Wednesday, February 15, 2017

SAP Center

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The Florida Panthers head to SAP Center to take on the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday, February 15, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Panthers at +162 and the Sharks at -180. The over/under has been set at 5.

Florida comes into this game having played 54 games. They have an overall record of 24-20-10 and away from home they have a record of 10-10-7. The currently are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 134 goals and surrendered 153 goals for a point differential of -19. The Panthers have an overall record of 5-3-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 21-30 and an over/under record of 23-24-7. San Jose shows up with a record of 34-18-5 including 18-7-2 at home this season. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 156 goals and surrendered 135 for a goal differential of +21. The Sharks have a record of 5-2-3 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 32-23 while their over/under record sits at 14-25-18.

Vincent Trocheck has accumulated 38 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 20 goals this season with 155 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 18 assists on the season and averages 22 minutes played per game. Jaromir Jagr has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 10 goals on 115 shots. He has 21 assists giving him a total of 31 points on the season. Roberto Luongo has 15 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has had 1,082 shots against him and has given up 91 goals. He has made 991 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

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Brent Burns has accumulated 59 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 24 goals this season with 228 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 35 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 10% by scoring 18 goals on 177 shots. He has 30 assists giving him a total of 48 points on the season. Martin Jones has 28 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has had 1,261 shots against him and has given up 106 goals. He has made 1,155 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Panthers have 58 total points this season. They have scored 134 goals while giving up 153 goals. They have had 186 power play opportunities and have scored 28 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. The Panthers have allowed 171 power play opportunities and given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.77% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Sharks have a total of 73 points on the season. They have 31 power play goals on 181 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 149 power play opportunities and have given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Panthers have a total of 156 goals scored while they've given up 135 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.02%. As a team they give up 27 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Florida has a Corsi percentage of 52% as they've attempted 3,089 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,856 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 51.5% as they have 2,374 attempts while they've given up 2,232 shots on the defensive end. The Panthers 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 1,616 face off wins compared to 1,728 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.3%. On defense Florida has 1,135 hits and they've blocked 624 shots from the opposition.

San Jose has attempted 3,311 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,177 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 51% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 52% as they have 2,460 shots while they've given up 2,274 attempts on defense. The Sharks have an offensive zone percentage of 52.8% and their defensive zone percentage is 47.2% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 47.8% as they've compiled 1,584 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,728 face off losses. On defense San Jose has blocked 903 shot attempts and they have 1,113 hits as a unit.

Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 21-30 straight up

The Florida Panthers are 23-24-7 against the over/under

San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 32-23 straight up

The San Jose Sharks are 14-25-18 against the over/under

Florida Panthers Injuries

No key injuries to report

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

Guy's Pick: Take Florida +162

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