Monday, March 20, 2017

American Airlines Center

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The San Jose Sharks head to American Airlines Center to take on the Dallas Stars on Monday, March 20, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Sharks at -130 and the Stars at +118. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

San Jose comes into this game having played 71 games. They have an overall record of 42-22-7 and away from home they have a record of 19-12-3. The currently are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 196 goals and surrendered 165 goals for a point differential of +31. The Sharks have an overall record of 6-4-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 40-29 and an over/under record of 17-33-21. Dallas shows up with a record of 28-33-10 including 18-12-6 at home this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 195 goals and surrendered 233 for a goal differential of -38. The Stars have a record of 4-6-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 28-43 while their over/under record sits at 39-32-0.

Joe Pavelski has accumulated 63 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 28 goals this season with 213 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 35 assists on the season and averages 19.2 minutes played per game. Brent Burns has averaged 24.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 27 goals on 281 shots. He has 43 assists giving him a total of 70 points on the season. Martin Jones has 32 wins and 18 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has had 1,496 shots against him and has given up 125 goals. He has made 1,371 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

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Tyler Seguin has accumulated 68 total points this season for the Stars. He has 24 goals this season with 263 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 44 assists on the season and averages 18.6 minutes played per game. Jamie Benn has averaged 19.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 24 goals on 173 shots. He has 39 assists giving him a total of 63 points on the season. Kari Lehtonen has 17 wins and 22 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has had 1,313 shots against him and has given up 130 goals. He has made 1,183 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Sharks have 91 total points this season. They have scored 196 goals while giving up 165 goals. They have had 220 power play opportunities and have scored 37 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Sharks have allowed 181 power play opportunities and given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.20% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Stars have a total of 66 points on the season. They have 43 power play goals on 236 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 225 power play opportunities and have given up 59 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%. As a team, the Sharks have a total of 195 goals scored while they've given up 233 goals to this point. They average 27 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.01%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

San Jose has a Corsi percentage of 50.7% as they've attempted 4,099 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,984 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 52.1% as they have 3,071 attempts while they've given up 2,829 shots on the defensive end. The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 53.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.8% for the season. They have 1,981 face off wins compared to 2,144 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48%. On defense has 1,371 hits and they've blocked 1,155 shots from the opposition.

Dallas has attempted 4,263 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,209 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.3% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.6% as they have 3,148 shots while they've given up 3,068 attempts on defense. The Stars have an offensive zone percentage of 48.2% and their defensive zone percentage is 51.8% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.5% as they've compiled 2,210 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,252 face off losses. On defense has blocked 1,141 shot attempts and they have 1,350 hits as a unit.

San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 40-29 straight up

The San Jose Sharks are 17-33-21 against the over/under

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 28-43 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 39-32-0 against the over/under

San Jose Sharks Injuries

03/18/17 C Melker Karlsson Lower Body "?" Monday vs. Dallas
03/13/17 D David Schlemko Lower Body out indefinitely
01/23/17 C Micheal Haley Lower Body out indefinitely

Dallas Stars Injuries

11/01/16 C Mattias Janmark Knee expected to miss 5-6 months
03/19/17 LW Jamie Benn Eye missed last game, probable Monday vs. San Jose
03/03/17 LW Antoine Roussel Hand out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take San Jose -130

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