Putting Up Numbers· NHL

Canucks @ Sharks

Thu, Oct 29, 2026

Sharks 3, Canucks 2

Canucks at Sharks: against expected, a game, this season, This game
a gameCanucks1 gameSharks1 game
Goals−1.27−0.51
Goals against−0.07−1.13
Shots−3.8−6.7
Shots against−4.2+2.6
Power-play goals−0.69+0.12
Power-play goals allowed+0.24−0.71
Penalty minutes+0.5−3.7

Each number is over (+) or under (−) what the team’s opponents usually allow, a game.

Who put up numbers

Sharks

Canucks

Analysis

What was true going in. Each line says how it stood up, and how it came out.

The series

If you squint

  • Against a division opponent, the Sharks' shots were 6.0 under expected in 2 games. 2 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 6.6 under expected.
  • The Canucks had lost 9 of their last 10.countits form →Now 10 of 11.
  • Against a team at .500 or under, the Canucks' goals were 2.75 over expected in 1 game. One game is one game, not a sample, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 1.26 under expected.
  • Against a division opponent, the Canucks' goals were 1.86 over expected in 5 games. 5 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 1.26 under expected.

Every meeting

DateWhereScore
Oct 29, 2026at SharksSharks 3, Canucks 2
Apr 11, 2026at SharksCanucks 4, Sharks 3
Jan 27, 2026at CanucksSharks 5, Canucks 2
Dec 27, 2025at CanucksSharks 6, Canucks 3
Nov 28, 2025at SharksSharks 3, Canucks 2
Apr 14, 2025at CanucksCanucks 2, Sharks 1
Feb 6, 2025at SharksCanucks 2, Sharks 1
Dec 23, 2024at CanucksCanucks 4, Sharks 3
Nov 2, 2024at SharksCanucks 3, Sharks 2
Dec 23, 2023at CanucksCanucks 7, Sharks 4

Method

  • Over or under is each game against what the opponent usually allowed, or usually scored, in its other games that season, with half the home edge, averaged over the team’s games. The five biggest numbers in the league either way are lit.
  • “This season” and the analysis are the games through Oct 28, the day before, so the page says what was true going in. “This game” is the night’s own numbers against expected.
  • Goals are the final score’s: a shootout gives its winner one goal, as the standings count it. Shots are shots on goal, and power-play goals allowed are the opponent’s.
  • A game with no box score sits out.

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