两队的最大共同点:Choke teams, choke coaches, choke fans
两队的最大不同点:Sharks is conference choke, Canucks is SC final choke

Canucks大家都太了解了, 说说Sharks

Skarks在交易截止日前把physical force Ryan Clown和Douglas Murray交易掉了,换手前Canucks的Raffi Torres。 总体来说,实力在Playoff是会受到负面影响。 Torres自从20多长的禁赛之后,已经不是像以前那样无所顾忌了。

Sharks最有威胁的是小兵老将Logan Couture,已经是Sharks名正言顺的第一Center了,这次的季后赛对Sharks从Joe Thornton过渡到Logan Couture时代是一个非常重要的转折期。

Sharks的Brent Burns当初是是为了加强后卫从Wild签来的, 在Sharks打后卫表现非常一般,转打右翼锋线后,不说光芒四射,也是够刺眼的了。想当年Harks对Canucks的哪个系列,Dustin Byfuglien一战出名让Canucks的fan恨得咬牙切齿,Luo还为Dustin Byfuglien题诗一首。 难说Brent Burns不会是第二个Dustin Byfuglien, 难说Luo还会为Brent Burns再续诗一首。

Sharks的攻击力明显好于防守,但守门员Antti Niemi不是等闲之辈, Canucks是太了解了。今个赛季和Sharks的3场球都是输掉。但是Kesler和Roy都没有在本赛季和Sharks 交手。所以Sharks还是很有忌讳。

本赛季Sharks的PowerPlay非常出色,与之相对照的就是Canucks的Powerplay非常差, 只是到了Roy转会到Canucks后再加上Kesler伤愈归队后才有起色。 下面就是Special Team的比较:

Sharks:

•	本赛季Powerpaly: 20.1% - 8th in NHL (3-for-14 vs. Canucks this season)
•	本赛季 PK: 85.0% - 6th in NHL
•	The Sharks combined PP and PK = 105.1% - the 3rd best in the NHL
•	The Sharks have a much better power play at home (25.6%) than on the road (14.9%).
•	Sharks has scored three shorthanded goals (Marleau, Wingels, and Burish) and allowed four.

Sharks本赛季Powerpaly进球前五名的有:

•	Couture – 7 power play goals
•	Marleau – 6 power play goals
•	Pavelski – 5 power play goals
•	Boyle – 5 power play goals
•	Irwin – 4 power play goals

Canucks:

•	本赛季Powerpaly: 15.8% – 22nd in NHL (0-for-12 vs.Sharks this season)
•	本赛季PK: 81.3% – 12th in NHL
•	The Canucks combined PP and PK = 97.1%
•	The Canuck penalty kill is 5.9% better on home ice (87.2%) than on the road (81.3%)
•	Vancouver has scored two shorthanded goals (H. Sedin, Hamhuis) and allowed three. – the Canucks have not scored a shorthanded goal on the road this season.

Canucks本赛季Powerpaly进球前五名的有:

•	Edler – 5 power play goals
•	Raymond – 4 power play goals
•	D. Sedin – 3 power play goals
•	Garrison – 3 power play goals
•	Several players tied at 2 power play goals

所以Canucks要特别注意不要无谓犯规和PK出球的果断以及身体阻挡射门。

这场球Sharks可能的上场阵容:
前锋
Patrick Marleau(12) Logan Couture(39) Martin Havlat(9)
T.J. Galiardi(21) Joe Thornton(19) Brent Burns(88 )
Raffi Torres(13) Joe Pavelski( 8 ) Tommy Wingels(57)
Andrew Desjardins(10) Scott Gomez(23) Adam Burish(37)

后卫
Matt Irwin(52) Dan Boyle(22)
Brad Stuart(7) Matt Tennyson(80)
Marc-Edouard Vlasic(44) Justin Braun(61)

守门
Antti Niemi(31) Thomas Greiss(1)


Powerplay 第一组
Patrick Marleau-Joe Thornton-Logan Couture
Dan Boyle-Joe Pavelski

Powerplay 第二组
Raffi Torres-T.J. Galiardi-Martin Havlat
Matt Irwin-Brent Burns


这场球Canucks的上场阵容:
前锋
D Sedin-H Sedin-Burrows
Higgins-Kesler-Kassian
Raymond-Roy-Hansen
Ebbett-Lapierre-Weise

后卫
Hamhuis-Garrision
Edler-Bieksa
Alberts-Corrado

守门
Luo-Schneider

Powerplay 第一组
D Sedin-H Sedin-Burrows
Kesler-Edler

Powerplay 第二组
Raymond-Roy-Hansen
Hamhuis-Garrision

Bieksa伤好以后只是打了一场, Powerplay的组合中是否放进他在里面可能要看他的状况了。 Raymond的状况不太好, Powerplay的第二组他可能会被Higgins换掉。

看好Canucks能够6场拿下Sharks

GO CANUCKS GO!!!