San Jose Sharks (19-38-15) vs. Calgary Flames (32-26-15)
March 25, 2023 4:00 pm EDT
The Line: Calgary Flames -300 / San Jose Sharks +250; Over/Under: +6.5
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The San Jose Sharks and the Calgary Flames meet in NHL action from the Scotiabank Saddledome on Saturday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Calgary is listed as a -300 home favorite while San Jose is a +250 road underdog. The total for this game is set at 6.5 goals.
Injuries
For San Jose, Matt Benning and Andreas Johnsson are both listed as questionable while Evgeny Svechnikov and Jacob MacDonald are both out until early April. For Calgary, Chris Tanev is questionable for this game with an upper body injury.
Matchup History
Calgary’s 7-3 win over San Jose back on December 20th, 2022, made it three straight wins for the Flames in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
San Jose is 12-39 in their last 51 games overall and 16-40 in their last 56 road games while the over is 19-5-2 in their last 26 division games. Calgary is 1-7 in their last 8 home games and 2-5 in their last 7 games against the Western Conference while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 home games.
Pick
I’m backing the over here. I just don’t trust either group of goaltenders as far as I can throw them, and this to me feels like a bit of an offensive shootout with very little defense being played. I could see a game here where the first to 5 wins this game, so give me the over here.
