The Vancouver Canucks battle the visiting San Jose Sharks on Tuesday in NHL betting action at Rogers Arena.

This season the Canucks are 11-6-4 overall while the Sharks are 10-6-4. As for the totals, Vancouver is 10-9-2 on the OU, and San Jose is 4-15-1.



View San Jose vs Vancouver Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks such as Sportsbook had the Canucks as -136 favorites earlier today. The over under opened at 5 at Sportsbook for bettors hoping to turn a profit on totals.

Power Rankings:
According to new NHL Power Rankings here, it's the No. 13-ranked Canucks and the No. 14-rated Sharks in this matchup.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Vancouver's No. 11-ranked offense (2.9 goals per game) against a Sharks defense that ranks No. 3 at 2.2 goals per game allowed. The Canucks Sportsbook has clicked at a 16.9% rate while the Sharks have a 86.7% rate on the penalty kill.

Last time out for San Jose, they were a 2-1 Sportsbook as they battled the Predators at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Sharks at -142 were rewarded, while the 3 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

Vancouver lost its last outing, a 4-2 result against the Flames on March 3. Bettors who backed the Flames at +110 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (6) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.


San Jose Sharks Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Toronto are 4-6
After playing Nashville are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

Vancouver Canucks Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing San Jose are 7-3
After playing Calgary are 9-1
After a loss are 5-5

A few Sharks at Canucks trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Jose's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Jose's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Jose's last 6 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Vancouver's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vancouver's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vancouver's last 6 games when playing San Jose
Vancouver is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Jose


Next up:
San Jose at Calgary, Wednesday, March 6
Vancouver at Columbus, Thursday, March 7