San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames NHL Picks & Predictions 12/31/2018

Monday, December 31, 2018

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The San Jose Sharks head to Scotiabank Saddledome to take on the Calgary Flames on Monday, December 31, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Sharks at +105 and the Flames at -130.

San Jose has a record of 21-12-7 this year. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 135 goals and surrendered 121 goals for a point differential of +14. For the year they have an ATS mark of 21-19-0 and an over/under record of 23-16-0. Calgary has a record of 23-12-4 this season. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They have scored 133 goals and given up 107 for a goal differential of +26. Their record against the spread is 23-16-0 while their over/under mark is 18-20-0.

Valuable San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 21-19-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 23-16-0 against the over/under this season

Important Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 23-16-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 18-20-0 against the over/under this season

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

12/29/18 LW Marcus Sorensen Undisclosed injured last game, is questionable Monday vs Calgary
12/29/18 D Tim Heed Undisclosed is questionable Monday vs Calgary

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

11/28/18 D Juuso Valimaki Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Logan Couture has scored 38 total points this year for the Sharks. He has 15 goals this season with 102 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 23 assists on the year and averages 19 minutes played per contest. Brent Burns averages 23.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 4% by tallying 5 goals on 134 attempts. He has 33 assists, giving him a total of 38 points on the year. Martin Jones has 16 wins and 8 losses this season in goal for the Sharks. He has 792 shots against him and he's surrendered 81 goals. He's made 711 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Johnny Gaudreau has 51 total points this season for the Flames. He has 19 goals this year with 126 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 32 assists on the year and averages 20.5 minutes played per contest. Sean Monahan averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 21 goals on 119 attempts. He has 22 assists, giving him a total of 43 points on the year. David Rittich has 12 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has 582 shots against him and he's given up 44 goals. He's made 538 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks have 49 total points this year, which is 6th in the NHL. They've scored 135 goals while giving up 121 scores, which has them ranked 4th and 12th respectively. They have had 119 power play chances and scored 27 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 23%. That is 9th in the league. The Sharks have given up 108 power play opportunities and surrendered 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking them 5th when short-handed. They average 35 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.61% for the year. They allow 28 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 23rd in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames are 5th in the league with a total of 50 points this season. They have 29 power play goals on 138 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 14th in the NHL. They've given up 121 power play opportunities and surrendered 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 13th overall. As a team, the Flames are 5th with a total of 133 goals scored while they've given up 107 goals this season, ranking 24th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.60%. As a unit they give up 28 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 15th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

San Jose is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.6%, as they've attempted 2,640 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,105 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 55.8% as they have 1,983 attempts while they have given up 1,572 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 2nd in the league. The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 55.1% of the time, which is 4th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 44.9% for the season. That is 28th overall in the NHL. They have 1,196 face-off wins compared to 1,192 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.1%. That ranks them 16th in the league. On defense San Jose has 712 hits and they have blocked 533 shots from the opposition, putting them 20th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Flames are 3rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 55.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 44.5% for the season, which is 30th in the NHL. They have 1,186 face-off wins compared to 1,089 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.1%. That is 6th in the league. On defense Calgary has 573 hits and they have blocked 474 shots from the opposition, which is 30th in the league. Calgary is 6th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.7% as they've attempted 2,321 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,003 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 53.1% ranks 5th as they have 1,728 attempts while they have given up 1,529 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take San Jose +105

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