"We did a lot of the things we talked about (Monday)," Blue Jackets coach Dean Evason said during his postgame television interview on FanDuel Sports Network. "We kept the puck out of the net (better). We had a ton of great looks. We just didn't score (enough). As far as how we played? We're very pleased with that."
According to Natual Stat Trick, they finished with commanding advantages at even strength in attempts (75-45, 62.5%), unblocked attempts (58-34, 63%), shots on goal (43-25, 63.2%), scoring chances (40-17, 70.2%) and high-danger chances (21-8, 72.4%). 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.
"Very frustrating," former Sharks forward Kevin Labanc said of his return to San Jose. "I think we played a solid game but it just came down to a couple of missed chances and we couldn't convert on what we created."
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