San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames Hockey Betting Tips and Predictions 2/7/2019

Thursday, February 7, 2019

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The San Jose Sharks head to Scotiabank Saddledome to take on the Calgary Flames on Thursday, February 7, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Sharks at +105 and the Flames at -125.

San Jose has a record of 31-16-7 this year. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 193 goals and surrendered 171 goals for a point differential of +22. For the year they have an ATS mark of 30-23-0 and an over/under record of 32-20-0. Calgary has a record of 34-14-5 this season. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They have scored 197 goals and given up 152 for a goal differential of +45. Their record against the spread is 34-19-0 while their over/under mark is 30-22-0.

Valuable San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 30-23-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 32-20-0 against the over/under this season

Important Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 34-19-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 30-22-0 against the over/under this season

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

02/05/19 D Erik Karlsson Illness is questionable Thursday vs Calgary

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

11/28/18 D Juuso Valimaki Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/05/19 D Travis Hamonic Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs San Jose

Player Spotlight

Brent Burns has scored 58 total points this year for the Sharks. He has 10 goals this season with 202 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 48 assists on the year and averages 24.8 minutes played per contest. Logan Couture averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by tallying 20 goals on 129 attempts. He has 29 assists, giving him a total of 49 points on the year. Martin Jones has 25 wins and 10 losses this season in goal for the Sharks. He has 1,105 shots against him and he's surrendered 114 goals. He's made 991 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Sean Monahan has 62 total points this season for the Flames. He has 27 goals this year with 161 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 35 assists on the year and averages 19.6 minutes played per contest. Johnny Gaudreau averages 20.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 29 goals on 168 attempts. He has 45 assists, giving him a total of 74 points on the year. David Rittich has 20 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has 865 shots against him and he's given up 71 goals. He's made 794 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks have 69 total points this year, which is 4th in the NHL. They've scored 193 goals while giving up 171 scores, which has them ranked 3rd and 11th respectively. They have had 159 power play chances and scored 39 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 25%. That is 5th in the league. The Sharks have given up 154 power play opportunities and surrendered 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking them 9th when short-handed. They average 35 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.35% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 30th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames are 2nd in the league with a total of 73 points this season. They have 43 power play goals on 185 chances for a percentage of 23%. That is 8th in the NHL. They've given up 170 power play opportunities and surrendered 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking 20th overall. As a team, the Flames are 2nd with a total of 197 goals scored while they've given up 152 goals this season, ranking 23rd in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.69%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 18th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

San Jose is 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.7%, as they've attempted 3,477 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,875 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 55% as they have 2,619 attempts while they have given up 2,144 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 2nd in the league. The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 54.4% of the time, which is 6th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.6% for the season. That is 26th overall in the NHL. They have 1,610 face-off wins compared to 1,566 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.7%. That ranks them 12th in the league. On defense San Jose has 997 hits and they have blocked 731 shots from the opposition, putting them 22nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Flames are 7th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46.4% for the season, which is 25th in the NHL. They have 1,652 face-off wins compared to 1,493 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.5%. That is 3rd in the league. On defense Calgary has 767 hits and they have blocked 674 shots from the opposition, which is 30th in the league. Calgary is 6th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.6% as they've attempted 3,118 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,815 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.1% ranks 7th as they have 2,328 attempts while they have given up 2,141 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take San Jose +105

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