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Exclusive, and detailed year-to-date numbers for Oiler's defensemen can be found here
SCORING CHANCES
Despite the final score, even-strength scoring chances were actually 10-9 in Edmonton's favour.
Breaking them down by period, the Oilers had 1 ES scoring chance, and gave up 6 in the first period. In the second the Oilers rebounded; producing 5 scoring chances to San Jose's 3. The third period saw the Oilers get 4 scoring chances, while giving up none.
POSSESSION SUCCESS-RATES
The Montreal Canadiens numbers from 2011-12 are used as comparables because those numbers contain a full season's worth of data.
The Oilers were far less successful moving the puck out of the defensive-zone against San Jose than they were in the Vancouver game. That said, their numbers were still substantially higher than the average posted by Montreal last season.
The Oilers were more successful moving the puck through the neutral-zone against San Jose. Comparing their neutral-zone play in the two games, the Oilers completed 5 more neutral-zone passes against the Sharks, while improving their success-rate beating opposing players 1on1 (deke) by an impressive 34 percentage-points (45% to 79%)
MTL 2011-12 VAN W SJ L
SUCCESS-RATE MAINTAINING O-ZONE POSSESSION 56.5 56.35 55.09 SUCCESS-RATE MAINTAINING O-ZONE POSSESSION
SUCCESS-RATE MAINTAINING N-ZONE POSSESSION 69.7 63.03 71.43 SUCCESS-RATE MAINTAINING N-ZONE POSSESSION
SUCCESS-RATE MAINTAINING D-ZONE POSSESSION 67.5 80.73 74.88 SUCCESS-RATE MAINTAINING D-ZONE POSSESSION
MTL 2011-12 VAN W SJ L
POSSESSION SUCCESS-RATES FOR FORWARDS
4 10 14 20 37 56 64 83 89 91 93 94 TM TOT
O-ZONE POSSESSION 63.64 66.67 50.00 100.00 33.33 53.85 62.50 63.16 28.57 62.50 57.14 100.00 O-ZONE POSSESSION 55.09
N-ZONE POSSESSION 72.73 75.00 70.00 83.33 80.00 50.00 66.67 73.33 33.33 50.00 85.71 77.78 N-ZONE POSSESSION 71.43
D-ZONE POSSESSION 100.00 100.00 66.67 100.00 N/A 50.00 50.00 83.33 76.92 66.67 71.43 83.33 D-ZONE POSSESSION 74.88
4 10 14 20 37 56 64 83 89 91 93 94 TM TOT
POSSESSION SUCCESS-RATES FOR DEFENSEMEN
2 5 6 15 19 44 TM TOT
O-ZONE POSSESSION 25.00 33.33 50.00 66.67 50.00 25.00 O-ZONE POSSESSION 55.09
N-ZONE POSSESSION 66.67 87.50 75.00 70.00 72.73 80.00 N-ZONE POSSESSION 71.43
D-ZONE POSSESSION 72.00 76.47 75.00 88.24 67.86 81.82 D-ZONE POSSESSION 74.88
2 5 6 15 19 44 TM TOT
DEFENSIVE SUCCESS-RATES
The Oilers rebounded from a tough first period to bring their defensive success-rate in the defensive-zone up to the level produced against Vancouver. Edmonton's ability to remove possession from San Jose in the neutral-zone was actually higher than their numbers against Vancouver.
MTL 2011-12 VAN W SJ L
SUCCESS-RATE REMOVING POSSESSION IN O-ZONE 71.2 72.46 70.73 SUCCESS-RATE REMOVING POSSESSION IN O-ZONE
SUCCESS-RATE REMOVING POSSESSION IN N-ZONE 71.6 79.31 83.64 SUCCESS-RATE REMOVING POSSESSION IN N-ZONE
SUCCESS-RATE REMOVING POSSESSION IN D-ZONE 68.5 77.33 77.84 SUCCESS-RATE REMOVING POSSESSION IN D-ZONE
MTL 2011-12 VAN W SJ L
DEFENSIVE SUCCESS-RATES FOR FORWARDS
4 10 14 20 37 56 64 83 89 91 93 94 TM TOT
O-ZONE DEFENSIVE 62.50 33.33 66.67 50.00 60.00 50.00 50.00 80.00 83.33 100.00 81.25 60.00 O-ZONE DEFENSIVE 70.73
N-ZONE DEFENSIVE 66.67 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 0.00 80.00 85.71 100.00 100.00 80.00 100.00 N-ZONE DEFENSIVE 83.64
D-ZONE DEFENSIVE 85.71 75.00 80.00 75.00 0.00 87.50 60.00 0.00 80.00 50.00 80.00 83.33 D-ZONE DEFENSIVE 77.84
DEFENSIVE SUCCESS-RATES FOR DEFENSEMEN
2 5 6 15 19 44 TM TOT
O-ZONE DEFENSIVE 72.73 66.67 100.00 66.67 66.67 100.00 O-ZONE DEFENSIVE 70.73
N-ZONE DEFENSIVE N/A 60.00 100.00 N/A 83.33 100.00 N-ZONE DEFENSIVE 83.64
D-ZONE DEFENSIVE 84.62 78.95 83.33 72.73 75.00 100.00 D-ZONE DEFENSIVE 77.84
