Celebrini
leads Sharks to gritty win in St Louis Alexandar
Georgiev wins in his Sharks debut by Mike
Lee
Playing the last game of a 6-game road trip,
it would have been easy for the Sharks to pack it in. Entering play on Thursday
night, the Sharks opponent, the St Louis Blues, have gone 5-1-1 since inserting
former Shark Jim Montgomery as head coach. All the cards were stacked against
them but the Sharks found a way to grind out a tough 4-3 win over the Blues at
Enterprise Center. Macklin Celebrini had 2 goals and an assist in the victory
to help San Jose secure 6 of 12 standings points on the trip. More >>
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Sharks lack
late execution in loss Hurricanes overcome 3rd period
deficit in 3-2 win over Sharks by Mike
Lee
After getting their tails kicked in during a
Florida swing over the weekend, the Sharks headed north to take on the Carolina
Hurricanes on Tuesday night. Following the trade of goaltender Mackenzie
Blackwood and forward Givani Smith on Monday it would have been easy for the
Sharks to feel sorry for themselves, but head coach Ryan Warsofsky emphasized
that trades are part of the business and the campaign marches on. With a focus
on defense, the Sharks turned in a better effort against a Hurricanes team that
has struggled their last 5 games, but the result was still the same. Carolina
overcame a 3rd period deficit to beat San Jose 3-2 at Lenovo Center. More >>
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It's not
always sunny in Florida Sharks drop 3-1 tilt to
Panthers in Sunrise by Mike Lee
The Sharks have seen enough of the state of
Florida. After spending the last 4 days in the sunshine state, they are more
than happy to not spend any more time in the land of citrus and theme parks.
Their 2-game strip to the state resulted in a pair of lopsided loses that
negated some of the positive vibes the team had built over the pervious two
weeks. The defending Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers gave the Sharks a
crash course in championship caliber hockey by beating the Sharks 3-1 at
Amerant Bank Arena. More >>
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Sharks
blitzed by Lightning Tampa demonstrates what a
contender looks like in 8-1 win by Mike
Lee
One year ago, the Sharks traveled to Tampa
Bay to play the Lightning and limped out of Amelie Arena after losing 6-0. A
year later, many of the names on Shark jerseys are different, but the
California boys endured a worse outcome on Thursday night as the Lightning
blitzed them in a 8-1 pasting. Tampa Bay jumped on the Sharks for 5 goals in
the 1st period, then added 3 more for good measure to snap the Sharks 3-game
winning streak. More
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Sharks
capitalize on big OT opportunity William Eklund caps
2-1 win over Washington by Mike Lee
The Sharks made their way east to take on
the Eastern Conference's best team in the Washington Capitals at Capital One
Arena on Tuesday night. San Jose played one of their more consistent games of
the season, going toe-to-toe with the Capitals throughout the night. San Jose
capitalized on a power play chance in overtime to stun Washington 2-1. More >>
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Sharks beat
squid two days in a row SJ takes 4-2 decision from
Kraken by Mike Lee
The Sharks picked up right where they left
off on Saturday night. After beating the Seattle Kraken 8-5 on Friday
afternoon, San Jose jumped on the Kraken for a 4-2 victory at Climate Pledge
Arena in Seattle. Four different Sharks scored for the Sharks and Mackenzie
Blackwood made 36 saves to earn his 5th win of the season. The Sharks jumped
out to a 4-0 lead then held on for their 3rd victory in the last 4
games. More
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Sharks
offense explodes in win over Kraken San Jose puts an
8-spot on Seattle in 8-5 victory by Mike
Lee
Fans of 1980's NHL play got a glimpse of
what that form of hockey was like at SAP Center on Friday afternoon. The Sharks
and visiting Seattle Kraken combined for 13 goals in a game devoid of much
defense. The Sharks cashed in with 8 goals in the game beat the Kraken by 3 in
a wild matinee affair. 7 Sharks recorded 2 points in the game including
defenseman Jake Walman who added 2 goals. More >>
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Sharks
prevent shots, not goals SJ holds Ottawa to 11 shots on
goal, lose 4-3 by Mike Lee
Sometimes the stats line doesn't tell the
whole story. On a night when the Sharks out-shoot their opponent 38 to 11, it's
unrealistic to this they won by a big margin. that wasn't the case on
Thanksgiving-eve as they dropped a 4-3 decision to the Otawa Senators at SAP
Center. The Sharks haven't been great at keeping the opposing shot totals low,
but they held Ottawa to single digit shot counts in each period. Those limited
shots all seemed to be meaningful though as the Sharks couldn't build off their
big win on Monday night over Los Angeles. More >>
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Youth
movement unloads on Kings 5-goal 3rd period propels
Sharks to 7-2 win by Mike Lee
It's no secret that wins have been hard to
come by for the Sharks this season. So it was a breath of fresh air to see them
pound an opponent for once. Make that opponent the Los Angeles Kings and it was
like Christmas in November. San Jose erupted for 5 goals in the 3rd period to
beat the Kings 7-2 at SAP Center on Monday. It was the second win in three
tries over the Kings for the Sharks, but it was an opportunity to win a game by
a healthy margin for the first time this season. The Sharks were led by the
youngsters, including Macklin Celebrini, Will Smith and Yaroslav
Askarov. More
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Nothing
jumbo about latest Sharks loss Sharks blow 3rd period
lead and fall 4-2 to Sabres by Mike Lee
With the celebratory mood of Joe Thornton's
number retirement ceremony still fresh in the SAP Center air, the Sharks let a
sellout crowd down on Saturday night with a disappointing 4-2 loss to the
Buffalo Sabres. Facing a Sabres team that played an overtime game less than 24
hours earlier, the Sharks blew a 2-1 3rd period lead, allowing the fatigued
Sabres to score three 3rd period goals. It was another reminder that this
version of the Sharks is miles away from the Thornton heyday rosters. More >>
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A Jumbo
Ceremony for a Jumbo Personality Joe Thornton's #19
raised to the rafters for all time by Mike
Lee
You could describe Joe Thornton many ways.
Listening to all the things former teammates had to say on Saturday left no
doubt that there are few people like him. The Sharks organization and the
community got a chance to celebrate the legend on Saturday afternoon, as
Thornton's #19 was raised to the SAP Center rafters in a ceremony that will be
remembered for a long time. In typical Thornton style, he made the day about
his family and teammates. More >>
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Jumbo Joe: A
Fan's Look Back 19 years ago, the Sharks acquired
#19 by Ken Smyth
Joe Thornton. First off, Joe is cool. Very
cool. Not only was he good at what he did, he was at ease and made other people
feel good and at ease, too. That is very hard in any line of endeavor. Where to
begin? For me it was November 2005. I'm in the Boston area for work and the
Bruins are playing the Penguins that night. The NHL owners locked out the
players and cancelled the 2004-05 season so there was not much to talk about
for months other than the Pens' first-overall draft pick Sidney Crosby. More >>
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Joe
Thornton: Greatest Shark Ever The trade that changed
the franchise by Paul Krill
This Saturday, the Sharks will retire the
number 19, which of course was Joe Thornton's number. While I usually don't
think much of number retirements, this one is on the mark. Thornton has been
the greatest Shark ever. I remember hearing the shocking news, on November 30,
2005, that he'd been sent to the Sharks, for Marco Sturm, Brad Stuart, and
Wayne Primeau. It seemed as if the Boston Bruins' GM at the time just wanted to
send Thornton some place far away, where Thornton couldn't come back to haunt
them. Thornton immediately starred for the Sharks, racking up 92 points in just
Sharks 58 games that season. More >>
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Two pucks
spoil Askarov's Sharks debut Sharks drop 3-2 tilt in
the shootout by Mike Lee
The Yaroslav Askarov era has started in San
Jose. The much heralded goaltending prospect made his Sharks debut as San Jose
wrapped up a quick 2-game road trip in St Louis on Thursday night. Askarov made
29 saves but the game was book-ended with a pair of pucks crossing the Sharks
goal line, one in regulation and one in the shootout. San Jose would fall 3-2
in the shootout. Alexander Wennberg scored a pair of goals, including one with
8.8 seconds left in regulation to get the game to the shootout. More >>
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Big L in Big
D Familiar mistakes lead to familiar
outcome by Mike Lee
The Sharks kicked off a quick 2-game road
trip on Wednesday night, but an absentee gap in the game would cost them as
they dropped a 5-2 decision to the host Dallas Stars at the American Airlines
Center. San Jose surrendered a pair of goals in the middle peroid, which backed
them into a corner that they couldn't fight their way out of. The Sharks
dropped their 11th game in regulation and 15th overall in 21 games this
season. More
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Celebrini
bags first OT game winner Sharks hold off Red Wings
with glimpse of the future by Mike Lee
The Sharks have had issues scoring this
season but they may have provided a glimpse of the future on Monday night as
the Sharks held on for a 5-4 overtime victory over the Detroit Red Wings at SAP
Center. William Eklund scored a pair of goals and Macklin Celebrini potted the
game winner 46 seconds into the overtime period on a highlight reel
play. More
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Lows, highs,
and lows the story in Pittsburgh Sharks dig out of big
hole only to lose in the shootout by Mike
Lee
The Sharks wrapped up their 4-game road trip
with a frustrating 4-3 loss in the shootout to the Pittsburgh Penguins. San
Jose got off to a slow start, allowing the Penguins to grab a 3-0 lead. San
Jose fought back to first get the game to overtime and then to the shootout
before dropping the game in the 5th round of the skills competition. More >>
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Inconsistency costs Sharks in ragged loss to Rangers New York's 3-goal 2nd period dooms Sharks by Mike Lee
As the Sharks continue to develop their
identity along with their gaggle of young players, the steps forward will be
offset by steps backward. Thursday night was a step backwards for a San Jose
lineup that played a decent opening period against the New York Rangers at
Madison Square Garden, but they followed that up with an awful 2nd period that
would cost them a 3-2 defeat to the defending Easter Conference Champions.
More
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Flyers
survive Sharks in shootout Comeback salvages a point,
but Sharks miss out on a win by Mike Lee
The Sharks had little time to relish their
big win over New Jersey on Sunday night as a date with the Philadelphia Flyers
was on Monday's schedule as the Sharks continue with their 4-game road trip.
San Jose was late out of the gate, allowing the Flyers to establish a 3-0 lead.
They found their legs and battled back to get the game to overtime, but they
missed on a golden opportunity to win in the extra period when the Flyers took
a penalty at the end of regulation. The Sharks didn't score and Philadelphia
won it in the shootout 4-3. More >>
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Blackwood's
44 save shutout beats former team SJ starts 40game road
trip with gritty 1-0 win by Mike Lee
The New Jersey Devils entered Sunday's game
with the Sharks having scored 20 goals in their last 4 games. The Devils were
however playing on less than 24 hours rest, while the Sharks hadn't played
since last Thursday. The Sharks made a single goal stand up in a 1-0 win after
goaltender shutout his former team with a 44 save performance. More >>
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Wild a level
above Sharks in 5-2 win Macklin Celebrini scores both
goals for SJ by Mike Lee
There are those nights when you just don't
have what it takes. That was Thursday night for the Sharks, who dropped a 4-2
decision to the Minnesota Wild. San Jose faced a lineup that has been built
over time, led by superstar Kirill Kaprizov who recorded 3 assists on the
night. The Sharks were overmatched from the opening faceoff, learning there is
still loads of development on the to do list. More >>
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Vanecek's 50
saves key to overtime win SJ out-lasts Columbus
2-1 by Mike Lee
The Sharks got a shot in the arm with the
return of Macklin Celebrini on Tuesday night as San Jose hosted the Columbus
Blue Jackets at SAP Center. The spotlight has been in the rookie forward but on
this night goaltender Vitek Vanecek was the man of the hour. Vanecek made a
career high 50 saves to help the Sharks take a tight 2-1 overtime win. More >>
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Will Smith
dishes out the sweets on Halloween Rookie scores his
first 2 NHL goals in 3-2 win by Mike Lee
When Mike Grier and Ryan Warsofsky drew up
the kind of wins they expected their team to win, Thursday night may have been
a blueprint for that plan. Playing in a rare home game on Halloween, the Sharks
had one of the young prospects show his teeth by scoring the first goal of the
game and then bag the game winner, while their defense held off a tenacious
opponent in a gritty 3rd period to take a tight 3-2 win. More >>
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Sharks
acquire Defenseman Timothy Liljegren SJ send Matt
Benning and draft picks to Toronto by Mike
Lee
The Sharks made a trade on Wednesday,
sending defenseman Matt Benning to the Toronto Maple Leafs, along with a
conditional 2025 3rd round draft pick and a 2026 6th round pick in exchange for
defenseman Timothy Liljegren. The Sharks get a younger blueliner who was a
former 1st round pick (17th overall) of the Maple Leafs in 2017. More >>
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Sharks
suddenly like winning SJ outlasts visiting Kings to win
second consecutive game by Mike Lee
On paper, Tuesday nights Sharks match up
with the Los Angeles Kings favored the guests from Southern California. San
Jose hasn't been exactly lighting it up and their first win of the year less
than 24 hours earlier on the road setup a tall order for the Sharks. The Kings
hadn't played since Saturday and sit in the 5th spot in the Western Conference.
So go figure when the Sharks outplayed the Kings in the 3rd period and sweated
out a 4-2 victory to extend their win streak to two games. More >>
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Sharks
overcome 4-1 deficit for 1st win Alexander Wennberg
bags game winner in OT by Mike Lee
When the Sharks became the first team in NHL
history to open a season winless through their first 9 games in consecutive
seasons, it was easy to throw in the towel. When they went down 4-1 to the Utah
Hockey Club on Monday night it was almost a given that the streak would reach
10 games. San Jose surprised everyone in Salt Lake City with an improbable
comeback that included 3 goals in a span of 110 seconds late in the contest,
followed by a game-winning goal in overtime to take a 5-4 decision. More >>
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Late surge
too late in loss to Kings Sharks surrender 3 goals in
the 1st then drop 3-2 decision by Mike
Lee
The Sharks painful start to the season
continued down the path of misery on Thursday night. Their Southern California
sojourn ended with their 8th loss of the season and second to start their
4-game road trip. The Los Angeles blitzed the Sharks in the opening period by
scoring 3 goals in the frame, then held on for a 3-2 victory after a late push
by San Jose. The Sharks continue to struggle as they try and lose the
distinction of being the only team in the NHL without a win this
season. More
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0-for-October officially a thing in San Jose Sharks drop 3-1 decision to Anaheim to start trip by Mike Lee
Over the past two October's, the Sharks are
a combined 0-13-3 after they dropped a frustrating 3-1 decision to the Anaheim
Ducks on Tuesday night. San Jose lost all 9 games in the opening month of play
last year, and have started their current campaign with a 7th consecutive
defeat. That bad news is magnified by the fact that the latest loss came to a
team that isn't expected to make any noise in the Pacific Division this season.
More
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Still no
answers for Sharks Colorado takes 4-1 decision at SAP
in Sunday night game by Mike Lee
It took last season's Sharks team 12 games
to win their first game of the season. This year's roster may be on their may
to matching that underachievement. The Sharks hit the halfway point of that
mark by dropping a 4-1 decision to the Colorado Avalanche at SAP Center on
Sunday night. The Sharks misfired on a handful of power play chances which took
the pressure off a Colorado team that has been slow out of the gate
themselves. More
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Sharks
smashed in road trip finale Winnipeg scores 8 on San
Jose, 4 on the power play by Mike Lee
The Sharks wrapped up their 3-game road trip
on Friday night with a game less than 24 hours after losing to the Chicago
Blackhawks. While it may be hard to understand how players can have tired legs
5 games into the new season, but the Sharks played like they had tired legs
tied together. The host Winnipeg Jets scored 4 times on the power play and
pummeled the Sharks 8-3 at Canada Life Centre in the most lopsided contest of
the season. More
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Slow start
dooms Sharks in the Windy City Blackhawks score first 3
goals, then cruise to 4-2 victory by Mike
Lee
The Sharks did not win their first game last
season until their 6th contest of the campaign. They dropped their 4th straight
to open the current season with a 4-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on
Thursday night following a lifeless start that would doom them early. San Jose
gave up the first 3 goals of the season and sputtered the rest of the night in
catch up mode. More
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Grade A
effort ends in shootout loss Toffoli and Dellandrea
score for SJ in 3-2 tilt by Mike Lee
The Sharks hit the road for the first time
this season, starting with a stop in Dallas on Tuesday night. Having won their
fist three games to start the season, Dallas looked to extend their winning
ways against a team still learning how to compete in the NHL. San Jose played a
controlled game, extending a 2-2 tie to overtime and eventually a shootout
before dropping the game in the skills competition. More >>
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Attention to
defense better in 2-0 loss to Ducks Penalties interfere
with offensive momentum in low scoring affair by
Mike Lee
After a wild opening night loss the Sharks
tightened things up defensively on Saturday night as the Anaheim Ducks came
calling. That focus allowed them to limit the opposition's scoring, but that
defensive focus also translated to a lack of offensive chances that they could
capitalize on. In the end, Anaheim was able to solve the Sharks defensive
posturing and hold on for a 2-0 win in their season debut. More >>
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The Return
of the Diehard Fans Sharks opening loss shows the team
is getting better, and the crowd was boisterous by
Paul Krill
The Sharks could not hold onto a three-goal
lead Thursday night and ended up losing in OT to the Saint Lous Blues in the
season opener. Still, a great time was had by the fans in the stands, for the
most part. At least thats how I saw it, despite the Shars wilting late in
the game. More
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Celebrini's
debut spoiled by familiar meltdown Blues overcome
3-goal 3rd period deficit by Mike Lee
The Macklin Celebrin and Will Smith era is
underway in San Jose. After the Sharks selected the pair with their first draft
picks in each of the last two NHL Draft events, San Jose fans finally got a
chance to see the offensive pairing on NHL ice in a game that counted.
Celebrini did not disappoint, but the rest of the Sharks wasted a big 2-point
night by the rookie. San Jose failed to protect a 3-goal lead, allowing the St
Louis Blues to convert three scoring chances in the 3rd period before Brayden
Schenn scored in overtime to stun the SAP Center crowd 5-4 on opening
night. More
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2024-25 NHL
Predictions Where every team will finish this
season by LGS Staff
With the start of the 2024-25 NHL Season,
the staff writers at LetsGoSharks.com submit their predictions for each
division race, playoff qualifiers, conference finalists, conference champions
and Stanley Cup Champion. Some surprises, some not so much. Whatever the case,
this how we think the season will play out. Check back in June to see how we
did. More
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Sharks
acquire goaltender Askarov Move could be the quiet
blockbuster SJ needs by Mike Lee
Sharks General Manager Mike Grier has had a
tall task the past two seasons, trying to revive his team from the depths of
the NHL's standings basement. It's been tough sailing on the west coast the
past four seasons and a botched reset three seasons ago finally forced Grier's
hand into diving into a full scale rebuild. The moves Grier has made the last
24 months have been hit or miss, but the move to chasing the rebuild with a
youth movement got a big injection of adrenaline when the Sharks acquired
goaltending prospect Yaroslav Askarov on Friday. More >>
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Sharks
select Macklin Celebrini with #1 pick SJ nabs Sam
Dickinson with solid selection in the 1st round by
Mike Lee
The worst kept secret in hockey was exposed
on Friday night when the SanJose Sharks selected top prospect Macklin Celebrini
with the first overall pick in the NHL Draft. Celebrini has been the consensus
number one pick for months and the Sharks used their selection to bring home
their former Junior Shark by taking him at the Sphere Las Vegas. More >>
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Western Conference |
W |
L |
OTL |
Pts |
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(1) Winnipeg |
21 |
9 |
1 |
43 |
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(2) Minnesota |
19 |
5 |
4 |
42 |
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(3) Vegas |
19 |
7 |
3 |
41 |
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(4) Los Angeles |
17 |
9 |
3 |
37 |
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(5) Dallas |
17 |
11 |
0 |
34 |
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(6) Edmonton |
16 |
10 |
2 |
34 |
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(7) Colorado |
17 |
3 |
0 |
34 |
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(8) Vancouver |
14 |
8 |
5 |
33 |
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(13) San Jose |
11 |
16 |
5 |
27 |
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SJ Home |
6 |
6 |
1 |
13 |
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SJ Road |
5 |
10 |
4 |
14 |
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LEADERS |
Scoring |
Gm |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
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Granlund |
30 |
10 |
21 |
31 |
12 |
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Eklund |
31 |
5 |
19 |
24 |
2 |
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Walman |
27 |
5 |
17 |
22 |
18 |
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Zetterlund |
32 |
9 |
11 |
20 |
6 |
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Toffoli |
32 |
12 |
8 |
20 |
6 |
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Goaltending |
W |
L |
OTL |
Sv% |
GAA |
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Vanecek |
3 |
7 |
1 |
.883 |
3.83 |
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Georgiev |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.850 |
3.00 |
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Askarov |
1 |
0 |
1 |
.927 |
1.96 |
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Blackwood |
6 |
9 |
3 |
.909 |
3.00 |
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Special Teams |
# |
Eff% |
Rank |
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Power Play |
18/102 |
17.7% |
23rd |
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Penalty Kill |
86/105 |
81.9% |
8th |
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