San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche NHL Parlay 1/18/2018

Thursday, January 18, 2018

Pepsi Center

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The San Jose Sharks head to Pepsi Center to take on the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday, January 18, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Sharks at -105 and the Avalanche at -105.

San Jose has a record of 24-13-6 this year and away from home they have a record of 11-7-4-1. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 123 goals and surrendered 114 goals for a point differential of +9. For the year they have an ATS mark of 24-19-0 and an over/under record of 14-28-0. Colorado has a record of 24-16-3, including 16-7-1-0 on home ice this year. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 142 goals and have given up 126 for a goal differential of +16. Their record against the spread is 24-19-0 while their over/under mark is 24-18-0.

Valuable San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 24-19-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 14-28-0 against the over/under this season

Important Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 24-19-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 24-18-0 against the over/under this season

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/27/17 D Tyson Barrie Hand IR (12/23)
12/18/17 D Sergei Boikov Shoulder is out indefinitely
11/19/17 C Vladislav Kamenev Arm IR (11/16)
01/16/18 LW J.T. Compher Upper Body is upgraded to probable Thursday vs San Jose
01/16/18 RW Sven Andrighetto Leg is downgraded to OUT Thursday vs San Jose
01/16/18 C Tyson Jost Undisclosed is "?" Thursday vs San Jose
01/03/18 GO Semyon Varlamov Groin is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Martin Jones has 14 wins and 10 losses this season in goal for the Sharks. He has 830 shots against him and he's surrendered 72 goals. He's made 758 stops for a save percentage of 91%. Joe Thornton has scored 32 total points this year for the Sharks. He has 11 goals this season with 67 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 21 assists on the year and averages 18.3 minutes played per contest. Joe Thornton averages 18.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by tallying 11 goals on 67 attempts. He has 21 assists, giving him a total of 32 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Nathan MacKinnon has 54 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 20 goals this year with 143 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 34 assists on the year and averages 19.4 minutes played per contest. Jonathan Bernier has 11 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has 565 shots against him and he's given up 48 goals. He's made 517 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Mikko Rantanen averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 15 goals on 100 attempts. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 41 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks have given up 135 power play opportunities and surrendered 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84% this season. That is 4th in the league. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.79% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, ranking them 10th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Sharks are 11th overall with 54 total points this year. They are 23rd in the league with 123 goals and 28th in goals allowed with 114. They've had 148 power play chances and scored 34 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 23%. That is 5th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Avalanche are 6th with a total of 142 goals scored while they are 20th with 126 goals surrendered this season. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.98%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 17th in the league. The Avalanche have a total of 51 points this season, which is 16th in the NHL. They have had 36 power play goals on 172 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 9th overall. They've given up 155 power play opportunities and surrendered 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, ranking 3rd when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

San Jose is 8th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.1%, as they've attempted 2,691 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,478 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.5% as they have 1,979 attempts while they have given up 1,792 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 4th in the league. The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 53.9% of the time, which is 5th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.1% for the season. That is 28th overall in the NHL. They have 1,304 face-off wins compared to 1,269 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.7%. That ranks them 13th in the league. On defense San Jose has 772 hits and they have blocked 686 shots from the opposition, putting them 9th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Avalanche are 22nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.3% for the season, which is 9th in the NHL. They have 1,176 face-off wins compared to 1,446 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 44.9%. That is 31st in the league. On defense Colorado has 780 hits and they have blocked 672 shots from the opposition, which is 12th in the league. Colorado is 24th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.8% as they've attempted 2,365 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,580 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.9% ranks 24th as they have 1,753 attempts while they have given up 1,908 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Colorado -105 and under 5.5 total goals

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