Thursday, January 21, 2016

Gila River Arena

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The San Jose Sharks travel to Gila River Arena to play the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday, January 21, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Sharks at -120 and the Coyotes at +109. The over/under has been set at 5.

San Jose comes into this matchup having played 44 games. They have an overall record of 23-18-3 and on the road they have a record of 15-6-2. Currently they are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 127 goals and given up 121 goals for a point differential of +6. Arizona shows up with a record of 22-18-5 including 12-8-3 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 123 goals and surrendered 135 for a goal differential of -12.

Joe Pavelski has accumulated 43 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 22 goals this season with 118 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 21 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 12% by scoring 14 goals on 113 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 30 points on the season. Martin Jones has 20 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has had 960 shots against him and has given up 83 goals. He has made 877 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has accumulated 33 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 13 goals this season with 137 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 25 minutes played per game. Mikkel Boedker has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 12 goals on 120 shots. He has 21 assists giving him a total of 33 points on the season. Louis Domingue has 7 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has had 377 shots against him and has given up 27 goals. He has made 350 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Sharks have 49 total points this season. They have scored 125 goals while giving up 120 goals. They have had 146 power play opportunities and have scored 31 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Sharks have allowed 132 power play opportunities and given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.34% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Coyotes have a total of 49 points on the season. They have 31 power play goals on 167 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 157 power play opportunities and have given up 37 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%. As a team, the Sharks have a total of 123 goals scored while they've given up 134 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.94%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 21-21 straight up

The San Jose Sharks are 25-15-3 against the over/under

Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 22-23 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 22-17-6 against the over/under

San Jose Sharks Injuries

01/14/16 C Dainius Zubrus Upper Body out indefinitely

Arizona Coyotes Injuries

12/15/15 GO Mike Smith Lower Body expected to miss 8-10 weeks
10/19/15 C Joe Vitale Eye out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Arizona

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