By the numbers: Game 77 vs. Edmonton

Scoring Chances

Complete scoring chance summary

Team	Period	Time	Note	Home						Away						State
Home	1	19:17	Nieto from Marleau, miss	7	12	31	39	61	83	2	4	14	30	85	93	5v5
Home	1	17:02	Brown from Kennedy, miss	5	10	18	31	44	81	2	4	23	30	41	85	5v5
Home	1	16:50	Desjardins rebound from Kennedy, goal	5	10	18	31	44	81	2	4	23	30	41	85	5v5
Away	1	15:59	Nugent-Hopkins, miss (5v4 PP)	7	8	12	31	61		4	14	19	30	93	94	4v5
Home	1	13:02	Braun from Couture, save	12	31	39	44	61	83	2	4	14	30	85	93	5v5
Away	1	10:15	Lander backhand, save (4v5 SH)	5	9	31	39	52	83	30	41	51	77	84		5v4
Away	1	7:28	Hall from Nugent-Hopkins, goal (5v4 PP)	5	10	31	44	57		4	14	19	30	93	94	4v5
Home	1	4:07	Boyle from Thornton, goal (4v4)	19	22	31	39	52		2	4	30	51	85		4v4
Home	1	0:19	Burns one-timer from Thornton, save (5v4 PP)	8	12	19	22	31	88	2	27	30	41	85		5v4
Home	2	19:17	Burns deflection from Thornton, miss (5v4 PP)	8	12	19	22	31	88	4	5	19	30	93		5v4
Home	2	18:12	Marleau from Pavelski, save (5v4 PP)	8	12	19	22	31	88	2	30	41	85	93		5v4
Home	2	18:05	Marleau from Thornton, save (5v4 PP)	8	12	19	22	31	88	2	30	41	85	93		5v4
Home	2	17:30	Pavelski one-timer from Thornton, miss (5v4 PP)	8	12	19	22	31	88	19	23	27	30	84		5v4
Home	2	17:16	Wingels rebound from Stuart, goal	7	9	15	31	57	61	2	5	23	27	30	85	5v5
Home	2	15:50	Boyle, save (5v4 PP)	8	12	19	22	31	39	2	30	41	51	85		5v4
Away	2	14:57	Hendricks rebound from Gordon, save (4v5 SH)	8	12	19	22	31	39	2	23	27	30	85		5v4
Home	2	12:59	Desjardins backhand, save	10	18	22	31	44	81	19	30	41	57	77	94	5v5
Away	2	10:45	Hall from Eberle on 2on1, miss	7	12	31	39	61	83	4	5	14	30	77	93	5v5
Away	2	10:12	Acton off turnover, save	7	12	15	31	57	61	19	23	30	36	41	84	5v5
Away	2	8:47	Gordon from Eberle, save	7	9	15	31	44	57	2	14	27	30	85	94	5v5
Away	2	6:56	Nugent-Hopkins from Belov, goal	5	12	31	39	44	83	4	5	14	30	77	93	5v5
Home	2	4:03	Burns backhand from Thornton, save (5v4 PP)	8	19	22	31	39	88	2	30	41	51	84		5v4
Away	2	1:17	Gagner backhand from Perron, save	7	10	31	61	81	83	2	30	57	84	89	94	5v5
Home	2	0:09	Marleau backhand from Thornton, save	12	19	31	44	52	88	14	19	23	30	85	93	5v5
Away	3	15:57	Hall from Smyth, save (5v4 PP)	7	31	39	57	61		4	14	19	30	93	94	4v5
Away	3	15:02	Larsen from Gagner, save (5v4 PP)	7	31	39	57	61		30	36	57	85	89	94	4v5
Home	3	14:03	Thornton from Boyle, miss	12	19	22	31	52	88	4	14	19	30	84	93	5v5
Away	3	13:45	Nugent-Hopkins from Eberle, goal	12	19	22	31	52	88	4	14	19	30	84	93	5v5
Home	3	9:33	Pavelski backhand, save	8	19	22	31	52	88	19	23	27	30	51	84	5v5
Home	3	9:26	Burns from Thornton, goal	8	19	22	31	52	88	19	23	27	30	51	84	5v5
Home	3	7:30	Marleau rebound from Burns, goal (5v4 PP)	8	12	19	22	31	88	2	23	27	30	85		5v4
Home	3	3:55	Sheppard from Kennedy, save	10	15	22	31	52	81	4	19	30	57	85	89	5v5
Away	3	1:33	Nugent-Hopkins from Hall, miss	7	10	15	31	61	81	4	14	19	30	36	93	5v5

On-ice scoring chances, for and against

#	Player	EV			PP			SH
5	DEMERS, JASON	12:35	2	1	02:58	0	1	01:25	0	1
7	STUART, BRAD	16:31	2	5	00:05	0	0	02:47	0	3
8	PAVELSKI, JOE	11:15	2	0	08:34	8	1	02:13	0	1
9	HAVLAT, MARTY	07:52	1	1	03:34	0	1	00:00	0	0
10	DESJARDINS, ANDREW	09:09	4	2	00:00	0	0	00:48	0	1
12	MARLEAU, PATRICK	14:44	4	4	07:30	7	1	02:01	0	1
15	SHEPPARD, JAMES	11:24	2	3	00:37	0	0	00:00	0	0
18	BROWN, MIKE	05:02	3	0	00:00	0	0	00:00	0	0
19	THORNTON, JOE	13:14	5	1	08:34	8	1	00:00	0	0
22	BOYLE, DAN	12:52	6	1	09:23	8	1	00:48	0	0
31	NIEMI, ANTTI		12	7		8	2		0	4
39	COUTURE, LOGAN	12:10	3	2	05:24	2	2	02:08	0	2
44	VLASIC, MARC-EDOUARD	14:14	5	2	00:00	0	0	02:10	0	1
52	IRWIN, MATT	13:51	6	1	03:16	0	1	00:00	0	0
57	WINGELS, TOMMY	10:32	1	2	01:43	0	0	02:15	0	3
61	BRAUN, JUSTIN	15:38	3	4	00:05	0	0	02:44	0	3
81	KENNEDY, TYLER	08:19	4	2	00:00	0	0	00:00	0	0
83	NIETO, MATT	10:19	2	3	01:56	0	1	00:29	0	0
88	BURNS, BRENT	13:12	4	1	07:01	7	0	00:00	0	0

Team scoring chance totals

Period	Totals		EV		PP		5v3 PP		SH		5v3 SH
1	6	3	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0
2	9	6	3	5	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	5	4	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Ovr	20	13	12	7	8	2	0	0	0	4	0	0

Head-to-head scoring chances

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The chances paint a more encouraging picture of the Sharks‘ effort last night than shot attempts, or the eye test for that matter, did. San Jose didn’t generate many shots at even-strength through the first forty minutes but many of the ones they did earn came from the scoring area, which I suppose has to be seen as a positive sign. Thornton’s line in particular comes out looking much better here than I would have expected based on their performance in the first two periods.

5-on-5 Zone Entries

#	Player	Overall Entries	Shots Per Overall Entry	Controlled Entries	Shots Per Controlled Entry	% Of Entries With Control
5	DEMERS, JASON	1	0	1	0	100
7	STUART, BRAD	2	1	1	1	50
8	PAVELSKI, JOE	5	0.2	3	0	60
9	HAVLAT, MARTY	3	0.33	2	0.5	66.7
10	DESJARDINS, ANDREW	4	1	2	0.5	50
12	MARLEAU, PATRICK	4	0.5	2	0.5	50
15	SHEPPARD, JAMES	1	0	1	0	100
18	BROWN, MIKE	1	0	1	0	100
19	THORNTON, JOE	9	1	6	0.67	66.7
22	BOYLE, DAN	1	0	0	0	0
39	COUTURE, LOGAN	6	0.33	5	0.4	83.3
44	VLASIC, MARC-EDOUARD	2	0.5	1	0	50
52	IRWIN, MATT	3	0	0	0	0
57	WINGELS, TOMMY	1	0	0	0	0
61	BRAUN, JUSTIN	2	0.5	2	0.5	100
81	KENNEDY, TYLER	3	0	1	0	33.3
83	NIETO, MATT	1	1	1	1	100
88	BURNS, BRENT	5	0	3	0	60
	Sharks Overall	54	0.44	32	0.38	59.3
	Oilers Overall	46	0.61	29	0.62	63

You know it’s a bizarre game when the Sharks (or any team, for that matter) generate fewer shots per entry when bringing the puck into the offensive zone with control than they generate off dump-ins, but that was the case last night. Both San Jose and Edmonton gained the blueline with control at very high rates but both clubs, the Oilers in particular, were also unusually successful when forced to dump it in. Just a strange, sloppy game defensively at both ends of the rink.

5-on-5 Zone Exits

#	Player	Touches	In-Zone Passes	Carry-Out	Pass-Out	Turnover	Icing	Overall Success %	Exit Success %
5	DEMERS, JASON	11	6	3	0	1	1	27.3	60.0
7	STUART, BRAD	12	7	1	0	4	0	8.3	20.0
8	PAVELSKI, JOE	5	2	1	1	1	0	40.0	66.7
9	HAVLAT, MARTY	3	1	0	1	1	0	33.3	50.0
10	DESJARDINS, ANDREW	7	0	1	3	2	1	57.1	57.1
12	MARLEAU, PATRICK	7	1	1	3	2	0	57.1	66.7
15	SHEPPARD, JAMES	3	1	0	1	1	0	33.3	50.0
18	BROWN, MIKE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	THORNTON, JOE	5	2	1	0	2	0	20.0	33.3
22	BOYLE, DAN	16	8	6	1	1	0	43.8	87.5
39	COUTURE, LOGAN	6	4	0	2	0	0	33.3	100.0
44	VLASIC, MARC-EDOUARD	11	3	2	2	3	1	36.4	50.0
52	IRWIN, MATT	15	7	3	2	2	1	33.3	62.5
57	WINGELS, TOMMY	4	1	0	1	2	0	25.0	33.3
61	BRAUN, JUSTIN	16	5	8	0	3	0	50.0	72.7
81	KENNEDY, TYLER	5	1	1	2	1	0	60.0	75.0
83	NIETO, MATT	3	0	2	0	1	0	66.7	66.7
88	BURNS, BRENT	6	3	1	1	1	0	33.3	66.7
	Overall	135	52	31	20	28	4	37.8	61.4

Brad Stuart now has five games under his belt since returning from injury and, oddly enough, I think he was far better in his first two games back than he’s been since, with last night marking his third straight awful showing. The numbers above speak for themselves; Stuart turned the puck over on four of his twelve defensive-zone touches and only successfully advanced it into the neutral zone once. He was a big reason his pairing with Justin Braun struggled. On the bright side, Matt Irwin and Dan Boyle (especially Boyle) turned in one of their better performances of the season; if that tandem could somehow keep this up and push Stuart/Braun for minutes, the Sharks can overcome poor play from Stuart.

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

Scoring Chances

5-on-5 Zone Entries

5-on-5 Zone Exits

Talking Points