Striking Stats: A tale of two teams

It’s a tale of two teams.

In October, the San Jose Sharks went 4-8-1. They were arguably the worst team in hockey.

So far in November, San Jose has gone 7-3-0. They’ve been arguably one of the best teams in hockey.

The score and venue-adjusted underlying stats at 5-on-5 support this narrative — to a point.

A little past the quarter mark of the season, it’s hard to figure out what to make of this Sharks squad. But some intriguing trends and numbers have emerged — let’s take a gander, from up front to Martin Jones.