Saturday, November 21, 2015

Consol Energy Center

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The San Jose Sharks travel to Consol Energy Center to play the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday, November 21, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Sharks at +123 and the Penguins at -136. The over/under has been set at 5.

San Jose comes into this matchup having played 19 games. They have an overall record of 11-8-0 and on the road they have a record of 8-3-0. Currently they are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 51 goals and given up 47 goals for a point differential of +4. Pittsburgh shows up with a record of 12-7-0 including 7-3-0 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 44 goals and surrendered 43 for a goal differential of +1.

Joe Pavelski has accumulated 18 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 10 goals this season with 62 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 8 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 11% by scoring 6 goals on 56 shots. He has 5 assists giving him a total of 11 points on the season. Martin Jones has 10 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has had 414 shots against him and has given up 31 goals. He has made 383 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Sidney Crosby has accumulated 10 total points this season for the Penguins. He has 3 goals this season with 51 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Evgeni Malkin has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 7 goals on 47 shots. He has 10 assists giving him a total of 17 points on the season. Marc-Andre Fleury has 10 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Penguins. He has had 465 shots against him and has given up 34 goals. He has made 431 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Sharks have 22 total points this season. They have scored 50 goals while giving up 47 goals. They have had 57 power play opportunities and have scored 8 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. The Sharks have allowed 58 power play opportunities and given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.79% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Penguins have a total of 24 points on the season. They have 10 power play goals on 67 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 15%. They have allowed 67 power play opportunities and have given up 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. As a team, the Sharks have a total of 43 goals scored while they've given up 43 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.53%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%.

San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 10-8 straight up

The San Jose Sharks are 8-8-2 against the over/under

Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 11-7 straight up

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 5-11-3 against the over/under

San Jose Sharks Injuries

11/19/15 RW Ben Smith Head "?" Saturday vs Pittsburgh
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

Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

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

Josh's Pick: Take San Jose

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