One Key Statistic Highlights How Sharks' Defense Struggled In Loss Vs. Bruins
One key statistic highlights how Sharks' defense struggled in loss vs. Bruins originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
- Editor’s note: Sheng Peng is a regular contributor to NBC Sports California’s Sharks coverage. You can read more of his coverage on San Jose Hockey Now, listen to him on the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast, and follow him on Twitter at @Sheng_Peng.
BOSTON — How do we quantify how the Boston Bruins beat the San Jose Sharks on Saturday?
There’s the obvious 6-4 scoreboard.
“Starts with protecting our net front,” head coach Ryan Warsofsky said about four of the six goals surrendered.
Defenseman Dmitry Orlov put a finer point of emphasis: “We [don’t] battle, [don’t] win the battles when we have to. We’re not playing more hungry for the battles, for the puck, and [lose] focus sometimes.”
One Stathletes’ micro-stat underscores all of this. The Sharks gave up seven rebound shots last night. That’s their worst total of season.
Just for comparison, the Utah Mammoth give up 1.25 rebound shots against per game, best in the NHL, followed by the New Jersey Devils (1.73), Dallas Stars (1.9) and Carolina Hurricanes (1.92). These are, as of now, some of the better teams in the league.
The Sharks, however, are among the worst teams in this department: Their 3.42 rebound shots against per game is fifth-worst in the NHL.
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