Western Conference · Pacific Division

San Jose Sharks

2011–12·43–29–10·96 points·2nd in the Pacific, 7th in the Western·Clinched playoff spot

Seasons

Points: 96#12
Goal differential: +14#11
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 53.7%#5
Power play: 21.1%#1
Penalty kill: 76.9%#29
GSAx: −12.7#24

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

31 of 31 lines


Thornton – Marleau – Pavelski	517:21	70	58.8%	57.1%	30	17
Handzus – Mitchell – McGinn	326:05	48	55.7%	48.7%	12	12
Havlat – Clowe – Couture	248:42	32	56.9%	57.7%	9	5
Thornton – Pavelski – Couture	191:36	24	58.7%	58.0%	7	5
Winchester – Murray – Desjardins	147:39	29	67.3%	54.4%	7	2
Marleau – Clowe – Couture	114:50	26	63.3%	56.0%	6	5
Clowe – Couture – Wingels	112:51	19	58.4%	58.5%	3	4
Marleau – Havlat – Clowe	109:15	19	36.1%	39.6%	4	4
Clowe – Ferriero – Couture	107:34	18	42.6%	45.6%	3	2
Moore – Mitchell – Winnik	74:33	14	34.8%	48.7%	1	3

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

23 of 23 pairs


Boyle – Vlasic	827:23	80	52.9%	52.1%	35	28
Burns – Vlasic	396:52	79	60.2%	57.2%	14	13
Murray – Burns	373:10	56	51.1%	46.9%	11	10
Boyle – Murray	345:14	56	47.5%	46.0%	12	11
White – Braun	311:48	40	59.4%	52.2%	9	10
Burns – Demers	280:16	50	56.1%	51.1%	12	8
Braun – Demers	167:30	39	48.4%	56.3%	4	10
White – Demers	127:00	22	34.7%	44.2%	2	6

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 7

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.

	Desjardins	Winchester	Havlat	Murray	Marleau	Thornton	Pavelski	Vlasic	Boyle	Burns	Clowe	Couture	Demers	Mitchell	Handzus	McGinn	Braun	White
Desjardins F		57	42	61	59	59	60	53	60	56	42	36	45	57	53	46	61	49
Winchester F	57		19	49	66	67	66	57	50	57	28	50	43	49	29	44	53	45
Havlat F	42	19		50	38	52	70	47	42	58	50	57	56	49	53	59	57	48
Murray D	61	49	50		48	56	56	48	47	51	47	50	50	39	41	47	53	42
Marleau F	59	66	38	48		56	56	54	52	56	51	61	55	61	46	64	60	65
Thornton F	59	67	52	56	56		59	56	57	58	54	56	55	65	12	43	56	57
Pavelski F	60	66	70	56	56	59		55	54	60	40	53	53	65	20	25	62	57
Vlasic D	53	57	47	48	54	56	55		53	60	51	56	31	61	53	56	53	69
Boyle D	60	50	42	47	52	57	54	53		54	49	53	51	55	45	47	60	49
Burns D	56	57	58	51	56	58	60	60	54		54	57	57	57	59	61	79	62
Clowe F	42	28	50	47	51	54	40	51	49	54		54	44	52	40	32	57	54
Couture F	36	50	57	50	61	56	53	56	53	57	54		47	39	51	59	58	54
Demers D	45	43	56	50	55	55	53	31	51	57	44	47		51	39	41	48	34
Mitchell F	57	49	49	39	61	65	65	61	55	57	52	39	51		52	57	57	54
Handzus F	53	29	53	41	46	12	20	53	45	59	40	51	39	52		54	49	57
McGinn F	46	44	59	47	64	43	25	56	47	61	32	59	41	57	54		55	58
Braun D	61	53	57	53	60	56	62	53	60	79	57	58	48	57	49	55		59
White D	49	45	48	42	65	57	57	69	49	62	54	54	34	54	57	58	59

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