Winning Play: Pavelski powers Couture’s goal

John Hefti-USA TODAY SportsDo faceoffs matter in the big picture?

After the San Jose Sharks netted three power play goals en route to a 4-0 shutout victory over the Vancouver Canucks, the captain noted, of San Jose’s success on the man advantage last night, “Our entries weren’t as clean as we like, but we won some faceoffs.”

The Sharks won five of six draws on the power play, none more critical than this Pavelski (8) win on Logan Couture’s game-opening strike:

While Arctic Ice Hockey has posited that it would take 164 extra power play faceoff wins to gain just two more points in the standings, this doesn’t take away from Pavelski’s good work. Let’s take a closer look:

According to faceoff data…