Thursday, January 7, 2016

SAP Center

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The Detroit Red Wings travel to SAP Center to play the San Jose Sharks on Thursday, January 7, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Red Wings at +113 and the Sharks at -125. The over/under has been set at 5.

Detroit comes into this matchup having played 40 games. They have an overall record of 20-13-7 and on the road they have a record of 9-5-3. Currently they are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 101 goals and given up 106 goals for a point differential of -5. San Jose shows up with a record of 18-17-2 including 5-11-0 at home this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 101 goals and surrendered 106 for a goal differential of -5.

Dylan Larkin has accumulated 27 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 14 goals this season with 107 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Henrik Zetterberg has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 7 goals on 90 shots. He has 22 assists giving him a total of 29 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 13 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 747 shots against him and has given up 55 goals. He has made 692 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Joe Pavelski has accumulated 38 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 20 goals this season with 106 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 18 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 13% by scoring 14 goals on 104 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 29 points on the season. Martin Jones has 16 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has had 812 shots against him and has given up 73 goals. He has made 739 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Red Wings have 47 total points this season. They have scored 100 goals while giving up 104 goals. They have had 127 power play opportunities and have scored 23 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Red Wings have allowed 131 power play opportunities and given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.73% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Sharks have a total of 38 points on the season. They have 27 power play goals on 124 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 116 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Red Wings have a total of 100 goals scored while they've given up 106 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.97%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 19-20 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 14-18-8 against the over/under

San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 17-19 straight up

The San Jose Sharks are 21-12-3 against the over/under

Detroit Red Wings Injuries

12/04/15 LW Drew Miller Jaw expected to miss 6 weeks
12/04/15 LW Teemu Pulkkinen Shoulder out 6-8 weeks
10/24/15 D Kyle Quincey Ankle out indefinitely
10/15/15 C Johan Franzen Concussion out indefinitely
01/04/16 RW Tomas Jurco Upper Body "?" Thursday vs San Jose

San Jose Sharks Injuries

10/05/15 LW Raffi Torres Suspension expected to miss 41 games

Guy's Pick: Take San Jose

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