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Winnipeg Jets vs San Jose Sharks — Tuesday, December 17, 2024 Game Analysis

Winnipeg Jets at San Jose Sharks at SAP Center at San Jose. Final.

Game Analysis

SAP Center at San Jose

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SJS

No goals

WPG

  • Kyle Connor (18)1st 12:18 · Wrist ShotAssists: Mark Scheifele (19), Gabriel Vilardi (12)
  • PPMark Scheifele (17)2nd 7:28 · Snap ShotAssists: Cole Perfetti (14), Gabriel Vilardi (13)
  • PPKyle Connor (19)3rd 11:56 · Wrist ShotAssists: Gabriel Vilardi (14), Mark Scheifele (20)
  • Adam Lowry (9)3rd 18:47 · Tip-InAssists: Dylan DeMelo (6), Mason Appleton (9)

Winnipeg Jets vs San Jose Sharks Game Summary — Tuesday, December 17, 2024

By Hockey in 60

Initial summary · A fuller recap will replace this when published.

Winnipeg Jets defeated San Jose Sharks 4–3. The game was played at SAP Center at San Jose.

A brief summary of the verified result. Source: ESPN game record. Detailed reporting is shown when available.

Winnipeg Jets vs San Jose Sharks Game Analysis — Tuesday, December 17, 2024

By Hockey in 60

Winnipeg Jets won despite being outshot 35–33. San Jose Sharks generated more shots on target, but the volume advantage did not translate into a better result. Winnipeg Jets scored on 12.1% of its shots, compared with 8.6% for San Jose Sharks. Those are team scoring rates, not goalie save percentages; empty-net goals can affect them. The totals establish a difference in conversion, but cannot separate finishing, chance quality and goaltending.

Winnipeg Jets converted 2 of 2 power plays (100.0%); San Jose Sharks converted 1 of 3 power plays (33.3%). The 1-goal net power-play edge matched the 1-goal final margin. This identifies special teams as a meaningful scoring difference, without proving how the game would have unfolded with different penalties.

Winnipeg Jets won 60% of faceoffs. That is a clear edge in restarts, but faceoff percentage should not be treated as a possession percentage: the totals do not show where the draws occurred or what happened immediately afterwards.

Hockey in 60’s interpretation of verified game statistics, highlighting meaningful differences and what they suggest about the result. Comparisons describe this game, not season averages. Source: ESPN game statistics.

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Winnipeg Jets vs San Jose Sharks Game Statistics — Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Reported team totals. — means unavailable.
StatisticWinnipeg JetsSan Jose Sharks
Shots on goal3335
Power-play goals21
Power-play opportunities23
Power-play conversion (%)100.033.3
Faceoffs won (%)60.040.0
Hits1718
Blocked shots1313
Takeaways83
Giveaways912
Penalty minutes64

Source: ESPN game statistics.

Scoring and goaltending

Winnipeg Jets won 4–3 at SAP Center at San Jose.

Who scored

Goalies

  • Connor Hellebuyck stopped 32 of 35 for Winnipeg Jets.
  • Alexandar Georgiev stopped 29 of 33 for San Jose Sharks.

Adam Lowry Goal (9) Tip-In, assists: Dylan DeMelo (6), Mason Appleton (9) That made the score 4–3 in the 3rd, and Winnipeg Jets stayed ahead.

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