San Jose Sharks at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Parlay 2/23/2019

Saturday, February 23, 2019

Nationwide Arena

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The San Jose Sharks head to Nationwide Arena to take on the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday, February 23, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Sharks at -118 and the Blue Jackets at -110.

San Jose has a record of 36-17-8 this year. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 223 goals and surrendered 187 goals for a point differential of +36. For the year they have an ATS mark of 35-25-0 and an over/under record of 36-23-0. Columbus has a record of 33-23-3 this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 188 goals and given up 179 for a goal differential of +9. Their record against the spread is 33-26-0 while their over/under mark is 23-30-0.

Valuable San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 35-25-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 36-23-0 against the over/under this season

Important Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 33-26-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 23-30-0 against the over/under this season

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

02/21/19 D Ryan Murray Upper Body is out indefinitely
02/20/19 LW Artemi Panarin Illness is questionable Friday vs Ottawa
02/19/19 LW Markus Hannikainen Illness IR (02/19)
02/15/19 C Brandon Dubinsky Hamstring IR (02/15)

Player Spotlight

Martin Jones has 29 wins and 11 losses this season in goal for the Sharks. He has 1,278 shots against him and he's surrendered 130 goals. He's made 1,148 stops for a save percentage of 90%. Logan Couture has scored 55 total points this year for the Sharks. He has 22 goals this season with 145 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 33 assists on the year and averages 18.7 minutes played per contest. Brent Burns averages 24.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 5% by tallying 12 goals on 234 attempts. He has 56 assists, giving him a total of 68 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Cam Atkinson has 55 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 32 goals this year with 227 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 23 assists on the year and averages 19.6 minutes played per contest. Sergei Bobrovsky has 24 wins and 18 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has 1,234 shots against him and he's given up 118 goals. He's made 1,116 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Artemi Panarin averages 20.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 24 goals on 147 attempts. He has 43 assists, giving him a total of 67 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks have given up 178 power play opportunities and surrendered 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82% this season. That is 8th in the league. They average 34 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.76% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, ranking them 29th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Sharks are 4th overall with 80 total points this year. They are 2nd in the league with 223 goals and 13th in goals allowed with 187. They've had 183 power play chances and scored 46 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 25%. That is 4th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Blue Jackets are 11th with a total of 188 goals scored while they are 17th with 179 goals surrendered this season. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.97%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 22nd in the league. The Blue Jackets have a total of 69 points this season, which is 13th in the NHL. They have had 26 power play goals on 168 chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 28th overall. They've given up 155 power play opportunities and surrendered 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking 5th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

San Jose is 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.3%, as they've attempted 3,850 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,246 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 54.7% as they have 2,916 attempts while they have given up 2,416 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 2nd in the league. The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 54.1% of the time, which is 5th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.9% for the season. That is 27th overall in the NHL. They have 1,825 face-off wins compared to 1,756 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51%. That ranks them 10th in the league. On defense San Jose has 1,143 hits and they have blocked 830 shots from the opposition, putting them 21st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 11th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48% for the season, which is 21st in the NHL. They have 1,744 face-off wins compared to 1,788 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.4%. That is 20th in the league. On defense Columbus has 1,199 hits and they have blocked 807 shots from the opposition, which is 26th in the league. Columbus is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.7% as they've attempted 3,313 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,216 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.9% ranks 8th as they have 2,596 attempts while they have given up 2,409 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Columbus -110 and over 6 total goals

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