Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks NHL Picks & Predictions 2/8/2018

Thursday, February 8, 2018

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The Vegas Golden Knights head to SAP Center to take on the San Jose Sharks on Thursday, February 8, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Golden Knights at +100 and the Sharks at -110.

Vegas has a record of 35-14-4 this year and away from home they have a record of 16-11-2-1. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 181 goals and surrendered 145 goals for a point differential of +36. For the year they have an ATS mark of 35-18-0 and an over/under record of 30-21-0. San Jose has a record of 28-17-8 including 14-7-3-1 on home ice this year. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 153 goals and have given up 145 for a goal differential of +8. Their record against the spread is 28-25-0 while their over/under mark is 19-33-0.

Valuable Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 35-18-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 30-21-0 against the over/under this season

Important San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 28-25-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 19-33-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

10/06/17 D Clayton Stoner Abdominal IR (10/02)
02/06/18 LW William Carrier Undisclosed is "?" Thursday vs San Jose
01/18/18 LW Tomas Nosek Upper Body IR (01/16)
01/10/18 D Luca Sbisa Hand IR (01/08)
01/05/18 D Jon Merrill Lower Body IR (01/04)

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

01/24/18 C Joe Thornton MCL IR (01/23)

Player Spotlight

James Neal has scored 36 total points this year for the Golden Knights. He has 23 goals this season with 152 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 13 assists on the year and averages 17.4 minutes played per contest. David Perron averages 17.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by tallying 13 goals on 85 attempts. He has 34 assists, giving him a total of 47 points on the year. Marc-Andre Fleury has 15 wins and 5 losses this season in goal for the Golden Knights. He has 678 shots against him and he's surrendered 44 goals. He's made 634 stops for a save percentage of 94%.

Player Spotlight

Logan Couture has 39 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 22 goals this year with 130 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 17 assists on the year and averages 18.3 minutes played per contest. Brent Burns averages 25.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 4% by scoring 9 goals on 226 attempts. He has 35 assists, giving him a total of 44 points on the year. Martin Jones has 15 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has 974 shots against him and he's given up 85 goals. He's made 889 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights have 74 total points this year, which is 2nd in the NHL. They've scored 181 goals while giving up 145 scores, which has them ranked 3rd and 24th respectively. They have had 166 power play chances and scored 35 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 10th in the league. The Golden Knights have given up 157 power play opportunities and surrendered 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking them 5th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.42% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 17th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks are 10th in the league with a total of 64 points this season. They have 42 power play goals on 179 chances for a percentage of 23%. That is 4th in the NHL. They've given up 161 power play opportunities and surrendered 25 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking 2nd overall. As a team, the Sharks are 18th with a total of 153 goals scored while they've given up 145 goals this season, ranking 23rd in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.81%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 16th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vegas is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.8%, as they've attempted 3,252 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,023 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.1% as they have 2,420 attempts while they have given up 2,227 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 9th in the league. The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 52.4% of the time, which is 11th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.6% for the season. That is 24th overall in the NHL. They have 1,605 face-off wins compared to 1,648 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.3%. That ranks them 23rd in the league. On defense Vegas has 1,023 hits and they have blocked 796 shots from the opposition, putting them 15th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Sharks are 6th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46.7% for the season, which is 26th in the NHL. They have 1,600 face-off wins compared to 1,568 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.5%. That is 13th in the league. On defense San Jose has 909 hits and they have blocked 848 shots from the opposition, which is 4th in the league. San Jose is 8th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.7% as they've attempted 3,283 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,068 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.4% ranks 7th as they have 2,446 attempts while they have given up 2,220 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vegas +100

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