Scoring Chances: Game 1 @ St. Louis
With this being the playoffs and all, I'm guessing we might have a few new readers so here's a refresher on what constitutes a scoring chance and there's some stuff about scoring chance types in here for anyone interested.
Despite being dominated territorially, particularly in the first overtime period (the team as a whole posted a -13 Corsi rating in this game, with Douglas Murray a hilarious -21), the Sharks were reasonably effective at limiting the Blues' quality opportunities. San Jose was still outchanced but it was by a relatively narrow margin, 14-11 at even strength and 19-17 overall. Calling this a huge win seems like an understatement but, realistically, the Sharks shouldn't expect to win three more games in this series if they continue to be outchanced - especially since they probably shouldn't count on a 0.952 SV% from Antti Niemi for much longer. If San Jose can do a better job at penetrating the neutral zone in order to spend more time in the Blues' end of the ice, they'll be on the fast track to an upset here since they've already banked a victory they probably didn't deserve.
Best EV Forward: Torrey Mitchell (+3)
Worst EV Forward: Joe Pavelski (-4)
Best EV Defenseman: Dan Boyle (+2)
Worst EV Defenseman: Douglas Murray (-5)
Period | Totals | EV | PP | 5v3 PP | SH | 5v3 SH | ||||||
1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 17 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Team | Period | Time | Note | SJS | Opponent | |||||||||||
SJS | 1 | 19:14 | Havlat P | 9 | 22 | 29 | 31 | 39 | 44 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 41 | 5v5 |
SJS | 1 | 16:42 | Couture T | 9 | 29 | 31 | 39 | 60 | 61 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 41 | 5v5 |
STL | 1 | 12:09 | Perron P | 8 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 44 | 6 | 27 | 41 | 42 | 57 | 74 | 5v5 |
STL | 1 | 7:44 | Russell P | 18 | 31 | 37 | 57 | 60 | 61 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 41 | 46 | 75 | 5v5 |
SJS | 1 | 7:12 | Desjardins T | 22 | 31 | 34 | 44 | 57 | 69 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 41 | 44 | 5v5 |
SJS | 1 | 5:22 | Moore T | 17 | 18 | 31 | 37 | 60 | 61 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 41 | 44 | 46 | 5v5 |
STL | 1 | 3:01 | Perron S | 8 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 88 | 6 | 27 | 41 | 42 | 57 | 74 | 5v5 |
STL | 2 | 16:46 | Reaves F | 3 | 9 | 29 | 31 | 39 | 88 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 41 | 75 | 5v5 |
STL | 2 | 16:01 | Oshie T | 3 | 9 | 29 | 31 | 39 | 88 | 6 | 27 | 41 | 42 | 57 | 74 | 5v5 |
SJS | 2 | 15:14 | Marleau PP | 8 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 39 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 27 | 41 | 5v4 | |
SJS | 2 | 14:31 | Marleau PP | 8 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 39 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 41 | 46 | 5v4 | |
SJS | 2 | 13:58 | Goal - Havlat PP | 9 | 19 | 22 | 29 | 31 | 88 | 5 | 27 | 41 | 42 | 74 | 5v4 | |
STL | 2 | 5:52 | Reaves T | 3 | 31 | 34 | 57 | 69 | 88 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 41 | 75 | 5v5 |
SJS | 2 | 4:43 | Pavelski PP | 8 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 39 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 27 | 41 | 5v4 | |
SJS | 2 | 4:42 | Pavelski PP | 8 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 39 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 27 | 41 | 5v4 | |
STL | 2 | 2:51 | Pietrangelo PP | 3 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 44 | 22 | 27 | 41 | 42 | 57 | 74 | 4v5 | |
STL | 2 | 2:17 | Shattenkirk PP | 18 | 31 | 34 | 61 | 88 | 22 | 27 | 41 | 42 | 57 | 74 | 4v5 | |
STL | 2 | 2:13 | Perron PP | 18 | 31 | 34 | 61 | 88 | 22 | 27 | 41 | 42 | 57 | 74 | 4v5 | |
STL | 2 | 1:50 | Berglund PP | 17 | 22 | 31 | 39 | 44 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 41 | 44 | 4v5 | |
STL | 3 | 19:06 | Goal - Berglund P | 9 | 22 | 29 | 31 | 39 | 44 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 41 | 5v5 |
SJS | 3 | 15:38 | Mitchell P | 17 | 18 | 31 | 37 | 60 | 61 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 41 | 5v5 |
STL | 3 | 12:32 | Goal - Berglund PP | 8 | 18 | 22 | 31 | 44 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 44 | 4v5 | |
SJS | 3 | 11:42 | Mitchell P | 17 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 37 | 60 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 41 | 75 | 5v5 |
SJS | 3 | 9:57 | Clowe PP | 9 | 19 | 22 | 29 | 31 | 60 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 41 | 46 | 5v4 | |
SJS | 3 | 8:04 | Galiardi S | 17 | 18 | 22 | 31 | 37 | 88 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 41 | 75 | 5v5 |
SJS | 3 | 5:16 | Goal - Desjardins T | 12 | 22 | 31 | 57 | 69 | 88 | 22 | 41 | 42 | 46 | 57 | 74 | 5v5 |
STL | 3 | 2:17 | Steen T | 31 | 34 | 57 | 60 | 61 | 69 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 41 | 5v5 |
SJS | 4 | 18:14 | Burns T | 8 | 18 | 31 | 37 | 61 | 88 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 46 | 5v5 |
STL | 4 | 15:51 | Shattenkirk T | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 88 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 41 | 5v5 |
STL | 4 | 6:52 | Steen T | 17 | 18 | 22 | 31 | 37 | 44 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 41 | 46 | 5v5 |
STL | 4 | 6:04 | Perron P | 8 | 18 | 31 | 37 | 60 | 61 | 6 | 27 | 41 | 42 | 57 | 74 | 5v5 |
STL | 4 | 2:48 | Backes P | 9 | 29 | 31 | 39 | 60 | 61 | 5 | 22 | 41 | 42 | 57 | 74 | 5v5 |
SJS | 4 | 1:13 | Mitchell P | 17 | 18 | 22 | 31 | 37 | 44 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 41 | 5v5 |
STL | 4 | 1:01 | Berglund S | 17 | 18 | 22 | 31 | 37 | 44 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 41 | 5v5 |
STL | 4 | 2:17 | Perron T | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 88 | 6 | 27 | 41 | 42 | 57 | 74 | 5v5 |
SJS | 5 | 16:26 | Goal - Havlat P | 9 | 22 | 29 | 31 | 39 | 44 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 41 | 44 | 5v5 |
# | Player | EV | PP | SH | ||||||
3 | D. MURRAY | 22:57 | 0 | 5 | 0:02 | 0 | 0 | 1:48 | 0 | 1 |
8 | J. PAVELSKI | 22:20 | 1 | 5 | 3:37 | 4 | 0 | 1:52 | 0 | 2 |
9 | M. HAVLAT | 19:36 | 3 | 4 | 1:54 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
12 | P. MARLEAU | 18:53 | 1 | 4 | 3:37 | 4 | 0 | 1:47 | 0 | 1 |
17 | T. MITCHELL | 17:41 | 5 | 2 | 0:19 | 0 | 0 | 0:50 | 0 | 1 |
18 | D. MOORE | 17:16 | 5 | 4 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 2:20 | 0 | 3 |
19 | J. THORNTON | 21:10 | 1 | 4 | 4:28 | 6 | 0 | 0:12 | 0 | 0 |
22 | D. BOYLE | 29:07 | 7 | 5 | 3:48 | 6 | 0 | 2:15 | 0 | 2 |
29 | R. CLOWE | 21:39 | 3 | 4 | 2:09 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
31 | A. NIEMI | 77:58 | 11 | 14 | 5:39 | 6 | 0 | 4:57 | 0 | 5 |
34 | D. WINNIK | 14:25 | 1 | 2 | 0:08 | 0 | 0 | 1:29 | 0 | 2 |
37 | T. GALIARDI | 18:01 | 5 | 4 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
39 | L. COUTURE | 19:26 | 3 | 4 | 3:30 | 4 | 0 | 1:24 | 0 | 1 |
44 | M. VLASIC | 27:31 | 4 | 4 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 2:31 | 0 | 3 |
57 | T. WINGELS | 12:56 | 2 | 3 | 0:52 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
60 | J. DEMERS | 18:43 | 4 | 4 | 1:22 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
61 | J. BRAUN | 21:29 | 4 | 4 | 0:08 | 0 | 0 | 0:54 | 0 | 2 |
69 | A. DESJARDINS | 13:24 | 2 | 2 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
88 | B. BURNS | 26:16 | 3 | 6 | 2:21 | 1 | 0 | 2:26 | 0 | 2 |
Chance Types
Team | Transition | Odd-man | Rebound | Forecheck | Possession | Steal | PP | SH |
San Jose | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
St. Louis | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Head-to-head scoring chances:

Everyone on the Blues had a field day going up against the Murray and Burns pairing who seemed to have a lot of difficulties against the St. Louis forecheck. As awesome as Burns has been in teal, he still has issues with neutral zone turnovers when attempting to move the puck north and those problems are exacerbated against St. Louis' system. If I were McLellan, I'd probably put Demers, who can make those outlet passes fairly consistently, back with Burns and give Murray a more limited role on the third pairing. In his defense, Murray did have a brutal zone start rate, starting 10 of his 12 non-neutral zone EV shifts in his own end. He also turned in a solid night on the PK where he played nearly two minutes and yielded just a single chance against. I only mention those so he doesn't eat me.
More stats from the game: Corsi/Fenwick, Shift Charts, H2H Ice Time, Zonestarts, Play-By-Play, Box Score