Western Conference · Pacific Division

San Jose Sharks

2019–20·29–36–5·63 points·8th in the Pacific, 15th in the Western

Seasons

Points: 63#29
Goal differential: −45#29
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 47.9%#25
Power play: 18.0%#18
Penalty kill: 86.6%#1
GSAx: −2.8#18

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 – Sorensen – Labanc	120:11	30	45.7%	53.9%	2	8
Thornton – Labanc – Meier	110:51	27	51.6%	53.9%	4	7
Kane – Hertl – Labanc	107:49	18	57.3%	54.9%	5	6
Marleau – Couture – Meier	93:29	18	47.5%	48.1%	3	4
Noesen – Karlsson – Kellman	87:50	15	49.7%	47.4%	2	2
Kane – Goodrow – Meier	79:44	12	36.9%	43.4%	4	2
Couture – Kane – Goodrow	76:14	7	39.3%	51.7%	3	0
Thornton – Marleau – Sorensen	64:37	20	38.6%	42.3%	6	2
Marleau – Hertl – Meier	61:41	18	49.5%	53.8%	2	6
Couture – Kane – Labanc	61:34	23	57.2%	51.3%	3	3

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

20 of 20 pairs


Vlasic – Karlsson	503:17	43	48.1%	51.9%	22	20
Burns – Dillon	411:09	45	51.1%	49.7%	22	11
Burns – Simek	291:16	37	47.1%	49.2%	10	16
Ferraro – Simek	179:05	26	48.3%	45.2%	8	7
Burns – Vlasic	170:24	49	41.7%	47.1%	3	10
Karlsson – Dillon	152:41	34	50.3%	54.5%	7	7
Vlasic – Ferraro	142:28	38	44.7%	50.4%	5	10
Heed – Ferraro	130:15	25	56.3%	55.3%	5	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 1–70 · Oct 2 to Mar 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.

	Simek	Ferraro	Labanc	Thornton	Sorensen	Hertl	Couture	Kane	Vlasic	Karlsson	Goodrow	Marleau	Meier	Burns	Dillon	Heed	Karlsson	Gambrell
Simek D		48	49	50	42	51	55	43	44	46	46	44	41	46	20	23	49	41
Ferraro D	48		55	49	39	66	46	45	43	68	43	61	53	44	44	56	40	44
Labanc F	49	55		51	39	60	52	57	53	54	42	39	51	49	48	63	63	45
Thornton F	50	49	51		41	61	36	47	46	47	51	47	51	49	43	58	48	46
Sorensen F	42	39	39	41		81	72	65	40	46	39	49	50	45	50	48	40	50
Hertl F	51	66	60	61	81		53	50	50	54	48	58	51	51	54	62	47	14
Couture F	55	46	52	36	72	53		47	46	49	42	50	49	46	53	57	16	58
Kane F	43	45	57	47	65	50	47		49	46	42	41	46	46	49	64	25	56
Vlasic D	44	43	53	46	40	50	46	49		48	43	47	46	40	39	70	40	38
Karlsson D	46	68	54	47	46	54	49	46	48		47	48	49	50	50	34	48	45
Goodrow F	46	43	42	51	39	48	42	42	43	47		48	43	42	43	39	32	24
Marleau F	44	61	39	47	49	58	50	41	47	48	48		47	48	44	65	54	68
Meier F	41	53	51	51	50	51	49	46	46	49	43	47		48	49	50	75	46
Burns D	46	44	49	49	45	51	46	46	40	50	42	48	48		51	49	46	48
Dillon D	20	44	48	43	50	54	53	49	39	50	43	44	49	51		43	42	55
Heed D	23	56	63	58	48	62	57	64	70	34	39	65	50	49	43		32	38
Karlsson F	49	40	63	48	40	47	16	25	40	48	32	54	75	46	42	32		30
Gambrell F	41	44	45	46	50	14	58	56	38	45	24	68	46	48	55	38	30

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