Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The San Jose Sharks travel to Scotiabank Saddledome to play the Calgary Flames on Tuesday, December 8, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Sharks at -125 and the Flames at -103. The over/under has been set at 5.

San Jose comes into this matchup having played 26 games. They have an overall record of 14-12-0 and on the road they have a record of 10-4-0. Currently they are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 70 goals and given up 68 goals for a point differential of +2. Calgary shows up with a record of 10-14-2 including 7-5-0 at home this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 65 goals and surrendered 94 for a goal differential of -29.

Joe Pavelski has accumulated 25 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 12 goals this season with 79 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Patrick Marleau has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 10 goals on 74 shots. He has 9 assists giving him a total of 19 points on the season. Martin Jones has 12 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has had 559 shots against him and has given up 43 goals. He has made 516 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

John Gaudreau has accumulated 26 total points this season for the Flames. He has 9 goals this season with 62 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Jiri Hudler has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 5 goals on 43 shots. He has 11 assists giving him a total of 16 points on the season. Karri Ramo has 8 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has had 501 shots against him and has given up 51 goals. He has made 450 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Sharks have 28 total points this season. They have scored 69 goals while giving up 68 goals. They have had 88 power play opportunities and have scored 16 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Sharks have allowed 83 power play opportunities and given up 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.89% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Flames have a total of 22 points on the season. They have 9 power play goals on 74 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 12%. They have allowed 68 power play opportunities and have given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 72%. As a team, the Sharks have a total of 64 goals scored while they've given up 93 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.45%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 88%.

San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 13-12 straight up

The San Jose Sharks are 13-10-2 against the over/under

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 9-16 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 13-11-1 against the over/under

San Jose Sharks Injuries

12/05/15 D Marc-Edouard Vlasic Lower Body "?" Tuesday vs Calgary
11/19/15 RW Ben Smith Head out indefinitely
10/16/15 C Logan Couture Fibula out indefinitely
10/05/15 LW Raffi Torres Suspension expected to miss 41 games

Calgary Flames Injuries

12/07/15 D Kris Russell Upper Body "?" Tuesday vs. San Jose
10/14/15 C Lance Bouma Fibula expected to miss 3 months

Tony's Pick: Take Calgary

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