Look for them to grind out a road win within 60 minutes. This game sets up nicely for the Coyotes to have success at both ends of the ice. This young Sharks defense won't provide much resistance. Offensively, it's worth noting that the Coyotes are one of the league's better teams at working the puck into the slot and scoring from high-danger areas. Ingram will make it very difficult on a Sharks team that struggles to finish its chances at the best of times. Only Filip Gustavsson, Connor Hellebuyck, Ilya Sorokin, and Juuse Saros have saved more goals above expected over the past month. They play a very low-event brand of hockey, and Ingram has slammed the door shut whenever asked. Led by Connor Ingram, the Coyotes have allowed next to nothing for quite some time. San Jose is back to spending most of its games on its heels, asking far too much from a mediocre goaltending tandem. No team has allowed five-on-five shots or expected goals at a higher rate over the last 10 games. The Sharks have dropped three in a row and six of 10 while posting some putrid metrics. San Jose now looks more like the team we saw back in October. There was a time when the Sharks were playing respectable hockey and grinding out wins against quality sides. With a goaltending edge and a more in-form offense, I see value backing the Canucks as road underdogs.īet: Canucks (+130) Coyotes (-150) Sharks (+130)

He leads the league in GSAE by a healthy margin, shaving nearly five more goals off expectation than second-place Jeremy Swayman. If Dallas plays leaky defense in front of a backup goaltender, the team will likely pay the price.Īlthough the Canucks have also seen a dip in their five-on-five play of late, Thatcher Demko is more than capable of masking their mistakes. Miller, etc.) who've helped the team shoot the lights out all season long. The Canucks are loaded with high-end finishers (Elias Pettersson, Brock Boeser, J.T. This is also a very tough matchup for the Stars. He probably won't steal games and mask all of Dallas' mistakes. Although he owns a 7-2-1 record, Wedgewood has conceded well over three goals per game and grades out as a slight negative in terms of Goals Saved Above Expected (GSAE).

That leaves Scott Wedgewood as the temporary No.

Jake Oettinger, who's struggled, is now sidelined with an injury. Strong defense and goaltending are calling cards for the Stars, so to be lacking in both areas is not only uncommon but concerning.

They've controlled only 45.94% of the expected goals at five-on-five and conceded more goals per 60 than all but the Blues in that time.

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