Saturday, February 18, 2017

Gila River Arena

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The San Jose Sharks travel to Gila River Arena to play the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday, February 18, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Sharks at -185 and the Coyotes at +160. The over/under has been set at 5.

San Jose comes into this matchup having played 58 games. They have an overall record of 34-18-6 and on the road they have a record of 16-11-3. Currently they are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 161 goals and given up 141 goals for a point differential of +20. The Sharks have an overall record of 4-2-4 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 32-24 and an over/under record of 15-25-18. Arizona shows up with a record of 19-29-7 including 12-13-3 at home this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 136 goals and surrendered 177 for a goal differential of -41. The Coyotes have a record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 14-36 while their over/under record sits at 21-28-7.

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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 this year. 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%.

Radim Vrbata has accumulated 38 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 11 goals this season with 168 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 27 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Oliver Ekman-Larsson has averaged 24 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 10 goals on 102 shots. He has 22 assists giving him a total of 32 points on the season. Mike Smith has 14 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has had 1,200 shots against him and has given up 99 goals. He has made 1,101 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Sharks have 74 total points this season. They have scored 161 goals while giving up 141 goals. They have had 184 power play opportunities and have scored 31 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Sharks have allowed 151 power play opportunities and given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.12% for the season to this point. They allow 27 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Coyotes have a total of 45 points on the season. They have 26 power play goals on 167 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 16%. They have allowed 185 power play opportunities and have given up 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. As a team, the Sharks have a total of 131 goals scored while they've given up 174 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.44%. As a team they give up 34 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

San Jose has a Corsi percentage of 51.1% as they've attempted 3,373 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,226 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 52.1% as they have 2,509 attempts while they've given up 2,308 shots on the defensive end. The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 53.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.9% for the season. They have 1,619 face off wins compared to 1,755 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48%. On defense San Jose has 1,123 hits and they've blocked 918 shots from the opposition.

Arizona has attempted 2,958 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,475 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 46% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 45.2% as they have 2,188 shots while they've given up 2,655 attempts on defense. The Coyotes have an offensive zone percentage of 45.7% and their defensive zone percentage is 54.3% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.8% as they've compiled 1,655 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,738 face off losses. On defense Arizona has blocked 820 shot attempts and they have 1,512 hits as a unit.

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

Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 14-36 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 21-28-7 against the over/under

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

Arizona Coyotes Injuries

11/18/16 RW Brad Richardson Tibia out indefinitely
02/16/17 LW Lawson Crouse Lower Body "?" Saturday vs. San Jose

Josh's Pick: Take Arizona +160

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