San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals NHL Picks & Predictions 12/4/2017

Monday, December 4, 2017

Capital One Arena

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The San Jose Sharks travel to Capital One Arena to play the Washington Capitals on Monday, December 4, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Sharks at +118 and the Capitals at -130.

San Jose has a record of 14-8-2 this season and on the road they have a record of 7-3-1. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 65 goals and given up 57 goals for a point differential of +8. For the season they have an ATS record of 14-10-0 and an over/under record of 5-18-0. Washington is 14-11-1 including 9-5-0 at home this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 80 goals and surrendered 83 for a goal differential of -3. Their record against the spread is 14-12-0 while their over/under record is 14-12-0.

Valuable San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 14-10-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 5-18-0 against the over/under this season

Important Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 14-12-0 straight up this year

The Washington Capitals are 14-12-0 against the over/under this season

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

12/02/17 RW Joonas Donskoi Undisclosed IR (11/30)
12/02/17 C Melker Karlsson Undisclosed is "?" Monday vs Washington
12/02/17 LW Mikkel Boedker Undisclosed is "?" Monday vs Washington
12/02/17 D Tim Heed Upper Body IR (11/29)
10/12/17 D Paul Martin Ankle IR (10/07)

Key Washington Capitals Injuries

12/03/17 C Chandler Stephenson Upper Body injured last game, is "?"
10/24/17 LW Andre Burakovsky Upper Body IR (10/21)

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 37 shots. He has 12 assists, giving him a total of 16 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

Nicklas Backstrom has scored 19 total points this year for the Capitals. He has 3 goals this season with 44 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 19.6 minutes played per game. Alex Ovechkin averages 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 18 goals on 121 shots. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 25 points on the season. Braden Holtby has 13 wins and 6 losses this year in goal for the Capitals. He has 593 shots against him and he's surrendered 48 goals. He's made 545 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks have 30 total points this season, which ranks them 13th in the NHL. They are 30th in the league in goals scored with 63 while they've given up 52 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 79 power play opportunities and have given up 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 89%, putting them 2nd in the league when short-handed. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 7.99% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 93%. That puts them 2nd in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Capitals are 16th in the NHL with a total of 29 points this year. They have 17 power play goals on 84 opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That ranks them 14th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 99 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. That is 20th in the NHL. As a team, the Capitals are 16th in the league with 76 goals scored while they've given up 80 goals, which is 11th overall. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.03%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 20th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

San Jose is 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.7%, as they've attempted 1,508 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,351 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 53.6% as they have 1,103 attempts while they have given up 954 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 4th in the league. The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 54.7% of the time, which is 5th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.3% for the season. That is 29th overall in the NHL. They have 749 face-off wins compared to 700 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.7%. That ranks them 7th in the league. On defense San Jose has 470 hits and they have blocked 397 shots from the opposition, putting them 6th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Capitals start possessions in the offensive zone 49.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.2% for the year. That ranks them 20th and 13th respectively in the NHL. They have 818 face-off wins as opposed to 767 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.6%. That is 8th in the league. On defense Washington has 571 hits and they've blocked 369 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 18th in blocked shots. Washington is ranked 26th in Corsi percentage with 47.7% as they've tried 1,412 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,546 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 1,043 shots while they've given up 1,177 attempts on defense.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Washington -130

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