San Jose Sharks vs Calgary Flames 12/18/22 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Calgary Flames and San Jose Sharks meet Sunday in NHL action at the SAP Center. The Calgary Flames have lost 5 straight games. The San Jose Sharks have lost 6 of their last 9 games.

The Calgary Flames are averaging 2.9 goals per game and are scoring on 19.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Nazem Kadri leads Calgary with 11 goals, Rasmus Andersson has 16 assists and Tyler Toffoli has 96 shots on goal. Defensively, the Calgary Flames are allowing 3.1 goals per game and are killing 81.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jacob Markstrom has allowed 60 goals on 556 shots faced, and Dan Vladar has given up 30 goals on 317 shots.

The San Jose Sharks are averaging 3.1 goals per game and are scoring on 21.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Logan Couture leads San Jose with 14 goals, Erik Karlsson has 26 assists and Timo Meier has 141 shots on goal. Defensively, the San Jose Sharks are allowing 3.6 goals per game and are killing 84.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Kaapo Kahkonen has allowed 43 goals on 350 shots faced, and James Reimer has allowed 47 goals on 487 shots.

The Flames are 0-4 in their last 4 games playing on 1 days rest and 5-17 in their last 22 road games. The Sharks are 17-35 in their last 52 games playing on 0 days rest and 20-50 in their last 70 overall. The under is 5-1 in Flames last 6 road games. The over is 4-1 in Sharks last 5 overall. The Flames are 3-7 in the last 10 meetings in San Jose and 4-12 in the last 16 meetings. The road team is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.

The San Jose Sharks are having issues finishing games, and playing on the end of a back to back usually doesn’t fix matters. The Calgary Flames are having issues of their own, but the talent is there to where you expect them to turn things around sooner than alter. With the rest advantage, there are no excuses for the Flames in this spot. Give me the road favorite.