New York Rangers vs San Jose Sharks 12/3/21 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

The San Jose Sharks and New York Rangers meet Friday in NHL action at Madison Square Garden. The San Jose Sharks look for a win after winning five of their last six games. The New York Rangers look to build on their four-game winning streak.

The San Jose Sharks are averaging 2.7 goals per game and are scoring on 18.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Timo Meier leads San Jose with 11 goals, Brent Burns has 11 assists and Tomas Hertl has 61 shots on goal. Defensively, the San Jose Sharks are allowing 2.7 goals per game and are killing 88.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Adin Hill has allowed 27 goals on 278 shots faced, and James Reimer has allowed 27 goals on 407 shots.

The New York Rangers are averaging 3 goals per game and are scoring on 21.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Chris Kreider leads New York with 16 goals, Adam Fox has 18 assists, and Jacob Trouba has 58 shots on goal. Defensively, the New York Rangers are allowing 2.6 goals per game and are killing 81.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Alexandar Georgiev has given up 20 goals on 141 shots, and Igor Shesterkin has allowed 35 goals on 538 shots.

The Sharks are 6-18 in their last 24 games playing on 0 days rest and 4-1 in their last 5 overall. The Rangers are 6-0 in their last 6 home games and 4-0 in their last 4 overall. The under is 9-3 in Sharks last 12 overall. The under is 7-3 in Rangers last 10 games playing on 1 days rest. The Sharks are 1-5 in the last 6 meetings in New York and 0-5 in the last 5 meetings.

You could make a case for either of these teams in their current form, but it’s the Rangers that’s playing their best hockey of the season, and the defense has tightened the screws during this winning stretch. The San Jose Sharks are on the end of a back to back that includes overtime, and they’ve had no recent success against the Rangers. Give me the home team and somewhat reasonable price.