Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks NHL Picks & Parlay 12/10/2017

Sunday, December 10, 2017

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The Minnesota Wild head to SAP Center to take on the San Jose Sharks on Sunday, December 10, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Wild at +118 and the Sharks at -130.

Minnesota has a record of 14-11-3 this year and away from home they have a record of 6-8-1. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've tallied 83 goals and surrendered 84 goals for a point differential of -1. For the year they have an ATS mark of 14-14-0 and an over/under record of 15-11-0. San Jose has a record of 15-10-2, including 8-6-1 on home ice this year. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 71 goals and have given up 65 for a goal differential of +6. Their record against the spread is 15-12-0 while their over/under mark is 7-19-0.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 14-14-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 15-11-0 against the over/under this season

Important San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 15-12-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 7-19-0 against the over/under this season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/01/17 D Jared Spurgeon Groin is out indefinitely
10/24/17 LW Zach Parise Back IR (10/01)

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

12/08/17 D Brenden Dillon Suspension Served is probable Saturday vs Ottawa
12/08/17 LW Mikkel Boedker Undisclosed is out indefinitely
12/02/17 RW Joonas Donskoi Lower Body IR (11/28)
12/02/17 D Tim Heed Upper Body IR (11/30)

Player Spotlight

Devan Dubnyk has 12 wins and 8 losses this season in goal for the Wild. He has 689 shots against him and he's surrendered 59 goals. He's made 630 stops for a save percentage of 91%. Eric Staal has scored 23 total points this year for the Wild. He has 10 goals this season with 85 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 13 assists on the year and averages 18.5 minutes played per contest. Jason Zucker averages 17.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by tallying 14 goals on 67 attempts. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 24 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Logan Couture has 22 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 14 goals this year with 66 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 21%. He has a total of 8 assists on the year and averages 18.1 minutes played per contest. Martin Jones has 11 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has 555 shots against him and he's given up 45 goals. He's made 510 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Joe Thornton averages 17.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 5 goals on 40 attempts. He has 14 assists, giving him a total of 19 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild have given up 103 power play opportunities and surrendered 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83% this season. That is 8th in the league. They average 29 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.22% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, ranking them 15th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Wild are 20th overall with 31 total points this year. They are 19th in the league with 83 goals and 21st in goals allowed with 84. They've had 82 power play chances and scored 18 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That is 6th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Sharks are 30th with a total of 71 goals scored while they are 31st with 65 goals surrendered this season. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.13%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 4th in the league. The Sharks have a total of 32 points this season, which is 16th in the NHL. They have had 16 power play goals on 87 chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 18th overall. They've given up 90 power play opportunities and surrendered 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 87%, ranking 2nd when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota has a Corsi percentage of 46.7% as they've tried 1,451 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,659 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 29th in Corsi percentage. They are 25th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 47.7% as they have 1,119 shots while they've given up 1,225 attempts on defense. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 48% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52% for the year. That puts them 27th and 7th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 835 face-off wins as opposed to 847 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.6%. That is 17th overall in the NHL. On defense Minnesota has 525 hits and they've blocked 434 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 8th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 54.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.8% for the year. That ranks them 7th and 27th respectively in the NHL. They have 829 face-off wins as opposed to 796 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51%. That is 14th in the league. On defense San Jose has 525 hits and they've blocked 441 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 5th in blocked shots. San Jose is ranked 8th in Corsi percentage with 52.4% as they've tried 1,682 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,527 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 6th in the NHL at 53.1%, as they have 1,228 shots while they've given up 1,086 attempts on defense.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Minnesota +118 and over 5.5 total goals

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