Slightly Advanced Statistics

With about a quarter of the season already played (!!), and the Sharks sitting atop the Pacific, 3rd in the West, and 7th overall*, I thought I'd dust off the old Microsoft Excel, dig up some W/L/OTL stats, and see how the Sharks have been doing this season, as well as how they've played compared to some other teams.

First up, let's take a look at how Pacific Division teams have collected points through 19 games...

Gameday Preview: Red Wings @ Sharks: 11/17/11

Detroit @ San Jose
7:30 PM PST
DET: 9-6-1
SJS: 9-5-1

Thirteen Ways Of Looking At A Shark
A parody of Wallace Stevens' "Thirteen Ways Of Looking At A Blackbird"

If you haven't read the original, please do.