Scoring Chances: Game 78 @ Phoenix

It’s no secret that the Sharks lost this game due to their listless play in the third period. We’ve discussed “score effects” a lot this year when attempting to contextualize scoring chance numbers – essentially, NHL teams that carry a lead into the final twenty minutes of a hockey game tend to get outchanced in the third as they have little incentive to mount offensive pressure. It was the complete opposite in this game – the Coyotes dominated the Sharks in the third period, outchancing them 9-5 despite holding leads of one and two goals for the entire frame. San Jose did end up winning the chance battle overall, 19-16, thanks in large part to a 9-2 trouncing in the first period but the tune was a familiar one as the team failed to finish any of their numerous opportunities.

Best EV Forward: Tommy Wingels, Daniel Winnik, Andrew Desjardins, T.J. Galiardi (all +3)

Worst EV Forward: Patrick Marleau (-2), Joe Thornton (-2)

Best EV Defenseman: Justin Braun (+7)

Worst EV Defenseman: Brent Burns (-8)

Period	Totals		EV		PP		5v3 PP		SH		5v3 SH
1	9	2	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	5	5	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
3	5	9	5	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	19	16	19	14	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0

Team	Period	Time	Note	SJS						Opponent
SJS	1	13:11	Havlat T	9	29	31	39	60	61	19	22	32	37	41	53	5v5
SJS	1	11:55	Mitchell O	5	17	18	31	37	61	8	15	16	24	32	41	5v5
SJS	1	11:48	Moore R	17	18	22	31	37	44	8	15	16	24	32	41	5v5
SJS	1	9:17	Marleau T	8	12	19	22	31	44	11	13	17	23	33	41	5v5
SJS	1	7:48	Demers T	29	31	37	39	60	61	8	15	16	24	32	41	5v5
SJS	1	7:46	Galiardi R	29	31	37	39	60	61	8	15	16	24	32	41	5v5
PHX	1	6:33	Torres P	5	31	34	57	69	88	3	19	22	37	41	53	5v5
SJS	1	6:16	Pavelski O	8	12	19	22	31	44	23	28	33	41	50	89	5v5
SJS	1	5:51	Pavelski T	8	12	19	22	31	44	11	13	17	23	33	41	5v5
PHX	1	4:38	Boedker O	17	18	31	37	60	88	3	28	41	50	53	89	5v5
SJS	1	0:54	Moore T	8	18	22	31	37	44	3	28	32	41	50	89	5v5
PHX	2	18:08	Vermette F	31	34	57	60	69	88	3	28	41	50	53	89	5v5
SJS	2	17:53	Desjardins O	31	34	57	60	69	88	3	28	41	50	53	89	5v5
SJS	2	17:41	Wingels P	5	31	34	57	61	69	3	28	41	50	53	89	5v5
PHX	2	16:12	Whitney PP	8	17	22	31	44		11	13	17	19	23	41	4v5
PHX	2	16:11	Goal – Vrbata PP	8	17	22	31	44		11	13	17	19	23	41	4v5
PHX	2	15:33	Boedker S	9	29	31	39	60	88	16	28	32	41	50	89	5v5
SJS	2	12:00	Havlat P	5	9	29	31	39	61	16	28	32	41	50	89	5v5
SJS	2	11:23	Pavelski T	8	12	19	22	31	88	13	17	23	33	41	50	5v5
SJS	2	10:21	Wingels F	31	34	44	57	60	69	11	19	23	33	37	41	5v5
PHX	2	4:28	Korpikoski P	17	18	31	37	44	88	3	28	41	50	53	89	5v5
PHX	3	18:54	Korpikoski T	5	9	29	31	39	61	16	28	32	41	50	89	5v5
SJS	3	17:25	Wingels S	31	34	44	57	61	69	3	19	22	37	41	53	5v5
PHX	3	15:49	Whitney P	8	12	19	22	31	88	11	13	17	23	33	41	5v5
PHX	3	15:48	Hanzal R	8	12	19	22	31	88	11	13	17	23	33	41	5v5
PHX	3	15:08	Rozsival T	9	29	31	39	44	60	16	28	32	41	50	89	5v5
PHX	3	14:03	Ekman-Larsson T	8	12	19	22	31	88	11	13	17	23	33	41	5v5
PHX	3	14:01	Vrbata R	8	12	19	22	31	88	11	13	17	23	33	41	5v5
SJS	3	13:19	Havlat T	9	22	29	31	39	61	16	28	32	41	50	89	5v5
SJS	3	13:00	Couture P	9	22	29	31	39	61	16	28	32	41	50	89	5v5
PHX	3	11:43	Goal – Vrbata O	8	12	19	22	31	88	11	13	17	23	33	41	5v5
SJS	3	6:58	Boyle S	22	31	34	57	69	88	11	16	19	22	32	41	5v5
PHX	3	3:32	Vrbata P	9	12	19	22	31	88	11	13	17	23	32	41	5v5
PHX	3	3:08	Korpikoski T	9	22	29	31	39	61	16	28	32	41	50	89	5v5
SJS	3	1:59	Thornton 6v5	8	12	19	22	39	88	11	13	15	23	33	41	5v5

#	Player	EV			PP			SH
5	C. WHITE	15:36	3	2	0:00	0	0	0:00	0	0
8	J. PAVELSKI	17:19	6	5	1:29	0	0	0:29	0	2
9	M. HAVLAT	15:07	4	5	0:31	0	0	0:00	0	0
12	P. MARLEAU	16:42	5	6	1:29	0	0	0:00	0	0
17	T. MITCHELL	11:26	2	2	0:00	0	0	0:29	0	2
18	D. MOORE	11:30	3	2	0:31	0	0	0:00	0	0
19	J. THORNTON	18:23	5	6	1:29	0	0	0:00	0	0
22	D. BOYLE	23:34	10	7	1:29	0	0	0:29	0	2
29	R. CLOWE	17:17	6	4	0:31	0	0	0:00	0	0
31	A. NIEMI	55:24	18	14	2:00	0	0	0:29	0	2
34	D. WINNIK	12:05	5	2	0:00	0	0	0:00	0	0
37	T. GALIARDI	12:34	5	2	0:00	0	0	0:00	0	0
39	L. COUTURE	17:19	7	4	1:29	0	0	0:00	0	0
44	M. VLASIC	18:55	7	2	0:00	0	0	0:29	0	2
57	T. WINGELS	13:15	5	2	0:00	0	0	0:00	0	0
60	J. DEMERS	16:44	5	4	0:31	0	0	0:00	0	0
61	J. BRAUN	18:59	9	2	0:00	0	0	0:00	0	0
69	A. DESJARDINS	11:50	5	2	0:00	0	0	0:00	0	0
88	B. BURNS	21:07	4	11	0:31	0	0	0:00	0	0

Chance Types

Team	Transition	Odd-man	Rebound	Forecheck	Possession	Steal	PP	SH
San Jose	7	3	3	1	3	2	0	0
Phoenix	4	2	2	1	4	1	2	0

Head-to-head scoring chances:

Poor game by the entire top line who were pretty much eaten alive by their Phoenix counterpart at even strength, as was Brent Burns. As you can see, much of the Sharks’ advantage in chances was built on kicking the crap out of Phoenix’s fourth line. Speaking of fourth lines, it’s hard to fault the effort of the Sharks’ bottom three forwards in this one; they won every single one of their matchups by the chances as Wingels alone generated three terrific opportunities to get the Sharks on the board.

More stats from the game: Corsi/Fenwick, Shift Charts, H2H Ice Time, Zonestarts, Play-By-Play, Box Score

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