San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues NHL Parlay 3/27/2018

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

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The San Jose Sharks head to Scottrade Center to take on the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday, March 27, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Sharks at -285 and the Blues at +252.

San Jose has a record of 43-23-9 this year and away from home they have a record of 19-12-6-2. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 232 goals and surrendered 203 goals for a point differential of +29. For the year they have an ATS mark of 43-32-0 and an over/under record of 32-41-0. St. Louis has a record of 42-28-5, including 23-15-0-0 on home ice this year. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 209 goals and have given up 196 for a goal differential of +13. Their record against the spread is 42-33-0 while their over/under mark is 29-45-0.

Valuable San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 43-32-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 32-41-0 against the over/under this season

Important St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 42-33-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 29-45-0 against the over/under this season

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

03/24/18 RW Joel Ward Shoulder is "?" Monday vs Chicago
03/24/18 RW Joonas Donskoi Upper Body is "?" Monday vs Chicago
03/24/18 C Logan Couture Undisclosed left last game, is "?" Monday vs Chicago
03/19/18 D Joakim Ryan Upper Body is out indefinitely
01/24/18 C Joe Thornton MCL IR (01/23)

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

09/27/17 C Robby Fabbri ACL IR (10/01)
03/25/18 GO Carter Hutton Neck is upgraded to probable Tuesday vs San Jose
03/24/18 LW Nikita Soshnikov Upper Body is "?" Tuesday vs San Jose
03/23/18 D Carl Gunnarsson ACL is out for season
03/05/18 D Jay Bouwmeester Hip is out for season
03/05/18 RW Scottie Upshall MCL is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Martin Jones has 28 wins and 18 losses this season in goal for the Sharks. He has 1,533 shots against him and he's surrendered 125 goals. He's made 1,408 stops for a save percentage of 92%. Brent Burns has scored 60 total points this year for the Sharks. He has 11 goals this season with 303 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 4%. He has a total of 49 assists on the year and averages 25.3 minutes played per contest. Logan Couture averages 18.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by tallying 31 goals on 187 attempts. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 57 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Brayden Schenn has 63 total points this season for the Blues. He has 25 goals this year with 190 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 38 assists on the year and averages 19.7 minutes played per contest. Jake Allen has 26 wins and 21 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has 1,454 shots against him and he's given up 134 goals. He's made 1,320 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Vladimir Tarasenko averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 29 goals on 282 attempts. He has 31 assists, giving him a total of 60 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks have given up 209 power play opportunities and surrendered 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85% this season. That is 2nd in the league. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.39% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, ranking them 12th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Sharks are 7th overall with 95 total points this year. They are 12th in the league with 232 goals and 26th in goals allowed with 203. They've had 239 power play chances and scored 50 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 12th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Blues are 23rd with a total of 209 goals scored while they are 27th with 196 goals surrendered this season. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.54%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 13th in the league. The Blues have a total of 89 points this season, which is 16th in the NHL. They have had 36 power play goals on 233 chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 29th overall. They've given up 218 power play opportunities and surrendered 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 14th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

San Jose has a Corsi percentage of 50.9% as they've tried 4,575 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,419 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 11th in Corsi percentage. They are 8th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 52.2% as they have 3,474 shots while they've given up 3,182 attempts on defense. The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 51.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.3% for the year. That puts them 12th and 23rd in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 2,336 face-off wins as opposed to 2,233 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.1%. That is 12th overall in the NHL. On defense San Jose has 1,260 hits and they've blocked 1,237 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 2nd in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Blues are 15th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.3% for the season, which is 19th in the NHL. They have 2,250 face-off wins compared to 2,216 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.4%. That is 19th in the league. On defense St. Louis has 1,705 hits and they have blocked 1,176 shots from the opposition, which is 7th in the league. St. Louis is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.2% as they've attempted 4,407 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,206 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.5% ranks 3rd as they have 3,349 attempts while they have given up 3,030 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take San Jose -285 and over 5.5 total goals

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