Friday, December 9, 2016

Honda Center

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The San Jose Sharks head to Honda Center to take on the Anaheim Ducks on Friday, December 9, 2016. The opening line for this matchup has the Sharks at +109 and the Ducks at -120. The over/under is 5.

San Jose comes into this game having played 26 contests. They have an overall record of 15-10-1 and away from home they have a record of 6-6-1. Currently they are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 62 goals and surrendered 55 goals for a point differential of +7. The Sharks have an overall record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 15-11 and an over/under record of 3-17-6. Anaheim comes into this game with a record of 13-9-5 including 8-4-1 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 73 goals and surrendered 72 for a goal differential of +1. The Ducks have a record of 5-3-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 12-14 while their over/under record sits at 8-10-9.

Brent Burns has accumulated 23 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 11 goals this season with 112 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 24 minutes played per game. Joe Pavelski has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 8 goals on 89 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 24 points on the season. Martin Jones has 13 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has had 566 shots against him and has given up 45 goals. He has made 521 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Cam Fowler has accumulated 17 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 7 goals this season with 59 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 24 minutes played per game. Corey Perry has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 5 goals on 82 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 22 points on the season. John Gibson has 9 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has had 549 shots against him and has given up 49 goals. He has made 500 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Sharks have 31 total points this season. They have scored 62 goals while giving up 55 goals. They have had 81 power play opportunities and have scored 15 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Sharks have allowed 65 power play opportunities and given up 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.63% for the season to this point. They allow 26 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Ducks have a total of 31 points on the season. They have 19 power play goals on 86 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 94 power play opportunities and have given up 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Sharks have a total of 73 goals scored while they've given up 72 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.03%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

San Jose has a Corsi percentage of 53.2% as they've attempted 1,569 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,379 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 54% as they have 1,150 attempts while they've given up 981 shots on the defensive end. The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 54.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.2% for the season. They have 758 face off wins compared to 795 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.8%. On defense San Jose has 515 hits and they've blocked 398 shots from the opposition.

Anaheim has attempted 1,481 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,472 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.2% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.2% as they have 1,112 shots while they've given up 1,101 attempts on defense. The Ducks have an offensive zone percentage of 48.6% and their defensive zone percentage is 51.4% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 56.9% as they've compiled 951 face off wins this season and they have suffered 721 face off losses. On defense Anaheim has blocked 371 shot attempts and they have 702 hits as a unit.

San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 15-11 straight up

The San Jose Sharks are 3-17-6 against the over/under

Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 12-14 straight up

The Anaheim Ducks are 8-10-9 against the over/under

San Jose Sharks Injuries

12/07/16 D David Schlemko Lower Body "?" Friday vs Anaheim
11/21/16 C Tomas Hertl Knee out indefinitely

Anaheim Ducks Injuries

12/07/16 C Rickard Rakell Upper Body "?" Friday vs San Jose
12/03/16 D Clayton Stoner Lower Body expected to miss 5-7 days
11/17/16 LW Nicolas Kerdiles Concussion out indefinitely
10/14/16 D Simon Despres Concussion out indefinitely
10/12/16 C Nate Thompson Achilles out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take San Jose +109

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