Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks NHL Picks & Parlay 11/11/2017

Saturday, November 11, 2017

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The Vancouver Canucks head to SAP Center to take on the San Jose Sharks on Saturday, November 11, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Canucks at +106 and the Sharks at -117.

Vancouver has a record of 8-6-2 this year and away from home they have a record of 5-2-0. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 43 goals and surrendered 41 goals for a point differential of +2. For the year they have an ATS mark of 8-8-0 and an over/under record of 7-9-0. San Jose has a record of 8-6-0, including 5-4-0 on home ice this year. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 37 goals and have given up 35 for a goal differential of +2. Their record against the spread is 8-6-0 while their over/under mark is 4-9-0.

Valuable Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 8-8-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 7-9-0 against the over/under this season

Important San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 8-6-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 4-9-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

11/10/17 GO Anders Nilsson Personal is upgraded to available Saturday vs. San Jose
11/10/17 D Christopher Tanev Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/23/17 D Troy Stecher Leg IR (10/22)
10/17/17 LW Loui Eriksson Knee IR (10/14)

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

10/12/17 D Paul Martin Ankle IR (10/07)

Player Spotlight

Jacob Markstrom has 5 wins and 5 losses this season in goal for the Canucks. He has 373 shots against him and he's surrendered 32 goals. He's made 341 stops for a save percentage of 91%. Bo Horvat has scored 13 total points this year for the Canucks. He has 6 goals this season with 42 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 7 assists on the year and averages 18.7 minutes played per contest. Brock Boeser averages 15.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by tallying 5 goals on 34 attempts. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 14 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Joe Thornton has 10 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 2 goals this year with 18 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 8 assists on the year and averages 17.9 minutes played per contest. Martin Jones has 7 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has 294 shots against him and he's given up 23 goals. He's made 271 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Joe Pavelski averages 18.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 4 goals on 39 attempts. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 8 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks have given up 60 power play opportunities and surrendered 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77% this season. That is 25th in the league. They average 29 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.21% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, ranking them 5th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Canucks are 15th overall with 18 total points this year. They are 24th in the league with 43 goals and 25th in goals allowed with 41. They've had 66 power play chances and scored 10 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That is 25th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Sharks are 29th with a total of 37 goals scored while they are 31st with 35 goals surrendered this season. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.08%. As a unit they give up 28 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 12th in the league. The Sharks have a total of 16 points this season, which is 23rd in the NHL. They have had 10 power play goals on 57 chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 19th overall. They've given up 52 power play opportunities and surrendered 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 88%, ranking 2nd when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Vancouver is 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.3%, as they've attempted 841 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 866 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.2% as they have 636 attempts while they have given up 684 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 27th in the league. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 51.6% of the time, which is 15th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.4% for the season. That is 18th overall in the NHL. They have 513 face-off wins compared to 478 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.8%. That ranks them 10th in the league. On defense Vancouver has 252 hits and they have blocked 182 shots from the opposition, putting them 30th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 54.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.4% for the year. That ranks them 5th and 28th respectively in the NHL. They have 443 face-off wins as opposed to 385 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.5%. That is 1st in the league. On defense San Jose has 286 hits and they've blocked 235 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 10th in blocked shots. San Jose is ranked 5th in Corsi percentage with 52.5% as they've tried 851 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 771 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 4th in the NHL at 54.1%, as they have 632 shots while they've given up 536 attempts on defense.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take San Jose -117 and under 5.5 total goals

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