Canucks and Sharks - Game Two Scoring Chances

This is a bit "old news" at this point, but we may as well get all of the data up there. In Game Two, the Sharks kept the game close in the first period, kept the score close in the second period, but were completely undone in the third period, mostly by bad penalties. Ben Eager's boarding of Daniel Sedin with the score 3-2 near the end of the second got the ball rolling, and by the end of the game, the Canucks won 7-3, a score that was actually a fair characterization of the play.

This was also the infamous flasher game - the only one not archived by CBC - where a woman beside the penalty box pressed her breasts against the glass to taunt(?) Ben Eager. My favourite post on the subject is here:

Flashing on national TV is embarrassing, not only for women watching the game, but for Vancouver fans in general. Whether you've thought about it this way or not, it was a pretty inappropriate move for a fan to make no matter what city it's in, and Canucks fans have a bad enough reputation as bandwagoners and ref whiners. Do we really need to add "classless" or "trashy" to that list too? 

Sounds reasonable! Now let's take a look at the comments:

I was at the game and the fans LOVED IT! I hope she gets a deal out of the whole thing. I hope the green men make fake boobs.

My Guess is this is an overwieght "CHICK" who is upset about! I'm a chick and and watched hockey all the time...I am a season ticket holder! GO FALSHER GO!

shut the hell up you are a piece of shit feminist reporter.

So to answer that rhetorical question above, yes, we do need to add "classless" or "trashy" to that list. Probably classless.

Scoring chances and more after the jump. 

Scoring Chances

For those who'd like a definition: a scoring chance is defined as a clear play directed toward the opposing net from a dangerous scoring area - loosely defined as the top of the circle in and inside the faceoff dots, though sometimes slightly more generous than that depending on the amount of immediately-preceding puck movement or screens in front of the net. Blocked shots are generally not included but missed shots are. A player is awarded a scoring chance anytime he is on the ice and someone from either team has a chance to score. He is awarded a "chance for" if someone on his team has a chance to score and a "chance against" if the opposing team has a chance to score. Finally, a big thanks to Vic Ferrari for making the whole damn thing possible with his awesome scripts.

 

Tm	P	Time	Note	VAN						Opponent
S.J	1	17:34	Goal	9	15	29	31	39	44	1	6	21	23	36		5v4
S.J	1	16:04		8	31	40	44	55	78	1	6	14	22	23	33	5v5
VAN	1	14:22		3	21	22	31	55	78	1	5	13	29	36	40	5v5
VAN	1	13:27		7	9	12	19	31		1	2	3	14	17		4v4
VAN	1	11:41		7	9	17	21	31		1	5	17	22	23	33	4v5
VAN	1	10:23	Goal	17	31	39	40	44		1	2	5	17	22	33	4v5
VAN	1	9:43	Goal	8	9	16	29	31	44	1	5	13	29	36	40	5v5
S.J	1	8:38		9	15	20	29	31	44	1	2	6	10	38	39	5v5
S.J	1	6:58	Goal	8	12	16	19	22	31	1	2	3	14	17		5v4
S.J	1	4:31		3	12	16	19	22	31	1	3	13	23	36	40	5v5
VAN	1	3:11		8	17	20	31	40	44	1	5	13	29	36	40	5v5
S.J	1	2:57		3	12	19	20	31	44	1	5	13	29	36	40	5v5
VAN	1	2:14		3	12	16	19	22	31	1	2	3	17	20	21	5v5
VAN	2	14:57		8	17	31	40	44	55	1	5	13	23	36	40	5v5
VAN	2	8:21		3	16	22	29	31	39	1	2	3	14	22	33	5v5
VAN	2	8:16		3	16	22	29	31	39	1	2	3	14	22	33	5v5
VAN	2	7:56	Goal	3	12	16	19	22	31	1	2	3	17	20	21	5v5
S.J	2	7:12		8	17	31	40	44	55	1	5	10	29	36	40	5v5
S.J	2	5:34		7	9	15	29	31	39	1	3	14	22	23	33	5v5
S.J	2	3:53		3	12	19	20	22	31	1	6	13	29	36	40	5v5
VAN	2	2:28		7	8	9	17	29	31	1	5	14	22	23	33	5v5
VAN	2	2:27		7	8	9	17	29	31	1	5	14	22	23	33	5v5
VAN	2	0:46		3	8	17	31	44	55	1	5	14	22	23	33	5v5
S.J	3	18:52		3	8	21	22	31		1	6	17	21	22	23	4v5
VAN	3	14:57		7	8	9	17	20	31	1	5	13	29	36	40	5v5
VAN	3	12:16		3	8	12	22	31		1	5	17	22	23	33	4v5
VAN	3	12:06	Goal	7	9	21	31	39		1	2	3	14	20	21	4v5
VAN	3	8:51		12	19	31	40	44		1	5	17	22	23	33	4v5
VAN	3	8:21	Goal	7	8	9	15	31		1	5	17	22	23	33	4v5
VAN	3	5:32		3	9	21	31	55	78	1	5	14	22	29	33	5v5
VAN	3	5:31	Goal	3	9	21	31	55	78	1	5	14	22	29	33	5v5
VAN	3	5:17		8	17	31	40	44		1	5	17	22	23	33	4v5
VAN	3	3:19	Goal	3	17	22	31	39		1	2	3	14	20	21	4v5
S.J	3	2:34		7	8	9	31	55	78	1	5	10	23	38	39	5v5
S.J	3	2:34	Goal	7	8	9	31	55	78	1	5	10	23	38	39	5v5
VAN	3	2:12		7	8	9	12	31		1	6	10	29	38	39	4v5
VAN	3	2:10		7	8	9	12	31		1	6	10	29	38	39	4v5

#	Player	EV			PP			SH
1	R. LUONGO	47:59	15	9	9:54	10	1	1:53	0	2
2	D. HAMHUIS	16:10	5	1	2:37	3	0	1:25	0	1
3	K. BIEKSA	15:07	5	2	2:16	2	0	1:32	0	1
5	C. EHRHOFF	16:46	10	4	6:08	6	0	0:00	0	0
6	S. SALO	15:38	0	3	2:19	2	1	0:28	0	1
10	J. TAMBELLINI	5:43	0	4	1:31	2	0	0:00	0	0
13	R. TORRES	14:05	5	3	0:41	0	0	0:00	0	0
14	A. BURROWS	14:30	8	2	2:24	2	0	1:25	0	1
17	R. KESLER	13:57	3	0	5:18	6	1	1:40	0	1
20	C. HIGGINS	12:07	2	0	2:16	2	0	0:00	0	0
21	M. RAYMOND	12:09	2	0	2:43	2	1	0:13	0	1
22	D. SEDIN	15:36	7	2	5:26	6	1	0:00	0	0
23	A. EDLER	18:44	4	5	5:08	5	1	0:21	0	1
29	A. ROME	14:01	6	3	1:20	2	0	0:00	0	0
33	H. SEDIN	14:28	7	2	4:59	6	0	0:00	0	0
36	J. HANSEN	13:45	5	4	0:26	0	0	0:28	0	1
38	V. ORESKOVICH	6:50	0	3	1:46	2	0	0:00	0	0
39	C. HODGSON	5:12	0	3	1:31	2	0	0:00	0	0
40	M. LAPIERRE	14:31	5	4	0:41	0	0	0:00	0	0

 

 

#	Player	EV			PP			SH
3	D. MURRAY	18:13	3	8	0:00	0	0	2:49	1	2
7	N. WALLIN	12:06	3	4	0:00	0	0	2:29	0	5
8	J. PAVELSKI	11:59	4	7	1:39	1	0	3:01	1	5
9	I. WHITE	16:18	4	7	0:14	1	0	3:05	0	5
12	P. MARLEAU	14:22	3	3	1:39	1	0	2:42	0	4
15	D. HEATLEY	15:31	2	0	0:14	1	0	2:00	0	1
16	D. SETOGUCHI	12:08	1	5	1:39	1	0	0:00	0	0
17	T. MITCHELL	9:47	1	6	0:00	0	0	3:47	0	4
19	J. THORNTON	16:08	3	3	1:39	1	0	3:01	0	1
20	K. WELLWOOD	8:09	3	2	0:00	0	0	0:00	0	0
21	S. NICHOL	4:45	0	3	0:00	0	0	2:50	1	2
22	D. BOYLE	16:58	2	5	1:49	1	0	2:41	1	2
29	R. CLOWE	15:47	2	5	0:14	1	0	0:00	0	0
31	A. NIEMI	48:13	9	15	1:53	2	0	9:54	1	10
39	L. COUTURE	15:29	1	2	0:14	1	0	1:54	0	3
40	K. HUSKINS	14:02	2	2	0:00	0	0	4:08	0	3
44	M. VLASIC	18:49	4	4	0:04	1	0	4:36	0	3
55	B. EAGER	10:59	4	5	0:00	0	0	0:00	0	0
78	B. FERRIERO	7:35	3	3	0:00	0	0	0:24	0	0

Period	Van / SJ		EV		PP		5v3 PP		SH		5v3 SH
1	7	6	5	4	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
2	7	3	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	11	3	3	2	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	25	12	15	9	10	1	0	0	0	2	0	0

 

The Canucks ripped into the Sharks for the second game in a row, and it didn't look at this point like there was going to be much of a series. As we know now, the Sharks actually played much better in Games Three, Four, and Five, but still not well enough to win more than just the one game. Interestingly, Todd McLellan decided to make a change on his fourth line after this game even though the big problems were elsewhere.

 

Recipients of God's Grace

3. Patrick Marleau - A beautiful tip on the Sharks' power play led to San Jose's second goal, and at even strength, Marleau was a part of San Jose's most effective (law-abiding) line.

2. Henrik Sedin - His three assists attest to his dominance both at evens and as the man stirring the drink on the power play to make San Jose pay for all of that time in the box. Just another ho hum game from Henrik Sedin.

1. Kevin Bieksa - He scored the go-ahead goal in the second period on an excellent pinch (a very underrated part of his game); picked his spot - an annoying but effective trait - well against Patrick Marleau, which led to Eager coming unglued; and was very effective at even strength against San Jose's top line. Just a terrific game from Bieksa.

 

Recipients of God's... Let's Call it Justice

3. Ben Eager - He actually wasn't a bad player when he wasn't in the penalty box, but he was in the penalty box a lot, including a couple of times with the game close. It's important to have your big hitters play an aggressive game, but they can cost you the game if they're not disciplined.

2. Joe Pavelski - But Ben Eager didn't cost his team the game. He didn't help, but the real difference was the Sharks' middle six forwards who couldn't get anything done. Foremost among them was Joe Pavelski who really struggled against the Canucks' top nine forwards. His last two chances for came against the Canucks bottom unit and with the score already 7-2, so when the game was in doubt, he just wasn't good enough.

1. Antti Niemi - It's absolutely not his fault that the Sharks lost the game, but seven goals against is more than a few too many. If the Sharks are better than the Canucks, it's by a very thin margin, so they really can't afford their goaltender to allow a goal on every three and a half chances.