The Carolina Hurricanes and the San Jose Sharks meet Thursday in NHL action from the SAP Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Carolina Hurricanes vs. San Jose Sharks prediction.
Matchup History
The Carolina Hurricanes won the lone meeting between these two teams this season after ending up with a 3-2 win over San Jose in Carolina back on December 10th, 2024. The win made it six in a row for Carolina in this head-to-head matchup.
Carolina Hurricanes Recap
The Carolina Hurricanes will be out to add on to their 5-0 win over Philadelphia last time out to improve to 41-22-4 on the year. After this game, Carolina will head on the road for a game against the Los Angeles Kings.
Hurricanes Win 7th In A Row
Sebastian Aho leads Carolina with 64 points with 25 goals and 39 assists while Andrei Svechnikov has 43 points with 18 goals and 25 assists. Jack Roslovic has 33 points with 21 goals while Shayne Gostisbehere’s added 37 points with 7 goals and 30 assists. Seth Jarvis has also chipped in 51 points with a team-high 26 goals as well this season. Pyotr Kochetkov has gone 25-11-3 with a 2.37 GAA and a .908 save percentage in goal for Carolina so far this year while Frederik Andersen is 9-5 with a 2.15 GAA and a .912 save percentage on the year. Spencer Martin has also gone 3-4-1 with a 3.89 GAA and an .846 save percentage and Dustin Tokarski’s 4-2 with a 2.18 GAA and a .902 save percentage this season.
Why the Carolina Hurricanes will win
- The Sharks have lost 14 of their last 15 games at SAP Center at San Jose against opponents on a winning streak.
- The Hurricanes have won each of their last seven games.
- The favorites have covered the puck line in each of the Hurricanes’ last four games.
- The Sharks have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
Carolina Hurricanes Player Prop Facts
- Shayne Gostisbehere has recorded an assist in each of his last four appearances at SAP Center at San Jose.
- Seth Jarvis has recorded at least one point in each of the Hurricanes’ last eight Thursday games.
- Jackson Blake ranks 2nd amongst rookies for Plus/Minus (+8) this season.
San Jose Sharks Recap
The San Jose Sharks come into this game looking to shake off a 5-1 loss at the hands of the Washington Capitals last time out to sit at 18-41-9 on the year. After this game, San Jose will welcome the Boston Bruins to town.
Sharks Lose 7 Of Last 10
Tyler Toffoli has 45 points with 25 goals and 20 assists. William Eklund has 49 points with 14 goals and 35 assists and Jake Walman has 32 points with 26 assists. Fabian Zetterlund has 36 points with 17 goals of his own and Macklin Celebrini has 50 points with 21 goals and 29 assists. Vitek Vanecek is 3-10-3 with a 3.88 GAA and an .882 save percentage and Yaroslav Askarov has gone 4-6-2 with a 3.10 GAA and an .896 save percentage while Alexandar Georgiev is 5-16-1 with a 3.84 GAA and an .875 save percentage so far this season for San Jose in goal.
Why the San Jose Sharks will win
- The Hurricanes have lost 13 of their last 18 games as road favorites.
- The home team has won 14 of the last 17 games between the Hurricanes and Sharks.
- The Hurricanes have failed to cover the puck line in seven of their last eight games against Pacific Division opponents.
- The Sharks have covered the puck line in 10 of their last 12 games against the Hurricanes.
San Jose Sharks Player Prop Facts
- Barclay Goodrow has scored a goal in each of his last three appearances against the Hurricanes at SAP Center at San Jose.
- William Smith has recorded at least one point in eight of the Sharks’ last nine night games.
- Timothy Liljegren has recorded an assist in four of his five previous home appearances against the Hurricanes.
- Macklin Celebrini has the most multi-goal games for the Sharks this season (3).
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Hurricanes’ last eight Thursday games as road favorites has gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Six of the Sharks’ last seven night games against Metropolitan Division opponents have gone UNDER the total goals line.
Carolina Hurricanes vs. San Jose Sharks Prediction
I’m with Carolina here. I get the case to be made for a home underdog like San Jose, but the Hurricanes are in a spot where they’re pushing for the chance to catch the Capitals at the top of the Metro division and I don’t think they’ll be wanting to leave anything to chance here. Carolina’s also owned this matchup in past seasons with San Jose, and I think the Hurricanes run it up on the Sharks here. Give me Carolina in this one.