San Jose Sharks vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, 10/21/2021 NHL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: San Jose Sharks vs Ottawa Senators

Date: Thursday, October 21, 2021

Location: Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON

TV: TSN5

Odds/Point Spread: Sharks (+105) Senators (-116)

Canadian Tire Centre is the site where Matt Murray and the Ottawa Senators (2-1-0) will take on the San Jose Sharks (2-0-0) on Thursday. The Senators open this matchup at -116 while the Sharks are coming in at +105. The O/U opens at 6.

The Sharks had a good night with a 5-0 win against the Canadiens in their last outing. The Sharks had a impressive offensive performance in this win. In the game, they netted 5 out of the 25 shots they put on net. Furthermore, they had 4 chances on the power play and scored 2 goals. San Jose had 10 penalty mins in this matchup. The Corsi for the Sharks came in at 30 and the Corsi against at the end of this game was 43 which had their Corsi rate coming in at 41.1%. Their Fenwick came in at 21 and the Fenwick against finished at 28, giving them a Fenwick rate of 42.9%. They tallied 22 face-off victories at even strength and lost on 16 opportunities to win the face-off. Their offensive zone starts were at 61.9% and their PDO rating was 118.8 for this game.

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San Jose Sharks opponents have recorded 5 power play tries (30th in the NHL) and have come away with 0 goals in those attempts. The Sharks have had 44 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .932. San Jose has attempted 56 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 16.1%. When playing at even strength, the Sharks have conceded 3 goals while earning 5 on offense. San Jose steps onto the ice with 9 power play opportunities and they have tallied 4 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 44.44%. For the current campaign, they have tallied 4 points and their points percentage sits at 1.000. Concerning their goal scoring prowess, the San Jose Sharks have accumulated 9 goals (16th in pro hockey) for the season and have conceded 3.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is James Reimer. During his career on the ice, Reimer has recorded 178 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .507. His save percentage sits at .913 for his 20,907 mins in the crease. Reimer has seen 11,189 shot attempts against him and has gathered 10,217 saves. The opposition has notched 972 goals versus Reimer in his career and his goals against average is 2.79. He has an overall mark of 173-131-43 and was named the starter in 351 games. Reimer has taken the ice for 385 games during his hockey career.

In their last outing, Ottawa played the Stars in a game where the Senators notched a victory by a final score of 3-2. They had 3 power play chances in this contest and earned 2 goals out of those tries. The Senators tallied 3 goals of the 27 shots on goal they were seeking. They had a PDO of 98 and their oZS percentage was 41.4%. Ottawa had a 43.0% Corsi rate. This Corsi percentage speaks to the kind of game that Ottawa had and you can say they had a mediocre outing. Their Fenwick rate came in at 43.8% by compiling a Fenwick of 32 and the Stars ending the game with a 41 Fenwick at even strength.

For the year, the Ottawa Senators have earned 7 goals, 4 points, as well as a points percentage of .667. They have allowed 7 goals to be scored by way of 5 goals at even strength and 2 goals while they were shorthanded. The Senators have tallied 3 goals at even strength and 4 goals (6th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have a total of 9 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 44.44%. Ottawa has taken 84 shots (24th in the league) and has a shot percentage of 8.33%, while allowing the other team 111 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 80.00% on the other teams 10 power play tries, and their save percentage currently sits at 93.7%.

Across the rink you are likely to see Matt Murray in net. The opposition is averaging 2.74 goals/game and he has given up 584 goals altogether. Murray's quality start percentage sits at 52.3% and he has qualified for 114 quality starts in his pro hockey career. He got the starting nod in 218 games and his ice time sits at 12,770 mins. Murray has compiled a career mark of 127-66-20 and has been in net for 226 contests. He has accrued 6,031 stops out of 6,615 shots taken against him, giving him a percentage of .912.

Who will win tonight's NHL game ATS?

Josh's Pick: Take San Jose (+105)

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