Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks NHL Picks & Predictions 4/30/2018

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

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The Vegas Golden Knights travel to SAP Center to play the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 in Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals. Vegas leads the series 2-1. The opening line for this game has the Golden Knights at +130 and the Sharks at -175.

Vegas had a record of 51-24-7 this season and on the road they had a record of 22-14-5-2. They were 1st in the Pacific Division. They scored 272 goals and gave up 228 goals for a point differential of +44. For the season they have an ATS record of 57-32-0 and an over/under record of 45-41-0. San Jose was 45-27-10 including 25-13-3-1 at home this season. They finished 3rd in the Pacific Division. They scored 252 goals and surrendered 229 for a goal differential of +23. Their record against the spread is 50-39-0 while their over/under record is 41-45-0.

Valuable Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 57-32-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 45-41-0 against the over/under this season

Important San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 50-39-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 41-45-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

10/06/17 D Clayton Stoner Abdominal IR (10/02)
04/18/18 C Mikhail Grabovski Concussion is out indefinitely

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

04/30/18 RW Joonas Donskoi Lower Body is "?" Wednesday vs Vegas
04/18/18 RW Barclay Goodrow Upper Body is out indefinitely
03/19/18 D Joakim Ryan Upper Body is out indefinitely
01/24/18 C Joe Thornton MCL IR (01/23)

Player Spotlight

Jon Marchessault has accumulated 75 total points this season for the Golden Knights. He has 27 goals this year with 268 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 48 assists on the season and averages 17.5 minutes played per game. William Karlsson averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 23% by scoring 43 goals on 184 shots. He has 35 assists, giving him a total of 78 points on the season. Marc-Andre Fleury has 29 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Golden Knights. He has 1,376 shots against him and he's given up 100 goals. He's made 1,276 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Joe Pavelski has scored 66 total points this year for the Sharks. He has 22 goals this season with 224 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 44 assists on the season and averages 19.3 minutes played per game. Brent Burns averages 25.2 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 4% by scoring 12 goals on 332 shots. He has 55 assists, giving him a total of 67 points on the season. Martin Jones has 30 wins and 22 losses this year in goal for the Sharks. He has 1,699 shots against him and he's surrendered 145 goals. He's made 1,554 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights have 109 total points this season, which ranks them 5th in the NHL. They are 5th in the league in goals scored with 272 while they've given up 228 goals, ranking them 24th overall. They have had 248 power play opportunities and have scored 53 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 11th in the NHL. The Golden Knights have allowed 237 power play opportunities and have given up 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, putting them 10th in the league when short-handed. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.13% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 12th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks are 11th in the NHL with a total of 100 points this year. They have 53 power play goals on 257 opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That ranks them 16th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 224 power play opportunities and have given up 34 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. That is 2nd in the NHL. As a team, the Sharks are 12th in the league with 252 goals scored while they've given up 229 goals, which is 23rd overall. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.33%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 15th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vegas is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.6%, as they've attempted 4,991 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,690 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.5% as they have 3,733 attempts while they have given up 3,511 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 8th in the league. The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 53.1% of the time, which is 10th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.9% for the season. That is 28th overall in the NHL. They have 2,439 face-off wins compared to 2,548 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.9%. That ranks them 25th in the league. On defense Vegas has 1,767 hits and they have blocked 1,179 shots from the opposition, putting them 21st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Sharks are 12th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.9% for the season, which is 22nd in the NHL. They have 2,558 face-off wins compared to 2,433 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.3%. That is 11th in the league. On defense San Jose has 1,380 hits and they have blocked 1,381 shots from the opposition, which is 1st in the league. San Jose is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.8% as they've attempted 5,002 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,853 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.2% ranks 7th as they have 3,798 attempts while they have given up 3,472 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vegas +130

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