Calgary Flames at San Jose Sharks NHL Picks & Predictions 11/11/2018

Sunday, November 11, 2018

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The Calgary Flames head to SAP Center to take on the San Jose Sharks on Sunday, November 11, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Flames at +153 and the Sharks at -170.

Calgary has a record of 9-6-1 this year. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 54 goals and surrendered 53 goals for a point differential of +1. For the year they have an ATS mark of 9-7-0 and an over/under record of 9-7-0. San Jose has a record of 8-6-3 this season. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They have scored 53 goals and given up 54 for a goal differential of -1. Their record against the spread is 8-9-0 while their over/under mark is 10-7-0.

Valuable Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 9-7-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 9-7-0 against the over/under this season

Important San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 8-9-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 10-7-0 against the over/under this season

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

11/07/18 C Dillon Dube Concussion IR (11/07)

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

11/09/18 C Tomas Hertl Head is questionable Sunday vs Calgary

Player Spotlight

Sean Monahan has scored 18 total points this year for the Flames. He has 8 goals this season with 44 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 10 assists on the year and averages 20.3 minutes played per contest. Johnny Gaudreau averages 20.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by tallying 6 goals on 47 attempts. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 19 points on the year. Mike Smith has 5 wins and 5 losses this season in goal for the Flames. He has 288 shots against him and he's surrendered 37 goals. He's made 251 stops for a save percentage of 87%.

Player Spotlight

Brent Burns has 20 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 3 goals this year with 54 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 17 assists on the year and averages 24.4 minutes played per contest. Logan Couture averages 19.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 6 goals on 41 attempts. He has 11 assists, giving him a total of 17 points on the year. Martin Jones has 7 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has 319 shots against him and he's given up 34 goals. He's made 285 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames have 19 total points this year, which is 11th in the NHL. They've scored 54 goals while giving up 53 scores, which has them ranked 6th and 9th respectively. They have had 63 power play chances and scored 11 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That is 22nd in the league. The Flames have given up 53 power play opportunities and surrendered 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%, ranking them 25th when short-handed. They average 34 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.06% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 27th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks are 10th in the league with a total of 19 points this season. They have 10 power play goals on 54 chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 19th in the NHL. They've given up 57 power play opportunities and surrendered 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 88%, ranking 3rd overall. As a team, the Sharks are 10th with a total of 53 goals scored while they've given up 54 goals this season, ranking 6th in goals against. They average 36 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.55%. As a unit they give up 28 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 22nd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Calgary is 4th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.3%, as they've attempted 1,016 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 822 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 54.3% as they have 758 attempts while they have given up 638 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 5th in the league. The Flames start possessions in the offensive zone 55.6% of the time, which is 4th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 44.4% for the season. That is 28th overall in the NHL. They have 492 face-off wins compared to 453 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.1%. That ranks them 5th in the league. On defense Calgary has 238 hits and they have blocked 184 shots from the opposition, putting them 28th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Sharks are 3rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 55.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 44.3% for the season, which is 29th in the NHL. They have 495 face-off wins compared to 528 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.4%. That is 24th in the league. On defense San Jose has 279 hits and they have blocked 214 shots from the opposition, which is 20th in the league. San Jose is 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 56.7% as they've attempted 1,187 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 908 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 56.4% ranks 3rd as they have 899 attempts while they have given up 694 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Calgary +153

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