The San Jose Sharks and Detroit Red Wings meet Saturday in NHL action at the Little Caesars Arena. Here’s a Red Wings vs. Sharks Prediction. This article will include a Red Wings vs. Sharks Pick.
San Jose Sharks Betting Preview
The San Jose Sharks lost to the Bruins, beat the Predators, and they play the Maple Leafs next. The Sharks have split their last 6 games.
The San Jose Sharks are averaging 2.57 goals per game and are scoring 20 percent of their power play opportunities. Will Smith leads San Jose with 3 goals, Macklin Celebrini has 6 assists, and Tyler Toffoli has 20 shots on goal. Defensively, the San Jose Sharks are allowing 3.57 goals per game and are killing 81.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Yaroslav Askarov has given up 20 goals on 132 shots faced, and Alex Nedeljkovic has allowed 4 goals on 60 shots.
Detroit Red Wings Betting Preview
The Detroit Red Wings lost to the Devils, beat the Flyers, and they play the Kraken next. The Red Wings have lost 5 of their last 7 games.
The Detroit Red Wings average 2.29 goals per game and are scoring on 16.7 percent of their power-play opportunities. Alex DeBrincat leads Detroit with 4 goals, Lucas Raymond has 4 assists, and Michael Brandsegg-Nygard has 22 shots on goal. Defensively, the Detroit Red Wings are allowing 2.86 goals per game and are killing 69.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. John Gibson has given up 17 goals on 124 shots faced, and Daniil Tarasov has allowed 2 goals on 57 shots.
Why the Detroit Red Wings will win
- The Sharks have lost five of their last six road games following a road win.
- The Red Wings have won nine of their last 12 home games against Pacific Division opponents.
- The Sharks have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five games following a road win.
- The Red Wings have covered the puck line in 16 of their last 21 home games against Pacific Division opponents.
- The Red Wings have won the second period in each of their last six night games against Western Conference opponents at Little Caesars Arena when trailing after the first period.
Why the San Jose Sharks will win
- The Red Wings have lost each of their last eight games as favorites following a win.
- The Sharks have won four of their last five games as road underdogs.
- The Red Wings have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last nine games as favorites following a win.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in nine of the Red Wings’ last 10 games.
- The Sharks have won the first period in each of their last four night games following a road win.
Total Goals Facts
- Four of the Sharks’ last five games have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Four of the Red Wings’ last five games as home favorites following a win have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Seven of the last eight Saturday night games have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Red Wings’ last 12 games following a win.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in 13 of the Sharks’ last 14 games against Atlantic Division opponents.
Detroit Red Wings Player Prop Facts
- Lucas Raymond has recorded at least one assist in eight of the Red Wings’ last nine home games against Pacific Division opponents.
San Jose Sharks Player Prop Facts
- Alexander Wennberg has recorded an assist in each of his last five road appearances against Atlantic Division opponents.
- Collin Graf has scored a goal in each of the Sharks’ last three road games against Atlantic Division opponents.
Red Wings vs Sharks Injury Report
The Red Wings will be without Mason Appleton, J.T. Compher, Simon Edvinsson, and Marco Kasper.
The Sharks will be without Quentin Musty and Kyle Keyser. Darnell Nurse is day-to-day.
Red Wings vs Sharks Prediction
The Red Wings should get the benefit of the doubt because they’re at home, but they’ve had issues stringing together positive results and have been a disaster dating back to the end of last season. I don’t want to lay juice with the Red Wings regardless of competition. The Sharks have had success on the road in limited games, and they’ve been rather competitive overall. I’ll grab the plus money with the Sharks, but this is a fade for the Red Wings more than anything.