San Jose Sharks at Nashville Predators NHL Picks & Predictions 3/29/2018

Thursday, March 29, 2018

Bridgestone Arena

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The San Jose Sharks travel to Bridgestone Arena to play the Nashville Predators on Thursday, March 29, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Sharks at +144 and the Predators at -160.

San Jose has a record of 44-23-10 this season and on the road they have a record of 20-12-7-2. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 238 goals and given up 209 goals for a point differential of +29. For the season they have an ATS record of 44-33-0 and an over/under record of 33-42-0. Nashville is 49-16-11 including 26-8-4-3 at home this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 245 goals and surrendered 193 for a goal differential of +52. Their record against the spread is 49-27-0 while their over/under record is 37-38-0.

Valuable San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 44-33-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 33-42-0 against the over/under this season

Important Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 49-27-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 37-38-0 against the over/under this season

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

03/27/18 RW Barclay Goodrow Upper Body left last game, is "?" Thursday vs Nashville
03/27/18 RW Joonas Donskoi Upper Body is "?" Thursday vs Nashville
03/27/18 RW Eric Fehr Lower Body is "?" Thursday vs Nashville
03/19/18 D Joakim Ryan Upper Body is out indefinitely
01/24/18 C Joe Thornton MCL IR (01/23)

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

03/27/18 LW Austin Watson Upper Body is "?" Thursday vs San Jose
03/27/18 D Yannick Weber Undisclosed is "?" Thursday vs San Jose
03/16/18 C Calle Jarnkrok Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Logan Couture has accumulated 57 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 31 goals this year with 190 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 26 assists on the season and averages 18.5 minutes played per game. Brent Burns averages 25.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 4% by scoring 11 goals on 310 shots. He has 51 assists, giving him a total of 62 points on the season. Martin Jones has 29 wins and 18 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has 1,564 shots against him and he's given up 128 goals. He's made 1,436 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Kevin Fiala has scored 46 total points this year for the Predators. He has 23 goals this season with 176 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 23 assists on the season and averages 15.2 minutes played per game. P.K. Subban averages 24.2 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 15 goals on 193 shots. He has 39 assists, giving him a total of 54 points on the season. Pekka Rinne has 41 wins and 11 losses this year in goal for the Predators. He has 1,755 shots against him and he's surrendered 125 goals. He's made 1,630 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks have 98 total points this season, which ranks them 6th in the NHL. They are 11th in the league in goals scored with 238 while they've given up 209 goals, ranking them 24th overall. They have had 244 power play opportunities and have scored 51 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 12th in the NHL. The Sharks have allowed 212 power play opportunities and have given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, putting them 2nd in the league when short-handed. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.40% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 12th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators are 1st in the NHL with a total of 109 points this year. They have 52 power play goals on 256 opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That ranks them 16th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 272 power play opportunities and have given up 48 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. That is 8th in the NHL. As a team, the Predators are 8th in the league with 245 goals scored while they've given up 193 goals, which is 30th overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.02%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%. That is 1st in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

San Jose has a Corsi percentage of 50.8% as they've tried 4,691 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,542 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 12th in Corsi percentage. They are 7th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 52.2% as they have 3,562 shots while they've given up 3,266 attempts on defense. The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 51.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.2% for the year. That puts them 12th and 23rd in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 2,398 face-off wins as opposed to 2,285 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.2%. That is 12th overall in the NHL. On defense San Jose has 1,297 hits and they've blocked 1,276 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 2nd in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Predators start possessions in the offensive zone 49% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51% for the year. That ranks them 24th and 9th respectively in the NHL. They have 2,547 face-off wins as opposed to 2,242 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.2%. That is 3rd in the league. On defense Nashville has 1,551 hits and they've blocked 1,112 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 18th in blocked shots. Nashville is ranked 10th in Corsi percentage with 50.7% as they've tried 4,548 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,414 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 12th in the NHL at 51%, as they have 3,434 shots while they've given up 3,302 attempts on defense.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Nashville -160

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