SHARKS San Jose almost perfect in dispatching Anaheim

Of all the numbers that point to San Jose’s dominance of Anaheim in its Stanley Cup first-round playoff series sweep, this is the topper:

The Sharks trailed once — for 9 minutes and 1 second — in the four games. They led or were tied for the other 230:59.

“There are a lot of things that have to happen for us to win: outscore them, special teams, breaking out, forechecking and playing fast,” Sharks defenseman MarcEdouard Vlasic said. “All those things.”

Martin Jones supplied the stellar goaltending. After allowing only four goals on 132 shots, he has moved up to third on the NHL’s all-time postseason list with a .931 save percentage. Only Tim Thomas (.933) and Braden Holtby (.932) rank better among goalies with at least 25 playoff games.

“He’s a big part of our team, has been for a long time and he’s been doing that for a long time for us,” said Sharks head coach Peter DeBoer, whose team outscored Anaheim 16-4. “That’s something we rely on and take for granted.”

San Jose turned the other cheek when Anaheim stooped to roughhouse tactics, trying to goad the Sharks into undisciplined play. The strategy backfired and the Ducks repeatedly paid for it. San Jose scored on six of its 20 power plays and killed 10 of Anaheim’s 12 man-advantages.

“We asked them to come into this series and play with composure,” DeBoer said. “We knew (the Ducks) were going to try to push us out of the series physically. We stood in there and did it without taking penalties, and with discipline.”

San Jose rolled out four lines and asked for offensive contributions from all — especially in the absence of the injured Joe Thornton — and got just that as 15 of the 18 skaters had at least one point in the series.

Forwards Joe Pavelski and Logan Couture led a balanced attack with five points each. Evander Kane, Tomas Hertl and Marcus Sorensen each had four points and the blue line chipped in six.

“Everyone is contributing, whether it’s offense, blocking shots or taking a hit,” Vlasic said. “Everybody is doing what they have to in order for us to win.”

The fourth line was especially effective. Sorensen scored a goal in each of the last three games, including the ice-breaker in Wednesday’s clincher. Eric Fehr scored a highlight-reel goal during San Jose’s unanswered four-goal second period that broke open Game 3. And Melker Karlsson added three assists.

“Every night, they hopped over the boards with energy, grabbed momentum for us and drew penalties,” DeBoer said. “They were fantastic.”

And, lastly, San Jose kept the Ducks’ attack in check as Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry and Ryan Kesler didn’t score a goal in the series.

“That first line is as good as there is in the league,” DeBoer said. “Vlasic and (Justin) Braun did a real good job on them for most of the series. The strength of our team is our depth and the sum of our parts.”