Western Conference · Pacific Division

San Jose Sharks

2017–18·45–27–10·100 points·3rd in the Pacific, 6th in the Western·Clinched playoff spot

Seasons

Points: 100#11
Goal differential: +21#11
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 51.1%#13
Power play: 20.6%#16
Penalty kill: 84.8%#2
GSAx: +11.9#8

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

43 of 43 lines


Couture – Hertl – Labanc	236:50	41	52.0%	56.8%	10	11
Thornton – Pavelski – Meier	233:22	38	49.8%	53.7%	10	13
Couture – Boedker – Hertl	196:16	27	51.4%	48.4%	7	7
Couture – Hertl – Karlsson	164:16	34	52.5%	48.7%	8	5
Thornton – Pavelski – Labanc	146:38	23	51.2%	56.7%	5	7
Pavelski – Donskoi – Meier	128:46	20	63.7%	54.3%	9	3
Hansen – Boedker – Tierney	123:38	19	46.2%	43.8%	6	6
Tierney – Labanc – Meier	121:57	30	54.3%	49.6%	6	6
Boedker – Donskoi – Tierney	113:33	28	56.0%	52.9%	3	5
Couture – Donskoi – Hertl	94:51	37	52.7%	51.6%	4	5

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

20 of 20 pairs


Vlasic – Braun	1199:59	80	48.4%	46.3%	47	50
Burns – Ryan	765:09	59	53.7%	53.8%	29	25
Dillon – DeMelo	503:02	57	50.2%	49.4%	27	26
Burns – Dillon	382:04	78	45.5%	53.6%	10	26
Dillon – Heed	199:02	25	61.3%	56.5%	7	7
Martin – Burns	182:31	14	55.2%	56.5%	7	5
DeMelo – Ryan	116:22	25	64.9%	51.7%	4	0
Braun – Dillon	107:19	69	52.8%	50.5%	4	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 4 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.

	Ward	Hansen	Donskoi	Burns	Ryan	Meier	Pavelski	Thornton	Dillon	DeMelo	Tierney	Boedker	Karlsson	Labanc	Braun	Vlasic	Hertl	Couture
Ward F		48	35	43	45	51	76	63	46	53	38	31	39	50	39	38	39	31
Hansen F	48		76	49	57	61	61	54	48	48	49	45	39	50	51	49	47	31
Donskoi F	35	76		61	63	62	59	52	57	55	55	58	39	73	52	55	56	55
Burns D	43	49	61		54	55	57	50	46	47	53	47	38	52	39	54	44	46
Ryan D	45	57	63	54		57	56	50	39	65	55	51	41	57	41	64	54	51
Meier F	51	61	62	55	57		54	51	53	55	55	48	44	53	45	51	56	41
Pavelski F	76	61	59	57	56	54		49	55	53	52	56	43	51	49	52	52	56
Thornton F	63	54	52	50	50	51	49		52	49	65	81	41	51	48	51	57	82
Dillon D	46	48	57	46	39	53	55	52		51	46	49	45	47	53	46	48	50
DeMelo D	53	48	55	47	65	55	53	49	51		45	44	53	51	27	56	61	56
Tierney F	38	49	55	53	55	55	52	65	46	45		47	38	52	43	47	54	50
Boedker F	31	45	58	47	51	48	56	81	49	44	47		32	56	48	52	51	53
Karlsson F	39	39	39	38	41	44	43	41	45	53	38	32		51	45	48	49	49
Labanc F	50	50	73	52	57	53	51	51	47	51	52	56	51		47	51	48	54
Braun D	39	51	52	39	41	45	49	48	53	27	43	48	45	47		48	50	52
Vlasic D	38	49	55	54	64	51	52	51	46	56	47	52	48	51	48		51	51
Hertl F	39	47	56	44	54	56	52	57	48	61	54	51	49	48	50	51		50
Couture F	31	31	55	46	51	41	56	82	50	56	50	53	49	54	52	51	50

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