Saturday, February 11, 2017

Wells Fargo Center

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The San Jose Sharks travel to Wells Fargo Center to play the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday, February 11, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Sharks at -175 and the Flyers at +155. The over/under has been set at 5.

San Jose comes into this matchup having played 55 games. They have an overall record of 33-18-4 and on the road they have a record of 15-11-2. Currently they are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 151 goals and given up 132 goals for a point differential of +19. The Sharks have an overall record of 6-2-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 31-22 and an over/under record of 14-24-17. Philadelphia shows up with a record of 26-22-7 including 16-9-4 at home this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 145 goals and surrendered 167 for a goal differential of -22. The Flyers have a record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 21-29 while their over/under record sits at 25-24-6.

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Joe Pavelski has accumulated 47 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 18 goals this season with 173 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 29 assists on the season and averages 19 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 22 goals on 213 shots. He has 35 assists giving him a total of 57 points on the season. Martin Jones has 27 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has had 1,239 shots against him and has given up 105 goals. He has made 1,134 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Claude Giroux has accumulated 41 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 12 goals this season with 141 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 29 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Wayne Simmonds has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 22 goals on 139 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 39 points on the season. Steve Mason has 16 wins and 17 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has had 1,099 shots against him and has given up 110 goals. He has made 989 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Sharks have 70 total points this season. They have scored 151 goals while giving up 132 goals. They have had 172 power play opportunities and have scored 30 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Sharks have allowed 144 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 9.05% for the season to this point. They allow 27 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Flyers have a total of 59 points on the season. They have 40 power play goals on 189 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 167 power play opportunities and have given up 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Sharks have a total of 145 goals scored while they've given up 167 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.49%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

San Jose has a Corsi percentage of 51.1% as they've attempted 3,202 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,059 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 52.1% as they have 2,371 attempts while they've given up 2,184 shots on the defensive end. The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 52.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.3% for the season. They have 1,531 face off wins compared to 1,675 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 47.8%. On defense San Jose has 1,065 hits and they've blocked 875 shots from the opposition.

Philadelphia has attempted 3,363 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,085 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 52.2% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 52.8% as they have 2,458 shots while they've given up 2,201 attempts on defense. The Flyers have an offensive zone percentage of 55.2% and their defensive zone percentage is 44.8% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.4% as they've compiled 1,690 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,599 face off losses. On defense Philadelphia has blocked 884 shot attempts and they have 1,395 hits as a unit.

San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 31-22 straight up

The San Jose Sharks are 14-24-17 against the over/under

Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 21-29 straight up

The Philadelphia Flyers are 25-24-6 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

Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

02/09/17 D Michael Del Zotto Leg "?" Saturday vs San Jose
02/06/17 C Travis Konecny Lower Body expected to miss 4-6 weeks

Tony's Pick: Take Philadelphia +155

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