Monday, January 23, 2017

Pepsi Center

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The San Jose Sharks travel to Pepsi Center to play the Colorado Avalanche on Monday, January 23, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Sharks at -215 and the Avalanche at +193. The over/under has been set at 5.

San Jose comes into this matchup having played 47 games. They have an overall record of 29-16-2 and on the road they have a record of 12-10-1. Currently they are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 125 goals and given up 107 goals for a point differential of +18. The Sharks have an overall record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 27-18 and an over/under record of 10-22-15. Colorado shows up with a record of 13-29-2 including 5-16-1 at home this season. They are 7th in the Central Division. They've scored 89 goals and surrendered 148 for a goal differential of -59. The Avalanche have a record of 1-8-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 13-31 while their over/under record sits at 17-21-6.

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Joe Pavelski has accumulated 41 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 16 goals this season with 156 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 25 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 10% by scoring 19 goals on 182 shots. He has 28 assists giving him a total of 47 points on the season. Martin Jones has 24 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has had 1,057 shots against him and has given up 88 goals. He has made 969 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Matt Duchene has accumulated 28 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 15 goals this season with 96 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 11 goals on 151 shots. He has 21 assists giving him a total of 32 points on the season. Calvin Pickard has 7 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has had 638 shots against him and has given up 61 goals. He has made 577 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Sharks have 60 total points this season. They have scored 125 goals while giving up 107 goals. They have had 147 power play opportunities and have scored 25 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Sharks have allowed 122 power play opportunities and given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.83% for the season to this point. They allow 27 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Avalanche have a total of 28 points on the season. They have 20 power play goals on 141 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 14%. They have allowed 167 power play opportunities and have given up 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. As a team, the Sharks have a total of 89 goals scored while they've given up 148 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.16%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

San Jose has a Corsi percentage of 51.3% as they've attempted 2,749 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,614 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 52.1% as they have 2,018 attempts while they've given up 1,853 shots on the defensive end. The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 52.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.6% for the season. They have 1,333 face off wins compared to 1,421 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.4%. On defense San Jose has 934 hits and they've blocked 761 shots from the opposition.

Colorado has attempted 2,259 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,559 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 46.9% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 46.7% as they have 1,685 shots while they've given up 1,923 attempts on defense. The Avalanche have an offensive zone percentage of 48.1% and their defensive zone percentage is 51.9% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 53.1% as they've compiled 1,425 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,259 face off losses. On defense Colorado has blocked 636 shot attempts and they have 1,017 hits as a unit.

San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 27-18 straight up

The San Jose Sharks are 10-22-15 against the over/under

Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 13-31 straight up

The Colorado Avalanche are 17-21-6 against the over/under

San Jose Sharks Injuries

11/21/16 C Tomas Hertl Knee out indefinitely
01/13/17 D Dylan Demelo Wrist out indefinitely

Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/04/16 D Erik Johnson Fibula expected to miss 6-8 weeks
01/21/17 RW Rene Bourque Lower Body "?" Monday vs San Jose
01/21/17 D Tyson Barrie Lower Body "?" Monday vs San Jose
01/18/17 GO Semyon Varlamov Groin out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Colorado +193

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