The San Jose Sharks and the Tampa Bay Lightning meet Tuesday in NHL action from the Benchmark International Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a San Jose Sharks vs. Tampa Bay Lightning prediction.
San Jose Sharks Recap
The San Jose Sharks come into this game looking to add on to their 4-1 win over the Florida Panthers last time out to sit at 25-20-3 this season. After this game, San Jose will take on the New York Rangers at home.
Sharks Alternate Wins & Losses In 5 Straight
Going into the game against the Panthers, Macklin Celebrini leads the Sharks in scoring with 72 points including 24 goals and 48 assists while Will Smith has 30 points with 13 goals and 17 assists this season. Tyler Toffoli has 32 points with 13 goals and 19 assists and William Eklund’s also added 30 points with 11 goals and 19 assists as well. Dmitry Orlov’s chipped in 22 assists while Alexander Wennberg’s had 32 points with 10 goals and 22 assists and Philipp Kurashev’s added 15 points with 6 goals and 9 assists as well this season. Yaroslav Askarov’s gone 16-12-1 with a 3.53 GAA and an .891 save percentage in goal for the Sharks while Alex Nedeljkovic is 8-8-2 with a 3.06 GAA and an .891 save percentage this season.
Why the San Jose Sharks will win
- The Sharks have won five of their last six games as road underdogs.
- The Lightning have lost four of their last six games as a home favorite when playing with a rest advantage.
- The Sharks have covered the puck line in nine of their last 10 night games against Atlantic Division opponents.
- The Lightning have failed to cover the puck line in five of their last six games as a home favorite when playing with a rest advantage.
San Jose Sharks Player Prop Facts
- William Smith has scored a goal in six of the Sharks’ last eight road games against Atlantic Division opponents.
- Macklin Celebrini has recorded at least one assist in five of the Sharks’ last six road games.
- Collin Graf ranks 1st amongst qualified players for shooting percentage (25.0%) this season.
Tampa Bay Lightning Recap
The Tampa Bay Lightning come into this game looking to add on to their 4-1 win over Dallas last time out to improve to 30-13-4 this season. After this game, Tampa Bay will head on the road for a game against Chicago.
Lightning Looking To Keep Momentum Going
Nikita Kucherov leads the Lightning in scoring with 70 points including 24 goals and 46 assists while Brandon Hagel has 43 points with 23 goals and 20 assists and Jake Guentzel has 49 points with 21 goals and 28 assists. Anthony Cirelli has 28 points with 12 goals and 16 assists. Darren Raddysh has also added 42 points with 12 goals and 30 assists as well on the year. Andrei Vasilevskiy has gone 20-7-1 with a 2.22 GAA and a .916 save percentage while Jonas Johansson is 10-6-1 with a 2.73 GAA and an .896 save percentage this season.
Why the Tampa Bay Lightning will win
- The Lightning have won 12 of their last 13 games.
- The Sharks have lost six of their last seven games at Benchmark International Arena.
- The Lightning have covered the puck line in four of their last five games against the Sharks.
Tampa Bay Lightning Player Prop Facts
- Jake Guentzel has scored the last goal in three of the Lightning’s last four games against opponents who are playing on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- Nikita Kucherov has scored at least one goal in seven of his last eight appearances against Pacific Division opponents.
- Victor Hedman has recorded at least one assist in each of the Lightning’s last six home games against the Sharks.
- Brandon Hagel ranks T2nd in the league for Game Winning Goals (6) this season.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Sharks’ last six night games against Atlantic Division opponents have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Four of the Lightning’s last five games against Pacific Division opponents have gone OVER the total goals line.
San Jose Sharks vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction
I’m on the over in this game. Both of these teams have been able to find the back of the net with a lot of consistency as of late, and I think this has the makings of a fairly entertaining matchup across the board. I think this is a 4-3 kind of game at the very least, so give me the over here.