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The San Jose Sharks and Seattle Kraken meet Saturday in NHL action at the Climate Pledge Arena. Here’s a Seattle Kraken vs San Jose Sharks Prediction. This article will include a Seattle Kraken vs San Jose Sharks Pick.
San Jose Sharks Betting Preview
The San Jose Sharks lost to the Senators, beat the Kraken, and they play the Capitals, Lightning and Panthers next. The San Jose Sharks are averaging 2.64 goals per game and are scoring 18.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Mikael Granlund leads San Jose with 9 goals, William Eklund has 16 assists and Tyler Toffoli has 75 shots on goal. Defensively, the San Jose Sharks are allowing 3.4 goals per game and are killing 81.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Mackenzie Blackwood has given up 44 goals on 440 shots faced, and Vitek Vanecek has allowed 30 goals on 298 shots.
Seattle Kraken Betting Preview
The Seattle Kraken lost to the Ducks and Sharks, and they play the Hurricanes, Islanders and Devils next. The Seattle Kraken are averaging 2.74 goals per game and are scoring on 13.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Jared McCann leads Seattle with 9 goals, Chandler Stephenson has 12 assists, and Brandon Montour has 75 shots on goal. Defensively, the Seattle Kraken are allowing 2.78 goals per game and are killing 78 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Philipp Grubauer has given up 21 goals on 177 shots faced, while Joey Daccord has allowed 39 goals on 467 shots.
Why the San Jose Sharks will win
- The Kraken have lost each of their last five games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- The Sharks have won three of their last four games as underdogs against Pacific Division opponents.
- The Sharks have covered the puck line in each of their last six games against opponents on a losing streak.
- The Kraken have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last five games as favorites against Pacific Division opponents.
- The Kraken have lost the second period in each of their last four games against Western Conference opponents.
Seattle Kraken Player Prop Facts
- Jordan Eberle has recorded a point in each of his last six appearances with the Kraken as home favorites against Pacific Division opponents.
- Andre Burakovsky has scored a goal in four of his last five appearances with his team as a home favorite against the Sharks.
- Ryker Evans has recorded at least one assist in five of the Kraken’s last six games as favorites.
San Jose Sharks Player Prop Facts
- Mikael Granlund has recorded at least one point in each of the Sharks’ last eight road games against Western Conference opponents.
- Mikael Granlund has scored at least one goal in five of his last six appearances against Pacific Division opponents.
- Logan Couture has recorded at least one assist in each of his last seven Saturday night appearances.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Seattle Kraken rank 28th in the league in power play percentage this season (15.38%).
- The Seattle Kraken are one of only two teams to win 5+ games when trailing after Period 1 this season.
- The San Jose Sharks rank 28th in the league for goals against per game this season (3.46).
- The San Jose Sharks are one of only two teams to lose a game when leading by 2 or more goals after Period 2 this season.
Seattle Kraken vs San Jose Sharks Prediction
The San Jose Sharks haven’t been good on the road this season, where they’re 2-7-4 and that certainly plays into this line. However, the Kraken aren’t good enough to lay these sorts of prices. Also, the Sharks just blasted the Kraken yesterday by a score of 8-5. The Kraken should be favored at home, but this line is nuts especially after what happened yesterday. I’ll take a shot in the dark with the Sharks.