Montreal Canadiens at San Jose Sharks NHL Picks & Predictions 10/17/2017

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

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The Montreal Canadiens travel to SAP Center to play the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, October 17, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Canadiens at +104 and the Sharks at -128.

Montreal has a record of 1-3-1 this season and on the road they have a record of 1-2-0. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 8 goals and given up 17 goals for a point differential of -9. For the season they have an ATS record of 1-4-0 and an over/under record of 2-2-0. San Jose has a record of 1-3-0 including 1-3-0 at home this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 8 goals and surrendered 14 for a goal differential of -6. Their record against the spread is 1-3-0 while their over/under record is 1-2-0.

Valuable Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 1-4-0 straight up this year

The Montreal Canadiens are 2-2-0 against the over/under this season

Important San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 1-3-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 1-2-0 against the over/under this season

Key Montreal Canadiens Injuries

10/15/17 D David Schlemko Hand "?" Tuesday vs. San Jose

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

10/15/17 C Rourke Chartier Concussion IR (10/03)
10/12/17 D Paul Martin Ankle IR (10/07)

Player Spotlight

Carey Price has 1 win and 3 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has 131 shots against him and he's given up 15 goals. He's made 116 saves for a save percentage of 89%. Jonathan Drouin has accumulated 3 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 1 goal this year with 18 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 2 assists on the season and averages 19.6 minutes played per game. Brendan Gallagher averages 15.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 1 goal on 14 shots. He has 1 assist, giving him a total of 2 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Kevin Labanc has scored 4 total points this year for the Sharks. He has 3 goals this season with 8 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 38%. He has a total of 1 assist on the season and averages 15.5 minutes played per game. Martin Jones has 1 win and 2 losses this year in goal for the Sharks. He has 84 shots against him and he's surrendered 10 goals. He's made 74 saves for a save percentage of 88%. Brenden Dillon averages 15.3 minutes of ice time per game. He has 2 assists, giving him a total of 2 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canadiens have allowed 16 power play opportunities and have given up 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81% this year. That is 15th in the NHL. They average 38 shots per game and as a team shoot 4.23% for the season. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 88%, which is ranked 28th in the league. The Canadiens has 3 total points this season, ranking 26th in the NHL in offense. They are 29th in the league with 8 goals while they've given up 17 goals, which is 12th overall. They have had 16 power play opportunities and scored 1 goals on those chances for a percentage of 6%. That is 28th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Sharks are 30th with 8 goals scored while they are 20th in the NHL with 14 goals allowed this year. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 6.30%. They give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 88%, putting them in 26th place in the league. The Sharks have a total of 2 points this year, which is 30th in the NHL. They have 4 power play goals on 14 opportunities for a percentage of 29%. That ranks their power play unit 4th. They've allowed 17 power play opportunities and have given up 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, which is 13th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Montreal has a Corsi percentage of 57% as they've tried 334 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 252 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 3rd in Corsi percentage. They are 4th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 56.9% as they have 250 shots while they've given up 189 attempts on defense. The Canadiens start possessions in the offensive zone 56.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 43.8% for the year. That puts them 5th and 26th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 149 face-off wins as opposed to 179 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 45.4%. That is 29th overall in the NHL. On defense Montreal has 105 hits and they've blocked 63 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 24th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 51.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.2% for the year. That ranks them 16th and 18th respectively in the NHL. They have 133 face-off wins as opposed to 114 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.8%. That is 7th in the league. On defense San Jose has 82 hits and they've blocked 66 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 21st in blocked shots. San Jose is ranked 7th in Corsi percentage with 53.6% as they've tried 256 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 222 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 7th in the NHL at 54.3%, as they have 185 shots while they've given up 156 attempts on defense.

Who will win tonight's Canadiens/Sharks NHL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take San Jose -128

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