San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings NHL Picks & Predictions 10/5/2018

Friday, October 5, 2018

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The San Jose Sharks head to Staples Center to take on the Los Angeles Kings on Friday, October 5, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Sharks at +105 and the Kings at -125.

San Jose had a record of 45-27-10 last year and away from home they had a record of 20-14-7-2. They were 3rd in the Pacific Division. They tallied 252 goals and surrendered 229 goals for a point differential of +23. For the year they had an ATS mark of 51-41-0 and an over/under record of 42-47-0. Los Angeles finished with a record of 45-29-8 including 13-11-5-1 on home ice last year. They were 4th in the Pacific Division. They scored 239 goals and gave up 203 for a goal differential of +36. Their record against the spread was 45-41-0 while their over/under mark was 37-45-0.

Valuable San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks were 51-41-0 straight up last year

The San Jose Sharks were 42-47-0 against the over/under last season

Important Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings were 45-41-0 straight up last year

The Los Angeles Kings were 37-45-0 against the over/under last season

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

10/03/18 RW Dustin Brown Finger IR (10/03)
10/03/18 RW Jonny Brodzinski Shoulder IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Brent Burns scored 67 total points last year for the Sharks. He had 12 goals last season with 332 shots on net giving him a shooting percentage of 4%. He had a total of 55 assists on the year and averaged 25.2 minutes played per contest. Joe Pavelski averaged 19.3 minutes of ice time per game last season. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 22 goals on 224 attempts. He had 44 assists giving him a total of 66 points on the year. Martin Jones had 30 wins and 22 losses last season in goal for the Sharks. He had 1,699 shots against him and he surrendered 145 goals. He made 1,554 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Dustin Brown had 61 total points last season for the Kings. He had 28 goals last year with 222 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He had a total of 33 assists on the year and averaged 19.8 minutes played per contest. Anze Kopitar averaged 22.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 35 goals on 200 attempts. He had 57 assists giving him a total of 92 points on the year. Jonathan Quick had 33 wins and 28 losses last season in net for the Kings. He had 1,867 shots against him and he gave up 147 goals. He made 1,720 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks had 100 total points last year, which was 11th in the NHL. They scored 252 goals while giving up 229 scores, which had them ranked 12th and 23rd respectively. They had 257 power play chances and scored 53 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That was 16th in the league. The Sharks gave up 224 power play opportunities and surrendered 34 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, ranking them 2nd when short-handed. They averaged 33 shots per contest and as a team shot 9.33% for the year. They allowed 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and had a team save percentage of 91%, which was 17th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Kings were 13th in the league with a total of 98 points last season. They had 49 power play goals on 240 chances for a percentage of 20%. That was 18th in the NHL. They gave up 260 power play opportunities and surrendered 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, ranking 1st overall. As a team, the Kings were 17th with a total of 239 goals scored while they gave up 203 goals last season, ranking 31st in goals against. They averaged 31 shots per game and had a team shooting percentage of 9.39%. As a unit they gave up 31 shots per contest and had a save percentage of 92%, putting them 3rd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

San Jose was 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage last year with 50.8%, as they attempted 5,002 shots on net at full strength while they gave up 4,853 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage was 52.2% as they had 3,798 attempts while they gave up 3,472 shots on the defensive end. That ranked them 7th in the league. The Sharks started possessions in the offensive zone 52.1% of the time, which was 11th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage was at 47.9% for the season. That was 21st overall in the NHL. They had 2,558 face-off wins compared to 2,433 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 51.3%. That ranked them 9th in the league. On defense San Jose had 1,380 hits and they blocked 1,381 shots from the opposition, putting them 1st overall.

Advanced Statistics

Los Angeles was 19th in the league in Corsi percentage last season with 49.7%, as they tried 4,740 shots on net at full strength while giving up 4,792 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage was 49.7% as they had 3,556 attempts while they gave up 3,594 shots on the defensive end. That ranked them 18th in the NHL. The Kings started possessions in the offensive zone 51.1% of the time, which was 13th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage was at 48.9% for the season. That was 19th overall in the NHL. They had 2,428 face-off wins compared to 2,455 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 49.7%. That ranked them 17th in the league. On defense Los Angeles had 2,115 hits and they blocked 1,198 shots from the opposition, putting them 18th overall.

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

Josh's Pick: Take San Jose +105

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