Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks NHL Picks & Predictions 3/22/2018

Thursday, March 22, 2018

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The Vegas Golden Knights head to SAP Center to take on the San Jose Sharks on Thursday, March 22, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Golden Knights at -121 and the Sharks at +110.

Vegas has a record of 47-21-5 this year and away from home they have a record of 21-12-3-1. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 248 goals and surrendered 200 goals for a point differential of +48. For the year they have an ATS mark of 46-26-0 and an over/under record of 38-32-0. San Jose has a record of 41-23-9 including 22-11-3-1 on home ice this year. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 225 goals and have given up 201 for a goal differential of +24. Their record against the spread is 40-32-0 while their over/under mark is 30-40-0.

Valuable Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 46-26-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 38-32-0 against the over/under this season

Important San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 40-32-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 30-40-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

10/06/17 D Clayton Stoner Abdominal IR (10/02)
03/21/18 GO Marc-Andre Fleury Undisclosed left last game, is "?" Thursday vs San Jose
03/20/18 RW Reilly Smith Shoulder is downgraded to doubtful Thursday vs San Jose
03/09/18 C Oscar Lindberg Concussion is out indefinitely
03/02/18 D Luca Sbisa Undisclosed is out indefinitely
02/10/18 LW William Carrier Shoulder IR (02/04)

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

03/20/18 RW Joel Ward Shoulder is "?" Thursday vs Vegas
03/20/18 RW Joonas Donskoi Upper Body is "?" Thursday vs Vegas
03/19/18 D Joakim Ryan Upper Body is out indefinitely
01/24/18 C Joe Thornton MCL IR (01/23)

Player Spotlight

William Karlsson has scored 66 total points this year for the Golden Knights. He has 39 goals this season with 166 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 24%. He has a total of 27 assists on the year and averages 18.6 minutes played per contest. Jon Marchessault averages 17.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 23 goals on 241 attempts. He has 44 assists, giving him a total of 67 points on the year. Marc-Andre Fleury has 27 wins and 11 losses this season in goal for the Golden Knights. He has 1,236 shots against him and he's surrendered 87 goals. He's made 1,149 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Brent Burns has 58 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 10 goals this year with 290 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 3%. He has a total of 48 assists on the year and averages 25.3 minutes played per contest. Logan Couture averages 18.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 30 goals on 181 attempts. He has 25 assists, giving him a total of 55 points on the year. Martin Jones has 26 wins and 18 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has 1,470 shots against him and he's given up 123 goals. He's made 1,347 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights have 99 total points this year, which is 4th in the NHL. They've scored 248 goals while giving up 200 scores, which has them ranked 2nd and 25th respectively. They have had 222 power play chances and scored 48 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That is 11th in the league. The Golden Knights have given up 207 power play opportunities and surrendered 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking them 14th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.34% for the year. They allow 31 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 Sharks are 7th in the league with a total of 91 points this season. They have 50 power play goals on 230 chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 10th in the NHL. They've given up 203 power play opportunities and surrendered 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking 2nd overall. As a team, the Sharks are 12th with a total of 225 goals scored while they've given up 201 goals this season, ranking 24th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.40%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 12th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vegas is 6th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.7%, as they've attempted 4,462 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,169 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.5% as they have 3,329 attempts while they have given up 3,129 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 9th in the league. The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 53% of the time, which is 7th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47% for the season. That is 28th overall in the NHL. They have 2,190 face-off wins compared to 2,277 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49%. That ranks them 25th in the league. On defense Vegas has 1,510 hits and they have blocked 1,040 shots from the opposition, putting them 20th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Sharks are 12th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.2% for the season, which is 24th in the NHL. They have 2,273 face-off wins compared to 2,172 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.1%. That is 12th in the league. On defense San Jose has 1,230 hits and they have blocked 1,210 shots from the opposition, which is 2nd in the league. San Jose is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.8% as they've attempted 4,439 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,297 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.2% ranks 8th as they have 3,368 attempts while they have given up 3,087 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vegas -121

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