Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Canadian Tire Centre

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The San Jose Sharks travel to Canadian Tire Centre to play the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Sharks at +104 and the Senators at -115. The over/under has been set at 5.

San Jose comes into this matchup having played 28 games. They have an overall record of 16-11-1 and on the road they have a record of 6-7-1. Currently they are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 68 goals and given up 61 goals for a point differential of +7. The Sharks have an overall record of 7-3-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 16-12 and an over/under record of 4-17-7. Ottawa shows up with a record of 16-11-2 including 9-5-2 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 70 goals and surrendered 78 for a goal differential of -8. The Senators have a record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 13-13 while their over/under record sits at 11-16-2.

Joe Pavelski has accumulated 25 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 8 goals this season with 93 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 17 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 10% by scoring 12 goals on 120 shots. He has 13 assists giving him a total of 25 points on the season. Martin Jones has 13 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has had 598 shots against him and has given up 48 goals. He has made 550 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Erik Karlsson has accumulated 27 total points this season for the Senators. He has 7 goals this season with 71 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 27 minutes played per game. Kyle Turris has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by scoring 11 goals on 56 shots. He has 8 assists giving him a total of 19 points on the season. Craig Anderson has 12 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 615 shots against him and has given up 47 goals. He has made 568 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Sharks have 33 total points this season. They have scored 68 goals while giving up 61 goals. They have had 83 power play opportunities and have scored 15 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Sharks have allowed 70 power play opportunities and given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.93% for the season to this point. They allow 26 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Senators have a total of 34 points on the season. They have 15 power play goals on 92 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 16%. They have allowed 97 power play opportunities and have given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Sharks have a total of 70 goals scored while they've given up 78 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.39%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

San Jose has a Corsi percentage of 52.6% as they've attempted 1,676 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,508 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 53.5% as they have 1,226 attempts while they've given up 1,067 shots on the defensive end. The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 53.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.1% for the season. They have 805 face off wins compared to 857 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.4%. On defense San Jose has 562 hits and they've blocked 441 shots from the opposition.

Ottawa has attempted 1,560 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,752 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 47.1% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 47.8% as they have 1,140 shots while they've given up 1,247 attempts on defense. The Senators have an offensive zone percentage of 52.1% and their defensive zone percentage is 47.9% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.8% as they've compiled 900 face off wins this season and they have suffered 909 face off losses. On defense Ottawa has blocked 505 shot attempts and they have 768 hits as a unit.

San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 16-12 straight up

The San Jose Sharks are 4-17-7 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 13-13 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 11-16-2 against the over/under

San Jose Sharks Injuries

12/12/16 D David Schlemko Lower Body "?" Tuesday vs Toronto
12/12/16 D Marc-Edouard Vlasic Lower Body "?" Tuesday vs. Toronto
11/21/16 C Tomas Hertl Knee out indefinitely

Ottawa Senators Injuries

12/11/16 GO Craig Anderson Personal "?" Wednesday vs San Jose
12/11/16 D Mark Borowiecki Suspension expected to miss 2 games
12/05/16 RW Curtis Lazar Concussion out indefinitely
10/09/16 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Ottawa -115

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