Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Rexall Place

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The San Jose Sharks travel to Rexall Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday, December 9, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Sharks at +123 and the Oilers at -136. 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. Edmonton shows up with a record of 11-15-2 including 7-5-1 at home this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 71 goals and surrendered 82 for a goal differential of -11.

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%.

Taylor Hall has accumulated 28 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 11 goals this season with 120 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has averaged 21 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 6 goals on 53 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 18 points on the season. Anders Nilsson has 8 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 501 shots against him and has given up 39 goals. He has made 462 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

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 Oilers have a total of 24 points on the season. They have 17 power play goals on 91 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 86 power play opportunities and have given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Sharks have a total of 69 goals scored while they've given up 82 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.54%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

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

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 9-17 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 15-11-2 against the over/under

San Jose Sharks Injuries

12/08/15 D Marc-Edouard Vlasic Lower Body is downgraded to expected to miss Tuesday vs. Calgary
12/07/15 C Logan Couture Fibula "?" Tuesday vs. Calgary
11/19/15 RW Ben Smith Head out indefinitely
10/05/15 LW Raffi Torres Suspension expected to miss 41 games

Edmonton Oilers Injuries

12/06/15 D Andrew Ference Undisclosed expected to miss 5-7 days
12/05/15 LW Benoit Pouliot Lower Body out indefinitely
11/26/15 RW Nail Yakupov Ankle expected to miss 2-4 weeks
11/03/15 C Connor McDavid Collarbone expected to be out until mid-to-late January
10/29/15 LW Rob Klinkhammer Leg out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take San Jose

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