Scoring Chances: SJS @ CBJ 1/14/2012

by Matt Wagner on Jan 15, 2012 1:00 PM EST in Scoring Chances

After a game right out of the Wild, Wild, West, the second half of the back to back vs. San Jose was a much tighter affair, with heavier checking and a surprising tendency by the Sharks to slip into the trap at times.

Unsurprisingly, chances were much more limited, and Columbus' tendency to spend so much time on the PK really cut into their efforts.

Was Columbus playing better? Absolutely. Did they get enough chances to really put pressure on Thomas Greiss? No, I don't think they did, but that's also partly their own fault.

Best E/S Forward: Rick Nash (+5)

Worst E/S Forward: Samuel Pahlsson (-2)

Best E/S D-man: John Moore / Fedor Tyutin (+3)

Worst E/S D-man: Aaron Johnson / David Savard (0)

These numbers are deceiving, though. San Jose didn't threaten the Jackets at even strength nearly as much as they did on the PP....

Scoring Chances for NHL Game Number 20654

Team	Period	Time	Note	CBJ						Opponent
CBJ	1	19:22	Nash	6	16	22	30	51	61	1	3	8	12	19	88	5v5
SJS	1	15:32	Handzus	6	15	26	30	51		1	26	29	39	60	61	4v5
SJS	1	15:02	Pavelski	3	4	24	30	50		1	8	12	19	22	88	4v5
SJS	1	14:47	Pavelski	6	24	30	50	51		1	8	12	19	22	88	4v5
CBJ	1	7:09	Johansen	3	4	19	30	33	50	1	8	12	22	44	60	5v5
SJS	1	6:38	McGinn	3	4	15	19	26	30	1	8	29	44	64	88	5v5
SJS	1	5:05	Boyle	6	15	26	30	51		1	8	12	19	22	88	4v5
SJS	1	4:14	Clowe	3	4	24	25	30		1	26	29	39	60	61	4v5
CBJ	1	0:53	Brassard	3	4	16	22	30	61	1	3	22	29	39	78	5v5
CBJ	1	0:46	Nash	3	4	16	22	30	61	1	3	22	29	39	78	5v5
CBJ	2	15:32	Johansen	5	19	30	50	58		1	3	29	39	88		4v4
SJS	2	13:31	Clowe	3	4	30	50	61		1	22	26	29	39	61	4v5
SJS	2	12:01	Mitchell	3	4	24	30	50		1	17	22	28	44	64	4v5
CBJ	2	10:03	Boll	3	24	30	40	51	61	1	3	29	39	78	88	5v5
SJS	2	6:03	Marleau	3	15	25	26	30	51	1	8	12	19	22	44	5v5
SJS	2	5:09	Pavelski	3	6	24	25	30		1	8	22	29	39	88	4v5
SJS	2	5:01	Clowe - GOAL	3	6	24	25	30		1	8	22	29	39	88	4v5
CBJ	2	0:09	Tyutin	4	15	16	22	30	51	1	22	26	29	44	64	5v5
CBJ	3	18:17	Dorsett	6	15	25	26	30	51	1	8	12	19	22	44	5v5
CBJ	3	14:54	Pahlsson	6	15	25	26	30	51	1	17	26	44	61	64	5v5
CBJ	3	13:07	Nash - GOAL	6	19	30	50	51	61	1	10	19	22	28	44	5v5
SJS	3	11:43	Clowe	5	16	22	30	33	58	1	22	29	39	44	78	5v5
CBJ	3	5:06	Boll	5	16	22	30	40	58	1	17	26	60	61	64	5v5
SJS	3	3:18	McGinn	5	16	22	30	33	58	1	17	22	26	44	64	5v5
SJS	3	3:00	Pavelski	6	15	25	26	30	51	1	8	12	19	22	60	5v5
SJS	3	2:57	Marleau - GOAL	6	15	25	26	30	51	1	8	12	19	22	60	5v5

If there's an area I'm dissatisfied with Todd Richards in, it's the fact that he let the team fold up with three minutes to go - particularly the decision to wait on pulling Curtis Sanford until well into the final minute. If the Jackets had gone with the extra skater with two minutes, or even 90 seconds left...well, who knows?

#	Player	EV			PP			SH
3	M. METHOT	15:39	4	2	0:00	0	0	5:07	0	6
4	J. MOORE	15:45	4	1	0:08	0	0	4:21	0	4
5	A. JOHNSON	14:47	2	2	1:44	0	0	0:00	0	0
6	N. NIKITIN	15:33	4	2	2:01	0	0	5:28	0	5
15	D. DORSETT	14:37	3	4	0:00	0	0	4:17	0	2
16	D. BRASSARD	15:39	5	2	2:45	0	0	0:08	0	0
19	R. JOHANSEN	14:12	3	1	1:15	0	0	0:00	0	0
22	V. PROSPAL	14:42	5	2	2:13	0	0	0:00	0	0
24	D. MACKENZIE	4:59	1	0	0:00	0	0	3:48	0	6
25	R. RUSSELL	10:33	2	3	0:00	0	0	2:50	0	3
26	S. PAHLSSON	12:49	2	4	0:00	0	0	4:53	0	2
30	C. SANFORD	45:44	11	6	4:00	0	0	9:49	0	9
33	T. KUBALIK	9:08	1	2	1:47	0	0	0:00	0	0
34	D. BYERS	2:54	0	0	0:00	0	0	0:00	0	0
40	J. BOLL	6:57	2	0	0:00	0	0	0:00	0	0
50	A. VERMETTE	14:18	3	0	1:39	0	0	2:51	0	4
51	F. TYUTIN	14:51	6	3	1:57	0	0	4:42	0	3
58	D. SAVARD	15:47	2	2	2:10	0	0	0:00	0	0
61	R. NASH	16:12	5	0	2:21	0	0	0:54	0	1

Period	Totals		EV		PP		5v3 PP		SH		5v3 SH
1	4	6	4	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	3	5	3	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	11	15	11	6	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0

At even strength, Columbus did an excellent job of managing this game. The major problem came with the PK, and a willingness to play for OT in the last 5 minutes instead of playing for a win.

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