GameThread: Ducks vs Sharks (12/4/15)

Big division matchup offers Anaheim chance to gain ground on an opponent above them in standings.

By EricTheHawk Dec 4, 2015, 6:00pm PST

ANAHEIM DUCKS	versus	SAN JOSE SHARKS
9-12-5, 23 Pts	Record	14-10-0, 28 Pts
5th Pacific, 12th West, T-23rd NHL	Standings	2nd Pacific, 7th West, T-10th NHL
6-4-4 Home	Home/Away	10-3-0 Away
L - W - OL - L - W	Last 5 Games	L - W - L - W - W
1.96 (29th)	GF/GP	2.75 (24th)
2.54 (13th)	GA/GP	2.63 (18th)
18.7% (17th)	Power Play	17.1% (24th)
87.0% (1st)	Penalty Kill	80.0% (15th)
*TEAM*	*STAT*	*LEADERS*
Corey Perry 9G	Goals	Joe Pavelski 12G
Ryan Getzlaf 16A	Assists	12A: Pavelski, Joe Thornton
Perry 18PT (9G 9A)	Points	Pavelski 24PT (12G 12A)
Perry 9PPP (5PPG 4PPA)	PP Points	9PPPT: Pavelski (2PPG 7PPA), Brent Burns (2PPG 7PPA)
Andrew Cogliano 1SHG, Shawn Horcoff 1SHA	SH Points	5 with 1SHPT: Burns, Matt Nieto 1SHG
Cam Fowler 22:41, Ryan Kesler 19:25	TOI/GP (D&F)	Burns 26:21, Pavelski 20:17
Jakob Silfverberg 55.86, Hampus Lindholm 54.98	SAT% 5on5 (F&D, >50% GP)	Thornton 55.08, Burns 51.10
John Gibson	*GOALIES*	Martin Jones
2-2-1	Record	12-7-0
.932	Save %	.921
.963	Adj. SV% (5on5)	.927
27.37	SA/60	28.30

Expected combinations for Anaheim and San Jose via Eric Stephens, Orange County Register.

Rickard Rakell - Ryan Getzlaf - Corey Perry

Nick Ritchie - Ryan Kesler - Jakob Silfverberg

Carl Hagelin - Shawn Horcoff - Andrew Cogliano

Mike Santorelli - Nate Thompson - Chris Stewart

Cam Fowler - Kevin Bieksa

Hampus Lindholm - Josh Manson

Clayton Stoner - Sami Vatanen

John Gibson / Anton Khudobin

Melker Karlsson - Joe Thornton - Joe Pavelski

Joonas Donskoi - Patrick Marleau - Joel Ward

Matt Nieto - Tomas Hertl - Tommy Wingels

Micheal Haley - Dainius Zubrus - Mike Brown

Paul Martin - Brent Burns

Marc-Edouard Vlasic - Justin Braun

Brenden Dillon - Matt Tennyson

Martin Jones / Alex Stalock

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