San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks Hockey Betting Tips 4/2/2019

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Rogers Arena

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The San Jose Sharks travel to Rogers Arena to play the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Sharks at -190 and the Canucks at +143.

San Jose has a record of 44-26-9 this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They have scored 279 goals and given up 250 goals for a point differential of +29. For the season they have an ATS record of 44-35-0 and an over/under record of 45-31-0. Vancouver has a record of 34-35-10 this year. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 211 goals and surrendered 241 for a goal differential of -30. Their record against the spread is 34-45-0 while their over/under record is 31-44-0.

Valuable San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 44-35-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 45-31-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 34-45-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 31-44-0 against the over/under this season

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

03/31/19 C Joe Pavelski Lower Body is questionable Tuesday vs Vancouver
03/15/19 D Radim Simek Knee is out for season
02/28/19 D Erik Karlsson Groin is out indefinitely

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

03/31/19 RW Jake Virtanen Lower Body is questionable Tuesday vs San Jose
03/26/19 C Tyler Motte Upper Body is out indefinitely
03/14/19 LW Antoine Roussel Knee is out for season
02/21/19 D Christopher Tanev Lower Body IR (02/21)
02/15/19 C Brandon Sutter Undisclosed is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Martin Jones has 35 wins and 18 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has 1,647 shots against him and he's given up 171 goals. He's made 1,476 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Logan Couture has accumulated 70 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 27 goals this year with 188 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 43 assists on the season and averages 18.6 minutes played per game. Brent Burns averages 25.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 5% by scoring 14 goals on 289 shots. He has 65 assists, giving him a total of 79 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Bo Horvat has scored 59 total points this year for the Canucks. He has 27 goals this season with 222 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 32 assists on the season and averages 20.9 minutes played per game. Jacob Markstrom has 28 wins and 22 losses this year in goal for the Canucks. He has 1,863 shots against him and he's surrendered 163 goals. He's made 1,700 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Brock Boeser averages 19.2 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 26 goals on 198 shots. He has 29 assists, giving him a total of 55 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks have allowed 227 power play opportunities and have given up 45 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this year. That is 18th in the NHL. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.67% for the season. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is ranked 31st in the league. The Sharks have 97 total points this season, ranking 8th in the NHL in offense. They are 3rd in the league with 279 goals while they've given up 250 goals, which is 10th overall. They have had 233 power play opportunities and scored 56 goals on those chances for a percentage of 24%. That is 6th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Canucks are 24th with 211 goals scored while they are 13th in the NHL with 241 goals allowed this year. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.97%. They give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 20th place in the league. The Canucks have a total of 78 points this year, which is 23rd in the NHL. They have 39 power play goals on 244 opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That ranks their power play unit 27th. They've allowed 245 power play opportunities and have given up 46 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, which is 10th overall.

Advanced Statistics

San Jose is 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.9%, as they've attempted 4,851 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,154 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 54.1% as they have 3,687 attempts while they have given up 3,125 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 3rd in the league. The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 54.3% of the time, which is 3rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.7% for the season. That is 29th overall in the NHL. They have 2,282 face-off wins compared to 2,270 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.1%. That ranks them 15th in the league. On defense San Jose has 1,515 hits and they have blocked 1,029 shots from the opposition, putting them 27th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Canucks are 23rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.2% for the season, which is 10th in the NHL. They have 2,320 face-off wins compared to 2,370 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.5%. That is 19th in the league. On defense Vancouver has 1,764 hits and they have blocked 1,187 shots from the opposition, which is 9th in the league. Vancouver is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.6% as they've attempted 4,374 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,632 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.8% ranks 20th as they have 3,280 attempts while they have given up 3,445 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take San Jose -190

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