San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks NHL Picks & Predictions 4/12/2018

Thursday, April 12, 2018

Honda Center

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The San Jose Sharks head to Honda Center to take on the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday, April 12, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Sharks at +180 and the Ducks at +120.

San Jose has a record of 45-27-10 this year and away from home they have a record of 20-14-7-2. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 252 goals and surrendered 229 goals for a point differential of +23. For the year they have an ATS mark of 45-37-0 and an over/under record of 37-43-0. Anaheim has a record of 44-25-13 including 26-10-5-2 on home ice this year. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 235 goals and have given up 216 for a goal differential of +19. Their record against the spread is 44-38-0 while their over/under mark is 32-49-0.

Valuable San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 45-37-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 37-43-0 against the over/under this season

Important Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 44-38-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 32-49-0 against the over/under this season

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

04/08/18 LW Evander Kane Arm is questionable Thursday vs Anaheim
04/08/18 RW Eric Fehr Lower Body is questionable Thursday vs Anaheim
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)

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

10/22/17 RW Patrick Eaves Illness IR (10/14)
04/09/18 GO John Gibson Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs San Jose
04/08/18 D Cam Fowler Shoulder is out indefinitely
03/16/18 D Kevin Bieksa Hand IR (03/15)

Player Spotlight

Brent Burns has scored 67 total points this year for the Sharks. He has 12 goals this season with 332 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 4%. He has a total of 55 assists on the year and averages 25.2 minutes played per contest. Joe Pavelski averages 19.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 22 goals on 224 attempts. He has 44 assists, giving him a total of 66 points on the year. Martin Jones has 30 wins and 22 losses this season in goal for the Sharks. He has 1,699 shots against him and he's surrendered 145 goals. He's made 1,554 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Rickard Rakell has 69 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 34 goals this year with 230 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 35 assists on the year and averages 19.4 minutes played per contest. Ryan Getzlaf averages 21.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 11 goals on 117 attempts. He has 50 assists, giving him a total of 61 points on the year. John Gibson has 31 wins and 18 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has 1,872 shots against him and he's given up 139 goals. He's made 1,733 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks have 100 total points this year, which is 11th in the NHL. They've scored 252 goals while giving up 229 scores, which has them ranked 12th and 23rd respectively. They have had 257 power play chances and scored 53 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 16th in the league. The Sharks have given up 224 power play opportunities and surrendered 34 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, ranking them 2nd when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.33% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 15th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks are 8th in the league with a total of 101 points this season. They have 38 power play goals on 214 chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 23rd in the NHL. They've given up 274 power play opportunities and surrendered 46 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking 5th overall. As a team, the Ducks are 18th with a total of 235 goals scored while they've given up 216 goals this season, ranking 28th in goals against. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.49%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 1st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

San Jose is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.8%, as they've attempted 5,002 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,853 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.2% as they have 3,798 attempts while they have given up 3,472 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 7th in the league. The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 52.1% of the time, which is 12th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.9% for the season. That is 22nd overall in the NHL. They have 2,558 face-off wins compared to 2,433 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.3%. That ranks them 11th in the league. On defense San Jose has 1,380 hits and they have blocked 1,381 shots from the opposition, putting them 1st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Ducks are 28th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 47.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52.4% for the season, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have 2,499 face-off wins compared to 2,374 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.3%. That is 8th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 1,949 hits and they have blocked 1,233 shots from the opposition, which is 11th in the league. Anaheim is 24th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.7% as they've attempted 4,647 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 5,086 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.7% ranks 23rd as they have 3,521 attempts while they have given up 3,853 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take San Jose +180

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