The Florida Panthers and the San Jose Sharks meet Saturday in NHL action from the Amerant Bank Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Florida Panthers vs San Jose Sharks Prediction.
San Jose Sharks Recap
The San Jose Sharks come into this game looking to rebound after ending up on the wrong side of an 8-1 score line at the hands of the Tampa Bay Lightning last time out. After this game, the Sharks will continue on the road to take on Carolina.
Sharks Looking For Upset To Bounce Back
Mikael Granlund has a team-high 29 points with 10 goals and 19 assists while Tyler Toffoli has 18 points with 10 goals and 8 assists. William Eklund has 23 points with 5 goals and 18 assists and Jake Walman has 19 points with 15 assists. Fabian Zetterlund has 20 points with 9 goals of his own and Alex Wennberg also has 15 points with 7 goals and 8 assists. Vitek Vanecek has gone 3-6-1 with a 3.89 GAA and an .883 save percentage while Mackenzie Blackwood is 6-8-3 with a 3.00 GAA and a .907 save percentage on the year.
Why the San Jose Sharks will win
- The underdogs have won six of the Panthers’ last eight games.
- The Panthers have lost three of their last four games as home favorites following a road win.
- The Panthers have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six games as home favorites following a road win.
- The Sharks have covered the puck line in each of their last four road games following a road loss.
Florida Panthers Recap
The Florida Panthers come into this game looking to build on a 7-5 win over the Philadelphia Flyers last time out. After this game, Florida will head on the road to start a West Coast trip against the Seattle Kraken.
Panthers Looking To Keep Ball Rolling
Sam Reinhart has a team-high 37 points including 19 goals and 18 assists while Sam Bennett has 25 points with 13 goals and 12 assists and Anton Lundell has 19 points of his own with 8 goals and 11 assists. Aleksander Barkov also has 27 points with 20 assists of his own while Carter Verhaeghe has 22 points with 8 goals and 14 assists and Matthew Tkachuk has 28 points with 8 goals and 20 assists. Sergei Bobrovsky is 11-5-1 with a 3.04 GAA and a .890 save percentage while Spencer Knight is 5-4-1 with a 2.84 GAA and a .890 save percentage in goal for Florida this season.
Why the Florida Panthers will win
- The Panthers have won each of their last 10 games against the Sharks.
- The Sharks have lost each of their last five games at Amerant Bank Arena.
- The home team has covered the puck line in four of the last five games between the Sharks and Panthers.
- The Sharks have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five games at Amerant Bank Arena.
Florida Panthers vs San Jose Sharks Prediction
I’m on the Panthers here. I know it’s a big line but the Sharks showed me that while they’ll be able to provide value in some spots over the course of the season, they’re still a team in the bottom half or bottom third of the NHL and are going to have games where they just can’t compete against some of the league’s best. The Panthers have won 10 straight against the Sharks, the majority of those by two goals or more. Give me the Panthers -1.5.