San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues NHL Picks & Predictions 11/9/2018

Friday, November 9, 2018

Enterprise Center

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The San Jose Sharks head to Enterprise Center to take on the St. Louis Blues on Friday, November 9, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Sharks at -112 and the Blues at -117.

San Jose has a record of 8-4-3 this year. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 50 goals and surrendered 46 goals for a point differential of +4. For the year they have an ATS mark of 8-7-0 and an over/under record of 9-6-0. St. Louis has a record of 5-5-3 this season. They are 7th in the Central Division. They have scored 46 goals and given up 48 for a goal differential of -2. Their record against the spread is 5-8-0 while their over/under mark is 8-4-0.

Valuable San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 8-7-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 9-6-0 against the over/under this season

Important St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 5-8-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 8-4-0 against the over/under this season

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

11/07/18 C Tomas Hertl Head is questionable Thursday vs Dallas

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

11/08/18 C Brayden Schenn Upper Body is questionable Friday vs San Jose
10/25/18 D Robert Bortuzzo Lower Body IR (10/25)
10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out indefinitely
10/04/18 GO Luke Opilka Hip is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Brent Burns has scored 18 total points this year for the Sharks. He has 3 goals this season with 40 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 15 assists on the year and averages 24.3 minutes played per contest. Logan Couture averages 19.6 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by tallying 6 goals on 38 attempts. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 16 points on the year. Martin Jones has 7 wins and 3 losses this season in goal for the Sharks. He has 297 shots against him and he's surrendered 30 goals. He's made 267 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Vladimir Tarasenko has 13 total points this season for the Blues. He has 6 goals this year with 54 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 7 assists on the year and averages 18.8 minutes played per contest. Ryan O'Reilly averages 20.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 7 goals on 39 attempts. He has 12 assists, giving him a total of 19 points on the year. Jake Allen has 4 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has 340 shots against him and he's given up 41 goals. He's made 299 saves for a save percentage of 88%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks have 19 total points this year, which is 4th in the NHL. They've scored 50 goals while giving up 46 scores, which has them ranked 9th and 13th respectively. They have had 47 power play chances and scored 10 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 14th in the league. The Sharks have given up 52 power play opportunities and surrendered 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 87%, ranking them 3rd when short-handed. They average 37 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.07% for the year. They allow 28 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 19th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues are 27th in the league with a total of 13 points this season. They have 16 power play goals on 52 chances for a percentage of 31%. That is 3rd in the NHL. They've given up 45 power play opportunities and surrendered 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 15th overall. As a team, the Blues are 14th with a total of 46 goals scored while they've given up 48 goals this season, ranking 9th in goals against. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.70%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 28th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

San Jose is 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 56.6%, as they've attempted 1,045 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 801 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 56.4% as they have 793 attempts while they have given up 614 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 3rd in the league. The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 55.9% of the time, which is 3rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 44.1% for the season. That is 29th overall in the NHL. They have 445 face-off wins compared to 458 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.3%. That ranks them 20th in the league. On defense San Jose has 253 hits and they have blocked 187 shots from the opposition, putting them 26th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blues are 24th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 47.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52.4% for the season, which is 8th in the NHL. They have 449 face-off wins compared to 358 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 55.6%. That is 1st in the league. On defense St. Louis has 263 hits and they have blocked 213 shots from the opposition, which is 14th in the league. St. Louis is 26th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.7% as they've attempted 692 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 790 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.4% ranks 24th as they have 521 attempts while they have given up 577 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take St. Louis -117

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