Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks NHL Picks & Predictions 4/3/2018

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

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The Dallas Stars travel to SAP Center to play the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, April 3, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Stars at +158 and the Sharks at -175.

Dallas has a record of 40-31-8 this season and on the road they have a record of 14-19-5-3. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 224 goals and given up 216 goals for a point differential of +8. For the season they have an ATS record of 40-39-0 and an over/under record of 39-38-0. San Jose is 44-25-10 including 24-11-3-1 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 243 goals and surrendered 217 for a goal differential of +26. Their record against the spread is 44-35-0 while their over/under record is 34-43-0.

Valuable Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 40-39-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 39-38-0 against the over/under this season

Important San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 44-35-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 34-43-0 against the over/under this season

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

03/31/18 D Stephen Johns Upper Body is OUT Tuesday vs San Jose
03/18/18 GO Ben Bishop Knee is out indefinitely
03/01/18 C Martin Hanzal Back is out for season

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

03/31/18 RW Eric Fehr Lower Body is "?" Tuesday vs Dallas
03/30/18 RW Barclay Goodrow Upper Body is out indefinitely
03/19/18 D Joakim Ryan Upper Body is out indefinitely
01/24/18 C Joe Thornton MCL IR (01/23)

Player Spotlight

Jamie Benn has accumulated 71 total points this season for the Stars. He has 29 goals this year with 232 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 42 assists on the season and averages 19.9 minutes played per game. Tyler Seguin averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 40 goals on 330 shots. He has 36 assists, giving him a total of 76 points on the season. Kari Lehtonen has 14 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has 896 shots against him and he's given up 79 goals. He's made 817 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Logan Couture has scored 58 total points this year for the Sharks. He has 32 goals this season with 195 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 26 assists on the season and averages 18.6 minutes played per game. Brent Burns averages 25.2 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 4% by scoring 11 goals on 318 shots. He has 52 assists, giving him a total of 63 points on the season. Martin Jones has 29 wins and 20 losses this year in goal for the Sharks. He has 1,633 shots against him and he's surrendered 135 goals. He's made 1,498 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars have 88 total points this season, which ranks them 18th in the NHL. They are 21st in the league in goals scored with 224 while they've given up 216 goals, ranking them 24th overall. They have had 241 power play opportunities and have scored 47 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 19th in the NHL. The Stars have allowed 273 power play opportunities and have given up 52 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, putting them 13th in the league when short-handed. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.99% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 16th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks are 8th in the NHL with a total of 98 points this year. They have 51 power play goals on 252 opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That ranks them 16th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 221 power play opportunities and have given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. That is 2nd in the NHL. As a team, the Sharks are 11th in the league with 243 goals scored while they've given up 217 goals, which is 23rd overall. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.33%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 13th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Dallas is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.8%, as they've attempted 4,636 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,489 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.2% as they have 3,419 attempts while they have given up 3,260 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 11th in the league. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 48.4% of the time, which is 28th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.6% for the season. That is 3rd overall in the NHL. They have 2,616 face-off wins compared to 2,366 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.5%. That ranks them 2nd in the league. On defense Dallas has 1,813 hits and they have blocked 1,229 shots from the opposition, putting them 7th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 51.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.2% for the year. That ranks them 12th and 23rd respectively in the NHL. They have 2,468 face-off wins as opposed to 2,354 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.2%. That is 12th in the league. On defense San Jose has 1,331 hits and they've blocked 1,309 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 2nd in blocked shots. San Jose is ranked 13th in Corsi percentage with 50.8% as they've tried 4,820 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,673 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 8th in the NHL at 52.1%, as they have 3,658 shots while they've given up 3,364 attempts on defense.

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

Josh's Pick: Take San Jose -175

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