It may be the single most astonishing statistic attached to any individual Sharks player this season.



Defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic, who routinely plays against the opposition’s top players and is on the ice for the Sharks for just about every key defensive zone faceoff, has been issued just two minor penalties this season. Two.



Among NHL defenseman that have played at least 50 games, no one else has fewer than four.



But that’s not even the most impressive aspect of it.



Both of Vlasic’s minors — on Dec. 21 and Jan. 5 — were delay-of-game penalties. That means Vlasic doesn’t have a single hooking, holding, slashing or tripping minor in any of the 78 games he’s dressed this season.



Did we mention that this is a guy that, along with partner Justin Braun, the Sharks coaching staff uses against the other team’s top lines as much as possible? According to research by The Athletic’s Tyler...