San Jose Sharks at Arizona Coyotes NHL Picks & Predictions 1/16/2018

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Gila River Arena

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The San Jose Sharks head to Gila River Arena to take on the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday, January 16, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Sharks at -145 and the Coyotes at +131.

San Jose has a record of 22-13-6 this year and away from home they have a record of 9-7-4-1. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 116 goals and surrendered 111 goals for a point differential of +5. For the year they have an ATS mark of 22-19-0 and an over/under record of 14-26-0. Arizona has a record of 10-28-7 including 5-14-2-1 on home ice this year. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 105 goals and have given up 160 for a goal differential of -55. Their record against the spread is 10-35-0 while their over/under mark is 20-24-0.

Valuable San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 22-19-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 14-26-0 against the over/under this season

Important Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 10-35-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 20-24-0 against the over/under this season

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

01/14/18 D Dylan Demelo Illness is upgraded to probable Monday vs Los Angeles

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Joe Thornton has scored 30 total points this year for the Sharks. He has 9 goals this season with 65 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 21 assists on the year and averages 18.4 minutes played per contest. Joe Thornton averages 18.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 9 goals on 65 attempts. He has 21 assists, giving him a total of 30 points on the year. Martin Jones has 13 wins and 10 losses this season in goal for the Sharks. He has 794 shots against him and he's surrendered 71 goals. He's made 723 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has 20 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 7 goals this year with 114 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 13 assists on the year and averages 24.6 minutes played per contest. Clayton Keller averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 14 goals on 121 attempts. He has 20 assists, giving him a total of 34 points on the year. Antti Raanta has 6 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has 638 shots against him and he's given up 54 goals. He's made 584 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks have 50 total points this year, which is 17th in the NHL. They've scored 116 goals while giving up 111 scores, which has them ranked 28th and 29th respectively. They have had 145 power play chances and scored 33 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 23%. That is 5th in the league. The Sharks have given up 132 power play opportunities and surrendered 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking them 4th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.63% 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 Coyotes are 31st in the league with a total of 27 points this season. They have 24 power play goals on 138 chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 23rd in the NHL. They've given up 112 power play opportunities and surrendered 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 18th overall. As a team, the Coyotes are 30th with a total of 105 goals scored while they've given up 160 goals this season, ranking 1st in goals against. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 7.84%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 31st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

San Jose has a Corsi percentage of 52.6% as they've tried 2,586 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,332 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 3rd in Corsi percentage. They are 4th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 52.9% as they have 1,899 shots while they've given up 1,690 attempts on defense. The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 54.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.6% for the year. That puts them 5th and 28th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,256 face-off wins as opposed to 1,211 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.9%. That is 13th overall in the NHL. On defense San Jose has 740 hits and they've blocked 642 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 16th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Coyotes start possessions in the offensive zone 47.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.4% for the year. That ranks them 25th and 4th respectively in the NHL. They have 1,346 face-off wins as opposed to 1,479 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.6%. That is 26th in the league. On defense Arizona has 1,087 hits and they've blocked 648 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 15th in blocked shots. Arizona is ranked 18th in Corsi percentage with 48.5% as they've tried 2,606 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,768 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 28th in the NHL at 47.4%, as they have 1,909 shots while they've given up 2,120 attempts on defense.

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

Guy's Pick: Take San Jose -145

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