San Jose Sharks at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Picks & Predictions 12/2/2017

Saturday, December 2, 2017

Amalie Arena

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The San Jose Sharks travel to Amalie Arena to play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, December 2, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Sharks at +113 and the Lightning at -125.

San Jose has a record of 13-8-2 this season and on the road they have a record of 6-2-1. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 61 goals and given up 51 goals for a point differential of +10. For the season they have an ATS record of 13-10-0 and an over/under record of 5-17-0. Tampa Bay is 17-6-2 including 9-2-1 at home this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 90 goals and surrendered 65 for a goal differential of +25. Their record against the spread is 17-8-0 while their over/under record is 14-11-0.

Valuable San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 13-10-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 5-17-0 against the over/under this season

Important Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 17-8-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 14-11-0 against the over/under this season

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

11/30/17 GO Martin Jones Lower Body is "?" Friday vs Florida
11/30/17 D Tim Heed Upper Body is "?" Friday vs Florida
11/28/17 RW Joonas Donskoi Undisclosed left last game, is "?" Friday vs Florida
11/27/17 RW Barclay Goodrow Upper Body IR (11/17)
10/12/17 D Paul Martin Ankle IR (10/07)

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

11/30/17 C Cedric Paquette Suspension is OUT Saturday vs. San Jose (1 game suspension)
11/27/17 D Jake Dotchin Undisclosed IR (11/20)

Player Spotlight

Logan Couture has accumulated 21 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 13 goals this year with 62 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 21%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 18.3 minutes played per game. Joe Thornton averages 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 4 goals on 35 shots. He has 11 assists, giving him a total of 15 points on the season. Martin Jones has 10 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has 458 shots against him and he's given up 32 goals. He's made 426 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Brayden Point has scored 21 total points this year for the Lightning. He has 9 goals this season with 59 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 19.5 minutes played per game. Nikita Kucherov averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 17 goals on 89 shots. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 36 points on the season. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 16 wins and 4 losses this year in goal for the Lightning. He has 696 shots against him and he's surrendered 47 goals. He's made 649 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks have 28 total points this season, which ranks them 14th in the NHL. They are 30th in the league in goals scored with 61 while they've given up 51 goals, ranking them 31st overall. They have had 82 power play opportunities and have scored 14 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 25th in the NHL. The Sharks have allowed 77 power play opportunities and have given up 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 88%, putting them 2nd in the league when short-handed. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.07% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%. That puts them 2nd in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning are 1st in the NHL with a total of 36 points this year. They have 26 power play goals on 95 opportunities for a percentage of 27%. That ranks them 1st in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 85 power play opportunities and have given up 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. That is 10th in the NHL. As a team, the Lightning are 2nd in the league with 90 goals scored while they've given up 65 goals, which is 27th overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.31%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%. That is 5th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

San Jose is 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.8%, as they've attempted 1,434 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,280 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 53.8% as they have 1,050 attempts while they have given up 900 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 4th in the league. The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 54.9% of the time, which is 5th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.1% for the season. That is 29th overall in the NHL. They have 723 face-off wins compared to 673 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.8%. That ranks them 8th in the league. On defense San Jose has 453 hits and they have blocked 380 shots from the opposition, putting them 6th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Lightning are 7th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.8% for the season, which is 26th in the NHL. They have 739 face-off wins compared to 847 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.6%. That is 28th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 488 hits and they have blocked 339 shots from the opposition, which is 22nd in the league. Tampa Bay is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.1% as they've attempted 1,515 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,449 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51% ranks 12th as they have 1,154 attempts while they have given up 1,110 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay -125

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