Philadelphia Flyers vs San Jose Sharks 1/8/22 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

The San Jose Sharks and Philadelphia Flyers meet Saturday in NHL action at the Wells Fargo Center. The San Jose Sharks look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The Philadelphia Flyers look to snap a four-game losing streak.

The San Jose Sharks are averaging 2.8 goals per game and are scoring on 17.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Tomas Hertl leads San Jose with 17 goals, Timo Meier has 22 assists and Brent Burns has 91 shots on goal. Defensively, the San Jose Sharks are allowing 3.1 goals per game and are killing 83.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Adin Hill has allowed 47 goals on 477 shots faced, and James Reimer has allowed 49 goals on 583 shots.

The Philadelphia Flyers are averaging 2.6 goals per game and are scoring on 16 percent of their power play opportunities. Cam Atkinson leads Philadelphia with 14 goals, Claude Giroux has 18 assists and Travis Konecny has 92 shots on goal. Defensively, the Philadelphia Flyers are allowing 3.2 goals per game and are killing 80.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Carter Hart has allowed 60 goals on 680 shots faced, and Martin Jones has allowed 42 goals on 447 shots.

The Sharks are 6-16 in their last 22 Saturday games and 1-4 in their last 5 road games. The Flyers are 2-6 in their last 8 home games and 0-4 in their last 4 overall. The under is 4-1 in Sharks last 5 Saturday games. The over is 8-0 in Flyers last 8 home games. The Sharks are 10-2 in the last 12 meetings in Philadelphia and 22-4-2 in the last 28 meetings.

The San Jose Sharks aren’t a team I trust much on the road, but there’s no doubt they’ve been the better and more consistent team this season. The Philadelphia Flyers continue to come up small defensively, and playing at home hasn’t helped much. In a pick em game with the lines being even, it’s hard not to side with the more trustworthy team in the Sharks.