Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks NHL Picks & Predictions 5/6/2018

Sunday, May 6, 2018

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The Vegas Golden Knights travel to SAP Center to play the San Jose Sharks on Sunday, May 6, 2018 in Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals. Vegas leads the series 3-2. The opening line for this game has the Golden Knights at +123 and the Sharks at -159.

Vegas had a record of 51-24-7 this season and on the road they had a mark 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 58-33-0 and an over/under record of 46-42-0. San Jose had a record of 45-27-10 including 25-13-3-1 at home this season. They were 3rd in the Pacific Division. They scored 252 goals and surrendered 229 for a goal differential of +23. Their record against the spread is 51-40-0 while their over/under record is 42-46-0.

Valuable Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 58-33-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 46-42-0 against the over/under this season

Important San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 51-40-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 42-46-0 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

04/18/18 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

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%. William Karlsson has accumulated 78 total points this season for the Golden Knights. He has 43 goals this year with 184 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 23%. He has a total of 35 assists on the season and averages 18.7 minutes played per game. Jon Marchessault averages 17.5 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 27 goals on 268 shots. He has 48 assists, giving him a total of 75 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Brent Burns has scored 67 total points this year for the Sharks. He has 12 goals this season with 332 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 4%. He has a total of 55 assists on the season and averages 25.2 minutes played per game. 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%. Joe Pavelski averages 19.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 22 goals on 224 shots. He has 44 assists, giving him a total of 66 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

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% this year. That is 10th in the NHL. 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%, which is ranked 12th in the league. The Golden Knights has 109 total points this season, ranking 5th in the NHL in offense. They are 5th in the league with 272 goals while they've given up 228 goals, which is 24th overall. They have had 248 power play opportunities and scored 53 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 11th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

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

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 San Jose -159

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