Arizona Coyotes at San Jose Sharks 11/22/2014 Free NHL Picks & Predictions
by Josh Schonwald - 11/21/2014
Saturday, November 22, 2014 at 10:30 PM ET
SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose
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On Saturday, the Arizona Coyotes will be visiting the San Jose Sharks, who have had a lot more success on the road than at home this season. The Sharks were able to win three out of their four games against the Coyotes last season.
On Thursday night, the Coyotes lost their second game in a row when they were beaten 3-1 by the Dallas Stars on the road. Everything broke own for them in the third period in that loss, as they gave up all three goals in that period alone.
The Coyotes are currently in the bottom 10 in the league in both goals scored and goals against. One player who has played well is defenseman Keith Yandle, who has two goals and 12 assists through 20 games. Goalie Mike Smith has struggled in his 15 starts, going 4-10-1 with a 3.30 GAA and an .890 save percentage.
On Thursday night, the Sharks scored a late third period goal against the Florida Panthers to send the game into overtime, but they only got one point out of the game after losing 3-2 in the shootout. Goalie Antti Niemi was solid in the losing effort by stopping 26 out of the 28 shots he faced.
The Sharks are in the top 10 in the league in power play percentage by scoring on over 23 percent of their chances with the extra man. 35-year-old center Joe Thornton has seven goals and currently leads the team in points with 20.
Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends
Arizona Coyotes are 8-12-0 Against the Spread
Arizona Coyotes are 8-10-0 against the Over/Under
San Jose Sharks Betting Trends
San Jose Sharks are 10-12-0 Against the Spread
San Jose Sharks are 8-11-0 against the Over/Under
Injuries to Watch
Arizona Coyotes
11/20/14 C Martin Hanzal Lower Body "?" Saturday vs San Jose
10/25/14 RW David Moss Hand out indefinitely
San Jose Sharks
11/12/14 GO Alex Stalock Knee out indefinitely
10/18/14 RW Mike Brown Hand out indefinitely
10/06/14 LW Raffi Torres Knee out indefinitely
Josh's Pick: Take San Jose
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