Looking at expected goals, the Blue Jackets finished with an edge of 4.68 expected goals to 1.41 for the Sharks at even strength, which is a 76.9% share. Including expected goals in all situations, it becomes a whopping 70.8% margin favoring Columbus (5.36 to 2.21).

Alexander Wennberg weaved through three Blue Jackets and scored at 3:11 of overtime to send the San Jose Sharks to a 2-1 win over the Blue Jackets before an announced crowd of 10,376 in SAP Center. But it was the Jackets’ inability to beat Sharks goaltender Vítek Vaněček that was most frustrating.

Watch the Game Highlights from San Jose Sharks vs. Columbus Blue Jackets, 11/05/2024