Western Conference · Pacific Division

San Jose Sharks

2015–16·46–30–6·98 points·3rd in the Pacific, 6th in the Western·Clinched playoff spot

Seasons

Points: 98#11
Goal differential: +30#6
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 55.5%#1
Power play: 22.5%#3
Penalty kill: 80.5%#21
GSAx: −2.3#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

41 of 41 lines


Thornton – Pavelski – Hertl	503:13	49	59.1%	56.9%	33	12
Marleau – Ward – Nieto	280:46	36	56.5%	54.8%	5	9
Thornton – Pavelski – Karlsson	195:35	34	57.4%	52.3%	7	3
Marleau – Ward – Hertl	169:49	48	61.6%	57.6%	10	9
Couture – Wingels – Donskoi	141:56	25	66.8%	54.8%	5	3
Zubrus – Tierney – Karlsson	126:40	27	48.7%	45.5%	4	6
Thornton – Pavelski – Donskoi	121:20	45	65.7%	60.7%	8	4
Couture – Donskoi – Karlsson	103:19	21	62.7%	51.5%	3	2
Wingels – Nieto – Hertl	100:02	27	47.5%	53.5%	4	6
Marleau – Ward – Couture	96:06	22	56.0%	50.6%	5	5

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

19 of 19 pairs


Martin – Burns	1091:48	77	53.8%	52.5%	45	37
Vlasic – Braun	908:15	64	59.6%	53.2%	41	35
Polak – Dillon	321:16	23	54.2%	49.6%	6	4
Dillon – DeMelo	223:59	35	52.1%	49.7%	5	5
Burns – Dillon	171:19	71	53.0%	54.2%	6	11
Braun – DeMelo	153:24	30	61.3%	51.0%	4	7
Dillon – Tennyson	138:03	23	50.8%	44.3%	7	3
Braun – Dillon	129:27	65	49.4%	46.3%	6	4

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 7 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.

	Zubrus	DeMelo	Donskoi	Couture	Burns	Martin	Hertl	Pavelski	Thornton	Nieto	Braun	Vlasic	Marleau	Ward	Karlsson	Wingels	Dillon	Tierney
Zubrus F		66	55	50	62	63	84	61	66	74	54	49	52	53	49	46	49	52
DeMelo D	66		59	60	62	78	65	62	63	46	61	74	51	56	61	61	52	57
Donskoi F	55	59		62	55	55	61	61	66	48	69	65	48	59	64	62	56	61
Couture F	50	60	62		56	53	36	58	76	41	70	67	59	55	64	67	63	83
Burns D	62	62	55	56		54	57	56	60	49	61	55	49	53	51	54	53	56
Martin D	63	78	55	53	54		55	54	58	53	62	52	50	54	52	53	39	55
Hertl F	84	65	61	36	57	55		58	60	54	62	65	63	67	47	52	58	51
Pavelski F	61	62	61	58	56	54	58		61	58	61	64	43	68	55	42	53	40
Thornton F	66	63	66	76	60	58	60	61		66	64	64	63	66	57	58	56	0
Nieto F	74	46	48	41	49	53	54	58	66		47	53	52	55	43	40	46	40
Braun D	54	61	69	70	61	62	62	61	64	47		59	58	58	58	54	49	50
Vlasic D	49	74	65	67	55	52	65	64	64	53	59		60	60	59	55	61	47
Marleau F	52	51	48	59	49	50	63	43	63	52	58	60		55	51	48	52	52
Ward F	53	56	59	55	53	54	67	68	66	55	58	60	55		61	41	55	51
Karlsson F	49	61	64	64	51	52	47	55	57	43	58	59	51	61		42	53	52
Wingels F	46	61	62	67	54	53	52	42	58	40	54	55	48	41	42		47	47
Dillon D	49	52	56	63	53	39	58	53	56	46	49	61	52	55	53	47		46
Tierney F	52	57	61	83	56	55	51	40	0	40	50	47	52	51	52	47	46

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