San Jose Sharks at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Picks & Predictions 11/24/2017

Friday, November 24, 2017

T-Mobile Arena

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The San Jose Sharks head to T-Mobile Arena to take on the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday, November 24, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Sharks at -105 and the Golden Knights at -105.

San Jose has a record of 11-8-1 this year and away from home they have a record of 5-2-0. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 50 goals and surrendered 45 goals for a point differential of +5. For the year they have an ATS mark of 11-9-0 and an over/under record of 4-15-0. Vegas has a record of 13-6-1 including 8-1-0 on home ice this year. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 72 goals and have given up 60 for a goal differential of +12. Their record against the spread is 13-7-0 while their over/under mark is 12-6-0.

Valuable San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 11-9-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 4-15-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 13-7-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 12-6-0 against the over/under this season

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

11/23/17 C Melker Karlsson Undisclosed is "?" Friday vs. Vegas
10/12/17 D Paul Martin Ankle IR (10/07)

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

11/17/17 D Luca Sbisa Lower Body IR (11/12)
10/31/17 GO Oscar Dansk Lower Body IR (10/30)
10/15/17 C Mikhail Grabovski Concussion IR (10/03)
10/15/17 RW David Clarkson Back IR (10/03)
10/15/17 GO Marc-Andre Fleury Concussion IR (10/13)
10/06/17 D Clayton Stoner Abdominal IR (10/02)

Player Spotlight

Logan Couture has scored 17 total points this year for the Sharks. He has 11 goals this season with 53 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 21%. He has a total of 6 assists on the year and averages 18.3 minutes played per contest. Joe Thornton averages 18 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 3 goals on 30 attempts. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 11 points on the year. Martin Jones has 9 wins and 5 losses this season in goal for the Sharks. He has 406 shots against him and he's surrendered 29 goals. He's made 377 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

David Perron has 19 total points this season for the Golden Knights. He has 6 goals this year with 39 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 13 assists on the year and averages 18 minutes played per contest. James Neal averages 17.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by scoring 11 goals on 56 attempts. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 17 points on the year. Maxime Lagace has 5 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Golden Knights. He has 284 shots against him and he's given up 36 goals. He's made 248 saves for a save percentage of 87%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks have 23 total points this year, which is 22nd in the NHL. They've scored 50 goals while giving up 45 scores, which has them ranked 31st and 31st respectively. They have had 73 power play chances and scored 11 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That is 28th in the league. The Sharks have given up 68 power play opportunities and surrendered 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 90%, ranking them 1st when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 7.55% for the year. They allow 28 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 5th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights are 8th in the league with a total of 27 points this season. They have 14 power play goals on 72 chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 16th in the NHL. They've given up 64 power play opportunities and surrendered 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking 23rd overall. As a team, the Golden Knights are 6th with a total of 72 goals scored while they've given up 60 goals this season, ranking 21st in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.61%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 21st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

San Jose has a Corsi percentage of 53.1% as they've tried 1,245 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,098 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 4th in Corsi percentage. They are 4th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 54.3% as they have 919 shots while they've given up 773 attempts on defense. The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 55% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45% for the year. That puts them 7th and 29th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 634 face-off wins as opposed to 583 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.1%. That is 8th overall in the NHL. On defense San Jose has 405 hits and they've blocked 325 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 9th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 49.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.7% for the year. That ranks them 24th and 11th respectively in the NHL. They have 633 face-off wins as opposed to 636 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.9%. That is 20th in the league. On defense Vegas has 413 hits and they've blocked 302 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 21st in blocked shots. Vegas is ranked 13th in Corsi percentage with 51.1% as they've tried 1,190 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,140 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 12th in the NHL at 51.4%, as they have 888 shots while they've given up 838 attempts on defense.

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

Guy's Pick: Take San Jose -105

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