San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames NHL Picks & Predictions 3/16/2018

Friday, March 16, 2018

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The San Jose Sharks head to Scotiabank Saddledome to take on the Calgary Flames on Friday, March 16, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Sharks at +122 and the Flames at -135.

San Jose has a record of 38-23-9 this year and away from home they have a record of 17-12-6-2. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 207 goals and surrendered 192 goals for a point differential of +15. For the year they have an ATS mark of 38-32-0 and an over/under record of 28-40-0. Calgary has a record of 35-26-10 including 15-16-4-1 on home ice this year. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 198 goals and have given up 206 for a goal differential of -8. Their record against the spread is 35-36-0 while their over/under mark is 34-35-0.

Valuable San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 38-32-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 28-40-0 against the over/under this season

Important Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 35-36-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 34-35-0 against the over/under this season

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

02/19/18 RW Joel Ward Shoulder IR (02/08)
01/24/18 C Joe Thornton MCL IR (01/23)

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

03/13/18 LW Matthew Tkachuk Upper Body is "?" Friday vs San Jose
02/20/18 LW Marek Hrivik Undisclosed IR (02/16)

Player Spotlight

Logan Couture has scored 52 total points this year for the Sharks. He has 28 goals this season with 174 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 24 assists on the year and averages 18.5 minutes played per contest. Brent Burns averages 25.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 3% by tallying 10 goals on 290 attempts. He has 44 assists, giving him a total of 54 points on the year. Martin Jones has 24 wins and 18 losses this season in goal for the Sharks. He has 1,408 shots against him and he's surrendered 117 goals. He's made 1,291 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Sean Monahan has 62 total points this season for the Flames. He has 30 goals this year with 192 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 32 assists on the year and averages 18.7 minutes played per contest. Johnny Gaudreau averages 19.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 22 goals on 203 attempts. He has 58 assists, giving him a total of 80 points on the year. Mike Smith has 24 wins and 17 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has 1,531 shots against him and he's given up 120 goals. He's made 1,411 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks have 85 total points this year, which is 9th in the NHL. They've scored 207 goals while giving up 192 scores, which has them ranked 13th and 25th respectively. They have had 222 power play chances and scored 47 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 9th in the league. The Sharks have given up 193 power play opportunities and surrendered 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, ranking them 1st when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.96% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 14th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames are 16th in the league with a total of 80 points this season. They have 42 power play goals on 240 chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 24th in the NHL. They've given up 236 power play opportunities and surrendered 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 12th overall. As a team, the Flames are 21st with a total of 198 goals scored while they've given up 206 goals this season, ranking 15th in goals against. They average 34 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.30%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 11th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

San Jose is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51%, as they've attempted 4,272 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,097 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.5% as they have 3,245 attempts while they have given up 2,938 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 4th in the league. The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 52.4% of the time, which is 11th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.6% for the season. That is 23rd overall in the NHL. They have 2,164 face-off wins compared to 2,063 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.2%. That ranks them 12th in the league. On defense San Jose has 1,181 hits and they have blocked 1,159 shots from the opposition, putting them 2nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Flames are 9th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.7% for the season, which is 21st in the NHL. They have 2,168 face-off wins compared to 2,222 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.4%. That is 20th in the league. On defense Calgary has 1,357 hits and they have blocked 947 shots from the opposition, which is 27th in the league. Calgary is 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.5% as they've attempted 4,554 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,114 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.9% ranks 5th as they have 3,424 attempts while they have given up 3,167 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take San Jose +122

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