Category: 2013 Post Lockout Playoffs

Sharks vs. Canucks: On the verge of a sweep

By Derek Tanabe | Feb 23rd 2019 | 6 min read |

Indulge me for a moment as I commit the ultimate sportswriting cliché of quoting from Moneyball. And, that too, from a section of the Michael Lewis b...

Sharks vs. Canucks, Game 3: By the numbers

By Derek Tanabe | Feb 23rd 2019 | 5 min read |

Even-strength statistics Player TOI Corsi For Corsi Against Corsi +/- Chances For Chances Against Chances +/- Brad Stuart 16.1 18 15 +3 9 0 +9 Joe Pav...

Sharks rout Canucks to take 3-0 stranglehold

By Derek Tanabe | Feb 23rd 2019 | 5 min read |

We don’t need to rehash every harrowing detail of the Sharks’ sordid playoff history in order to establish that this franchise has been me...

Sharks back in San Jose after stealing home ice

By Matt Taylor | Feb 23rd 2019 | 7 min read |

The San Jose Sharks, after breaking the Canucks‘ collective spirit in Vancouver, have the chance to continue their assault on all things blue an...

Analyzing Zone Exits: The Pressured Breakout

By Patrick Dermody | Feb 23rd 2019 | 6 min read |

Throughout the year we have frequently commented on the need for a puck moving defensemen on the ice at all times. Icing 2 stay at home defensemen can...

Sharks vs. Canucks, Game 2: By the numbers

By Derek Tanabe | Feb 23rd 2019 | 6 min read |

Even-strength statistics Player TOI Corsi For Corsi Against Corsi +/- Chances For Chances Against Chances +/- Brad Stuart 17.3 16 23 -7 6 5 +1 Joe Pav...

Sharks take 2-0 series lead behind Niemi, Marleau, Torres

By Matt Taylor | Feb 23rd 2019 | 5 min read |

For a twenty or so minute span, it seemed as if the Vancouver Canucks’ desperation would be enough to even this series. For a while, it seemed a...

Sharks vs. Canucks: Three questions heading into Game 2

By Derek Tanabe | Feb 23rd 2019 | 7 min read |

Seventy-seven percent of teams in NHL history to win the first two games of a playoff series on the road have gone on to win the round. To say tonight...

Sharks vs. Canucks, Game 1: By the numbers

By Derek Tanabe | Feb 23rd 2019 | 5 min read |

Even-strength statistics Player TOI Corsi For Corsi Against Corsi +/- Chances For Chances Against Chances +/- Brad Stuart 17.4 6 14 -8 3 1 +2 Joe Pave...

A chart-tastic view of the Vancouver Canucks

By Ann Frazier | Feb 23rd 2019 | 6 min read |

The Vancouver Canucks are an interesting team. They get called chokers as much as the Sharks, yet don’t have quite the same sustained success. T...