San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks NHL Picks & Predictions 12/15/2017

Friday, December 15, 2017

Rogers Arena

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The San Jose Sharks travel to Rogers Arena to play the Vancouver Canucks on Friday, December 15, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Sharks at -130 and the Canucks at +118.

San Jose has a record of 16-10-3 this season and on the road they have a record of 7-4-1. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 79 goals and given up 69 goals for a point differential of +10. For the season they have an ATS record of 16-13-0 and an over/under record of 8-20-0. Vancouver is 14-14-4 including 5-7-3 at home this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 83 goals and surrendered 97 for a goal differential of -14. Their record against the spread is 14-18-0 while their over/under record is 17-15-0.

Valuable San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 16-13-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 8-20-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 14-18-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 17-15-0 against the over/under this season

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

12/13/17 RW Joonas Donskoi Lower Body is upgraded to probable Thursday vs Calgary
12/13/17 GO Martin Jones Undisclosed will not start in goal Thursday vs Calgary
12/10/17 RW Barclay Goodrow Lower Body is out indefinitely
12/09/17 LW Mikkel Boedker Undisclosed IR (12/01)

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

12/11/17 LW Sven Baertschi Facial is out indefinitely
12/07/17 C Bo Horvat Foot is out indefinitely
11/27/17 C Brandon Sutter Upper Body IR (11/25)
11/27/17 D Erik Gudbranson Upper Body IR (11/23)

Player Spotlight

Joe Thornton has accumulated 21 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 5 goals this year with 46 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Logan Couture averages 18.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 22% by scoring 15 goals on 69 shots. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 25 points on the season. Martin Jones has 11 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has 579 shots against him and he's given up 49 goals. He's made 530 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Thomas Vanek has scored 18 total points this year for the Canucks. He has 7 goals this season with 57 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 13.4 minutes played per game. Brock Boeser averages 16.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by scoring 16 goals on 78 shots. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 29 points on the season. Jacob Markstrom has 8 wins and 10 losses this year in goal for the Canucks. He has 630 shots against him and he's surrendered 56 goals. He's made 574 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks have 35 total points this season, which ranks them 18th in the NHL. They are 29th in the league in goals scored with 79 while they've given up 69 goals, ranking them 31st overall. They have had 102 power play opportunities and have scored 20 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 13th in the NHL. The Sharks have allowed 97 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 87%, putting them 2nd in the league when short-handed. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.25% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%. That puts them 4th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks are 21st in the NHL with a total of 32 points this year. They have 23 power play goals on 111 opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That ranks them 7th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 113 power play opportunities and have given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. That is 21st in the NHL. As a team, the Canucks are 26th in the league with 83 goals scored while they've given up 97 goals, which is 11th overall. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.95%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 18th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

San Jose has a Corsi percentage of 53.3% as they've tried 1,856 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,626 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 4th in Corsi percentage. They are 3rd in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 53.9% as they have 1,353 shots while they've given up 1,157 attempts on defense. The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 54.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.1% for the year. That puts them 4th and 27th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 884 face-off wins as opposed to 853 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.9%. That is 12th overall in the NHL. On defense San Jose has 568 hits and they've blocked 469 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 7th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 50.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.4% for the year. That ranks them 17th and 18th respectively in the NHL. They have 951 face-off wins as opposed to 993 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.9%. That is 25th in the league. On defense Vancouver has 547 hits and they've blocked 399 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 29th in blocked shots. Vancouver is ranked 25th in Corsi percentage with 48% as they've tried 1,661 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,797 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 29th in the NHL at 47%, as they have 1,242 shots while they've given up 1,398 attempts on defense.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vancouver +118

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