Monday, December 28, 2015

SAP Center

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The Colorado Avalanche travel to SAP Center to play the San Jose Sharks on Monday, December 28, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Avalanche at +155 and the Sharks at -165. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Colorado comes into this matchup having played 35 games. They have an overall record of 17-17-1 and on the road they have a record of 11-9-0. Currently they are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 99 goals and given up 97 goals for a point differential of +2. San Jose shows up with a record of 17-15-2 including 4-9-0 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 93 goals and surrendered 94 for a goal differential of -1.

Gabriel Landeskog has accumulated 26 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 8 goals this season with 79 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 18 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 10 goals on 107 shots. He has 19 assists giving him a total of 29 points on the season. Semyon Varlamov has 12 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has had 663 shots against him and has given up 57 goals. He has made 606 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Joe Pavelski has accumulated 36 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 18 goals this season with 100 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 18 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Patrick Marleau has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 13 goals on 95 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 25 points on the season. Martin Jones has 15 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has had 748 shots against him and has given up 63 goals. He has made 685 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Avalanche have 35 total points this season. They have scored 99 goals while giving up 97 goals. They have had 119 power play opportunities and have scored 21 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Avalanche have allowed 106 power play opportunities and given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.15% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Sharks have a total of 36 points on the season. They have 23 power play goals on 110 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 104 power play opportunities and have given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. As a team, the Avalanche have a total of 92 goals scored while they've given up 94 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.06%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 17-18 straight up

The Colorado Avalanche are 17-17-1 against the over/under

San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 16-17 straight up

The San Jose Sharks are 19-12-2 against the over/under

Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/26/15 GO Reto Berra Ankle expected to miss 10 days
10/06/15 C Jesse Winchester Concussion out indefinitely

San Jose Sharks Injuries

12/22/15 RW Joel Ward Upper Body "?" Monday vs Colorado
12/11/15 C Logan Couture Thigh out indefinitely
10/05/15 LW Raffi Torres Suspension expected to miss 41 games

Josh's Pick: Take San Jose

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