Western Conference · Pacific Division

San Jose Sharks

2010–11·48–25–9·105 points·1st in the Pacific, 2nd in the Western·Clinched division

Seasons

Points: 105#5
Goal differential: +35#4
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 55.8%#2
Power play: 23.2%#3
Penalty kill: 79.9%#23
GSAx: +0.1#15

Forward lines

Trios of forwards together at 5-on-5. Raise the minimum to see only the regular lines. A defenceman who played forward still counts as a defenceman.

Minimum 5v5 time together

36 of 36 lines


Thornton – Marleau – Setoguchi	338:56	47	58.9%	55.4%	18	16
Thornton – Marleau – Heatley	290:48	70	53.6%	56.5%	14	12
Heatley – Clowe – Couture	205:46	50	58.0%	53.9%	5	5
Wellwood – Pavelski – Mitchell	187:56	25	71.0%	65.5%	8	2
Clowe – Ferriero – Couture	179:05	20	64.4%	64.7%	11	5
Clowe – Pavelski – Couture	103:28	21	64.5%	65.0%	7	5
Mayers – Nichol – McCarthy	92:41	19	53.2%	45.7%	3	2
Clowe – Pavelski – Setoguchi	88:01	22	52.3%	52.8%	3	5
Wellwood – Clowe – Couture	69:04	19	72.5%	63.2%	2	0
Pavelski – Setoguchi – McGinn	60:25	14	57.6%	47.3%	3	2

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

23 of 23 pairs


Boyle – Murray	938:39	66	55.9%	52.3%	37	32
Vlasic – Demers	394:13	63	58.0%	56.8%	22	14
Huskins – Demers	327:11	43	56.5%	60.5%	10	8
Wallin – White	248:05	20	55.8%	54.5%	10	9
Wallin – Vlasic	245:59	45	47.5%	47.6%	3	8
Boyle – Vlasic	233:10	66	62.5%	54.6%	8	11
Wallin – Demers	225:31	48	57.1%	52.8%	10	5
Huskins – Vlasic	214:57	33	56.0%	52.9%	6	2

Who plays with whom

Model-based

Linemates pull together. Drag the handles to watch combinations form and break up during the season; click a player to open their page.

Games 1–82 · Oct 8 to Apr 9

Forward Defence Pair xGF%: red below 50, blue aboveThicker lines, more time together. Showing pairs with 20+ shared minutes.

With or without you

Model-based

Every pair of regulars. Some players lift everyone they play with; others depend on a particular partner.

	Mayers	Nichol	McGinn	Setoguchi	Heatley	Boyle	Murray	Marleau	Thornton	Huskins	Demers	Vlasic	Clowe	Couture	Wellwood	Wallin	Pavelski	Mitchell
Mayers F		46	32	50	54	51	57	34	39	44	54	52	56	58	51	46	58	61
Nichol F	46		36	56	44	50	56	44	38	45	49	38	43	19	50	41	23	48
McGinn F	32	36		47	60	58	49	39	30	45	45	51	34	54	70	38	56	56
Setoguchi F	50	56	47		52	59	59	58	55	53	53	60	57	65	91	49	55	59
Heatley F	54	44	60	52		54	49	53	52	54	57	54	59	53	59	47	55	44
Boyle D	51	50	58	59	54		55	57	56	41	71	60	55	58	67	52	63	59
Murray D	57	56	49	59	49	55		56	53	0	54	28	51	58	68	40	63	62
Marleau F	34	44	39	58	53	57	56		58	56	56	56	50	46	78	46	60	56
Thornton F	39	38	30	55	52	56	53	58		59	54	55	49	58	66	48	74	49
Huskins D	44	45	45	53	54	41	0	56	59		57	55	57	61	51	44	42	56
Demers D	54	49	45	53	57	71	54	56	54	57		57	66	60	70	57	63	66
Vlasic D	52	38	51	60	54	60	28	56	55	55	57		59	57	61	47	63	64
Clowe F	56	43	34	57	59	55	51	50	49	57	66	59		63	68	59	59	78
Couture F	58	19	54	65	53	58	58	46	58	61	60	57	63		64	59	61	52
Wellwood F	51	50	70	91	59	67	68	78	66	51	70	61	68	64		69	70	69
Wallin D	46	41	38	49	47	52	40	46	48	44	57	47	59	59	69		57	54
Pavelski F	58	23	56	55	55	63	63	60	74	42	63	63	59	61	70	57		67
Mitchell F	61	48	56	59	44	59	62	56	49	56	66	64	78	52	69	54	67

Hover a cell to compare each player with and without the other. Numbers are the pair's 5-on-5 xGF%; blue above 50, red below. Cells are grey until the pair has 100 minutes together.

Line blender

Model-based

How much the forward trios changed each game. Low values mean settled lines; high values mean a coach searching for a spark.

Line-blender index by game