Saturday, December 5, 2015

SAP Center

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The Tampa Bay Lightning travel to SAP Center to play the San Jose Sharks on Saturday, December 5, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Lightning at -108 and the Sharks at -102. The over/under has been set at 5.

Tampa Bay comes into this matchup having played 26 games. They have an overall record of 12-11-3 and on the road they have a record of 6-6-2. Currently they are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 61 goals and given up 59 goals for a point differential of +2. San Jose shows up with a record of 14-10-0 including 4-7-0 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 67 goals and surrendered 63 for a goal differential of +4.

Steven Stamkos has accumulated 19 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 11 goals this season with 69 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. Nikita Kucherov has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 6 goals on 64 shots. He has 7 assists giving him a total of 13 points on the season. Ben Bishop has 10 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has had 560 shots against him and has given up 40 goals. He has made 520 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Joe Pavelski has accumulated 24 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 12 goals this season with 74 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Patrick Marleau has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 10 goals on 71 shots. He has 9 assists giving him a total of 19 points on the season. Martin Jones has 12 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has had 533 shots against him and has given up 42 goals. He has made 491 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Lightning have 27 total points this season. They have scored 60 goals while giving up 57 goals. They have had 81 power play opportunities and have scored 14 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Lightning have allowed 75 power play opportunities and given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.15% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Sharks have a total of 28 points on the season. They have 13 power play goals on 76 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 75 power play opportunities and have given up 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Lightning have a total of 66 goals scored while they've given up 63 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.18%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 11-14 straight up

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 7-15-4 against the over/under

San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 13-10 straight up

The San Jose Sharks are 12-9-2 against the over/under

Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

12/02/15 C Cedric Paquette Upper Body "?" Saturday vs San Jose
12/02/15 C Tyler Johnson Lower Body "?" Saturday vs San Jose
11/09/15 LW Ondrej Palat Ankle out indefinitely
10/06/14 D Mattias Ohlund Knee out indefinitely

San Jose Sharks Injuries

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

Guy's Pick: Take San Jose

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