Colorado Avalanche at San Jose Sharks Expert NHL Picks Against the Spread 3/1/2019

Friday, March 1, 2019

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The Colorado Avalanche travel to SAP Center to play the San Jose Sharks on Friday, March 1, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Avalanche at +170 and the Sharks at -210.

Colorado has a record of 28-24-12 this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 211 goals and given up 201 goals for a point differential of +10. For the season they have an ATS record of 28-36-0 and an over/under record of 34-29-0. San Jose is 37-19-8 this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They have scored 229 goals and surrendered 198 for a goal differential of +31. Their record against the spread is 37-27-0 while their over/under record is 37-26-0.

Valuable Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 28-36-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 34-29-0 against the over/under this season

Important San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 37-27-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 37-26-0 against the over/under this season

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/11/18 C Vladislav Kamenev Shoulder is out indefinitely
02/25/19 LW Matt Nieto Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/23/19 C Colin Wilson Upper Body is out indefinitely
02/23/19 D Ian Cole Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

02/27/19 LW Marcus Sorensen Facial is questionable Friday vs Colorado

Player Spotlight

Nathan MacKinnon has accumulated 81 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 33 goals this year with 282 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 48 assists on the season and averages 21.8 minutes played per game. Mikko Rantanen averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 27 goals on 163 shots. He has 54 assists, giving him a total of 81 points on the season. Semyon Varlamov has 18 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has 1,310 shots against him and he's given up 116 goals. He's made 1,194 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Logan Couture has scored 58 total points this year for the Sharks. He has 23 goals this season with 154 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 35 assists on the season and averages 18.7 minutes played per game. Brent Burns averages 24.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 5% by scoring 13 goals on 242 shots. He has 57 assists, giving him a total of 70 points on the season. Martin Jones has 29 wins and 13 losses this year in goal for the Sharks. He has 1,333 shots against him and he's surrendered 138 goals. He's made 1,195 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche have 68 total points this season, which ranks them 17th in the NHL. They are 8th in the league in goals scored with 211 while they've given up 201 goals, ranking them 10th overall. They have had 233 power play opportunities and have scored 52 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 9th in the NHL. The Avalanche have allowed 231 power play opportunities and have given up 52 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, putting them 26th in the league when short-handed. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.02% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 20th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks are 5th in the NHL with a total of 82 points this year. They have 48 power play goals on 191 opportunities for a percentage of 25%. That ranks them 5th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 186 power play opportunities and have given up 34 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. That is 7th in the NHL. As a team, the Sharks are 3rd in the league with 229 goals scored while they've given up 198 goals, which is 11th overall. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.63%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%. That is 31st in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Colorado is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50%, as they've attempted 3,746 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,752 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.4% as they have 2,790 attempts while they have given up 2,751 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 15th in the league. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 54.5% of the time, which is 4th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.5% for the season. That is 28th overall in the NHL. They have 1,856 face-off wins compared to 1,976 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.4%. That ranks them 25th in the league. On defense Colorado has 1,291 hits and they have blocked 1,001 shots from the opposition, putting them 3rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Sharks are 5th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.6% for the season, which is 27th in the NHL. They have 1,906 face-off wins compared to 1,845 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.8%. That is 11th in the league. On defense San Jose has 1,202 hits and they have blocked 857 shots from the opposition, which is 22nd in the league. San Jose is 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.2% as they've attempted 3,989 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,376 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 54.6% ranks 2nd as they have 3,026 attempts while they have given up 2,519 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take San Jose -210

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