Tuesday, November 15, 2016

PNC Arena

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The San Jose Sharks travel to PNC Arena to play the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, November 15, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Sharks at -147 and the Hurricanes at +118. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

San Jose comes into this matchup having played 15 games. They have an overall record of 9-6-0 and on the road they have a record of 5-4-0. Currently they are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 37 goals and given up 35 goals for a point differential of +2. The Sharks have an overall record of 6-4-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 9-6 and an over/under record of 2-12-1. Carolina shows up with a record of 4-6-4 including 2-3-0 at home this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 38 goals and surrendered 46 for a goal differential of -8. The Hurricanes have a record of 3-5-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 3-10 while their over/under record sits at 8-4-2.

Joe Pavelski has accumulated 14 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 5 goals this season with 41 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Brent Burns has averaged 24 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 6 goals on 73 shots. He has 8 assists giving him a total of 14 points on the season. Martin Jones has 8 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has had 335 shots against him and has given up 29 goals. He has made 306 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Victor Rask has accumulated 12 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 6 goals this season with 33 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Jeff Skinner has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 6 goals on 49 shots. He has 7 assists giving him a total of 13 points on the season. Cam Ward has 3 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has had 284 shots against him and has given up 28 goals. He has made 256 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Sharks have 18 total points this season. They have scored 37 goals while giving up 35 goals. They have had 46 power play opportunities and have scored 9 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Sharks have allowed 37 power play opportunities and given up 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 89%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.13% for the season to this point. They allow 25 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Hurricanes have a total of 12 points on the season. They have 9 power play goals on 46 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 41 power play opportunities and have given up 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 90%. As a team, the Sharks have a total of 38 goals scored while they've given up 46 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.09%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%.

San Jose has a Corsi percentage of 52.8% as they've attempted 897 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 801 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 53.6% as they have 644 attempts while they've given up 557 shots on the defensive end. The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 52.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.7% for the season. They have 444 face off wins compared to 463 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49%. On defense San Jose has 276 hits and they've blocked 244 shots from the opposition.

Carolina has attempted 806 shots at full strength and they've given up 706 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 53.3% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 52% as they have 595 shots while they've given up 549 attempts on defense. The Hurricanes have an offensive zone percentage of 56.7% and their defensive zone percentage is 43.3% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 52% as they've compiled 423 face off wins this season and they have suffered 391 face off losses. On defense Carolina has blocked 157 shot attempts and they have 261 hits as a unit.

San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 9-6 straight up

The San Jose Sharks are 2-12-1 against the over/under

Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 3-10 straight up

The Carolina Hurricanes are 8-4-2 against the over/under

San Jose Sharks Injuries

No key injuries to report

Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

11/12/16 C Jordan Staal Hand injured last game, "?" Tuesday vs San Jose
11/11/16 LW Bryan Bickell Illness out indefinitely
11/08/16 D Justin Faulk Upper Body out indefinitely
10/10/16 D Ryan Murphy Knee out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take San Jose -147

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