Scoring Chances: Game 2 vs. Phoenix
Our look at the head-to-head, team totals and on-ice scoring chances from the Sharks' 4-1 win over Phoenix on Saturday night.
| Team | Period | Time | Note | Home | Away | State | ||||||||||
| Home | 1 | 19:14 | Hertl breakaway from Vlasic, goal | 19 | 48 | 88 | 44 | 61 | 31 | 50 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 53 | 41 | 5v5 |
| Home | 1 | 18:13 | Nieto from Pavelski, save | 8 | 57 | 83 | 5 | 27 | 31 | 63 | 19 | 89 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 5v5 |
| Away | 1 | 17:13 | Doan jam play, miss | 8 | 57 | 83 | 5 | 27 | 31 | 63 | 19 | 89 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 5v5 |
| Home | 1 | 13:09 | Marleau from Couture, save (5v4 PP) | 8 | 12 | 19 | 39 | 22 | 31 | 50 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 5v4 | |
| Home | 1 | 12:38 | Hertl deflection from Irwin, goal (5v4 PP) | 48 | 81 | 88 | 5 | 52 | 31 | 11 | 28 | 3 | 53 | 41 | 5v4 | |
| Away | 1 | 11:58 | Ribeiro deflection from Boedker, save (5v4 PP) | 8 | 12 | 44 | 61 | 31 | 63 | 19 | 89 | 2 | 23 | 41 | 4v5 | |
| Away | 1 | 11:57 | Doan rebound from Ribeiro, save (5v4 PP) | 8 | 12 | 44 | 61 | 31 | 63 | 19 | 89 | 2 | 23 | 41 | 4v5 | |
| Home | 1 | 11:28 | Marleau breakaway, save (4v5 SH) | 8 | 12 | 44 | 61 | 31 | 63 | 19 | 89 | 2 | 23 | 41 | 4v5 | |
| Home | 1 | 9:42 | Hertl from Thornton, miss | 19 | 48 | 88 | 22 | 52 | 31 | 24 | 36 | 18 | 4 | 23 | 41 | 5v5 |
| Home | 1 | 8:40 | Thornton backhand from Pavelski, save (5v4 PP) | 8 | 12 | 19 | 39 | 22 | 31 | 50 | 18 | 4 | 23 | 41 | 5v4 | |
| Home | 1 | 7:33 | Pavelski one-timer from Thornton, save (5v4 PP) | 8 | 12 | 19 | 44 | 61 | 31 | 50 | 18 | 4 | 23 | 41 | 5v4 | |
| Home | 1 | 7:31 | Marleau tap-in from Vlasic, goal (5v4 PP) | 8 | 12 | 19 | 44 | 61 | 31 | 50 | 18 | 4 | 23 | 41 | 5v4 | |
| Home | 1 | 7:00 | Nieto rebound from Wingels, save | 8 | 57 | 83 | 5 | 27 | 31 | 63 | 19 | 89 | 3 | 53 | 41 | 5v5 |
| Home | 1 | 5:10 | Pavelski one-timer from Demers, save | 8 | 57 | 83 | 5 | 27 | 31 | 63 | 19 | 89 | 4 | 23 | 41 | 5v5 |
| Home | 2 | 19:17 | Burns one-timer from Thornton, save | 19 | 48 | 88 | 22 | 52 | 31 | 63 | 19 | 89 | 4 | 23 | 41 | 5v5 |
| Home | 2 | 18:58 | Nieto, save | 8 | 57 | 83 | 44 | 61 | 31 | 50 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 53 | 41 | 5v5 |
| Home | 2 | 17:31 | Kennedy one-timer from Couture, miss | 12 | 39 | 81 | 5 | 27 | 31 | 11 | 17 | 89 | 3 | 53 | 41 | 5v5 |
| Home | 2 | 4:13 | Braun from Kennedy on 3on2, save | 12 | 39 | 81 | 44 | 61 | 31 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 5v5 |
| Away | 2 | 3:14 | Ekman-Larsson, goal | 10 | 15 | 43 | 44 | 61 | 31 | 50 | 18 | 89 | 4 | 23 | 41 | 5v5 |
| Home | 3 | 17:24 | Desjardins backhand from Irwin, goalpost | 10 | 15 | 43 | 22 | 52 | 31 | 24 | 36 | 44 | 2 | 23 | 41 | 5v5 |
| Home | 3 | 17:23 | McCarthy rebound from Desjardins, save | 10 | 15 | 43 | 22 | 52 | 31 | 24 | 36 | 44 | 2 | 23 | 41 | 5v5 |
| Home | 3 | 16:17 | Thornton from Hertl, save | 19 | 48 | 88 | 44 | 61 | 31 | 24 | 36 | 44 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 5v5 |
| Away | 3 | 14:59 | Ribeiro, save | 8 | 57 | 83 | 5 | 27 | 31 | 63 | 22 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 5v5 |
| Home | 3 | 9:09 | Couture breakaway from Kennedy, save | 12 | 39 | 81 | 22 | 52 | 31 | 63 | 22 | 89 | 4 | 23 | 41 | 5v5 |
| Home | 3 | 8:41 | Marleau one-timer from Thornton, save (5v4 PP) | 8 | 12 | 19 | 39 | 22 | 31 | 11 | 28 | 2 | 23 | 41 | 5v4 | |
| Home | 3 | 6:38 | Nieto from Pavelski off turnover, miss | 8 | 57 | 83 | 22 | 27 | 31 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 5v5 |
| Home | 3 | 5:05 | Marleau on 2on1, save | 12 | 39 | 81 | 44 | 61 | 31 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 5v5 |
On-ice scoring chances for and against
| # | Player | EV | PP | SH | ||||||
| 5 | DEMERS, JASON | 14:58 | 4 | 2 | 02:35 | 1 | 0 | 00:51 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | PAVELSKI, JOE | 15:10 | 5 | 2 | 04:20 | 5 | 0 | 01:10 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | DESJARDINS, ANDREW | 08:51 | 2 | 1 | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MARLEAU, PATRICK | 12:36 | 4 | 0 | 04:15 | 5 | 0 | 01:02 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | SHEPPARD, JAMES | 08:35 | 2 | 1 | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | THORNTON, JOE | 14:39 | 4 | 0 | 04:10 | 5 | 0 | 00:10 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | BOYLE, DAN | 17:12 | 6 | 0 | 04:08 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | HANNAN, SCOTT | 15:27 | 5 | 2 | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 00:32 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | NIEMI, ANTTI | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 39 | COUTURE, LOGAN | 13:13 | 4 | 0 | 03:49 | 3 | 0 | 00:16 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | MCCARTHY, JOHN | 09:50 | 2 | 1 | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 00:32 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | VLASIC, MARC-EDOUARD | 19:14 | 5 | 1 | 00:12 | 2 | 0 | 01:28 | 1 | 2 |
| 48 | HERTL, TOMAS | 14:25 | 4 | 0 | 02:15 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | IRWIN, MATT | 16:30 | 5 | 0 | 02:24 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | WINGELS, TOMMY | 13:32 | 5 | 2 | 00:14 | 0 | 0 | 00:32 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | BRAUN, JUSTIN | 19:11 | 5 | 1 | 00:12 | 2 | 0 | 01:09 | 1 | 2 |
| 81 | KENNEDY, TYLER | 13:51 | 4 | 0 | 02:32 | 1 | 0 | 00:16 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | NIETO, MATTHEW | 13:38 | 5 | 2 | 00:14 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | BURNS, BRENT | 15:28 | 4 | 0 | 02:20 | 1 | 0 | 00:02 | 0 | 0 |
Team totals by game state
| Period | Totals | EV | 5v4 PP | 5v3 PP | 4v5 SH | 3v5 SH | ||||||
| 1 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ovr | 22 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Head-to-head scoring chances
- The scoring chance numbers from this game are so lopsided that there's almost nothing of significance to comment beyond "the Sharks played really well." Any time you can hold a team to five scoring chances (just three at even-strength and, of those, only two on net) you stand a pretty good chance of winning, I'd say.
- What's remarkable is how little differentiation there was between the even-strength performance of the team's top three lines; the Thornton and Couture units in particular had identical 5v5 statlines of four on-ice chances for and zero against. The Sharks finally have some semblance of forward depth (although Raffi Torres in Nieto's spot on that third line and Martin Havlat somewhere in the mix would certainly bolster that further) and it makes them a nightmare to match up against.
- Tomas Hertl was the story of the game, and for good reason, but I thought the Sharks' other rookie forward in Matt Nieto had a much better night than he did against Vancouver when he looked somewhat lost out there. Nieto registered an impressive four scoring chances in 13:38 of five-on-five ice time.
- Against a team in Phoenix that loves to activate its defensemen, the Sharks essentially fought fire with fire by letting their own blueliners loose on the rush and in the offensive zone and it paid off big time. Even Scott Hannan found himself pinching as deep as the goal line at times.
- Speaking of Hannan, he and Demers drew a reasonable dose of the Coyotes' top line throughout the game and acquitted themselves really well. It's only been two games, but Hannan (perhaps unsurprisingly) looks much more comfortable playing alongside a defenseman capable of advancing the puck in Jason Demers than he did paired with Stuart at the end of last season.