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Statistically
Speaking
Letting the numbers tell the
story
The Sharks lead in the most important statistic in
the NHL, standings points. With 10 wins, a regulation loss (just barely), and a
shootout loss, the Sharks have amassed 21 points to lead all NHL teams. At the
end of the day, how they perform in the playoffs is really the only thing that
matters, but you have to get there. Securing home ice is also a major
advantage. Consider that the Sharks have yet to lose in 5 home games this
season, and it's easy to see why home ice matters.
There's not much
more to expound on when it comes to NHL standings. You're either in the top 8
(playoff qualifiers), or you're not. With that said, let's have some fun and
take a look at where the team and individual Sharks sit among the league
leaders in a variety of statistics.
Scoring:
The Sharks
have 4 players in the top 20 scorers in the league:
(1) Syndney Crosby
leads all scorers with 20 points (8G, 12A in 12 games)
(7) Patrick Marleau
14 points (8G, 6A in 12 games)
(10) Logan Couture 14 points (6G, 8A)
(15) Joe Pavelski 13 points (4G, 9A)
(17) Joe Thornton 13 points (1G, 12A)
Goal Scoring:
(1) Alex Ovechkin - 10G
(4) Patrick
Marleau - 8G
(4) Tomas Hertl - 8G
(16) Logan Couture - 6G
Assists:
(1) Henrik Sedin - 14A
(2) Joe Thornton - 12A
(9) Joe
Pavelski - 9A
(15) Logan Couture - 8A
Plus / Minus:
(1)
Marc-Edouard Vlasic - +11
(1) Justin Braun - +11
(10) Brent Burns -
+9
(13) Logan Couture - +8
(13) Joe Thornton - +8
(13) Tomas Hertl
- +8
Penalty Minutes:
Sorry, no Sharks rank in the top 20
(which is a good thing!). Matt Pelech ranks 24th with 22 PIMs and Andrew
Desjardins ranks 28th with 21 PIMs.
Power Play Goals:
(1)
Matt Moulson - 5 PPG
(2) Patrick Marleau - 4 PPG
(5) Joe Pavelski - 3
PPG
(16) Logan Couture - 2 PPG
Game Winning Goals:
(1)
Three players have 3 game winning goals.
(4) Tommy Wingels - 2 GWG.
That means 6 other Sharks have game winning goals this season (no GWG
for shootout wins).
Shots on Goal:
(1) Alex Ovechkin - 75
SOG
(17) Patrick Marleau - 44 SOG
Ice Time:
No
Sharks rank in the top 20 for ice time. That means they're spreading the love
and that they have the talent to do so. That's an important distinction to make
here.
Goaltending Wins:
(1) Antti Niemi -
9
Goaltending Goals Against (min 5 appareances):
(1) Josh
Harding - 8
(10) Antti Niemi - 17
Goaltending Goals Against Avg
(min 5 appareances):
(1) Josh Harding - 1.00
(2) Antti Niemi -
1.53
Goaltending Save % (min 5 appareances):
(1) Josh
Harding - .953
(5) Antti Niemi - .933
As for Team
statistics…
Goals per Game:
(1) San Jose -
3.92
Goals Allowed per Game:
(2) San Jose - 1.58
Power Play Efficiency:
(1) St Louis - 30.3% (10/33)
(10) San Jose
- 21.8% (12/55)
Penalty Kill Efficiency:
(1) Colorado -
92.3% (3/39)
(3) San Jose - 88.2% (4/34)
Penalty Minutes per Game:
(1) New Jersey -
6.7
(6) San Jose - 9.7
Minor Penalties Taken:
(1) New
Jersey - 30
(2) San Jose - 35
Team Plus / Minus:
(1)
San Jose - +20
Goals by Period - 1st Period:
(1) San Jose -
17
Goals by Period - 2nd Period:
(1) Chicago - 18
(7)
San Jose - 14
Goals by Period - 3rd Period:
(1) Phoenix -
18
(2) San Jose - 16
Goals Against by Period - 1st Period:
(1) Tampa Bay - 3
(5) San Jose - 6
Goals Against by Period
- 2nd Period:
(1) Ottawa, Colorado - 6
(3) San Jose - 7
Goals Against by Period - 3rd Period:
(1) Boston - 5
(2) San Jose
- 6
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