PREMIUM
Stephen Nover's NHL Total of the Year
(NHL) Sharks (SJ) vs. Canucks (VAN),
Total: 5.50 | -120.00 Over
Result: Loss
Total: 5.50 | -120.00 Over
Result: Loss
It's difficult to exaggerate how bad the Sharks are defensively and in net with Alexander Georgiev. But here are the facts:
San Jose is giving up an average of 5.1 goals per game during its past 10 games. The Sharks rank last in the NHL defensively. Georgiev is expected to be in net since Georgi Romanov was in goal on Sunday when the Sharks lost, 5-2, to the Flames in Calgary. San Jose also is shorthanded on the blue line because of injuries.
Georgiev has a hideous 4.03 goals against average and a miserable .870 save percentage in 29 appearances this season, including 28 starts. He's permitted 26 goals during his last five starts.
Vancouver has scored at least three goals in nine of its last 13 games. The Canucks are averaging four goals per game in their last three games.
The Canucks rank 19th defensively. Their best goalie, Thatcher Demko, is ill and won't play. Vancouver is short-handed, too, defensively after losing defenseman Derek Forbort to injury in their last game this past Saturday.
San Jose is averaging 3.2 goals in its last four games.
Neither team is going to the playoffs. The Sharks are on a nine-game losing streak. These types of games with non-contending teams often are played loose with players trying to reach scoring incentives.
San Jose is giving up an average of 5.1 goals per game during its past 10 games. The Sharks rank last in the NHL defensively. Georgiev is expected to be in net since Georgi Romanov was in goal on Sunday when the Sharks lost, 5-2, to the Flames in Calgary. San Jose also is shorthanded on the blue line because of injuries.
Georgiev has a hideous 4.03 goals against average and a miserable .870 save percentage in 29 appearances this season, including 28 starts. He's permitted 26 goals during his last five starts.
Vancouver has scored at least three goals in nine of its last 13 games. The Canucks are averaging four goals per game in their last three games.
The Canucks rank 19th defensively. Their best goalie, Thatcher Demko, is ill and won't play. Vancouver is short-handed, too, defensively after losing defenseman Derek Forbort to injury in their last game this past Saturday.
San Jose is averaging 3.2 goals in its last four games.
Neither team is going to the playoffs. The Sharks are on a nine-game losing streak. These types of games with non-contending teams often are played loose with players trying to reach scoring incentives.
