Saturday, October 22, 2016

Joe Louis Arena

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The San Jose Sharks travel to Joe Louis Arena to play the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday, October 22, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Sharks at -125 and the Red Wings at +101. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

San Jose comes into this matchup having played 5 games. They have an overall record of 3-2-0 and on the road they have a record of 2-2-0. Currently they are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 14 goals and given up 15 goals for a point differential of -1. For the season they have an ATS record of 3-2 and an over/under record of 1-4-0. Detroit shows up with a record of 2-2-0 including 1-0-0 at home this season. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 12 goals and surrendered 12 for a goal differential of 0. Their record against the spread is 2-2 while their over/under record sits at 2-1-1.

Joe Pavelski has accumulated 7 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 2 goals this season with 20 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 5 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Brent Burns has averaged 23 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 3 goals on 25 shots. He has 6 assists giving him a total of 9 points on the season. Martin Jones has 2 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has had 97 shots against him and has given up 11 goals. He has made 86 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Mike Green has accumulated 6 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 3 goals this season with 7 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 43%. He has a total of 3 assists on the season and averages 24 minutes played per game. Thomas Vanek has averaged 13 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 50% by scoring 3 goals on 6 shots. He has 3 assists giving him a total of 6 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 1 win and 2 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 104 shots against him and has given up 9 goals. He has made 95 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Sharks have 6 total points this season. They have scored 14 goals while giving up 15 goals. They have had 16 power play opportunities and have scored 3 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Sharks have allowed 13 power play opportunities and given up 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 69%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.70% for the season to this point. They allow 24 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%.

The Red Wings have a total of 4 points on the season. They have 4 power play goals on 12 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 33%. They have allowed 15 power play opportunities and have given up 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Sharks have a total of 12 goals scored while they've given up 12 goals to this point. They average 24 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 12.37%. As a team they give up 34 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%.

San Jose has a Corsi percentage of 54.2% as they've attempted 305 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 258 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 55.1% as they have 221 attempts while they've given up 180 shots on the defensive end. The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 52.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.2% for the season. They have 135 face off wins compared to 171 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 44.1%. On defense San Jose has 79 hits and they've blocked 78 shots from the opposition.

Detroit has attempted 176 shots at full strength and they've given up 265 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 39.9% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 38.8% as they have 128 shots while they've given up 202 attempts on defense. The Red Wings have an offensive zone percentage of 36% and their defensive zone percentage is 64% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 47.6% as they've compiled 121 face off wins this season and they have suffered 133 face off losses. On defense Detroit has blocked 63 shot attempts and they have 68 hits as a unit.

San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 3-2 straight up

The San Jose Sharks are 1-4-0 against the over/under

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 2-2 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 2-1-1 against the over/under

San Jose Sharks Injuries

No key injuries to report

Detroit Red Wings Injuries

10/19/16 D Niklas Kronwall Knee "?" Friday vs Nashville
10/15/15 C Johan Franzen Concussion out indefinitely
10/10/16 RW Tomas Jurco Back out indefinitely
01/11/16 LW Drew Miller Knee out 4-6 months

Tony's Pick: Take Detroit

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