	28	29	74	5v5
SJS	3	4:06	Marleau	3	8	12	19	31	88	6	8	22	29	44	90	5v5
WSH	3	3:26	Carlson	26	29	31	60	64	88	20	21	27	29	74	85	5v5

#	Player	EV			PP			SH
3	D. MURRAY	14:22	3	0	0:36	0	0	0:26	0	1
8	J. PAVELSKI	15:39	7	0	1:37	0	0	0:26	0	1
10	B. WINCHESTER	8:44	4	1	0:00	0	0	0:00	0	0
12	P. MARLEAU	16:37	8	3	1:37	0	0	0:26	0	1
17	T. MITCHELL	14:13	4	4	0:36	0	0	0:00	0	0
19	J. THORNTON	15:52	6	2	1:37	0	0	0:00	0	0
22	D. BOYLE	23:54	9	6	1:46	0	0	0:00	0	0
26	M. HANDZUS	14:23	4	5	1:39	0	0	0:00	0	0
29	R. CLOWE	16:06	5	8	1:03	0	0	0:00	0	0
31	A. NIEMI	56:18	20	14	3:16	0	0	0:26	0	1
39	L. COUTURE	15:56	4	6	1:03	0	0	0:00	0	0
44	M. VLASIC	24:22	10	7	0:06	0	0	0:00	0	0
57	T. WINGELS	9:01	4	1	0:00	0	0	0:00	0	0
60	J. DEMERS	16:59	7	7	0:42	0	0	0:00	0	0
61	J. BRAUN	13:28	2	1	1:48	0	0	0:26	0	1
64	J. MCGINN	15:27	4	5	0:36	0	0	0:00	0	0
69	A. DESJARDINS	9:36	4	2	0:00	0	0	0:00	0	0
78	B. FERRIERO	15:20	4	5	0:00	0	0	0:00	0	0
88	B. BURNS	19:31	9	7	1:34	0	0	0:00	0	0

Head-to-head scoring chances:

Todd McLellan did everything in his capacity to ensure his top five-man unit of Pavelski, Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau, Vlasic and Boyle were out on the ice whenever Alex Ovechkin was and it appears to have paid off as the five Sharks either tied or won their chance battle against the Great Eight. Where Ovechkin was able to do his damage, at least chance-wise seeing as he was held off the scoresheet, was in his brief time against the Logan Couture line who uncharacteristically struggled to establish much in the way of sustained possession in this game despite making, by eye, quite a few good reads in their own zone.

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

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was absolutely dominant. They finished >15 CORSI on the night which is amazingly high.

by SnarkSD on Jan 8, 2012 11:15 AM PST reply actions

Absolutely dominant is right. Good to see Thornton get back into the groove after a few below par games.

I was also really impressed with Mitchell last night and the third line as a whole, even if the scoring chances didn’t exactly come out glowing for them. Mitchell really responded to being scratched on Thursday.

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by Mr. Plank on Jan 8, 2012 12:04 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions

I definitely felt this was one of Mitchell’s strongest performances too. He got a bit unlucky with the chance differential – the Ward goal was on Handzus and while I’d have to go back and check on the Hendricks crossbar I don’t believe it was an error by Mitchell that caused it.

by The Neutral on Jan 8, 2012 12:32 PM PST up reply actions

Yup, they were phenomenal. I’d have to check but by memory I think it might have statistically been the trio’s best game of the season in terms of Corsi, Fenwick and chances. And they did it all while hard-matched against Ovechkin. Really impressive.

by The Neutral on Jan 8, 2012 12:30 PM PST up reply actions

Laich is no slouch either

by Briceratops on Jan 8, 2012 2:29 PM PST up reply actions

Blue line win?

Can I say I am super impressed with the points generated from our blue line? 3 goals from 3 players and 3 assists from Boiler. And, Boyle did it all while keeping up with a red hot Ovechkin. Dang. Well played guys, well played.

by shhuyck on Jan 8, 2012 7:49 PM PST reply actions

Great work as usual

I noticed the disclaimer that these posts aren’t endorsed by FTF has disappeared.

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by Evilducks on Jan 8, 2012 9:16 PM PST reply actions

Every Fanpost has those attached, nothing we could do about it.

Instead of having Derek post in the Fanposts following games and do a recap at the end of the month we’re having him just post them on the front page. Makes sense considering the level of awesomeness that flows from every one.

by FTF Staff on Jan 9, 2012 7:07 AM PST up reply actions

Yeah, it’s really nice to have the actual stats before we completely ignore them to complain about players our guts tell us played like crap.

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by Evilducks on Jan 9, 2012 7:45 AM PST up reply actions

Also Impressed

with Tommy Wingels. This is the first time I remember watching him this season and he was quietly really effective. Handling, puck awareness and speed stuck out in my mind.

by Cloweture on Jan 8, 2012 10:34 PM PST reply actions