San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks NHL Picks & Predictions 10/28/2018

Sunday, October 28, 2018

Honda Center

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The San Jose Sharks head to Honda Center to take on the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday, October 28, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Sharks at -121 and the Ducks at +110.

San Jose has a record of 5-3-2 this year. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 34 goals and surrendered 29 goals for a point differential of +5. For the year they have an ATS mark of 5-5-0 and an over/under record of 5-5-0. Anaheim has a record of 5-5-1 this season. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They have scored 27 goals and given up 30 for a goal differential of -3. Their record against the spread is 5-6-0 while their over/under mark is 4-6-0.

Valuable San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 5-5-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 5-5-0 against the over/under this season

Important Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 5-6-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 4-6-0 against the over/under this season

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

10/27/18 C Tomas Hertl Undisclosed left last game, is questionable Sunday vs Anaheim
10/07/18 C Joe Thornton Knee is out indefinitely

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

10/27/18 LW Max Comtois Lower Body is questionable Sunday vs San Jose
10/27/18 LW Nick Ritchie Upper Body is questionable Sunday vs San Jose
10/23/18 RW Jakob Silfverberg Hand IR (10/23)
10/03/18 RW Ondrej Kase Concussion IR (10/03)
10/01/18 D Korbinian Holzer Wrist is out indefinitely
10/01/18 RW Patrick Eaves Shoulder is out indefinitely
09/26/18 RW Corey Perry Knee is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Logan Couture has scored 11 total points this year for the Sharks. He has 5 goals this season with 28 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 6 assists on the year and averages 19.6 minutes played per contest. Brent Burns averages 24.2 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by tallying 2 goals on 28 attempts. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 12 points on the year. Martin Jones has 4 wins and 3 losses this season in goal for the Sharks. He has 179 shots against him and he's surrendered 18 goals. He's made 161 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Rickard Rakell has 7 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 2 goals this year with 31 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 5 assists on the year and averages 17.9 minutes played per contest. Jakob Silfverberg averages 15.2 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 30% by scoring 3 goals on 10 attempts. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 7 points on the year. John Gibson has 4 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has 335 shots against him and he's given up 20 goals. He's made 315 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks have 12 total points this year, which is 13th in the NHL. They've scored 34 goals while giving up 29 scores, which has them ranked 8th and 17th respectively. They have had 37 power play chances and scored 9 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 24%. That is 13th in the league. The Sharks have given up 40 power play opportunities and surrendered 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, ranking them 6th when short-handed. They average 37 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.29% for the year. They allow 28 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 16th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks are 15th in the league with a total of 11 points this season. They have 5 power play goals on 29 chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 20th in the NHL. They've given up 38 power play opportunities and surrendered 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking 14th overall. As a team, the Ducks are 20th with a total of 27 goals scored while they've given up 30 goals this season, ranking 14th in goals against. They average 24 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.23%. As a unit they give up 38 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 93%, putting them 3rd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

San Jose is 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 56.4%, as they've attempted 696 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 537 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 56.9% as they have 537 attempts while they have given up 406 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 3rd in the league. The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 54.9% of the time, which is 3rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.1% for the season. That is 29th overall in the NHL. They have 293 face-off wins compared to 316 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.1%. That ranks them 25th in the league. On defense San Jose has 169 hits and they have blocked 131 shots from the opposition, putting them 19th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Ducks are 28th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 44.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 55.7% for the season, which is 4th in the NHL. They have 311 face-off wins compared to 346 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.3%. That is 27th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 254 hits and they have blocked 194 shots from the opposition, which is 1st in the league. Anaheim is 31st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 39.9% as they've attempted 517 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 780 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 38.8% ranks 31st as they have 371 attempts while they have given up 586 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take San Jose -121

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