Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks NHL Parlay 3/18/2019

Monday, March 18, 2019

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The Vegas Golden Knights head to SAP Center to take on the San Jose Sharks on Monday, March 18, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Golden Knights at +130 and the Sharks at -155.

Vegas has a record of 39-27-5 this year. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 211 goals and surrendered 195 goals for a point differential of +16. For the year they have an ATS mark of 39-32-0 and an over/under record of 32-35-0. San Jose has a record of 43-21-8 this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 258 goals and given up 219 for a goal differential of +39. Their record against the spread is 43-29-0 while their over/under mark is 40-30-0.

Valuable Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 39-32-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 32-35-0 against the over/under this season

Important San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 43-29-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 40-30-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

11/07/18 LW Erik Haula Knee is out indefinitely
03/03/19 LW William Carrier Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

03/15/19 D Radim Simek Knee is out for season
02/28/19 D Erik Karlsson Groin is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

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%. William Karlsson has scored 44 total points this year for the Golden Knights. He has 19 goals this season with 152 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 25 assists on the year and averages 19 minutes played per contest. Jon Marchessault averages 18.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by tallying 20 goals on 245 attempts. He has 27 assists, giving him a total of 47 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Brent Burns has 74 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 13 goals this year with 263 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 61 assists on the year and averages 25 minutes played per contest. Martin Jones has 34 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has 1,526 shots against him and he's given up 154 goals. He's made 1,372 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Logan Couture averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 24 goals on 178 attempts. He has 38 assists, giving him a total of 62 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights have given up 203 power play opportunities and surrendered 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82% this season. That is 6th in the league. They average 34 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.63% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, ranking them 11th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Golden Knights are 13th overall with 83 total points this year. They are 17th in the league with 211 goals and 24th in goals allowed with 195. They've had 205 power play chances and scored 35 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That is 22nd in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Sharks are 3rd with a total of 258 goals scored while they are 14th with 219 goals surrendered this season. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.72%. As a unit they give up 28 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 30th in the league. The Sharks have a total of 94 points this season, which is 4th in the NHL. They have had 50 power play goals on 207 chances for a percentage of 24%. That is 6th overall. They've given up 207 power play opportunities and surrendered 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 10th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Vegas is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.6%, as they've attempted 4,572 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,805 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 54.4% as they have 3,363 attempts while they have given up 2,824 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 2nd in the league. The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 54.8% of the time, which is 2nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.2% for the season. That is 30th overall in the NHL. They have 2,150 face-off wins compared to 2,130 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.2%. That ranks them 15th in the league. On defense Vegas has 1,971 hits and they have blocked 981 shots from the opposition, putting them 21st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Sharks are 5th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46.2% for the season, which is 27th in the NHL. They have 2,110 face-off wins compared to 2,052 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.7%. That is 11th in the league. On defense San Jose has 1,325 hits and they have blocked 972 shots from the opposition, which is 23rd in the league. San Jose is 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.7% as they've attempted 4,427 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,822 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 54.2% ranks 3rd as they have 3,373 attempts while they have given up 2,850 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take San Jose -155 and over 6.5 total goals

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