San Jose Sharks vs Nashville Predators 3/5/22 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Nashville Predators and San Jose Sharks meet Saturday in NHL action at the SAP Center. The Nashville Predators need a win after losing six of their last eight games. The San Jose Sharks need a win after losing nine of their last 11 games.

The Nashville Predators are averaging 3 goals per game and are scoring on 23.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Filip Forsberg leads Nashville with 27 goals, Roman Josi has 41 assists and Matt Duchene has 147 shots on goal. Defensively, the Nashville Predators are allowing 2.8 goals per game and are killing 79.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Juuse Saros has allowed 111 goals on 1,427 shots faced, and David Rittich has allowed 24 goals on 218 shots.

The San Jose Sharks are averaging 2.6 goals per game and are scoring on 19.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Timo Meier leads San Jose with 24 goals, Brent Burns has 32 assists and Thomas Hertl has 144 shots on goal. Defensively, the San Jose Sharks are allowing 3.1 goals per game and are killing 86.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Adin Hill has allowed 61 goals on 619 shots faced, and James Reimer has allowed 88 goals on 1,045 shots.

The Predators are 1-4 in their last 5 road games and 2-6 in their last 8 overall. The Sharks are 2-5 in their last 7 home games and 2-9 in their last 11 overall. The over is 4-0 in Predators last 4 road games. The under is 14-6 in Sharks last 20 overall. The Predators are 9-27 in the last 36 meetings in San Jose and 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.

These are two teams that have been ice-cold the last couple of weeks, but there’s no doubt the Predators are the better team overall, and they’ve gotten the better of the Sharks in recent meetings. The San Jose Sharks have taken a step backwards defensively, and playing at home hasn’t helped much. Don’t love the price with Nashville, but it should get the job done here on the road.