San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks NHL Picks & Predictions 3/26/2018

Monday, March 26, 2018

United Center

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The San Jose Sharks head to United Center to take on the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday, March 26, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Sharks at -175 and the Blackhawks at +158.

San Jose has a record of 43-23-9 this year and away from home they have a record of 19-12-6-2. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 232 goals and surrendered 203 goals for a point differential of +29. For the year they have an ATS mark of 43-32-0 and an over/under record of 32-41-0. Chicago has a record of 31-36-9 including 17-17-4-0 on home ice this year. They are 7th in the Central Division. They've scored 214 goals and have given up 234 for a goal differential of -20. Their record against the spread is 31-45-0 while their over/under mark is 34-38-0.

Valuable San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 43-32-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 32-41-0 against the over/under this season

Important Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 31-45-0 straight up this year

The Chicago Blackhawks are 34-38-0 against the over/under this season

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

03/24/18 RW Joel Ward Shoulder is "?" Monday vs Chicago
03/24/18 RW Joonas Donskoi Upper Body is "?" Monday vs Chicago
03/24/18 C Logan Couture Undisclosed left last game, is "?" Monday vs Chicago
03/19/18 D Joakim Ryan Upper Body is out indefinitely
01/24/18 C Joe Thornton MCL IR (01/23)

Key Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

12/27/17 GO Corey Crawford Concussion IR (12/26)
10/05/17 RW Marian Hossa Infection IR (10/03)
10/05/15 D Michal Rozsival Concussion IR (10/03)
03/22/18 C Jonathan Toews Upper Body is out indefinitely
03/10/18 LW Anthony Duclair Knee is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Brent Burns has scored 60 total points this year for the Sharks. He has 11 goals this season with 303 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 4%. He has a total of 49 assists on the year and averages 25.3 minutes played per contest. Logan Couture averages 18.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by tallying 31 goals on 187 attempts. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 57 points on the year. Martin Jones has 28 wins and 18 losses this season in goal for the Sharks. He has 1,533 shots against him and he's surrendered 125 goals. He's made 1,408 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Jonathan Toews has 52 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 20 goals this year with 211 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 32 assists on the year and averages 19.7 minutes played per contest. Patrick Kane averages 20.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 26 goals on 270 attempts. He has 46 assists, giving him a total of 72 points on the year. Anton Forsberg has 10 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has 883 shots against him and he's given up 82 goals. He's made 801 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks have 95 total points this year, which is 7th in the NHL. They've scored 232 goals while giving up 203 scores, which has them ranked 11th and 25th respectively. They have had 239 power play chances and scored 50 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 12th in the league. The Sharks have given up 209 power play opportunities and surrendered 32 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 9.39% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 12th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blackhawks are 25th in the league with a total of 71 points this season. They have 42 power play goals on 261 chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 28th in the NHL. They've given up 222 power play opportunities and surrendered 45 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 19th overall. As a team, the Blackhawks are 20th with a total of 214 goals scored while they've given up 234 goals this season, ranking 10th in goals against. They average 34 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.20%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 19th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

San Jose is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.9%, as they've attempted 4,575 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,419 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.2% as they have 3,474 attempts while they have given up 3,182 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 8th in the league. The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 51.7% of the time, which is 12th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.3% for the season. That is 23rd overall in the NHL. They have 2,336 face-off wins compared to 2,233 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.1%. That ranks them 12th in the league. On defense San Jose has 1,260 hits and they have blocked 1,237 shots from the opposition, putting them 2nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blackhawks are 2nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 56.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 43.8% for the season, which is 30th in the NHL. They have 2,326 face-off wins compared to 2,351 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.7%. That is 14th in the league. On defense Chicago has 1,285 hits and they have blocked 1,066 shots from the opposition, which is 22nd in the league. Chicago is 4th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.9% as they've attempted 4,958 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,415 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.2% ranks 9th as they have 3,510 attempts while they have given up 3,349 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take San Jose -175

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