Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks NHL Picks & Predictions 11/23/2018

Friday, November 23, 2018

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The Vancouver Canucks head to SAP Center to take on the San Jose Sharks on Friday, November 23, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Canucks at +235 and the Sharks at -335.

Vancouver has a record of 10-12-2 this year. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 73 goals and surrendered 88 goals for a point differential of -15. For the year they have an ATS mark of 10-14-0 and an over/under record of 13-11-0. San Jose has a record of 11-7-4 this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They have scored 71 goals and given up 68 for a goal differential of +3. Their record against the spread is 11-11-0 while their over/under mark is 13-9-0.

Valuable Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 10-14-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 13-11-0 against the over/under this season

Important San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 11-11-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 13-9-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

11/10/18 RW Brock Boeser Groin is out indefinitely
10/25/18 D Alexander Edler Lower Body IR (10/25)
10/25/18 LW Sven Baertschi Upper Body IR (10/25)
10/15/18 C Jay Beagle Forearm is out indefinitely
10/14/18 RW Derek Dorsett Neck is out for season
10/02/18 LW Antoine Roussel None IR (10/02)

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Elias Pettersson has scored 19 total points this year for the Canucks. He has 12 goals this season with 45 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 27%. He has a total of 7 assists on the year and averages 18.4 minutes played per contest. Bo Horvat averages 20.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by tallying 11 goals on 62 attempts. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 21 points on the year. Jacob Markstrom has 7 wins and 8 losses this season in goal for the Canucks. He has 570 shots against him and he's surrendered 59 goals. He's made 511 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Brent Burns has 23 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 3 goals this year with 72 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 4%. He has a total of 20 assists on the year and averages 23.9 minutes played per contest. Logan Couture averages 19.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 7 goals on 52 attempts. He has 14 assists, giving him a total of 21 points on the year. Martin Jones has 9 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has 440 shots against him and he's given up 48 goals. He's made 392 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks have 22 total points this year, which is 20th in the NHL. They've scored 73 goals while giving up 88 scores, which has them ranked 7th and 2nd respectively. They have had 80 power play chances and scored 16 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That is 17th in the league. The Canucks have given up 90 power play opportunities and surrendered 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking them 20th when short-handed. They average 29 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.64% for the year. They allow 33 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 27th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks are 13th in the league with a total of 26 points this season. They have 13 power play goals on 70 chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 19th in the NHL. They've given up 65 power play opportunities and surrendered 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 89%, ranking 2nd overall. As a team, the Sharks are 12th with a total of 71 goals scored while they've given up 68 goals this season, ranking 11th in goals against. They average 36 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.04%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 23rd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vancouver is 29th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 45.7%, as they've attempted 1,230 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,460 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 46.3% as they have 953 attempts while they have given up 1,107 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 27th in the league. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 48.2% of the time, which is 25th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.8% for the season. That is 8th overall in the NHL. They have 727 face-off wins compared to 764 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.8%. That ranks them 21st in the league. On defense Vancouver has 524 hits and they have blocked 353 shots from the opposition, putting them 4th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Sharks are 4th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 55.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 44.7% for the season, which is 28th in the NHL. They have 638 face-off wins compared to 678 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.5%. That is 23rd in the league. On defense San Jose has 382 hits and they have blocked 294 shots from the opposition, which is 21st in the league. San Jose is 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.5% as they've attempted 1,488 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,195 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 55.7% ranks 2nd as they have 1,134 attempts while they have given up 901 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take San Jose -335

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