Detroit Red Wings at San Jose Sharks NHL Picks & Predictions 3/12/2018

Monday, March 12, 2018

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The Detroit Red Wings head to SAP Center to take on the San Jose Sharks on Monday, March 12, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Red Wings at +180 and the Sharks at -201.

Detroit has a record of 26-31-11 this year and away from home they have a record of 13-17-3-0. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They have tallied 177 goals and surrendered 206 goals for a point differential of -29. For the year they have an ATS mark of 26-42-0 and an over/under record of 26-41-0. San Jose has a record of 36-23-9 including 20-11-3-1 on home ice this year. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 198 goals and have given up 186 for a goal differential of +12. Their record against the spread is 36-32-0 while their over/under mark is 26-40-0.

Valuable Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 26-42-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 26-41-0 against the over/under this season

Important San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 36-32-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 26-40-0 against the over/under this season

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

03/08/18 C Frans Nielsen Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

03/11/18 D Brent Burns Facial left last game, is "?" Monday vs Detroit
03/10/18 C Melker Karlsson Lower Body is "?" Monday vs Detroit
02/19/18 RW Joel Ward Shoulder IR (02/08)
01/24/18 C Joe Thornton MCL IR (01/23)

Player Spotlight

Anthony Mantha has scored 41 total points this year for the Red Wings. He has 23 goals this season with 158 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 18 assists on the year and averages 17.2 minutes played per contest. Henrik Zetterberg averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by tallying 9 goals on 147 attempts. He has 35 assists, giving him a total of 44 points on the year. Jimmy Howard has 18 wins and 23 losses this season in goal for the Red Wings. He has 1,487 shots against him and he's surrendered 133 goals. He's made 1,354 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Logan Couture has 49 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 27 goals this year with 172 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 22 assists on the year and averages 18.5 minutes played per contest. Brent Burns averages 25.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 4% by scoring 10 goals on 276 attempts. He has 43 assists, giving him a total of 53 points on the year. Martin Jones has 22 wins and 18 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has 1,354 shots against him and he's given up 111 goals. He's made 1,243 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings have 63 total points this year, which is 26th in the NHL. They've scored 177 goals while giving up 206 scores, which has them ranked 28th and 14th respectively. They have had 197 power play chances and scored 36 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That is 22nd in the league. The Red Wings have given up 213 power play opportunities and surrendered 46 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking them 22nd when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.60% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 21st in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks are 12th in the league with a total of 81 points this season. They have 45 power play goals on 215 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 10th in the NHL. They've given up 190 power play opportunities and surrendered 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, ranking 1st overall. As a team, the Sharks are 15th with a total of 198 goals scored while they've given up 186 goals this season, ranking 24th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.86%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 11th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Detroit has a Corsi percentage of 48.6% as they've tried 3,724 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,946 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 20th in Corsi percentage. They are 19th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 49% as they have 2,877 shots while they've given up 2,990 attempts on defense. The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 50.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.5% for the year. That puts them 13th and 12th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 2,013 face-off wins as opposed to 2,145 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.4%. That is 27th overall in the NHL. On defense Detroit has 1,365 hits and they've blocked 956 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 23rd in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 52.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.8% for the year. That ranks them 11th and 23rd respectively in the NHL. They have 2,103 face-off wins as opposed to 2,001 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.2%. That is 12th in the league. On defense San Jose has 1,152 hits and they've blocked 1,132 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 2nd in blocked shots. San Jose is ranked 12th in Corsi percentage with 51% as they've tried 4,154 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,997 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 8th in the NHL at 52.3%, as they have 3,142 shots while they've given up 2,865 attempts on defense.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Detroit +180

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