Complete scoring chance summary
| Team | Period | Time | Note | Home | Away | State | ||||||||||
| Away | 1 | 15:23 | Pavelski one-timer from Thornon, save (5v4 PP) | 6 | 10 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 39 | 4v5 | |
| Away | 1 | 12:26 | Nieto from Pavelski, save | 6 | 10 | 24 | 30 | 43 | 72 | 8 | 31 | 38 | 44 | 61 | 83 | 5v5 |
| Home | 1 | 10:20 | Chiasson from Eakin, save | 6 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 30 | 33 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 48 | 52 | 88 | 5v5 |
| Home | 1 | 8:13 | Chiasson from Seguin, save (5v4 PP) | 12 | 13 | 14 | 30 | 55 | 91 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 44 | 61 | 5v4 | |
| Home | 1 | 3:17 | Seguin rebound from Robidas, goal | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 30 | 91 | 5 | 19 | 27 | 31 | 48 | 88 | 5v5 |
| Away | 1 | 2:10 | Nieto from Pavelski, goal | 6 | 10 | 30 | 33 | 43 | 72 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 52 | 57 | 83 | 5v5 |
| Away | 1 | 1:16 | Marleau from Couture, save (5v4 PP) | 3 | 4 | 16 | 30 | 38 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 27 | 31 | 39 | 4v5 | |
| Away | 2 | 18:55 | Thornton off turnover, save | 3 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 30 | 91 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 48 | 52 | 88 | 5v5 |
| Home | 2 | 18:08 | Daley from Eakin, goal | 6 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 30 | 55 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 52 | 57 | 83 | 5v5 |
| Home | 2 | 17:36 | Chiasson from Whitney, save | 6 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 24 | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 31 | 38 | 5v5 |
| Away | 2 | 15:22 | Burns from Thornton, miss | 14 | 17 | 30 | 33 | 55 | 91 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 52 | 83 | 88 | 5v5 |
| Home | 2 | 15:10 | Seguin off turnover, save | 14 | 17 | 30 | 33 | 55 | 91 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 52 | 83 | 88 | 5v5 |
| Away | 2 | 12:04 | Nieto deflection from Stuart, save | 6 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 38 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 52 | 83 | 88 | 5v5 |
| Away | 2 | 9:03 | Wingels from Thornton, save | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 30 | 91 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 52 | 57 | 83 | 5v5 |
| Away | 2 | 7:32 | Marleau on 2on1, save | 6 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 38 | 12 | 31 | 39 | 44 | 61 | 81 | 5v5 |
| Away | 2 | 7:30 | Marleau wraparound, goal | 6 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 38 | 12 | 31 | 39 | 44 | 61 | 81 | 5v5 |
| Home | 2 | 7:03 | Eakin rebound from Chiasson, goal | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 30 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 52 | 83 | 88 | 5v5 |
| Away | 2 | 4:43 | Demers one-timer from Thornton, save | 10 | 30 | 33 | 43 | 55 | 72 | 5 | 19 | 27 | 31 | 83 | 88 | 5v5 |
| Home | 2 | 3:26 | Seguin, miss | 6 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 91 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 48 | 52 | 57 | 5v5 |
| Home | 2 | 0:30 | Eakin breakaway, save (4v5 SH) | 3 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 39 | 4v5 | |
| Home | 3 | 19:16 | Seguin from Whitney, goalpost (5v4 PP) | 10 | 13 | 14 | 30 | 55 | 91 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 44 | 61 | 5v4 | |
| Home | 3 | 19:02 | Chiasson from Benn, save | 12 | 13 | 14 | 30 | 55 | 91 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 44 | 61 | 5v4 | |
| Home | 3 | 19:01 | Benn rebound from Chiasson, miss | 12 | 13 | 14 | 30 | 55 | 91 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 44 | 61 | 5v4 | |
| Home | 3 | 14:46 | Nichushkin backhand from Cole, save | 6 | 10 | 24 | 30 | 43 | 72 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 38 | 44 | 5v5 |
| Away | 3 | 13:47 | Couture one-timer from Vlasic, miss | 6 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 24 | 30 | 12 | 31 | 39 | 44 | 61 | 81 | 5v5 |
| Away | 3 | 12:22 | Irwin from Kearns on 3on2, miss | 16 | 20 | 21 | 30 | 33 | 55 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 31 | 38 | 52 | 5v5 |
| Home | 3 | 11:28 | Benn backhand, save | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 30 | 91 | 12 | 31 | 39 | 44 | 61 | 81 | 5v5 |
| Away | 3 | 10:37 | Hertl backhand from Thornton, save | 3 | 4 | 30 | 43 | 72 | 91 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 48 | 88 | 5v5 |
| Away | 3 | 10:23 | Burns from Thornton, save | 3 | 4 | 30 | 43 | 72 | 91 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 48 | 88 | 5v5 |
| Home | 3 | 7:11 | Benn from Seguin, crossbar | 6 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 30 | 91 | 12 | 31 | 39 | 52 | 61 | 81 | 5v5 |
| Away | 3 | 2:33 | Marleau off turnover, miss | 6 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 30 | 91 | 12 | 31 | 39 | 44 | 61 | 81 | 5v5 |
| Home | 3 | 0:32 | Benn backhand from Seguin, save | 6 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 30 | 91 | 12 | 31 | 39 | 44 | 61 | 81 | 5v5 |
| Home | 4 | 3:58 | Benn from Seguin, miss (4v4) | 6 | 14 | 24 | 30 | 91 | 31 | 39 | 44 | 61 | 81 | 4v4 | ||
| Away | 4 | 0:04 | Couture from Thornton, save (4v3 PP) | 3 | 4 | 30 | 38 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 39 | 3v4 | |||
On-ice scoring chances for and against
| # | Player | EV | PP | SH | ||||||
| 5 | DEMERS, JASON | 15:55 | 3 | 3 | 03:01 | 2 | 1 | 00:17 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | STUART, BRAD | 20:39 | 7 | 5 | 00:27 | 0 | 0 | 01:35 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | PAVELSKI, JOE | 13:01 | 2 | 3 | 04:04 | 2 | 1 | 02:14 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | DESJARDINS, ANDREW | 09:58 | 1 | 2 | 00:13 | 0 | 0 | 01:12 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MARLEAU, PATRICK | 14:09 | 4 | 3 | 05:06 | 3 | 1 | 02:20 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | SHEPPARD, JAMES | 09:25 | 1 | 2 | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | THORNTON, JOE | 14:33 | 7 | 3 | 04:34 | 3 | 1 | 00:43 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | HANNAN, SCOTT | 16:13 | 2 | 2 | 01:11 | 1 | 0 | 01:35 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | NIEMI, ANTTI | 14 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 38 | KEARNS, BRACKEN | 10:10 | 2 | 2 | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | COUTURE, LOGAN | 14:51 | 4 | 4 | 05:06 | 3 | 1 | 01:09 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 | VLASIC, MARC-EDOUARD | 17:02 | 5 | 4 | 01:16 | 0 | 0 | 03:07 | 0 | 4 |
| 48 | HERTL, TOMAS | 13:58 | 3 | 3 | 02:31 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | IRWIN, MATT | 17:28 | 6 | 6 | 03:05 | 0 | 0 | 00:15 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | WINGELS, TOMMY | 11:46 | 2 | 2 | 00:38 | 0 | 0 | 00:46 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | BRAUN, JUSTIN | 16:43 | 5 | 4 | 02:07 | 0 | 0 | 03:09 | 0 | 4 |
| 81 | KENNEDY, TYLER | 13:35 | 4 | 4 | 02:46 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | NIETO, MATTHEW | 10:20 | 6 | 3 | 00:24 | 0 | 0 | 00:59 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | BURNS, BRENT | 15:15 | 6 | 4 | 02:34 | 0 | 0 | 00:35 | 0 | 0 |
Team scoring chance totals
| Period | Totals | EV | 5v4 PP | 5v3 PP | 4v5 SH | 3v5 SH | ||||||
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ovr | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Head-to-head scoring chances
- The scoring chance numbers indicate they were able to skate away without giving up a whole lot in the way of quality opportunities, but the Couture line seemed to have their hands full with Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin for the majority of the night. Thornton and Pavelski won their respective matchups (which were admittedly easier; Dallas doesn’t have a ton of forward depth) so a lot of the uneven play from the Sharks last night can probably be traced to the Couture and Desjardins line’s performances.
- At least up front, that is. Brad Stuart being inserted into Dan Boyle’s spot on the blueline probably went smoother than expected but Hannan and Demers combined for their worst game of the season so far. San Jose was outshot 9-2 at evens with Hannan on the ice and the pair as a whole were routinely beaten wide by the Stars’ speedier forwards.
- Still, the Sharks could have certainly won this game in regulation with a better showing on the power play. Just three chances in eight minutes with the man advantage is decidedly un-Sharklike. They’ll probably bounce back but Boyle’s injury is obviously an enormous loss to the first unit./
As many of you know, Fear the Fin is an independent site run by Sharks fans for Sharks fans. Help keep Fear the Fin independent by contributing to our