San Jose Sharks at Florida Panthers NHL Betting Tips 1/21/2019

Monday, January 21, 2019

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The San Jose Sharks head to BB&T Center to take on the Florida Panthers on Monday, January 21, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Sharks at -130 and the Panthers at +110.

San Jose has a record of 28-15-7 this year. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 178 goals and surrendered 155 goals for a point differential of +23. For the year they have an ATS mark of 28-21-0 and an over/under record of 29-19-0. Florida has a record of 19-20-8 this season. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 146 goals and given up 168 for a goal differential of -22. Their record against the spread is 18-28-0 while their over/under mark is 25-16-0.

Valuable San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 28-21-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 29-19-0 against the over/under this season

Important Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 18-28-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 25-16-0 against the over/under this season

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

01/20/19 D Erik Karlsson Undisclosed is questionable Monday vs Florida
01/19/19 D Marc-Edouard Vlasic Upper Body is questionable Monday vs Florida

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

10/23/18 C Derek MacKenzie Shoulder is out for season
01/18/19 D MacKenzie Weegar Upper Body IR (01/18)

Player Spotlight

Logan Couture has scored 43 total points this year for the Sharks. He has 17 goals this season with 116 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 26 assists on the year and averages 18.6 minutes played per contest. Brent Burns averages 24.6 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 5% by tallying 9 goals on 179 attempts. He has 43 assists, giving him a total of 52 points on the year. Martin Jones has 22 wins and 9 losses this season in goal for the Sharks. He has 985 shots against him and he's surrendered 99 goals. He's made 886 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Evgeni Dadonov has 38 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 18 goals this year with 127 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 20 assists on the year and averages 19 minutes played per contest. Aleksander Barkov averages 23.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 17 goals on 117 attempts. He has 27 assists, giving him a total of 44 points on the year. Roberto Luongo has 9 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has 644 shots against him and he's given up 68 goals. He's made 576 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks have 63 total points this year, which is 4th in the NHL. They've scored 178 goals while giving up 155 scores, which has them ranked 3rd and 8th respectively. They have had 146 power play chances and scored 36 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 25%. That is 7th in the league. The Sharks have given up 137 power play opportunities and surrendered 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking them 7th when short-handed. They average 34 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.35% for the year. They allow 28 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 28th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Panthers are 24th in the league with a total of 46 points this season. They have 42 power play goals on 164 chances for a percentage of 26%. That is 5th in the NHL. They've given up 137 power play opportunities and surrendered 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 15th overall. As a team, the Panthers are 14th with a total of 146 goals scored while they've given up 168 goals this season, ranking 4th in goals against. They average 34 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.15%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 30th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

San Jose is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.1%, as they've attempted 3,228 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,628 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 55.3% as they have 2,421 attempts while they have given up 1,959 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 2nd in the league. The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 54.7% of the time, which is 5th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.3% for the season. That is 29th overall in the NHL. They have 1,489 face-off wins compared to 1,461 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.5%. That ranks them 14th in the league. On defense San Jose has 910 hits and they have blocked 669 shots from the opposition, putting them 20th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Panthers are 12th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.6% for the season, which is 20th in the NHL. They have 1,449 face-off wins compared to 1,532 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.6%. That is 21st in the league. On defense Florida has 1,015 hits and they have blocked 631 shots from the opposition, which is 26th in the league. Florida is 8th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.4% as they've attempted 2,776 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,620 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.7% ranks 8th as they have 2,128 attempts while they have given up 1,989 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Florida +110

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