Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Rexall Place

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The San Jose Sharks travel to Rexall Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday, March 8, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Sharks at +111 and the Oilers at -123. The over/under has been set at 5.

San Jose comes into this matchup having played 64 games. They have an overall record of 35-23-6 and on the road they have a record of 23-9-3. Currently they are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 193 goals and given up 173 goals for a point differential of +20. The Sharks have 6 overtime losses including 3 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 6-3-1. For the season they have an ATS record of 34-29 and an over/under record of 36-23-5. Edmonton shows up with a record of 26-35-7 including 16-14-2 at home this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 167 goals and surrendered 201 for a goal differential of -34. The Oilers have 7 losses in OT and 2 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 26-42 while their over/under record sits at 33-31-4.

Joe Pavelski has accumulated 61 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 29 goals this season with 176 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 32 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 19 goals on 162 shots. He has 20 assists giving him a total of 39 points on the season. Martin Jones has 32 wins and 17 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has had 1,456 shots against him and has given up 121 goals. He has made 1,335 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Taylor Hall has accumulated 57 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 22 goals this season with 244 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 35 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Leon Draisaitl has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 17 goals on 112 shots. He has 29 assists giving him a total of 46 points on the season. Anders Nilsson has 10 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 745 shots against him and has given up 74 goals. He has made 671 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Sharks have 76 total points this season. They have scored 190 goals while giving up 170 goals. They have had 213 power play opportunities and have scored 47 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Sharks have allowed 186 power play opportunities and given up 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.83% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Oilers have a total of 59 points on the season. They have 33 power play goals on 194 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 211 power play opportunities and have given up 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Sharks have a total of 163 goals scored while they've given up 199 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.30%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

San Jose has a Corsi percentage of 50.7% as they've attempted 3,574 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,477 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 52.4% as they have 2,713 attempts while they've given up 2,469 shots on the defensive end. The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 50.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.4% for the season. They have 1,948 face off wins compared to 1,894 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.7%. On defense San Jose has 1,303 hits and they've blocked 1,008 shots from the opposition.

Edmonton has attempted 3,741 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,985 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.4% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 47.9% as they have 2,717 shots while they've given up 2,960 attempts on defense. The Oilers have an offensive zone percentage of 48.4% and their defensive zone percentage is 51.6% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.4% as they've compiled 2,044 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,095 face off losses. On defense Edmonton has blocked 1,025 shot attempts and they have 1,484 hits as a unit.

San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 34-29 straight up

The San Jose Sharks are 36-23-5 against the over/under

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 26-42 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 33-31-4 against the over/under

San Jose Sharks Injuries

03/05/16 C Melker Karlsson Undisclosed "?" Monday vs Calgary
03/03/16 D Matt Tennyson Concussion out indefinitely
02/18/16 C Tommy Wingels Shoulder out indefinitely

Edmonton Oilers Injuries

12/21/15 D Andrew Ference Hip out for season
12/15/15 D Oscar Klefbom Staph Infection out indefinitely
03/07/16 D Brandon Davidson Leg injured last game, doubtful Tuesday vs. San Jose
02/29/16 LW Benoit Pouliot Shoulder out indefinitely
02/17/16 D Eric Gryba Knee out indefinitely
01/18/16 C Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Hand out 6-8 weeks

Guy's Pick: Take San Jose

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