The Florida Panthers and San Jose Sharks meet Saturday in NHL action at the SAP Center. Here’s a Sharks vs Panthers Prediction. This article will include a Sharks vs Panthers Pick.
Florida Panthers Betting Preview
The Florida Panthers lost to the Ducks, beat the Kings, and they play the Golden Knights next. The Panthers have split their last 8 games.
The Florida Panthers are averaging 2.71 goals per game and are scoring 19.2 percent of their power-play opportunities. Brad Marchand leads Florida with 9 goals, Mackie Samoskevich has 7 assists, and Sam Reinhart has 39 shots on goal. Defensively, the Florida Panthers are allowing 3 goals per game and are killing 75 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Sergei Bobrovsky has allowed 30 goals on 266 shots faced, while Daniil Tarasov has given up 8 goals on 70 shots.
San Jose Sharks Betting Preview
The San Jose Sharks beat the Kraken and Jets, and they play the Wild next. The Sharks have won 4 of their last 5 games.
The San Jose Sharks are averaging 3.33 goals per game and are scoring 19.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Macklin Celebrini leads San Jose with 9 goals, Dmitry Orlov has 10 assists and Tyler Toffoli has 33 shots on goal. Defensively, the San Jose Sharks are allowing 3.6 goals per game and are killing 72.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Yaroslav Askarov has given up 31 goals on 248 shots faced, and Alex Nedeljkovic has allowed 21 goals on 224 shots.
Why the San Jose Sharks will win
- The underdogs have won five of the Panthers’ last six games.
- The Panthers have lost four of their last five games as road favorites.
- The Panthers have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last eight games as favorites.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Panthers’ last eight games.
- The Panthers have lost the third period in eight of their last nine road games against Western Conference opponents when trailing after the second period.
Why the Florida Panthers will win
- The Panthers have won each of their last 12 games against the Sharks.
- The Sharks have lost 17 of their last 18 Saturday night games at SAP Center at San Jose.
- The Panthers have covered the puck line in each of their last five games against the Sharks.
- The Sharks have failed to cover the puck line in three of their last four home games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- The Panthers have won the second period in each of their last six games against the Sharks.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Panthers’ last five road games against Pacific Division opponents have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Each of the Sharks’ last four games on the second leg of a back-to-back have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Panthers’ last 11 night games.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Sharks’ last six games against Atlantic Division opponents.
San Jose Sharks Player Prop Facts
- Macklin Celebrini has recorded at least one point in nine of the Sharks’ last 10 games.
- Macklin Celebrini has recorded at least one assist in seven of the Sharks’ last eight night games.
- William Eklund has scored the first goal in three of his last four appearances in night games.
- William Smith has scored a goal in four of the Sharks’ last five night games.
Florida Panthers Player Prop Facts
- Sam Reinhart has scored at least one goal in seven of the Panthers’ last eight games against Pacific Division opponents.
- Brad Marchand has recorded at least one point in each of his last 11 appearances in night games.
- Matthew Tkachuk has recorded at least one assist in each of his last five road appearances against the Sharks.
- Brad Marchand has scored the first goal in each of his last three road appearances against the Sharks.
Matchup/League Facts
- The San Jose Sharks rank 30th in the league for goals against per game this season (3.60).
- The San Jose Sharks has scored 6+ goals in four games this season – equal-most in the NHL.
- The Florida Panthers rank T25th in the league for goals per game this season (2.71).
- The Florida Panthers rank 2nd in the league for shots against per game this season (24.3).
Sharks vs Panthers Prediction
I considered the Sharks and the big plus money as they’ve put together a couple of nice weeks. The Panthers continue spotty results as they’re still dealing with a banged up roster. However, the Panthers have won the last 12 games against the Sharks. The Sharks have not won a game against the Panthers since January 2017. When these teams met back in January, the Panthers won 7-2. The history is ugly, and if we’re being honest, this recent stretch by the Sharks likely won’t last long. Give me the Panthers and the PL for max betting value.