The division rival Phoenix Coyotes and San Jose Sharks are set to renew hostilities on Saturday when they meet at HP Pavilion.
Oddsmakers currently have the Sharks listed as 195-moneyline favorites versus the Coyotes, while the game’s total is sitting at 5.
Adrian Aucoin’s shootout winner gave the Coyotes a 3-2 victory over the Kings on Thursday, as +165 underdogs. The teams played UNDER the posted over/under (5).
Matthew Lombardi and Taylor Pyatt replied for the Coyotes in regulation.
The Sharks scored three times in the second period as they doubled the Canucks 4-2 on Thursday. The Sharks won that game as -180 favorites, and the six goals made it OVER the posted over/under (5.5).
Joe Pavelski, Loagan Couture, Joe Thornton, and Manny Malhotra tallied for the Sharks.
Current streak:
Phoenix has won 3 straight games.
San Jose has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Phoenix: 50-25-6
San Jose: 50-20-11
Phoenix most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Chicago are 5-5
After playing Los Angeles are 3-7
After a win are 8-2
San Jose most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 9-1
Before playing Toronto are 4-4-1
After playing Vancouver are 6-4
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix’s last 5 games when playing on the road against San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Phoenix’s last 7 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Phoenix’s last 15 games on the road
Phoenix is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Jose’s last 5 games when playing at home against Phoenix
San Jose is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Jose’s last 7 games when playing Phoenix
San Jose is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
