Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks Hockey Betting Tips and Predictions 3/30/2019

Saturday, March 30, 2019

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The Vegas Golden Knights head to SAP Center to take on the San Jose Sharks on Saturday, March 30, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Golden Knights at +115 and the Sharks at -140.

Vegas has a record of 42-29-6 this year. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 235 goals and surrendered 211 goals for a point differential of +24. For the year they have an ATS mark of 42-34-0 and an over/under record of 34-38-0. San Jose has a record of 43-25-9 this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They have scored 272 goals and given up 242 for a goal differential of +30. Their record against the spread is 43-33-0 while their over/under mark is 42-31-0.

Valuable Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 42-34-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 34-38-0 against the over/under this season

Important San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 43-33-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 42-31-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

11/07/18 LW Erik Haula Knee is out indefinitely
03/28/19 GO Marc-Andre Fleury Lower Body is questionable Friday vs Minnesota
03/27/19 LW Max Pacioretty Knee is questionable Friday vs Minnesota

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

03/26/19 C Joe Pavelski Lower Body is questionable Thursday vs Chicago
03/15/19 D Radim Simek Knee is out for season
02/28/19 D Erik Karlsson Groin is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

William Karlsson has scored 53 total points this year for the Golden Knights. He has 23 goals this season with 163 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 30 assists on the year and averages 18.9 minutes played per contest. Jon Marchessault averages 18.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by tallying 24 goals on 266 attempts. He has 32 assists, giving him a total of 56 points on the year. Marc-Andre Fleury has 35 wins and 19 losses this season in goal for the Golden Knights. He has 1,673 shots against him and he's surrendered 144 goals. He's made 1,529 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Brent Burns has 78 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 13 goals this year with 285 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 65 assists on the year and averages 25.1 minutes played per contest. Logan Couture averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 26 goals on 187 attempts. He has 40 assists, giving him a total of 66 points on the year. Martin Jones has 34 wins and 18 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has 1,621 shots against him and he's given up 168 goals. He's made 1,453 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights have 90 total points this year, which is 15th in the NHL. They've scored 235 goals while giving up 211 scores, which has them ranked 13th and 23rd respectively. They have had 223 power play chances and scored 39 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That is 20th in the league. The Golden Knights have given up 216 power play opportunities and surrendered 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking them 9th when short-handed. They average 34 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.86% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 14th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks are 8th in the league with a total of 95 points this season. They have 55 power play goals on 228 chances for a percentage of 24%. That is 6th in the NHL. They've given up 219 power play opportunities and surrendered 45 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking 21st overall. As a team, the Sharks are 3rd with a total of 272 goals scored while they've given up 242 goals this season, ranking 10th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.60%. As a unit they give up 28 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 31st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vegas is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.7%, as they've attempted 4,932 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,085 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 54.6% as they have 3,653 attempts while they have given up 3,041 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 2nd in the league. The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 55.2% of the time, which is 1st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 44.8% for the season. That is 31st overall in the NHL. They have 2,330 face-off wins compared to 2,305 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.3%. That ranks them 14th in the league. On defense Vegas has 2,136 hits and they have blocked 1,044 shots from the opposition, putting them 23rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Sharks are 3rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.7% for the season, which is 29th in the NHL. They have 2,235 face-off wins compared to 2,204 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.3%. That is 15th in the league. On defense San Jose has 1,453 hits and they have blocked 1,009 shots from the opposition, which is 27th in the league. San Jose is 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54% as they've attempted 4,752 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,055 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 54.3% ranks 3rd as they have 3,618 attempts while they have given up 3,046 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vegas +115

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