Thursday, February 2, 2017

Rogers Arena

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The San Jose Sharks head to Rogers Arena to take on the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday, February 2, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Sharks at -154 and the Canucks at +139. The over/under has been set at 5.

San Jose comes into this game having played 51 games. They have an overall record of 31-17-2 and away from home they have a record of 14-10-1. The currently are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 138 goals and surrendered 117 goals for a point differential of +21. The Sharks have an overall record of 7-3-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 30-19 and an over/under record of 12-24-15. Vancouver shows up with a record of 23-21-6 including 17-6-3 at home this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 119 goals and surrendered 140 for a goal differential of -21. The Canucks have a record of 4-3-3 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 19-27 while their over/under record sits at 19-22-9.

Joe Pavelski has accumulated 42 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 16 goals this season with 160 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 26 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 11% by scoring 21 goals on 194 shots. He has 30 assists giving him a total of 51 points on the season. Martin Jones has 25 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has had 1,105 shots against him and has given up 93 goals. He has made 1,012 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

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Bo Horvat has accumulated 32 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 14 goals this season with 91 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 18 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Henrik Sedin has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 11 goals on 64 shots. He has 21 assists giving him a total of 32 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 14 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 921 shots against him and has given up 74 goals. He has made 847 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Sharks have 64 total points this season. They have scored 135 goals while giving up 116 goals. They have had 157 power play opportunities and have scored 26 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Sharks have allowed 129 power play opportunities and given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.99% for the season to this point. They allow 27 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Canucks have a total of 52 points on the season. They have 21 power play goals on 149 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 14%. They have allowed 134 power play opportunities and have given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Sharks have a total of 119 goals scored while they've given up 140 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.58%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

San Jose has a Corsi percentage of 51.3% as they've attempted 2,916 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,766 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 52.2% as they have 2,145 attempts while they've given up 1,966 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 1,402 face off wins compared to 1,516 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48%. On defense San Jose has 975 hits and they've blocked 800 shots from the opposition.

Vancouver has attempted 2,588 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,745 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.5% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 47.4% as they have 1,918 shots while they've given up 2,132 attempts on defense. The Canucks have an offensive zone percentage of 51.6% and their defensive zone percentage is 48.4% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.9% as they've compiled 1,575 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,460 face off losses. On defense Vancouver has blocked 613 shot attempts and they have 921 hits as a unit.

San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 30-19 straight up

The San Jose Sharks are 12-24-15 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 19-27 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 19-22-9 against the over/under

San Jose Sharks Injuries

01/31/17 RW Joonas Donskoi Upper Body "?" Thursday vs Vancouver
01/23/17 C Micheal Haley Lower Body out indefinitely
01/13/17 D Dylan Demelo Wrist out indefinitely

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

12/28/16 RW Jannik Hansen Knee expected to miss 4-6 weeks
12/18/16 D Erik Gudbranson Wrist out indefinitely
11/23/16 RW Derek Dorsett Neck out for season
01/15/17 RW Anton Rodin Knee out indefinitely
01/10/17 D Ben Hutton Hand out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take San Jose -154

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