Saturday, October 31, 2015

American Airlines Center

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The San Jose Sharks travel to American Airlines Center to play the Dallas Stars on Saturday, October 31, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Sharks at +166 and the Stars at -185. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

San Jose comes into this matchup having played 9 games. They have an overall record of 5-4-0 and on the road they have a record of 3-2-0. Currently they are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 24 goals and given up 20 goals for a point differential of +4. Dallas shows up with a record of 8-2-0 including 4-1-0 at home this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 35 goals and surrendered 27 for a goal differential of +8.

Joe Pavelski has accumulated 8 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 4 goals this season with 30 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 4 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Patrick Marleau has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 3 goals on 30 shots. He has 2 assists giving him a total of 5 points on the season. Martin Jones has a total of 5 wins and 3 losses this season in the crease for the Sharks. He has faced 225 shots against him and has given up 14 goals. He has tallied 211 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

Tyler Seguin has accumulated 14 total points this season for the Stars. He has 4 goals this season with 43 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Jamie Benn has averaged 21 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 35% by scoring 9 goals on 26 shots. He has 8 assists giving him a total of 17 points on the season. Antti Niemi has a total of 5 wins and 1 loss this season in the crease for the Stars. He has faced 205 shots against him and has given up 17 goals. He has tallied 188 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Sharks have 10 total points this season. They have scored 24 goals while giving up 20 goals. They have had 27 power play opportunities and have scored 3 goals on those chances for a percentage of 11%. The Sharks have allowed 30 power play opportunities and given up 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.86% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Stars have a total of 16 points on the season. They have 9 power play goals on 33 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 27%. They have allowed 28 power play opportunities and have given up 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. As a team, the Sharks have a total of 35 goals scored while they've given up 27 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.90%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 4-4 straight up

The San Jose Sharks are 2-5-1 against the over/under

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 8-2 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 7-3-0 against the over/under

San Jose Sharks Injuries

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

Dallas Stars Injuries

10/22/15 LW Curtis McKenzie Hip expected to miss 2-3 weeks
10/22/15 LW Travis Moen Upper Body out indefinitely
10/14/15 RW Patrick Eaves Lower Body out indefinitely
10/05/15 RW Brett Ritchie Wrist out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take San Jose

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