Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks NHL Picks & Predictions 11/6/2018

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

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The Minnesota Wild travel to SAP Center to play the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Wild at +128 and the Sharks at -167.

Minnesota has a record of 8-3-2 this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 40 goals and given up 36 goals for a point differential of +4. For the season they have an ATS record of 8-5-0 and an over/under record of 6-6-0. San Jose is 7-4-3 this season. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 46 goals and surrendered 43 for a goal differential of +3. Their record against the spread is 7-7-0 while their over/under record is 8-6-0.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 8-5-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 6-6-0 against the over/under this season

Important San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 7-7-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 8-6-0 against the over/under this season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

10/19/18 C Matt Hendricks Leg is out 2-4 weeks
10/18/18 C Joel Eriksson Ek Upper Body IR (10/11)
10/04/18 C Luke Kunin Knee is out indefinitely

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

11/05/18 C Tomas Hertl Head injured last game, is questionable Tuesday vs Minnesota

Player Spotlight

Zach Parise has accumulated 12 total points this season for the Wild. He has 4 goals this year with 40 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 18.6 minutes played per game. Jason Zucker averages 17.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 4 goals on 46 shots. He has 5 assists, giving him a total of 9 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 6 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 335 shots against him and he's given up 21 goals. He's made 314 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

Player Spotlight

Logan Couture has scored 16 total points this year for the Sharks. He has 6 goals this season with 38 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 19.6 minutes played per game. Brent Burns averages 24.6 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 3 goals on 39 shots. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 16 points on the season. Martin Jones has 6 wins and 3 losses this year in goal for the Sharks. He has 271 shots against him and he's surrendered 27 goals. He's made 244 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild have 18 total points this season, which ranks them 5th in the NHL. They are 19th in the league in goals scored with 40 while they've given up 36 goals, ranking them 25th overall. They have had 43 power play opportunities and have scored 8 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 20th in the NHL. The Wild have allowed 54 power play opportunities and have given up 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, putting them 5th in the league when short-handed. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.64% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%. That puts them 7th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks are 10th in the NHL with a total of 17 points this year. They have 10 power play goals on 47 opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That ranks them 15th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 49 power play opportunities and have given up 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 88%. That is 3rd in the NHL. As a team, the Sharks are 10th in the league with 46 goals scored while they've given up 43 goals, which is 13th overall. They average 38 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.70%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 17th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota is 24th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47%, as they've attempted 720 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 811 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.6% as they have 552 attempts while they have given up 607 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 24th in the league. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 49% of the time, which is 20th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51% for the season. That is 12th overall in the NHL. They have 421 face-off wins compared to 407 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.8%. That ranks them 12th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 250 hits and they have blocked 204 shots from the opposition, putting them 11th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Sharks are 3rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 57% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 43% for the season, which is 29th in the NHL. They have 427 face-off wins compared to 424 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.2%. That is 15th in the league. On defense San Jose has 230 hits and they have blocked 166 shots from the opposition, which is 27th in the league. San Jose is 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 57.4% as they've attempted 992 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 735 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 57% ranks 3rd as they have 755 attempts while they have given up 569 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take San Jose -167

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