San Jose Sharks at Arizona Coyotes NHL Picks & Predictions 11/22/2017

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Gila River Arena

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The San Jose Sharks travel to Gila River Arena to play the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday, November 22, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Sharks at -130 and the Coyotes at +118.

San Jose has a record of 10-8-1 this season and on the road they have a record of 4-2-0. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 47 goals and given up 44 goals for a point differential of +3. For the season they have an ATS record of 10-9-0 and an over/under record of 4-14-0. Arizona is 5-15-3 including 1-6-1 at home this season. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 58 goals and surrendered 86 for a goal differential of -28. Their record against the spread is 5-18-0 while their over/under record is 12-10-0.

Valuable San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 10-9-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 4-14-0 against the over/under this season

Important Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 5-18-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 12-10-0 against the over/under this season

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

11/20/17 C Melker Karlsson Undisclosed is "?" Wednesday vs. Arizona
10/12/17 D Paul Martin Ankle IR (10/07)

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

10/10/17 D Jakob Chychrun Knee IR (10/02)

Player Spotlight

Logan Couture has accumulated 16 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 10 goals this year with 51 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 18.3 minutes played per game. Joe Thornton averages 18.1 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 2 goals on 27 shots. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 10 points on the season. Martin Jones has 8 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has 379 shots against him and he's given up 28 goals. He's made 351 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Clayton Keller has scored 20 total points this year for the Coyotes. He has 11 goals this season with 73 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 19.4 minutes played per game. Oliver Ekman-Larsson averages 25.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 5% by scoring 3 goals on 67 shots. He has 11 assists, giving him a total of 14 points on the season. Antti Raanta has 4 wins and 5 losses this year in goal for the Coyotes. He has 329 shots against him and he's surrendered 29 goals. He's made 300 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks have 21 total points this season, which ranks them 23rd in the NHL. They are 31st in the league in goals scored with 47 while they've given up 44 goals, ranking them 31st overall. They have had 72 power play opportunities and have scored 11 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 28th in the NHL. The Sharks have allowed 65 power play opportunities and have given up 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 89%, putting them 2nd in the league when short-handed. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 7.39% for the season. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%. That puts them 5th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes are 31st in the NHL with a total of 13 points this year. They have 14 power play goals on 78 opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That ranks them 20th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 65 power play opportunities and have given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. That is 20th in the NHL. As a team, the Coyotes are 22nd in the league with 58 goals scored while they've given up 86 goals, which is 1st overall. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.27%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%. That is 30th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

San Jose has a Corsi percentage of 53.4% as they've tried 1,199 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,047 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 4th in Corsi percentage. They are 2nd in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 54.5% as they have 884 shots while they've given up 738 attempts on defense. The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 54.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.3% for the year. That puts them 6th and 28th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 609 face-off wins as opposed to 550 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.5%. That is 5th overall in the NHL. On defense San Jose has 387 hits and they've blocked 309 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 8th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Coyotes are 20th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.2% for the season, which is 9th in the NHL. They have 703 face-off wins compared to 774 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.6%. That is 25th in the league. On defense Arizona has 577 hits and they have blocked 319 shots from the opposition, which is 2nd in the league. Arizona is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.1% as they've attempted 1,330 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,381 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.2% ranks 23rd as they have 988 attempts while they have given up 1,062 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Arizona +118

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