Sharks vs Kraken Pick – NHL Predictions & Odds 3/16/23

The Seattle Kraken and San Jose Sharks meet Thursday in NHL action at the SAP Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The Seattle Kraken are averaging 3.5 goals per game and are scoring on 20.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Jared McCann leads Seattle with 33 goals, Vince Dunn has 43 assists, and Oliver Bjorkstrand has 171 shots on goal. Defensively, the Seattle Kraken are allowing 3.2 goals per game and are killing 75.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Philipp Grubauer has given up 82 goals on 757 shots faced, and Martin Jones has allowed 119 goals on 1,052 shots.

The San Jose Sharks are averaging 2.9 goals per game and are scoring on 18.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Logan Couture leads San Jose with 24 goals, Erik Karlsson has 65 assists and Tomas Hertl has 150 shots on goal. Defensively, the San Jose Sharks are allowing 3.8 goals per game and are killing 82 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Kaapo Kahkonen has allowed 115 goals on 947 shots faced, and James Reimer has allowed 111 goals on 1,047 shots.

The Kraken are 4-0 in their last 4 road games and 1-5 in their last 6 games playing on 2 days rest. The Sharks are 13-41 in their last 54 home games and 22-63 in their last 85 overall. The over is 4-0 in Kraken last 4 overall. The over is 23-7-2 in Sharks last 32 home games. The home team is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings. The favorite is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.

The Seattle Kraken have played some of their best recent hockey on the road, and they need to take advantage of games like this to get that much closer to a playoff spot. The San Jose Sharks have been a mess all year, and playing at home hasn’t helped much. Give me the Kraken and the reasonable price, as baking the Sharks is a no-go this season.