San Jose Sharks at Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Parlay 2/21/2019

Thursday, February 21, 2019

PPG Paints Arena

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The San Jose Sharks head to PPG Paints Arena to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday, February 21, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Sharks at +109 and the Penguins at -120.

San Jose has a record of 35-17-8 this year. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 219 goals and surrendered 190 goals for a point differential of +29. For the year they have an ATS mark of 35-25-0 and an over/under record of 36-23-0. Pittsburgh has a record of 31-21-7 this season. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 206 goals and given up 184 for a goal differential of +22. Their record against the spread is 32-28-0 while their over/under mark is 29-26-0.

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 Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 32-28-0 straight up this year

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 29-26-0 against the over/under this season

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

02/12/19 D Olli Maatta Upper Body IR (02/12)

Player Spotlight

Martin Jones has 28 wins and 11 losses this season in goal for the Sharks. He has 1,252 shots against him and he's surrendered 130 goals. He's made 1,122 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 144 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 11 goals on 228 attempts. He has 54 assists, giving him a total of 65 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Phil Kessel has 62 total points this season for the Penguins. He has 21 goals this year with 145 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 41 assists on the year and averages 18.1 minutes played per contest. Matt Murray has 17 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Penguins. He has 920 shots against him and he's given up 80 goals. He's made 840 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Sidney Crosby averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 25 goals on 166 attempts. He has 47 assists, giving him a total of 72 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks have given up 176 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 10.74% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, ranking them 30th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Sharks are 4th overall with 78 total points this year. They are 2nd in the league with 219 goals and 11th in goals allowed with 190. They've had 177 power play chances and scored 43 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 24%. That is 5th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Penguins are 5th with a total of 206 goals scored while they are 14th with 184 goals surrendered this season. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.67%. As a unit they give up 34 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 8th in the league. The Penguins have a total of 69 points this season, which is 11th in the NHL. They have had 39 power play goals on 163 chances for a percentage of 24%. That is 6th overall. They've given up 163 power play opportunities and surrendered 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 11th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

San Jose is 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.2%, as they've attempted 3,795 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,201 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 54.7% as they have 2,874 attempts while they have given up 2,384 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 2nd in the league. The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 54.2% of the time, which is 4th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.8% for the season. That is 28th overall in the NHL. They have 1,798 face-off wins compared to 1,727 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51%. That ranks them 10th in the league. On defense San Jose has 1,112 hits and they have blocked 817 shots from the opposition, putting them 20th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Penguins are 27th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 47.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52.1% for the season, which is 5th in the NHL. They have 1,791 face-off wins compared to 1,776 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.2%. That is 14th in the league. On defense Pittsburgh has 1,748 hits and they have blocked 893 shots from the opposition, which is 7th in the league. Pittsburgh is 19th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.1% as they've attempted 3,429 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,556 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.4% ranks 18th as they have 2,595 attempts while they have given up 2,663 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Pittsburgh -120 and over 6.5 total goals

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