Detroit Red Wings at San Jose Sharks NHL Picks 3/25/2019

Monday, March 25, 2019

SAP Center

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The Detroit Red Wings travel to SAP Center to play the San Jose Sharks on Monday, March 25, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Red Wings at +320 and the Sharks at -480.

Detroit has a record of 27-38-10 this season. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 200 goals and given up 251 goals for a point differential of -51. For the season they have an ATS record of 27-48-0 and an over/under record of 35-38-0. San Jose is 43-23-9 this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They have scored 266 goals and surrendered 234 for a goal differential of +32. Their record against the spread is 43-32-0 while their over/under record is 42-30-0.

Valuable Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 27-48-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 35-38-0 against the over/under this season

Important San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 43-32-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 42-30-0 against the over/under this season

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

03/23/19 D Jonathan Ericsson Lower Body is questionable Monday vs San Jose
03/23/19 D Libor Sulak Illness is questionable Monday vs San Jose
03/23/19 C Michael Rasmussen Upper Body is questionable Monday vs San Jose
03/21/19 D Mike Green Illness is out for season
03/21/19 D Trevor Daley Upper Body is out indefinitely
03/18/19 LW Justin Abdelkader Foot is out indefinitely

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

03/23/19 C Joe Pavelski Lower Body is questionable Monday vs Detroit
03/15/19 D Radim Simek Knee is out for season
02/28/19 D Erik Karlsson Groin is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Andreas Athanasiou has accumulated 48 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 28 goals this year with 196 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 16.7 minutes played per game. Dylan Larkin averages 21.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 27 goals on 255 shots. He has 36 assists, giving him a total of 63 points on the season. Jimmy Howard has 20 wins and 20 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has 1,517 shots against him and he's given up 139 goals. He's made 1,378 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Brent Burns has scored 77 total points this year for the Sharks. He has 13 goals this season with 270 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 64 assists on the season and averages 25 minutes played per game. Logan Couture averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 26 goals on 185 shots. He has 38 assists, giving him a total of 64 points on the season. Martin Jones has 34 wins and 16 losses this year in goal for the Sharks. He has 1,571 shots against him and he's surrendered 160 goals. He's made 1,411 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings have 64 total points this season, which ranks them 29th in the NHL. They are 26th in the league in goals scored with 200 while they've given up 251 goals, ranking them 4th overall. They have had 200 power play opportunities and have scored 33 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 25th in the NHL. The Red Wings have allowed 225 power play opportunities and have given up 50 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, putting them 28th in the league when short-handed. They average 29 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.12% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 23rd in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks are 4th in the NHL with a total of 95 points this year. They have 52 power play goals on 219 opportunities for a percentage of 24%. That ranks them 6th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 216 power play opportunities and have given up 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. That is 21st in the NHL. As a team, the Sharks are 3rd in the league with 266 goals scored while they've given up 234 goals, which is 11th overall. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.66%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%. That is 31st in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Detroit is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.3%, as they've attempted 4,010 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,461 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 46.5% as they have 3,015 attempts while they have given up 3,467 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 28th in the league. The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 49% of the time, which is 21st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51% for the season. That is 10th overall in the NHL. They have 2,371 face-off wins compared to 2,283 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.9%. That ranks them 10th in the league. On defense Detroit has 1,612 hits and they have blocked 994 shots from the opposition, putting them 23rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Sharks are 5th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46.1% for the season, which is 27th in the NHL. They have 2,179 face-off wins compared to 2,146 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.4%. That is 13th in the league. On defense San Jose has 1,388 hits and they have blocked 989 shots from the opposition, which is 24th in the league. San Jose is 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.7% as they've attempted 4,610 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,973 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 54.1% ranks 3rd as they have 3,513 attempts while they have given up 2,984 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Detroit +320

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