Sharks vs Flames Prediction
San Jose comes into this matchup after losing three of their last four games and they have scored a total of four goals in their last three games. The Sharks are 3-4-0 at home this year, while the Flames are 1-5-0 on the road. Calgary has won three of their last five games and they have scored 4+ goals in all three of those wins. The Flames have played much better over the last few weeks after a terrible start to the season, but they are still very low when it comes to goals per game and goals against per game. Take the Sharks at home.
San Jose Sharks Betting Preview
The San Jose Sharks are 7-7-1 this season after they lost to the Senators by a score of 5-1 in their last game. San Jose tied the game at one late in the first period, but they allowed three goals in the second and one in the third for the loss. The Sharks were out shot by a total of 35-23, won 45.2% of the face-offs, and went 0-3 on the power play in the game. San Jose was led by Michael Misa, who had one goal, while Jacob Trouba recorded four shots on goal. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 30 out of 34 shots in the loss.
Prior to that game, San Jose defeated the Canucks by a score of 3-2, but lost to the Sabres by a score of 2-0 before that. The Sharks have scored 2.67 goals per game and they have allowed 3.40 goals against per game, while also going 23.1% on the power play and 84.0% on the penalty kill this season. Macklin Celebrini has led the team with five goals and 11 assists, while Will Smith has added six goals and four assists. Yaroslav Askarov is 4-5-0 with a 3.01 goals against average and a .900 save percentage this season.
Calgary Flames Betting Preview
The Calgary Flames are 6-8-0 this year after they lost to the Avalanche by a score of 5-2 in their last game. Calgary cut the deficit to 4-2 in the third period, but couldn’t find anymore offense in the loss. The Flames were out shot by a total of 33-27, won 37.3% of the face-offs, and went 0-0 on the power play in the game. Calgary was led by Joel Farabee, who had one goal, while Martin Pospisil added one goal. Arsenii Sergeev stopped 28 out of 33 shots in the loss.
Prior to that game, Calgary defeated the Kraken by a score of 6-2, but lost to the Oilers by a score of 4-0 before that. The Flames have scored 2.57 goals per game and they have allowed 3.71 goals against per game, while also going 33.3% on the power play and 81.8% on the penalty kill this season. Joel Farabee has led the team with five goals and 10 assists, while Matt Coronato has added three goals and 11 assists. Dustin Wolf is 2-4-0 with a 4.39 goals against average and an .847 save percentage this year.
Why the San Jose Sharks will win
- The home team has won each of the Flames’ last eight games.
- The Flames have lost eight of their last nine road games.
- The home team has covered the puck line in each of the Flames’ last eight games.
- The Flames have failed to cover the puck line in seven of their last eight road games.
- The favorites have won the third period in each of the Sharks’ last seven games at SAP Center at San Jose.
Total Goals Facts
- Ten of the Sharks’ last 11 games against the Flames following a home loss have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Four of the Flames’ last five night games at SAP Center at San Jose have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Flames’ last nine games against Pacific Division opponents.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Sharks’ last seven games as favorites against Western Conference opponents.
San Jose Sharks Player Prop Facts
- Tyler Toffoli has scored a goal in three of his last four home appearances against the Flames.
- Dmitry Orlov has recorded an assist in seven of the Sharks’ last eight games as favorites.
- Kiefer Sherwood is the only player in the league to have recorded 5+ hits in four or more consecutive appearances this season.
Calgary Flames Player Prop Facts
- Joel Farabee has scored a goal in five of the Flames’ last six games.
- Mikael Backlund has recorded an assist in four of the Flames’ last five games against the Sharks.
- Mikael Backlund has recorded 38 career blocks against the Sharks – most against any opponent (including playoffs).
Matchup/League Facts
- The San Jose Sharks rank 26th in the league for goals per game this season (2.67).
- The San Jose Sharks rank 8th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (84.00%).
- The Calgary Flames rank 2nd in the league in power play percentage this season (33.33%).
- The Calgary Flames rank 28th in the league for goals per game this season (2.57).
Positive Trends
As you can see above, we have some great trends pointing us towards the Sharks here. Calgary has lost eight of their last nine road games and a lot of these trends are playing off of how poorly the Flames play on the road. If you wanted to take a look at Sharks -1.5, Calgary has failed to cover the puck line in seven of their last eight road games. Take San Jose here.