Friday, December 18, 2015

Canadian Tire Centre

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The San Jose Sharks travel to Canadian Tire Centre to play the Ottawa Senators on Friday, December 18, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Sharks at -105 and the Senators at +100. The over/under has been set at 5.

San Jose comes into this matchup having played 30 games. They have an overall record of 15-14-1 and on the road they have a record of 11-5-1. Currently they are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 78 goals and given up 79 goals for a point differential of -1. Ottawa shows up with a record of 16-11-5 including 8-4-4 at home this season. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 98 goals and surrendered 95 for a goal differential of +3.

Joe Pavelski has accumulated 28 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 14 goals this season with 88 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 14 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 15% by scoring 12 goals on 80 shots. He has 11 assists giving him a total of 23 points on the season. Martin Jones has 13 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has had 649 shots against him and has given up 52 goals. He has made 597 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Erik Karlsson has accumulated 35 total points this season for the Senators. He has 7 goals this season with 76 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 28 assists on the season and averages 28 minutes played per game. Kyle Turris has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 13 goals on 78 shots. He has 13 assists giving him a total of 26 points on the season. Craig Anderson has 14 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 861 shots against him and has given up 73 goals. He has made 788 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Sharks have 31 total points this season. They have scored 77 goals while giving up 79 goals. They have had 96 power play opportunities and have scored 17 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Sharks have allowed 94 power play opportunities and given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.75% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Senators have a total of 37 points on the season. They have 20 power play goals on 98 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 106 power play opportunities and have given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. As a team, the Sharks have a total of 95 goals scored while they've given up 92 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.64%. As a team they give up 34 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 14-15 straight up

The San Jose Sharks are 15-12-2 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 13-16 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 15-17-0 against the over/under

San Jose Sharks Injuries

12/15/15 C Tomas Hertl Lower Body "?" Thursday vs Toronto
12/11/15 C Logan Couture Thigh out indefinitely
10/05/15 LW Raffi Torres Suspension expected to miss 41 games

Ottawa Senators Injuries

12/02/15 LW Milan Michalek Finger out indefinitely
10/28/15 D Mikael Wikstrand Suspension out indefinitely
10/16/15 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out indefinitely
10/08/15 D Chris Phillips Back likely out for season

Josh's Pick: Take Ottawa

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