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Numbers for Nerds:
15 of the 25 players on the players currently on the Ducks roster were born in the eighties. 1984 and '85 were the most popular birth years, with Ryan Kesler, Nate Thompson and Ben Lovejoy born in '84 and Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry, and Clayton Stoner were born in '85. Only Hampus Lindholm won't legally be able to have champagne when the clock hits midnight tonight, he doesn't turn 21 until January 20.
Team Records:
Ducks: (24-8-5), 54 points (1st in Pacific Division, 1th in Western Conference), 2.71 G/GP, 2.55 GA/GP
Sharks: (19-13-5), 43 points (4th in Pacific Division, 8th in Western Conference), 2.68 G/GP, 2.49 GA/GP
Ducks Team Leaders:
Scoring: Getzlaf (12-30-42), Kesler (12-15-27), Sami Vatanen (9-15-24), Perry (14-8-22)***, Matt Beleskey (15-4-19)
TOI/GP: Francois Beauchemin (22:41), Vatanen (22:25), Lindholm (22:10), Cam Fowler (21:14), Getzlaf (20:31) Top Forward
Possession: (5v5 FF%, minimum 19 GP): Beleskey (55.7), Patrick Maroon (54.8), Tim Jackman (53.8), Emerson Etem (53.6), Vatanen (52.0) Top Defenseman
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Possession numbers and chart via WAR-on-ice.com
Sharks Team Leaders:
Scoring: Joe Thornton (9-23-32), Joe Pavelski (17-13-30), Logan Couture (13-16-29), Brent Burns (10-17-27), Patrick Marleau (7-20-27)
TOI/GP: Burns (23:37), Marc-Edouard Vlasic (22:05), Justin Braun (21:21), Pavelski (20:02) Top Forward
Possession: (5v5 FF%, minimum 19 GP): Matt Nieto (59.2), Thornton (57.6), Pavelski (56.3), Tomas Hertl (55.6), Vlasic (52.5)
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Possession numbers and chart via WAR-on-ice.com
Goalies:
Ducks: Frederik Andersen (20-5-5) .916 SV%, 27.3 SA/G
Sharks: Antti Niemi (14-8-4) .916 SV%, 29.4 SA/G
Power Play:
Ducks: 16.0% 23th, Vatanen 5 PPG 13 PPP
Sharks: 23.6% 4th, Pavelski 9 PPG 15 PPP
Penalty Kill:
Ducks: 79.8% 20th, Andrew Cogliano 2 SHG; Cogliano, Getzlaf, Devante Smith-Pelly 2 SHP
Sharks: 83.0% 11th, Couture, Tommy Wingels SHG; Couture, Wingels, Barclay Goodrow SHP
***Players injured or not currently with the team denoted in italics with stars***