Saturday, February 25, 2017

Rogers Arena

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The San Jose Sharks head to Rogers Arena to take on the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday, February 25, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Sharks at -155 and the Canucks at +140. The over/under has been set at 5.

San Jose comes into this game having played 60 games. They have an overall record of 35-18-7 and away from home they have a record of 17-11-3. The currently are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 166 goals and surrendered 144 goals for a point differential of +22. The Sharks have an overall record of 4-1-5 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 33-25 and an over/under record of 15-27-18. Vancouver shows up with a record of 26-28-6 including 18-9-3 at home this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 142 goals and surrendered 172 for a goal differential of -30. The Canucks have a record of 3-7-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 22-34 while their over/under record sits at 24-25-11.

Brent Burns has accumulated 64 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 27 goals this season with 242 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 37 assists on the season and averages 24.9 minutes played per game. Joe Pavelski has averaged 19.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 20 goals on 184 shots. He has 32 assists giving him a total of 52 points on the season. Martin Jones has 28 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has had 1,311 shots against him and has given up 114 goals. He has made 1,197 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

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Henrik Sedin has accumulated 36 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 12 goals this season with 73 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 24 assists on the season and averages 19.3 minutes played per game. Bo Horvat has averaged 17.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 18 goals on 109 shots. He has 22 assists giving him a total of 40 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 16 wins and 17 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 1,161 shots against him and has given up 96 goals. He has made 1,065 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Sharks have 77 total points this season. They have scored 166 goals while giving up 144 goals. They have had 187 power play opportunities and have scored 32 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Sharks have allowed 152 power play opportunities and given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.08% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Canucks have a total of 58 points on the season. They have 26 power play goals on 179 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 15%. They have allowed 161 power play opportunities and have given up 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. As a team, the Sharks have a total of 142 goals scored while they've given up 172 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.57%. 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% as they've attempted 3,491 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,354 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 52% as they have 2,602 attempts while they've given up 2,403 shots on the defensive end. The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 53% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47% for the season. They have 1,685 face off wins compared to 1,826 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48%. On defense San Jose has 1,147 hits and they've blocked 951 shots from the opposition.

Vancouver has attempted 3,115 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,285 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.7% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 47.4% as they have 2,294 shots while they've given up 2,548 attempts on defense. The Canucks have an offensive zone percentage of 51.2% and their defensive zone percentage is 48.8% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.6% as they've compiled 1,884 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,766 face off losses. On defense Vancouver has blocked 737 shot attempts and they have 1,075 hits as a unit.

San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 33-25 straight up

The San Jose Sharks are 15-27-18 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 22-34 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 24-25-11 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

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

12/18/16 D Erik Gudbranson Wrist out indefinitely
11/23/16 RW Derek Dorsett Neck out for season
02/09/17 LW Sven Baertschi Concussion out indefinitely
01/15/17 RW Anton Rodin Knee out for season

Josh's Pick: Take San Jose -155

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