Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks NHL Picks and Tips 2/16/2019

Saturday, February 16, 2019

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The Vancouver Canucks head to SAP Center to take on the San Jose Sharks on Saturday, February 16, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Canucks at +190 and the Sharks at -240.

Vancouver has a record of 26-26-7 this year. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 168 goals and surrendered 185 goals for a point differential of -17. For the year they have an ATS mark of 26-33-0 and an over/under record of 27-28-0. San Jose has a record of 34-17-7 this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They have scored 211 goals and given up 182 for a goal differential of +29. Their record against the spread is 34-24-0 while their over/under mark is 35-22-0.

Valuable Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 26-33-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 27-28-0 against the over/under this season

Important San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 34-24-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 35-22-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

02/15/19 C Brandon Sutter Undisclosed is out indefinitely
02/14/19 D Christopher Tanev Lower Body is questionable Saturday vs San Jose
02/14/19 RW Jake Virtanen Upper Body is questionable Saturday vs San Jose
02/07/19 GO Thatcher Demko Knee is out indefinitely
02/07/19 D Alexander Edler Concussion is out indefinitely
02/05/19 LW Sven Baertschi Illness IR (02/05)

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

02/14/19 D Erik Karlsson Lower Body is questionable Saturday vs Vancouver

Player Spotlight

Bo Horvat has scored 45 total points this year for the Canucks. He has 20 goals this season with 168 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 25 assists on the year and averages 20.9 minutes played per contest. Brock Boeser averages 19.2 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 20 goals on 141 attempts. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 39 points on the year. Jacob Markstrom has 22 wins and 16 losses this season in goal for the Canucks. He has 1,388 shots against him and he's surrendered 123 goals. He's made 1,265 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Logan Couture has 51 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 20 goals this year with 137 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 31 assists on the year and averages 18.7 minutes played per contest. Brent Burns averages 24.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 5% by scoring 11 goals on 219 attempts. He has 52 assists, giving him a total of 63 points on the year. Martin Jones has 27 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has 1,198 shots against him and he's given up 122 goals. He's made 1,076 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks have 59 total points this year, which is 20th in the NHL. They've scored 168 goals while giving up 185 scores, which has them ranked 17th and 10th respectively. They have had 186 power play chances and scored 30 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That is 26th in the league. The Canucks have given up 194 power play opportunities and surrendered 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking them 14th when short-handed. They average 29 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.73% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 18th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks are 4th in the league with a total of 75 points this season. They have 41 power play goals on 171 chances for a percentage of 24%. That is 5th in the NHL. They've given up 168 power play opportunities and surrendered 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 8th overall. As a team, the Sharks are 2nd with a total of 211 goals scored while they've given up 182 goals this season, ranking 13th in goals against. They average 34 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.68%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 29th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vancouver is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.9%, as they've attempted 3,159 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,436 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.2% as they have 2,382 attempts while they have given up 2,558 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 25th in the league. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 48.5% of the time, which is 23rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.5% for the season. That is 10th overall in the NHL. They have 1,732 face-off wins compared to 1,804 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49%. That ranks them 22nd in the league. On defense Vancouver has 1,276 hits and they have blocked 878 shots from the opposition, putting them 5th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Sharks are 5th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.6% for the season, which is 27th in the NHL. They have 1,726 face-off wins compared to 1,672 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.8%. That is 10th in the league. On defense San Jose has 1,071 hits and they have blocked 792 shots from the opposition, which is 21st in the league. San Jose is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.3% as they've attempted 3,681 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,100 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 54.6% ranks 2nd as they have 2,778 attempts while they have given up 2,308 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take San Jose -240

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