San Jose Sharks vs Chicago Blackhawks Expert NHL Picks Against the Spread 10/10/2019

Thursday, October 10, 2019

United Center

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The San Jose Sharks travel to United Center to play the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday, October 10, 2019.

San Jose has a record of 0-4-0 this season and on the road they have a record of 0-3-0. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 5 goals and given up 17 goals for a point differential of -12. For the season they have an ATS record of 0-4 and an over/under record of 1-2-0. Chicago is 0-1-0. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 3 goals and surrendered 4 for a goal differential of -1. Their record against the spread is 0-1 while their over/under record is 1-0-0.

Valuable San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 0-4 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 1-2-0 against the over/under this season

Important Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 0-1 straight up this year

The Chicago Blackhawks are 1-0-0 against the over/under this season

The San Jose Sharks will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 5 - 2 loss to the Nashville Predators in their last game. The Sharks had a rough night on the offensive side of the ice in the defeat. In this game, they converted 2 of the 35 shots they attempted. Additionally, they had 3 power play chances and scored 1 goal out of those attempts. San Jose ended up with 15 penalty minutes while out there on the ice. The Corsi for the Sharks sat at 83 and the Corsi against was 39 which gave them a Corsi percentage of 68.0%. Their Fenwick was 61 while the Fenwick against sat at 27, telling us they have a rate of 69.3%. They earned 39 face-off wins and were beaten on 48 tries to control the puck. Their offensive zone starts came in at 70.5% and they had a PDO at even strength of 81.1 for this matchup. Concerning opponent stats, the Nashville Predators racked up 25 shots. They ended the game with 11 minutes in the box and they earned a total of 5 power play attempts.

The Chicago Blackhawks faced the Philadelphia Flyers in a game where the Blackhawks ended up taking the loss by a score of 4 - 3. In this outing, Chicago went home with a 47.0% Corsi rating. They ended up with that by earning a Corsi of 39 while the opposition earned a Corsi of 44. They earned a Fenwick percentage of 40.6% with a Fenwick of 26 and the Flyers having earned a 38 Fenwick at even strength. This Corsi rating tells us the kind of game Chicago played and you can say they had a mediocre outing. They had a PDO of 97.2 and their oZS percentage was 40.8%. The Blackhawks netted 3 goals out of the 31 shots on goal they attempted. They had 2 power play opportunities in this outing and converted 1 out of those tries. In discussing their opponent, the Flyers had 3 power play chances and were able to tally 1 goal on that opportunity. Chicago allowed 38 shots on goal and the Flyers had a total of 4 penalty mins.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks have 0 total points this season, which ranks them 29th in the NHL. They are 25th in the league in goals scored with 5 while they've given up 17 goals, ranking them 1st overall. They have had 17 power play opportunities and have scored 1 goal on those chances for a percentage of 6%. That is 25th in the NHL. The Sharks have allowed 14 power play opportunities and have given up 2 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%, putting them 12th in the league when short-handed. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 3.91% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 86%. That puts them 26th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blackhawks are 28th in the NHL with a total of 0 points this year. They have 1 power play goal on 2 opportunities for a percentage of 50%. That ranks them 3rd in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 3 power play opportunities and have given up 1 goal on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 67%. That is 26th in the NHL. As a team, the Blackhawks are 29th in the league with 3 goals scored while they've given up 4 goals, which is 28th overall. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.68%. As a team they give up 38 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 22nd in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

San Jose is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.6%, as they've attempted 208 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 173 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 54.1% as they have 152 attempts while they have given up 129 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 8th in the league. The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 58.2% of the time, which is 3rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 41.8% for the season. That is 29th overall in the NHL. They have 110 face-off wins compared to 118 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.2%. That ranks them 21st in the league. On defense San Jose has 123 hits and they have blocked 44 shots from the opposition, putting them 13th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blackhawks are 28th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 40.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 59.2% for the season, which is 4th in the NHL. They have 16 face-off wins compared to 31 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 34%. That is 31st in the league. On defense Chicago has 21 hits and they have blocked 6 shots from the opposition, which is 31st in the league. Chicago is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47% as they've attempted 39 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 44 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 40.6% ranks 28th as they have 26 attempts while they have given up 38 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Chicago

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