If we accounted for score effects, these totals would look a lot more lopsided in favor of the Sharks. Obviously these teams weren’t close at all during that first period.
The bad news? Handzus is now minus-18 in Corsi and minus-8 in scoring chances over the first two games of the season after finishing dead last on the team in Corsi and chance differential a year ago. The good news? Scott Gomez is a Shark.
I wrote in the game preview that the Couture line would be key to a Sharks victory assuming the team’s respective top lines sawed off possession. The power play ended up being a much bigger factor in the final score than any individual line, but those are some terrific numbers from Couture and Martin Havlat.
Matt Irwin was second among San Jose defensemen in even-strength ice time and still managed to stay on the positive side of the ledger possession-wise. That’s impressive.
Solid outing for Adam Burish in limited minutes.
Again, I’m not sure if single-game special teams data is all that illuminating but let me know if you’d like to see that included in these things from now on.
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