Honda West Division

San Jose Sharks

2020–21·21–28–7·49 points·7th in the Honda West

Seasons

Points: 49#26
Goal differential: −50#28
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 49.0%#18
Power play: 14.1%#29
Penalty kill: 80.4%#14
GSAx: −16.2#29

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

27 of 27 lines


Couture – Kane – Labanc	380:51	37	51.8%	52.2%	20	21
Hertl – Meier – Balcers	146:50	18	67.3%	60.1%	6	7
Donato – Gambrell – Leonard	103:46	22	45.8%	46.7%	3	5
Kane – Hertl – Barabanov	102:38	9	49.8%	44.7%	10	7
Couture – Donato – Labanc	55:04	18	47.8%	51.7%	4	4
Marleau – Donato – Leonard	52:52	12	53.4%	46.6%	2	0
Marleau – Hertl – Meier	52:49	12	51.0%	49.0%	2	1
Couture – Meier – Balcers	50:23	13	56.0%	43.2%	4	3
Meier – Balcers – Gambrell	44:55	22	33.6%	35.2%	3	1
Marleau – Sorensen – Viel	44:09	7	50.7%	43.8%	1	2

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

19 of 19 pairs


Burns – Ferraro	744:22	51	49.8%	46.7%	32	31
Karlsson – Knyzhov	510:32	47	43.3%	48.6%	20	25
Vlasic – Simek	216:59	31	55.8%	46.7%	8	8
Vlasic – Knyzhov	133:06	33	58.7%	50.0%	5	6
Vlasic – Karlsson	106:12	40	37.7%	41.8%	2	2
Burns – Vlasic	99:59	46	43.9%	49.3%	4	9
Karlsson – Simek	89:01	30	51.9%	49.1%	4	5
Karlsson – Ferraro	86:20	38	46.0%	40.6%	7	8

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 1–56 · Jan 14 to May 12

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.

	Nieto	Gregor	Burns	Ferraro	Kane	Labanc	Couture	Balcers	Karlsson	Knyzhov	Meier	Hertl	Gambrell	Donato	Leonard	Marleau	Vlasic	Simek
Nieto F		41	41	48	26	0	22	69	40	51	42	43	50	40	42	44	44	47
Gregor F	41		39	35	29	56	31	26	33	45	41	37	49	37	43	43	51	40
Burns D	41	39		50	49	50	47	61	56	45	51	57	49	44	50	50	42	46
Ferraro D	48	35	50		47	49	46	60	46	58	56	54	55	45	48	48	64	47
Kane F	26	29	49	47		53	49	44	48	47	40	51	32	62	36	60	50	52
Labanc F	0	56	50	49	53		50	53	47	49	40	62	43	44	29	43	49	54
Couture F	22	31	47	46	49	50		50	47	47	40	61	44	45	59	66	49	50
Balcers F	69	26	61	60	44	53	50		59	52	59	67	44	49	61	56	49	47
Karlsson D	40	33	56	46	48	47	47	59		43	45	55	38	44	44	44	37	52
Knyzhov D	51	45	45	58	47	49	47	52	43		47	55	37	53	47	47	59	60
Meier F	42	41	51	56	40	40	40	59	45	47		60	36	45	72	44	53	55
Hertl F	43	37	57	54	51	62	61	67	55	55	60		24	44	53	54	55	58
Gambrell F	50	49	49	55	32	43	44	44	38	37	36	24		46	45	53	46	49
Donato F	40	37	44	45	62	44	45	49	44	53	45	44	46		48	42	45	52
Leonard F	42	43	50	48	36	29	59	61	44	47	72	53	45	48		51	58	54
Marleau F	44	43	50	48	60	43	66	56	44	47	44	54	53	42	51		51	59
Vlasic D	44	51	42	64	50	49	49	49	37	59	53	55	46	45	58	51		56
Simek D	47	40	46	47	52	54	50	47	52	60	55	58	49	52	54	59	56

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