Anaheim Ducks vs San Jose Sharks 1/6/23 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

The San Jose Sharks and Anaheim Ducks meet Friday in NHL action at the Honda Center. The San Jose Sharks have lost 6 of their last 8 games. The Anaheim Ducks have lost 5 of their last 7 games.

The San Jose Sharks are averaging 3 goals per game and are scoring on 22.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Timo Meier leads San Jose with 21 goals, Erik Karlsson has 40 assists and Tomas Hertl has 91 shots on goal. Defensively, the San Jose Sharks are allowing 3.7 goals per game and are killing 83.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Kaapo Kahkonen has allowed 54 goals on 423 shots faced, and James Reimer has allowed 67 goals on 647 shots.

The Anaheim Ducks are averaging 2.2 goals per game and are scoring on 15.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Troy Terry leads Anaheim with 12 goals, Trevor Zegras has 19 assists and Frank Vatrano has 114 shots on goal. Defensively, the Anaheim Ducks are allowing 4.1 goals per game and are killing 70.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. John Gibson has given up 91 goals on 918 shots faced, and Anthony Stolarz has allowed 36 goals on 316 shots.

The Sharks are 11-28 in their last 39 road games and 15-41 in their last 56 overall. The Ducks are 8-20 in their last 28 home games and 15-48 in their last 63 overall. The over is 23-7-1 in Sharks last 31 overall. The under is 6-1 in Ducks last 7 overall. The Sharks are 11-5 in the last 16 meetings in Anaheim and 2-8 in the last 10 meetings. The road team is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings. The over is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.

The San Jose Sharks aren’t playing well, and things usually don’t improve for them on the road. However, the Anaheim Ducks have been one of the worst teams in the league from the start, as the offense doesn’t score and the defense cant get stops. At least the Sharks can find the back of the net. Give me the Sharks and the cheap price. Backing the Ducks isn’t an option.