Sunday, February 19, 2017

SAP Center

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The Boston Bruins travel to SAP Center to play the San Jose Sharks on Sunday, February 19, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Bruins at +120 and the Sharks at -133. The over/under has been set at 5.

Boston comes into this matchup having played 58 games. They have an overall record of 29-23-6 and on the road they have a record of 14-10-6. Currently they are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 157 goals and given up 155 goals for a point differential of +2. The Bruins have an overall record of 6-4-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 27-29 and an over/under record of 28-25-5. San Jose shows up with a record of 34-18-6 including 18-7-3 at home this season. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 161 goals and surrendered 141 for a goal differential of +20. The Sharks have a record of 4-2-4 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 32-24 while their over/under record sits at 15-25-18.

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David Pastrnak has accumulated 48 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 25 goals this season with 181 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 23 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Brad Marchand has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 24 goals on 175 shots. He has 34 assists giving him a total of 58 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 27 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has had 1,130 shots against him and has given up 99 goals. He has made 1,031 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Brent Burns has accumulated 61 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 25 goals this season with 231 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 36 assists on the season and averages 25 minutes played per game. Joe Pavelski has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 20 goals on 181 shots. He has 32 assists giving him a total of 52 points on the season. Martin Jones has 28 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has had 1,283 shots against him and has given up 112 goals. He has made 1,171 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Bruins have 64 total points this season. They have scored 157 goals while giving up 155 goals. They have had 184 power play opportunities and have scored 37 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Bruins have allowed 190 power play opportunities and given up 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. They average 34 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.86% for the season to this point. They allow 26 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Sharks have a total of 74 points on the season. They have 31 power play goals on 184 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 151 power play opportunities and have given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Bruins have a total of 161 goals scored while they've given up 141 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.12%. As a team they give up 27 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Boston has a Corsi percentage of 55.6% as they've attempted 3,665 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,928 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 56.1% as they have 2,766 attempts while they've given up 2,167 shots on the defensive end. The Bruins start possessions in the offensive zone 54.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.7% for the season. They have 1,896 face off wins compared to 1,679 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 53%. On defense Boston has 1,253 hits and they've blocked 761 shots from the opposition.

San Jose has attempted 3,373 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,226 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 51.1% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 52.1% as they have 2,509 shots while they've given up 2,308 attempts on defense. The Sharks have an offensive zone percentage of 53.1% and their defensive zone percentage is 46.9% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48% as they've compiled 1,619 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,755 face off losses. On defense San Jose has blocked 918 shot attempts and they have 1,123 hits as a unit.

Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 27-29 straight up

The Boston Bruins are 28-25-5 against the over/under

San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 32-24 straight up

The San Jose Sharks are 15-25-18 against the over/under

Boston Bruins Injuries

02/07/17 C Austin Czarnik Undisclosed out indefinitely

San Jose Sharks Injuries

02/03/17 RW Joonas Donskoi Upper Body out indefinitely
01/23/17 C Micheal Haley Lower Body out indefinitely
01/13/17 D Dylan Demelo Wrist out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take San Jose -133

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