Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The San Jose Sharks travel to Scotiabank Saddledome to play the Calgary Flames on Wednesday, January 11, 2017.

San Jose comes into this matchup having played 40 games. They have an overall record of 24-14-2 and on the road they have a record of 10-9-1. Currently they are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 105 goals and given up 90 goals for a point differential of +15. The Sharks have an overall record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 22-16 and an over/under record of 8-20-12. Calgary shows up with a record of 22-19-2 including 11-10-0 at home this season. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 114 goals and surrendered 119 for a goal differential of -5. The Flames have a record of 6-4-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 20-21 while their over/under record sits at 17-21-5.

Joe Pavelski has accumulated 37 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 15 goals this season with 134 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Brent Burns has averaged 25 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 15 goals on 160 shots. He has 24 assists giving him a total of 39 points on the season. Martin Jones has 20 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has had 911 shots against him and has given up 76 goals. He has made 835 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Mikael Backlund has accumulated 27 total points this season for the Flames. He has 12 goals this season with 100 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Johnny Gaudreau has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 10 goals on 96 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 27 points on the season. Chad Johnson has 14 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has had 696 shots against him and has given up 54 goals. He has made 642 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Sharks have 50 total points this season. They have scored 105 goals while giving up 90 goals. They have had 128 power play opportunities and have scored 21 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. The Sharks have allowed 106 power play opportunities and given up 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.57% for the season to this point. They allow 27 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Flames have a total of 46 points on the season. They have 29 power play goals on 143 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 161 power play opportunities and have given up 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Sharks have a total of 114 goals scored while they've given up 119 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.17%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

San Jose has a Corsi percentage of 51.7% as they've attempted 2,367 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,211 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 52.3% as they have 1,734 attempts while they've given up 1,579 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 1,130 face off wins compared to 1,232 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 47.8%. On defense San Jose has 812 hits and they've blocked 632 shots from the opposition.

Calgary has attempted 2,333 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,324 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.1% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.6% as they have 1,722 shots while they've given up 1,748 attempts on defense. The Flames have an offensive zone percentage of 48.7% and their defensive zone percentage is 51.3% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.4% as they've compiled 1,298 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,332 face off losses. On defense Calgary has blocked 576 shot attempts and they have 823 hits as a unit.

San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 22-16 straight up

The San Jose Sharks are 8-20-12 against the over/under

Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 20-21 straight up

The Calgary Flames are 17-21-5 against the over/under

San Jose Sharks Injuries

11/21/16 C Tomas Hertl Knee out indefinitely
01/05/17 D David Schlemko Upper Body out indefinitely
01/03/17 D Marc-Edouard Vlasic Facial out indefinitely

Calgary Flames Injuries

12/28/16 RW Troy Brouwer Finger out indefinitely
10/09/16 D Ladislav Smid Neck out for season

Josh's Pick: Take San Jose

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