Western Conference · Pacific Division

San Jose Sharks

2014–15·40–33–9·89 points·5th in the Pacific, 12th in the Western

Seasons

Points: 89#23
Goal differential: −2#20
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 50.6%#16
Power play: 21.7%#6
Penalty kill: 78.5%#25
GSAx: −2.8#17

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

39 of 39 lines


Thornton – Pavelski – Karlsson	408:52	38	59.4%	61.1%	19	15
Thornton – Pavelski – Hertl	316:19	50	62.7%	59.4%	13	9
Marleau – Couture – Nieto	304:53	36	48.0%	51.1%	12	14
Marleau – Couture – Wingels	294:00	55	45.9%	48.2%	12	12
Wingels – Nieto – Tierney	107:48	16	49.3%	50.0%	4	7
Marleau – Couture – Hertl	100:53	22	56.7%	57.0%	4	6
Sheppard – Goodrow – Karlsson	93:46	15	58.1%	50.6%	5	3
Sheppard – Wingels – Goodrow	82:52	21	51.5%	55.2%	0	3
Thornton – Pavelski – Nieto	75:11	20	72.8%	66.7%	3	4
Wingels – Hertl – Tierney	70:43	18	40.5%	45.2%	0	3

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

25 of 25 pairs


Vlasic – Braun	725:35	59	52.1%	51.5%	30	23
Burns – Vlasic	354:46	63	55.4%	55.0%	11	15
Braun – Dillon	302:54	45	50.0%	53.9%	10	10
Burns – Dillon	269:44	51	57.1%	56.0%	11	15
Burns – Mueller	256:01	29	46.2%	52.6%	10	14
Hannan – Irwin	226:15	28	52.1%	46.9%	10	10
Hannan – Burns	213:17	48	47.6%	50.1%	10	9
Dillon – Mueller	206:41	19	43.9%	45.0%	4	9

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 11

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	Sheppard	Goodrow	Hannan	Irwin	Mueller	Nieto	Wingels	Marleau	Couture	Braun	Vlasic	Hertl	Dillon	Burns	Karlsson	Pavelski	Thornton
Desjardins F		41	32	36	37	40	42	53	46	24	38	43	45	54	42	90	52	11
Sheppard F	41		50	59	60	48	61	49	49	77	41	53	53	43	55	59	47	48
Goodrow F	32	50		52	39	52	33	45	33	22	54	47	48	44	48	57	44	65
Hannan D	36	59	52		52	85	55	48	50	47	34	82	50	63	48	53	52	54
Irwin D	37	60	39	52		75	52	54	47	44	31	28	53	56	61	60	62	63
Mueller D	40	48	52	85	75		48	48	47	46	45	27	45	44	46	62	52	58
Nieto F	42	61	33	55	52	48		53	50	48	49	51	46	42	51	30	65	56
Wingels F	53	49	45	48	54	48	53		44	46	44	44	46	46	49	42	46	44
Marleau F	46	49	33	50	47	47	50	44		48	45	47	54	49	52	45	53	58
Couture F	24	77	22	47	44	46	48	46	48		47	49	54	48	51	42	53	69
Braun D	38	41	54	34	31	45	49	44	45	47		52	56	50	40	57	61	60
Vlasic D	43	53	47	82	28	27	51	44	47	49	52		55	31	55	60	67	67
Hertl F	45	53	48	50	53	45	46	46	54	54	56	55		57	56	52	60	62
Dillon D	54	43	44	63	56	44	42	46	49	48	50	31	57		56	49	57	53
Burns D	42	55	48	48	61	46	51	49	52	51	40	55	56	56		56	58	60
Karlsson F	90	59	57	53	60	62	30	42	45	42	57	60	52	49	56		58	57
Pavelski F	52	47	44	52	62	52	65	46	53	53	61	67	60	57	58	58		62
Thornton F	11	48	65	54	63	58	56	44	58	69	60	67	62	53	60	57	62

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