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Statistical Analysis

By the numbers: Game 67 vs. Columbus

Scoring chances, zone entries, zone exits and more from the Sharks' 4-3 shootout win over Columbus on Thursday night.

Scoring Chances

Complete scoring chance summary

Team Period Time Note Home Away State
Away 1 18:59 Burns from Thornton, save 6 19 21 38 71 72 8 19 27 32 61 88 5v5
Home 1 18:27 Johansen backhand, miss 15 19 38 47 71 72 8 15 27 32 61 88 5v5
Home 1 16:23 Horton from Dubinsky, save 6 8 11 17 21 72 12 27 32 39 61 83 5v5
Away 1 16:11 Hannan from Couture, save 6 8 11 17 21 72 12 22 27 32 39 83 5v5
Home 1 14:32 Johansen from Jenner, goal 6 13 18 21 55 72 8 19 22 32 52 88 5v5
Home 1 14:09 Letestu from Atkinson, save 6 13 18 21 55 72 8 19 22 32 52 88 5v5
Away 1 13:10 Couture from Demers, save 7 8 11 17 58 72 5 12 32 39 44 83 5v5
Home 1 12:19 Johansen backhand from Jenner, save 7 19 38 58 71 72 9 15 27 32 57 61 5v5
Away 1 9:08 Marleau from Couture, goal 7 8 11 17 58 72 12 27 32 39 61 83 5v5
Away 1 5:23 Marleau breakaway, save 6 13 18 21 55 72 12 27 32 39 61 83 5v5
Away 1 1:10 Marleau from Couture, save 19 21 38 47 71 72 5 12 32 39 44 83 5v5
Home 2 19:46 Dubinsky from Savard, save 7 8 11 17 58 72 5 12 32 39 44 83 5v5
Home 2 19:13 Atkinson one-timer from Umberger, save 6 13 18 21 55 72 8 19 27 32 61 88 5v5
Away 2 18:37 Havlat deflection from Boyle, save (5v4 PP) 7 24 55 58 72 8 9 12 19 22 32 4v5
Home 2 16:56 Umberger breakaway from Dubinsky, goal (4v5 SH) 7 17 18 55 72 8 12 19 22 32 88 4v5
Away 2 15:51 Pavelski one-timer from Marleau, save (5v4 PP) 7 17 18 47 72 5 8 12 19 32 39 4v5
Home 2 15:22 Johansen from Foligno, save 15 19 38 58 71 72 10 18 27 32 37 61 5v5
Home 2 14:39 Dubinsky backhand from Calvert, save 8 11 15 17 58 72 9 15 32 44 57 61 5v5
Home 2 6:03 Dubinsky from Umberger, save (5v4 PP) 7 17 18 19 21 72 5 12 32 57 61 5v4
Home 2 5:36 Atkinson from Letestu, save (5v4 PP) 7 13 19 55 71 72 27 32 39 57 61 5v4
Away 3 19:46 Nieto from Couture, goal 7 8 11 17 47 72 5 12 32 39 44 83 5v5
Home 3 15:32 Johansen on 2on1, save 15 19 38 58 71 72 12 22 32 39 52 83 5v5
Home 3 14:12 Umberger on 2on1, save (4v5 SH) 7 18 47 55 72 8 12 19 22 32 39 4v5
Away 3 14:05 Marleau from Pavelski, goal (5v4 PP) 7 18 47 55 72 8 12 19 22 32 39 4v5
Away 3 8:13 Pavelski on 2on1, save 6 8 11 17 21 72 5 8 19 32 44 88 5v5
Away 3 6:46 Burns off turnover, save 7 19 38 47 71 72 8 19 27 32 61 88 5v5
Home 3 4:59 Wisniewski from Dubinsky, goal 6 11 13 17 21 72 12 22 32 39 52 83 5v5
Home 3 0:04 Johnson rebound from Wisniewski, save (5v4 PP) 7 13 19 21 71 72 8 27 32 39 61 5v4
Home 4 3:36 Dubinsky off turnover, save (4v4) 6 8 17 47 72 9 19 27 32 61 4v4
Away 4 2:04 Vlasic from Wingels on 3on2, save (4v4) 7 11 21 55 72 5 32 44 57 83 4v4

On-ice scoring chances, for and against

# Player EV PP SH
5 DEMERS, JASON 17:51 5 1 01:17 1 0 03:34 0 1
8 PAVELSKI, JOE 16:21 3 4 03:04 3 2 02:24 0 1
9 HAVLAT, MARTY 14:35 0 3 01:25 1 0 00:00 0 0
10 DESJARDINS, ANDREW 06:22 0 1 00:00 0 0 00:36 0 0
12 MARLEAU, PATRICK 17:44 6 4 03:04 3 2 02:28 0 1
15 SHEPPARD, JAMES 14:42 0 3 00:00 0 0 00:00 0 0
18 BROWN, MIKE 06:08 0 1 00:00 0 0 00:00 0 0
19 THORNTON, JOE 16:40 3 4 03:04 3 2 00:00 0 0
22 BOYLE, DAN 20:26 1 4 02:25 2 2 00:00 0 0
27 HANNAN, SCOTT 16:37 5 6 00:00 0 0 02:26 0 2
32 STALOCK, ALEX 10 12 3 2 0 3
37 BURISH, ADAM 06:01 0 1 00:00 0 0 01:08 0 0
39 COUTURE, LOGAN 15:54 6 4 01:34 2 1 02:25 0 2
44 VLASIC, MARC-EDOUARD 19:32 5 2 00:00 0 0 03:11 0 0
52 IRWIN, MATT 18:33 0 4 00:38 0 0 00:00 0 0
57 WINGELS, TOMMY 14:08 1 2 00:43 0 0 02:07 0 2
61 BRAUN, JUSTIN 17:32 4 7 00:00 0 0 02:49 0 3
83 NIETO, MATT 16:10 7 4 00:38 0 0 00:15 0 0
88 BURNS, BRENT 16:45 3 4 00:43 0 1 00:06 0 0

Team scoring chance totals

Period Totals EV PP 5v3 PP SH 5v3 SH
1 6 5 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 7 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
3 4 4 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 13 17 10 12 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 0

Head-to-head scoring chances

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The bottom six, with Matt Irwin and Dan Boyle frequently behind them, were outplayed by their Blue Jackets counterparts and looked more or less hopeless when caught on the ice against some of Columbus' better forwards. That's a big reason the Sharks were outchanced in this game, both at even-strength and overall, as well as a significant factor in their dismal second period showing. Ryan Johansen had a great game for the Jackets, generating five of their 17 chances.

5v5 Zone Entries

# Player Overall Entries Shots Per Overall Entry Controlled Entries Shots Per Controlled Entry % Of Entries With Control
5 DEMERS, JASON 0 0 0 0 0
8 PAVELSKI, JOE 7 0.14 6 0.17 85.7
9 HAVLAT, MARTY 8 0.25 3 0 37.5
10 DESJARDINS, ANDREW 2 0 1 0 50
12 MARLEAU, PATRICK 5 0.6 5 0.6 100
15 SHEPPARD, JAMES 3 0.33 3 0.33 100
18 BROWN, MIKE 3 0 0 0 0
19 THORNTON, JOE 6 0.33 4 0.25 66.7
22 BOYLE, DAN 2 1 2 1 100
27 HANNAN, SCOTT 1 1 1 1 100
37 BURISH, ADAM 1 0 0 0 0
39 COUTURE, LOGAN 8 0.25 6 0.33 75
44 VLASIC, MARC-EDOUARD 3 0.33 0 0 0
52 IRWIN, MATT 1 0 0 0 0
57 WINGELS, TOMMY 3 0 2 0 66.7
61 BRAUN, JUSTIN 0 0 0 0 0
83 NIETO, MATT 3 0.67 2 0 66.7
88 BURNS, BRENT 5 0.8 3 0.67 60
Sharks Overall 61 0.34 38 0.34 62.3
Blue Jackets Overall 77 0.43 36 0.5 46.8

This was a completely bizarre game for the Sharks when it comes to zone entries. They gained the blueline with control far more frequently than they usually do but somehow generated slightly more shots per dump-in than they did per controlled entry. That pretty much never happens for any team in the league and it would be interesting to break down the video further to see if Columbus was simply defending well after ceding the blueline but failing to recover dumped-in pucks or if the Sharks were just having a poor night creating off the rush. At any rate, that quirk and the fact that they allowed 16 more zone entries than they generated are why they were outshot in this game.

5v5 Zone Exits

# Player Touches In-Zone Passes Carry-Out Pass-Out Turnover Icing Overall Success % Exit Success %
5 DEMERS, JASON 23 12 5 1 5 26.1 54.5
8 PAVELSKI, JOE 9 5 2 2 44.4 100.0
9 HAVLAT, MARTY 4 1 1 1 1 50.0 66.7
10 DESJARDINS, ANDREW 3 1 1 1 33.3 50.0
12 MARLEAU, PATRICK 13 3 2 6 2 61.5 80.0
15 SHEPPARD, JAMES 15 6 5 4 33.3 55.6
18 BROWN, MIKE 2 2 0.0 0.0
19 THORNTON, JOE 7 1 4 2 57.1 66.7
22 BOYLE, DAN 19 12 3 4 15.8 42.9
27 HANNAN, SCOTT 12 5 3 2 2 41.7 71.4
37 BURISH, ADAM 1 1 0.0 0.0
39 COUTURE, LOGAN 16 6 3 3 4 37.5 60.0
44 VLASIC, MARC-EDOUARD 22 10 4 3 4 1 31.8 58.3
52 IRWIN, MATT 17 9 3 3 2 35.3 75.0
57 WINGELS, TOMMY 8 1 1 1 5 25.0 28.6
61 BRAUN, JUSTIN 19 8 4 7 21.1 36.4
83 NIETO, MATT 8 4 1 1 3 25.0 50.0
88 BURNS, BRENT 10 4 3 1 1 1 40.0 66.7
Overall 208 88 36 33 50 2 33.2 57.5

Patrick Marleau had a fantastic game in all three zones. His was the best Shark at turning defensive-zone puck touches into clean exits, entered the offensive zone with possession of the puck on all five of his attempts, generated more shots from his controlled entries than any other than Shark save Brent Burns and, oh yeah, scored two goals.

For more on what scoring chances, zone entries and zone exits are, how they're tracked, and why they matter, read this post.

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