San Jose Sharks at Philadelphia Flyers NHL Picks & Predictions 10/9/2018

Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Wells Fargo Center

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The San Jose Sharks head to Wells Fargo Center to take on the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday, October 9, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Sharks at -120 and the Flyers at +100.

San Jose has a record of 1-1-0 this year and away from home they have a record of 1-0-0-0. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 5 goals and surrendered 7 goals for a point differential of -2. For the year they have an ATS mark of 1-1-0 and an over/under record of 1-1-0. Philadelphia has a record of 1-1-0. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 7 goals and given up 7 for a goal differential of 0. Their record against the spread is 1-1-0 while their over/under mark is 2-0-0.

Valuable San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 1-1-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 1-1-0 against the over/under this season

Important Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 1-1-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 2-0-0 against the over/under this season

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

10/07/18 C Joe Thornton Knee is out indefinitely

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

10/08/18 LW James van Riemsdyk Lower Body left last game, is questionable Tuesday vs San Jose
10/03/18 D Samuel Morin Knee IR (10/03)
10/01/18 GO Michal Neuvirth None is out indefinitely
09/20/18 GO Alex Lyon Pelvis is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Evander Kane has scored 2 total points this year for the Sharks. He has 2 goals this season with 10 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He averages 18 minutes played per contest. Martin Jones has 1 win and 1 loss this season in goal for the Sharks. He has 35 shots against him and he's surrendered 6 goals. He's made 29 stops for a save percentage of 83%.

Player Spotlight

Jakub Voracek has 2 total points this season for the Flyers. He has a total of 2 assists on the year and averages 19 minutes played per contest. Claude Giroux averages 19 minutes of ice time per contest. He has 2 assists, giving him a total of 2 points on the year. Brian Elliott has 1 win and 1 loss this season in net for the Flyers. He has 59 shots against him and he's given up 6 goals. He's made 53 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks have 2 total points this year, which is 22nd in the NHL. They've scored 5 goals while giving up 7 scores, which has them ranked 21st and 14th respectively. The Sharks have given up 8 power play opportunities and surrendered 2 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, ranking them 24th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 7.58% for the year. They allow 18 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 81%, which is 30th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers are 16th in the league with a total of 2 points this season. They have 1 power play goal on 7 chances for a percentage of 14%. That is 19th in the NHL. They've given up 7 power play opportunities and surrendered 1 goal on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%, ranking 11th overall. As a team, the Flyers are 13th with a total of 7 goals scored while they've given up 7 goals this season, ranking 13th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.29%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 88%, putting them 22nd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

San Jose is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 61.5%, as they've attempted 139 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 87 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 65.3% as they have 111 attempts while they have given up 59 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 1st in the league. The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 61.9% of the time, which is 2nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 38.1% for the season. That is 31st overall in the NHL. They have 55 face-off wins compared to 59 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.2%. That ranks them 20th in the league. On defense San Jose has 42 hits and they have blocked 28 shots from the opposition, putting them 19th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Flyers are 29th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 37.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 62.5% for the season, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have 59 face-off wins compared to 56 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.3%. That is 13th in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 58 hits and they have blocked 35 shots from the opposition, which is 8th in the league. Philadelphia is 20th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.1% as they've attempted 105 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 118 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.4% ranks 18th as they have 78 attempts while they have given up 83 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Philadelphia +100

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