Tuesday, December 1, 2015

SAP Center

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The Pittsburgh Penguins travel to SAP Center to play the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, December 1, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Penguins at +111 and the Sharks at -122. The over/under has been set at 5.

Pittsburgh comes into this matchup having played 23 games. They have an overall record of 13-8-2 and on the road they have a record of 5-4-1. Currently they are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 52 goals and given up 54 goals for a point differential of -2. San Jose shows up with a record of 14-9-0 including 4-6-0 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 66 goals and surrendered 58 for a goal differential of +8.

Sidney Crosby has accumulated 15 total points this season for the Penguins. He has 5 goals this season with 65 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Evgeni Malkin has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 11 goals on 64 shots. He has 11 assists giving him a total of 22 points on the season. Marc-Andre Fleury has 11 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Penguins. He has had 569 shots against him and has given up 42 goals. He has made 527 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Joe Pavelski has accumulated 23 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 12 goals this season with 71 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 11 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 13% by scoring 9 goals on 67 shots. He has 9 assists giving him a total of 18 points on the season. Martin Jones has 12 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has had 505 shots against him and has given up 38 goals. He has made 467 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Penguins have 28 total points this season. They have scored 51 goals while giving up 53 goals. They have had 85 power play opportunities and have scored 14 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. The Penguins have allowed 81 power play opportunities and given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.18% for the season to this point. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 93%.

The Sharks have a total of 28 points on the season. They have 12 power play goals on 73 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 16%. They have allowed 73 power play opportunities and have given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Penguins have a total of 65 goals scored while they've given up 58 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.49%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 12-10 straight up

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 6-14-3 against the over/under

San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 13-9 straight up

The San Jose Sharks are 11-9-2 against the over/under

Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

11/18/15 D Olli Maatta Upper Body expected to miss 3-4 weeks

San Jose Sharks Injuries

11/28/15 D Justin Braun Elbow "?" Tuesday vs Pittsburgh
11/19/15 RW Ben Smith Head out indefinitely
10/16/15 C Logan Couture Fibula expected to miss 4-6 weeks
10/05/15 LW Raffi Torres Suspension expected to miss 41 games

Tony's Pick: Take San Jose

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