Scoring Chances: Game 3 vs. New York
Our look at the head-to-head, team totals and on-ice scoring chances from the Sharks' 9-2 win over the Rangers on Tuesday night.
Complete scoring chance summary
| Team | Period | Time | Note | Home | Away | State | ||||||||||
| Home | 1 | 17:17 | Pavelski breakaway from Marleau, miss (4v5 SH) | 8 | 12 | 31 | 44 | 61 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 36 | 67 | 4v5 | |
| Away | 1 | 16:34 | Richards from Brassard, goal (5v3 PP) | 22 | 31 | 39 | 44 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 61 | 3v5 | ||
| Home | 1 | 12:24 | Pavelski from Wingels, save | 8 | 22 | 31 | 52 | 57 | 83 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 61 | 5v5 |
| Home | 1 | 12:22 | Pavelski rebound, miss | 8 | 22 | 31 | 52 | 57 | 83 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 61 | 5v5 |
| Home | 1 | 12:08 | Nieto rebound from Wingels, save | 8 | 22 | 31 | 52 | 57 | 83 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 5v5 |
| Home | 1 | 10:56 | Marleau one-timer from Couture, save | 5 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 39 | 81 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 61 | 5v5 |
| Home | 1 | 5:49 | Marleau rebound from Kennedy, save | 12 | 31 | 39 | 44 | 61 | 81 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 61 | 5v5 |
| Home | 1 | 0:34 | Couture breakaway, save (4v5 SH) | 12 | 31 | 39 | 44 | 61 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 61 | 4v5 | |
| Away | 2 | 19:27 | Zuccarello from Callahan, save (5v4 PP) | 5 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 43 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 36 | 4v5 | |
| Home | 2 | 12:43 | Couture rebound from Boyle, save | 12 | 22 | 31 | 39 | 52 | 81 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 36 | 5v5 |
| Home | 2 | 11:45 | Nieto one-timer from Wingels, goal | 8 | 31 | 44 | 57 | 61 | 83 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 28 | 30 | 45 | 5v5 |
| Home | 2 | 11:23 | McCarthy on 3on2, save | 10 | 15 | 31 | 43 | 44 | 61 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 27 | 30 | 5v5 |
| Home | 2 | 10:42 | Hertl from Desjardins, goal | 5 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 48 | 88 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 27 | 30 | 5v5 |
| Home | 2 | 10:22 | Couture rebound from Marleau, goal | 12 | 22 | 31 | 39 | 52 | 81 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 36 | 43 | 5v5 |
| Home | 2 | 7:56 | Burns backhand from Hertl, miss | 19 | 22 | 31 | 48 | 52 | 88 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 43 | 45 | 5v5 |
| Home | 2 | 7:29 | Hertl breakaway from Thornton, goal | 19 | 22 | 31 | 48 | 52 | 88 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 27 | 43 | 5v5 |
| Home | 2 | 6:28 | Pavelski from Demers, save | 5 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 81 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 36 | 43 | 5v5 |
| Away | 2 | 4:03 | Callahan from Brassard, miss | 5 | 7 | 31 | 39 | 48 | 88 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 5v5 |
| Away | 2 | 3:40 | Callahan off turnover, save | 12 | 22 | 31 | 39 | 52 | 81 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 5v5 |
| Home | 2 | 1:39 | Wingels deflection from Pavelski, save | 5 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 57 | 83 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 43 | 5v5 |
| Away | 3 | 17:11 | Pouliot deflection from McDonagh, save | 7 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 43 | 61 | 5 | 27 | 28 | 43 | 45 | 67 | 5v5 |
| Away | 3 | 15:35 | Stralman one-timer from Zuccarello, miss | 8 | 12 | 31 | 44 | 61 | 81 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 36 | 43 | 5v5 |
| Home | 3 | 12:10 | McCarthy backhand from Desjardins, save | 10 | 15 | 31 | 43 | 44 | 61 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 36 | 43 | 67 | 5v5 |
| Away | 3 | 11:39 | Dorsett breakaway from Boyle, goal | 10 | 15 | 22 | 31 | 43 | 52 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 43 | 5v5 |
| Home | 3 | 10:59 | Hertl from Demers, goal (5v4 PP) | 5 | 31 | 48 | 52 | 81 | 88 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 43 | 5v4 | |
| Home | 3 | 7:56 | Hertl breakaway from Demers, goal | 5 | 19 | 31 | 48 | 52 | 88 | 4 | 18 | 28 | 43 | 45 | 67 | 5v5 |
| Home | 3 | 4:08 | Braun from Nieto, goal (5v4 PP) | 8 | 31 | 44 | 57 | 61 | 83 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 43 | 5v4 | |
On-ice scoring chances for and against
| # | Player | EV | PP | SH | ||||||
| 5 | DEMERS, JASON | 16:01 | 5 | 1 | 00:20 | 1 | 0 | 01:15 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | STUART, BRAD | 14:36 | 4 | 2 | 00:55 | 0 | 0 | 01:33 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | PAVELSKI, JOE | 13:02 | 6 | 1 | 01:35 | 1 | 0 | 00:54 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | DESJARDINS, ANDREW | 15:16 | 3 | 2 | 00:53 | 0 | 0 | 00:51 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MARLEAU, PATRICK | 14:58 | 5 | 2 | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 02:24 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | SHEPPARD, JAMES | 15:43 | 2 | 2 | 00:53 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | THORNTON, JOE | 10:04 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 01:05 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | BOYLE, DAN | 18:57 | 7 | 2 | 01:57 | 0 | 0 | 00:33 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | NIEMI, ANTTI | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 39 | COUTURE, LOGAN | 14:28 | 4 | 2 | 00:03 | 0 | 0 | 01:22 | 1 | 1 |
| 43 | MCCARTHY, JOHN | 14:34 | 2 | 2 | 00:53 | 0 | 0 | 00:59 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 | VLASIC, MARC-EDOUARD | 19:33 | 4 | 1 | 00:31 | 1 | 0 | 02:44 | 2 | 1 |
| 48 | HERTL, TOMAS | 10:52 | 4 | 1 | 00:20 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | IRWIN, MATT | 18:27 | 8 | 2 | 01:25 | 1 | 0 | 00:05 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | WINGELS, TOMMY | 11:38 | 5 | 0 | 01:35 | 1 | 0 | 00:44 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | BRAUN, JUSTIN | 17:42 | 4 | 2 | 00:34 | 1 | 0 | 02:52 | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | KENNEDY, TYLER | 14:32 | 5 | 2 | 00:23 | 1 | 0 | 00:16 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | NIETO, MATTHEW | 12:06 | 5 | 0 | 01:38 | 1 | 0 | 00:03 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | BURNS, BRENT | 10:41 | 4 | 1 | 00:20 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | 0 | 0 |
Team totals by game state
| Period | Totals | EV | 5v4 PP | 5v3 PP | 4v5 SH | 3v5 SH | ||||||
| 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ovr | 20 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Head-to-head scoring chances
- We're three games in and the Sharks have outchanced their opponents by a combined total of 59-22, including a 41-16 edge at even-strength. It's early, extremely early, far too early to draw any meaningful conclusions about where this season is headed. But it's safe to say this is a more encouraging unbeaten run to start the season than the Sharks displayed a year ago when they rode a hot power play and not much else to early success.
- When the Sharks score nine goals and Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau and Brent Burns combine for just two points, it's a good sign. Scoring depth has been the bane of this team's existence for years so it's a nice change of pace to be able to roll three potent lines capable of outchancing their counterparts, with any one of them capable of stealing the spotlight on any given night.
- Tomas Hertl was unquestionably the story of the game but how about Matt Nieto? When he was on the ice at even-strength, the Sharks registered 24 shot attempts to just 6 by the Rangers and outchanced them 5-0. And, oh yeah, he scored his first NHL goal and added two assists. The Pavelski line had a bit of an uneven start to the season but they were lights out last night and, despite Hertl's individual dominance, probably the team's best line./