Scoring Chances: Game 28 vs. Pittsburgh
Our look at the head-to-head, team totals and on-ice scoring chances from the Sharks' 5-1 loss to Pittsburgh on Thursday night.
Complete scoring chance summary
| Team | Period | Time | Note | Home | Away | State | ||||||||||
| Home | 1 | 18:50 | Dupuis from Crosby, miss | 5 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 44 | 87 | 19 | 31 | 44 | 48 | 61 | 88 | 5v5 |
| Home | 1 | 18:41 | Kunitz deflection from Engelland, miss | 5 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 44 | 87 | 19 | 31 | 44 | 48 | 61 | 88 | 5v5 |
| Home | 1 | 17:46 | Megna from Neal, save | 2 | 18 | 29 | 36 | 47 | 59 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 81 | 5v5 |
| Home | 1 | 14:57 | Megna rebound from Neal, save | 2 | 18 | 29 | 36 | 47 | 59 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 81 | 5v5 |
| Home | 1 | 13:12 | Neal one-timer from Kunitz, save (5v4 PP) | 2 | 14 | 18 | 29 | 58 | 87 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 44 | 61 | 5v4 | |
| Home | 1 | 12:09 | Kobasew deflection from Ebbett, save (5v4 PP) | 3 | 12 | 16 | 25 | 29 | 36 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 31 | 81 | 5v4 | |
| Away | 1 | 9:56 | Hertl from Thornton, save | 3 | 18 | 29 | 36 | 58 | 59 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 44 | 48 | 57 | 5v5 |
| Away | 1 | 3:57 | McCarthy deflection from Hannan, miss | 5 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 44 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 31 | 43 | 5v5 |
| Home | 2 | 19:34 | Dupuis deflection from Orpik, goal | 5 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 44 | 87 | 19 | 31 | 44 | 48 | 61 | 88 | 5v5 |
| Home | 2 | 17:27 | Megna from Despres on 3on1, goal | 2 | 12 | 29 | 46 | 47 | 59 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 31 | 43 | 81 | 5v5 |
| Away | 2 | 15:51 | Havlat from Hertl, save (5v4 PP) | 3 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 44 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 44 | 48 | 88 | 4v5 | |
| Away | 2 | 14:58 | Sheppard from McCarthy, save | 5 | 14 | 18 | 29 | 58 | 87 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 43 | 44 | 61 | 5v5 |
| Away | 2 | 14:55 | McCarthy rebound from Sheppard, save | 5 | 14 | 18 | 29 | 58 | 87 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 31 | 43 | 61 | 5v5 |
| Home | 2 | 14:52 | Letang from Crosby on 3on2, save | 5 | 14 | 18 | 29 | 58 | 87 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 31 | 43 | 61 | 5v5 |
| Home | 2 | 14:49 | Crosby from Neal, save | 5 | 14 | 18 | 29 | 58 | 87 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 31 | 43 | 61 | 5v5 |
| Home | 2 | 14:35 | Crosby off turnover, save | 2 | 14 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 87 | 12 | 31 | 39 | 44 | 57 | 61 | 5v5 |
| Home | 2 | 14:34 | Kunitz rebound from Crosby, goal | 2 | 14 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 87 | 12 | 31 | 39 | 44 | 57 | 61 | 5v5 |
| Away | 2 | 12:49 | McCarthy rebound, save | 3 | 18 | 29 | 36 | 58 | 59 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 31 | 43 | 5v5 |
| Home | 2 | 12:31 | Kunitz from Neal, goal (5v4 PP) | 2 | 14 | 18 | 29 | 58 | 87 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 44 | 61 | 5v4 | |
| Away | 2 | 11:38 | Couture from Wingels, save | 3 | 12 | 27 | 29 | 58 | 87 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 31 | 39 | 57 | 5v5 |
| Away | 2 | 9:16 | Boyle one-timer from Thornton, save (5v4 PP) | 2 | 12 | 25 | 29 | 44 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 39 | 4v5 | |
| Away | 2 | 9:15 | Marleau rebound from Boyle, save (5v4 PP) | 2 | 12 | 25 | 29 | 44 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 39 | 4v5 | |
| Away | 2 | 9:14 | Pavelski rebound from Marleau, miss (5v4 PP) | 2 | 12 | 25 | 29 | 44 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 39 | 4v5 | |
| Away | 2 | 9:04 | Marleau deflection from Couture, save (5v4 PP) | 2 | 12 | 25 | 29 | 44 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 39 | 4v5 | |
| Away | 2 | 8:12 | Hertl rebound from Vlasic, save (5v4 PP) | 3 | 27 | 29 | 58 | 59 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 44 | 48 | 88 | 4v5 | |
| Away | 2 | 7:38 | Marleau rebound from Couture, miss | 3 | 14 | 29 | 46 | 58 | 87 | 12 | 31 | 39 | 44 | 57 | 61 | 5v5 |
| Home | 2 | 2:49 | Maatta backhand from Crosby, save | 3 | 14 | 29 | 46 | 58 | 87 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 31 | 39 | 57 | 5v5 |
| Away | 3 | 13:22 | Hertl rebound from Havlat, save (5v4 PP) | 5 | 12 | 25 | 29 | 47 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 44 | 48 | 88 | 4v5 | |
| Away | 3 | 11:10 | Hertl backhand from Couture, save | 18 | 29 | 36 | 47 | 58 | 59 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 5v5 |
| Away | 3 | 11:08 | Couture rebound from Hertl, save | 18 | 29 | 36 | 47 | 58 | 59 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 5v5 |
| Away | 3 | 9:33 | Sheppard from Pavelski, save | 2 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 47 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 32 | 43 | 44 | 5v5 |
| Home | 3 | 8:55 | Letang backhand off turnover, save | 3 | 12 | 27 | 29 | 36 | 58 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 32 | 39 | 57 | 5v5 |
On-ice scoring chances for and against
| # | Player | EV | PP | SH | ||||||
| 5 | DEMERS, JASON | 16:40 | 5 | 3 | 02:19 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | STUART, BRAD | 17:53 | 0 | 2 | 00:01 | 0 | 0 | 00:55 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | PAVELSKI, JOE | 12:47 | 1 | 2 | 03:13 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | HAVLAT, MARTY | 13:31 | 0 | 2 | 02:11 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | DESJARDINS, ANDREW | 12:27 | 4 | 3 | 00:05 | 0 | 0 | 00:29 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MARLEAU, PATRICK | 11:29 | 2 | 4 | 03:44 | 4 | 0 | 01:19 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | SHEPPARD, JAMES | 13:12 | 5 | 2 | 00:05 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | THORNTON, JOE | 13:06 | 1 | 3 | 03:56 | 4 | 0 | 01:19 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | BOYLE, DAN | 17:30 | 2 | 2 | 04:18 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | HANNAN, SCOTT | 17:01 | 6 | 5 | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 00:55 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | NIEMI, ANTTI | 7 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 32 | STALOCK, ALEX | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 39 | COUTURE, LOGAN | 11:04 | 4 | 4 | 03:44 | 4 | 0 | 00:26 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | MCCARTHY, JOHN | 12:10 | 5 | 3 | 00:05 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | VLASIC, MARC-EDOUARD | 17:12 | 4 | 5 | 02:03 | 3 | 0 | 01:19 | 0 | 2 |
| 48 | HERTL, TOMAS | 14:54 | 3 | 3 | 02:11 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | WINGELS, TOMMY | 14:31 | 5 | 4 | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 00:26 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | BRAUN, JUSTIN | 17:16 | 3 | 7 | 00:06 | 0 | 0 | 01:19 | 0 | 2 |
| 81 | KENNEDY, TYLER | 12:42 | 0 | 3 | 00:01 | 0 | 0 | 00:29 | 0 | 1 |
| 88 | BURNS, BRENT | 13:37 | 0 | 3 | 01:58 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | 0 | 0 |
Team scoring chance totals
| Period | Totals | EV | PP | 5v3 PP | SH | 5v3 SH | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ovr | 17 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Head-to-head scoring chances
- While the Sharks edged the Penguins on the final chance count (albeit, it's worth noting, to nowhere near the same extent as they did on the shot clock) nearly all of those chances came after the contest was already out of hand. When this game was tied or within a goal, the Penguins outchanced the Sharks 8-2.
- When intact, the Hertl/Thornton/Burns and Havlat/Pavelski/Kennedy lines combined for a whopping one even-strength scoring chance in this game. It's tough to beat Buffalo, let alone Pittsburgh, when two of your top three lines just don't show up. That's an especially frustrating result because, with Malkin out of the lineup, the Thornton and Pavelski lines had the opportunity to frequently line up against some pretty weak opposing forwards.
- I'm still not worried about the Sharks' power play and won't be until they stop generating quality looks on it. Seven scoring chances in six minutes of five-on-four ice time is terrific. It's impossible to predict when exactly those chances will start going in but it has to happen eventually.
- Tomas Hertl had five scoring chances against both Anaheim and Toronto and followed up those performances with four chances in this one in addition to a goal that came from outside the chance area (one with the Thornton line, one when on the ice with Couture and Wingels and two on the power play). He's pretty good at hockey, and found a way to contribute even when his linemates weren't able to.