San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues NHL Picks & Predictions 2/20/2018

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

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The San Jose Sharks head to Scottrade Center to take on the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday, February 20, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Sharks at +100 and the Blues at -110.

San Jose has a record of 32-19-8 this year and away from home they have a record of 15-10-5-2. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 175 goals and surrendered 161 goals for a point differential of +14. For the year they have an ATS mark of 32-27-0 and an over/under record of 22-36-0. St. Louis has a record of 34-22-4 including 19-12-0-0 on home ice this year. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 171 goals and have given up 153 for a goal differential of +18. Their record against the spread is 34-26-0 while their over/under mark is 24-36-0.

Valuable San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 32-27-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 22-36-0 against the over/under this season

Important St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 34-26-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 24-36-0 against the over/under this season

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

02/19/18 D Brent Burns Undisclosed left last game, is "?" Tuesday vs St. Louis
02/19/18 D Dylan Demelo Undisclosed left last game, is "?" Tuesday vs St. Louis
02/18/18 C Tomas Hertl Upper Body is "?" Tuesday vs St Louis
02/12/18 RW Joel Ward 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)
02/16/18 LW Vladimir Sobotka Facial left last game, is "?" Tuesday vs San Jose
02/15/18 RW Nikita Soshnikov Lower Body IR (12/11)
02/09/18 D Joel Edmundson Forearm IR (02/08)

Player Spotlight

Logan Couture has scored 44 total points this year for the Sharks. He has 23 goals this season with 144 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 21 assists on the year and averages 18.4 minutes played per contest. Brent Burns averages 25.2 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 4% by tallying 10 goals on 246 attempts. He has 40 assists, giving him a total of 50 points on the year. Martin Jones has 18 wins and 15 losses this season in goal for the Sharks. He has 1,131 shots against him and he's surrendered 96 goals. He's made 1,035 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Vladimir Tarasenko has 52 total points this season for the Blues. He has 23 goals this year with 239 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 29 assists on the year and averages 19.6 minutes played per contest. Brayden Schenn averages 19.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 24 goals on 151 attempts. He has 31 assists, giving him a total of 55 points on the year. Carter Hutton has 15 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has 653 shots against him and he's given up 39 goals. He's made 614 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks have 72 total points this year, which is 10th in the NHL. They've scored 175 goals while giving up 161 scores, which has them ranked 14th and 23rd respectively. They have had 194 power play chances and scored 44 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 23%. That is 4th in the league. The Sharks have given up 174 power play opportunities and surrendered 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking them 1st when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.01% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 11th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues are 11th in the league with a total of 72 points this season. They have 31 power play goals on 190 chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 27th in the NHL. They've given up 182 power play opportunities and surrendered 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 12th overall. As a team, the Blues are 17th with a total of 171 goals scored while they've given up 153 goals this season, ranking 28th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.58%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 8th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

San Jose is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.4%, as they've attempted 3,640 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,440 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.3% as they have 2,731 attempts while they have given up 2,489 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 9th in the league. The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 53% of the time, which is 8th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47% for the season. That is 25th overall in the NHL. They have 1,808 face-off wins compared to 1,738 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51%. That ranks them 12th in the league. On defense San Jose has 992 hits and they have blocked 951 shots from the opposition, putting them 3rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blues are 18th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.7% for the season, which is 16th in the NHL. They have 1,820 face-off wins compared to 1,811 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.1%. That is 18th in the league. On defense St. Louis has 1,342 hits and they have blocked 938 shots from the opposition, which is 4th in the league. St. Louis is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.4% as they've attempted 3,572 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,383 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.7% ranks 5th as they have 2,719 attempts while they have given up 2,445 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take San Jose +100

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