San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings NHL Picks & Parlay 11/12/2017

Sunday, November 12, 2017

Staples Center

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The San Jose Sharks head to Staples Center to take on the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday, November 12, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Sharks at +149 and the Kings at -165.

San Jose has a record of 8-6-0 this year and away from home they have a record of 3-2-0. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 37 goals and surrendered 35 goals for a point differential of +2. For the year they have an ATS mark of 8-6-0 and an over/under record of 4-9-0. Los Angeles has a record of 11-3-2, including 5-1-2 on home ice this year. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 54 goals and have given up 39 for a goal differential of +15. Their record against the spread is 11-5-0 while their over/under mark is 9-6-0.

Valuable San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 8-6-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 4-9-0 against the over/under this season

Important Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 11-5-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 9-6-0 against the over/under this season

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

10/12/17 D Paul Martin Ankle IR (10/07)

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

11/11/17 LW Adrian Kempe Illness is "?" Sunday vs. San Jose
10/19/17 C Jeff Carter Ankle IR (10/18)
10/12/17 LW Kyle Clifford Upper Body IR (10/11)
10/06/17 RW Marian Gaborik Knee IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Martin Jones has 7 wins and 4 losses this season in goal for the Sharks. He has 294 shots against him and he's surrendered 23 goals. He's made 271 stops for a save percentage of 92%. Joe Thornton has scored 10 total points this year for the Sharks. He has 2 goals this season with 18 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 8 assists on the year and averages 17.9 minutes played per contest. Joe Pavelski averages 18.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 4 goals on 39 attempts. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 8 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Anze Kopitar has 20 total points this season for the Kings. He has 8 goals this year with 43 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 12 assists on the year and averages 22.4 minutes played per contest. Jonathan Quick has 9 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has 442 shots against him and he's given up 30 goals. He's made 412 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Dustin Brown averages 20.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 7 goals on 50 attempts. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 16 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks have given up 52 power play opportunities and surrendered 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 88% this season. That is 2nd in the league. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.08% for the year. They allow 28 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, ranking them 12th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Sharks are 24th overall with 16 total points this year. They are 30th in the league with 37 goals and 31st in goals allowed with 35. They've had 57 power play chances and scored 10 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That is 18th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Kings are 8th with a total of 54 goals scored while they are 29th with 39 goals surrendered this season. They average 34 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.96%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 93%, putting them 2nd in the league. The Kings have a total of 24 points this season, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have had 10 power play goals on 56 chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 17th overall. They've given up 59 power play opportunities and surrendered 5 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 92%, ranking 1st when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

San Jose has a Corsi percentage of 52.5% as they've tried 851 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 771 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 4th in Corsi percentage. They are 4th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 54.1% as they have 632 shots while they've given up 536 attempts on defense. The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 54.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.4% for the year. That puts them 5th and 28th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 443 face-off wins as opposed to 385 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.5%. That is 2nd overall in the NHL. On defense San Jose has 286 hits and they've blocked 235 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 16th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Kings start possessions in the offensive zone 52.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.4% for the year. That ranks them 12th and 20th respectively in the NHL. They have 522 face-off wins as opposed to 505 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.8%. That is 13th in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 385 hits and they've blocked 231 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 17th in blocked shots. Los Angeles is ranked 14th in Corsi percentage with 49.8% as they've tried 962 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 969 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 15th in the NHL at 50.1%, as they have 741 shots while they've given up 738 attempts on defense.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take San Jose +149 and over 5.5 total goals

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