Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Verizon Center

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The San Jose Sharks travel to Verizon Center to play the Washington Capitals on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Sharks at +121 and the Capitals at -152. The over/under has been set at 5.

San Jose comes into this matchup having played 12 games. They have an overall record of 6-6-0 and on the road they have a record of 2-4-0. Currently they are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 27 goals and given up 32 goals for a point differential of -5. The Sharks have an overall record of 4-6-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 6-6 and an over/under record of 1-10-1. Washington shows up with a record of 8-2-1 including 4-1-0 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 33 goals and surrendered 24 for a goal differential of +9. The Capitals have a record of 8-2-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 8-3 while their over/under record sits at 5-4-2.

Joe Pavelski has accumulated 12 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 4 goals this season with 33 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 8 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 6% by scoring 4 goals on 69 shots. He has 7 assists giving him a total of 11 points on the season. Martin Jones has 5 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has had 261 shots against him and has given up 26 goals. He has made 235 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Alex Ovechkin has accumulated 11 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 7 goals this season with 49 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 4 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Marcus Johansson has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 26% by scoring 6 goals on 23 shots. He has 5 assists giving him a total of 11 points on the season. Braden Holtby has 6 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Capitals. He has had 252 shots against him and has given up 20 goals. He has made 232 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Sharks have 12 total points this season. They have scored 27 goals while giving up 32 goals. They have had 41 power play opportunities and have scored 8 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Sharks have allowed 31 power play opportunities and given up 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 87%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.05% for the season to this point. They allow 25 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Capitals have a total of 17 points on the season. They have 5 power play goals on 35 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 14%. They have allowed 31 power play opportunities and have given up 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Sharks have a total of 33 goals scored while they've given up 24 goals to this point. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.17%. As a team they give up 27 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%.

San Jose has a Corsi percentage of 54.6% as they've attempted 766 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 638 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 55.1% as they have 543 attempts while they've given up 443 shots on the defensive end. The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 53.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.7% for the season. They have 358 face off wins compared to 381 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.4%. On defense San Jose has 222 hits and they've blocked 195 shots from the opposition.

Washington has attempted 638 shots at full strength and they've given up 546 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 53.9% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 53.1% as they have 477 shots while they've given up 421 attempts on defense. The Capitals have an offensive zone percentage of 58.2% and their defensive zone percentage is 41.8% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 52.5% as they've compiled 352 face off wins this season and they have suffered 318 face off losses. On defense Washington has blocked 125 shot attempts and they have 201 hits as a unit.

San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 6-6 straight up

The San Jose Sharks are 1-10-1 against the over/under

Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 8-3 straight up

The Washington Capitals are 5-4-2 against the over/under

San Jose Sharks Injuries

No key injuries to report

Washington Capitals Injuries

No key injuries to report

Tony's Pick: Take Washington -152

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