San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild NHL Parlay 12/18/2018

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Xcel Energy Center

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The San Jose Sharks head to Xcel Energy Center to take on the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday, December 18, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Sharks at -112 and the Wild at -117.

San Jose has a record of 18-11-5 this year. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 112 goals and surrendered 103 goals for a point differential of +9. For the year they have an ATS mark of 17-16-0 and an over/under record of 19-14-0. Minnesota has a record of 17-13-2 this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 101 goals and given up 91 for a goal differential of +10. Their record against the spread is 17-15-0 while their over/under mark is 15-13-0.

Valuable San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 17-16-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 19-14-0 against the over/under this season

Important Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 17-15-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 15-13-0 against the over/under this season

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/16/18 LW Jason Zucker Illness is questionable Tuesday vs San Jose
12/16/18 D Matt Dumba Undisclosed injured last game, is questionable Tuesday vs San Jose
12/16/18 C Mikko Koivu Lower Body is questionable Tuesday vs San Jose

Player Spotlight

Martin Jones has 13 wins and 7 losses this season in goal for the Sharks. He has 658 shots against him and he's surrendered 68 goals. He's made 590 stops for a save percentage of 90%. Logan Couture has scored 34 total points this year for the Sharks. He has 11 goals this season with 88 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 23 assists on the year and averages 19 minutes played per contest. Brent Burns averages 23.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 4% by tallying 4 goals on 109 attempts. He has 30 assists, giving him a total of 34 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Zach Parise has 29 total points this season for the Wild. He has 15 goals this year with 88 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 14 assists on the year and averages 18.5 minutes played per contest. Devan Dubnyk has 12 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 720 shots against him and he's given up 63 goals. He's made 657 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Jason Zucker averages 17.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 9 goals on 87 attempts. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 19 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks have given up 95 power play opportunities and surrendered 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85% this season. That is 3rd in the league. They average 35 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.43% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, ranking them 23rd in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Sharks are 10th overall with 41 total points this year. They are 8th in the league with 112 goals and 14th in goals allowed with 103. They've had 102 power play chances and scored 25 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 25%. That is 7th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Wild are 17th with a total of 101 goals scored while they are 28th with 91 goals surrendered this season. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.99%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 12th in the league. The Wild have a total of 36 points this season, which is 17th in the NHL. They have had 25 power play goals on 103 chances for a percentage of 24%. That is 8th overall. They've given up 97 power play opportunities and surrendered 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%, ranking 2nd when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

San Jose is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55%, as they've attempted 2,229 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,822 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 55.3% as they have 1,688 attempts while they have given up 1,365 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 2nd in the league. The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 54.2% of the time, which is 7th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.8% for the season. That is 27th overall in the NHL. They have 1,018 face-off wins compared to 1,020 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50%. That ranks them 17th in the league. On defense San Jose has 603 hits and they have blocked 457 shots from the opposition, putting them 21st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Wild are 14th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.1% for the season, which is 18th in the NHL. They have 1,013 face-off wins compared to 952 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.6%. That is 8th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 593 hits and they have blocked 496 shots from the opposition, which is 8th in the league. Minnesota is 19th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.3% as they've attempted 1,794 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,847 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.3% ranks 15th as they have 1,370 attempts while they have given up 1,351 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Minnesota -117 and over 6 total goals

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