San Jose Sharks at Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Parlay 1/30/2018

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

PPG Paints Arena

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The San Jose Sharks head to PPG Paints Arena to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday, January 30, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Sharks at +120 and the Penguins at -167.

San Jose has a record of 26-15-7 this year and away from home they have a record of 12-8-4-1. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 143 goals and surrendered 133 goals for a point differential of +10. For the year they have an ATS mark of 26-22-0 and an over/under record of 18-29-0. Pittsburgh has a record of 27-21-3, including 17-7-1-0 on home ice this year. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 151 goals and have given up 153 for a goal differential of -2. Their record against the spread is 27-24-0 while their over/under mark is 25-24-0.

Valuable San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 26-22-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 18-29-0 against the over/under this season

Important Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 27-24-0 straight up this year

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 25-24-0 against the over/under this season

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

01/28/18 GO Martin Jones Lower Body is upgraded to probable Tuesday vs Pittsburgh
01/24/18 C Joe Thornton MCL IR (01/23)

Key Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

01/25/18 D Matt Hunwick Upper Body left last game, is "?" Tuesday vs San Jose
01/25/18 GO Matt Murray Personal is "?" Tuesday vs San Jose
01/04/18 RW Carter Rowney Upper Body IR (01/02)

Player Spotlight

Martin Jones has 14 wins and 11 losses this season in goal for the Sharks. He has 852 shots against him and he's surrendered 77 goals. He's made 775 stops for a save percentage of 91%. Brent Burns has scored 41 total points this year for the Sharks. He has 7 goals this season with 202 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 4%. He has a total of 34 assists on the year and averages 25.3 minutes played per contest. Logan Couture averages 18.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by tallying 20 goals on 114 attempts. He has 16 assists, giving him a total of 36 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Sidney Crosby has 55 total points this season for the Penguins. He has 17 goals this year with 141 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 38 assists on the year and averages 20.7 minutes played per contest. Matthew Murray has 15 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Penguins. He has 847 shots against him and he's given up 82 goals. He's made 765 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Phil Kessel averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 21 goals on 183 attempts. He has 37 assists, giving him a total of 58 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks have given up 151 power play opportunities and surrendered 25 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83% this season. That is 5th in the league. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.11% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, ranking them 18th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Sharks are 10th overall with 59 total points this year. They are 17th in the league with 143 goals and 25th in goals allowed with 133. They've had 167 power play chances and scored 38 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 23%. That is 5th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Penguins are 10th with a total of 151 goals scored while they are 10th with 153 goals surrendered this season. They average 35 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.56%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 23rd in the league. The Penguins have a total of 57 points this season, which is 17th in the NHL. They have had 48 power play goals on 177 chances for a percentage of 27%. That is 1st overall. They've given up 175 power play opportunities and surrendered 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking 7th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

San Jose has a Corsi percentage of 51.8% as they've tried 2,993 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,783 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 8th in Corsi percentage. They are 4th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 52.5% as they have 2,218 shots while they've given up 2,005 attempts on defense. The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 53.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.2% for the year. That puts them 5th and 28th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,457 face-off wins as opposed to 1,420 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.6%. That is 13th overall in the NHL. On defense San Jose has 840 hits and they've blocked 778 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 4th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Penguins are 10th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.6% for the season, which is 23rd in the NHL. They have 1,613 face-off wins compared to 1,570 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.7%. That is 12th in the league. On defense Pittsburgh has 1,240 hits and they have blocked 743 shots from the opposition, which is 13th in the league. Pittsburgh is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.1% as they've attempted 3,120 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,870 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.9% ranks 3rd as they have 2,388 attempts while they have given up 2,127 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take San Jose +120 and over 5.5 total goals

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