Nashville Predators vs San Jose Sharks Prediction, 3/5/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nashville Predators vs San Jose Sharks

Date: Saturday, March 5, 2022

Location: SAP Center in San Jose, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Predators (-143) Sharks (+118)

The San Jose Sharks (24-24-6) will try to beat the Nashville Predators (30-20-4) at SAP Center on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has the Predators at -143 and the Sharks are coming in at +118. The total is 6.

The Nashville Predators will look for better times on the ice after their 4-3 loss to the Kraken in the last game they played. Nashville amassed 6 penalty minutes in this game. The Predators played like an average offensive team in the loss. Moreover, they had 3 power play opportunities and were able to notch 1 goal. In the game, they tallied a score on 3 of the 22 shots they tried.

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The Predators have had 1,721 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .911. While playing at even strength, the Predators have allowed the opponent to score 114 goals while scoring 124 themselves. Nashville Predators opponents have earned 190 power play opportunities (2nd in professional hockey) and have racked up 39 goals in those chances. For the season, they have recorded 64 points and their points percentage comes in at .593. Nashville has taken 1,571 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.4%. In the matter of their scoring capabilities, the Nashville Predators have accumulated 164 goals (16th in the National Hockey League) for the year and have given up 153. Nashville skates onto the rink with 166 power play opportunities and they have notched 40 goals during those chances, giving them a percentage of 24.10%.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Juuse Saros. Saros has been involved in 200 games during his hockey career. He has accumulated a record of 101-64-20 and he was named the starter in 184 games. Opponents have tallied 472 goals against Saros in his professional career and his goals against rate is 2.50. Saros has had 5,959 shots against him and has recorded 5,487 saves. His save percentage is .921 for his 11,346 mins played. For his professional hockey career, Saros has accrued 113 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .614.

Their last time out, San Jose squared up with the Golden Knights in an outing where the Sharks went home in defeat by a final of 3-1. The Sharks recorded 1 goal of the 17 shots on goal they attempted. They had 1 power play opportunity in this contest but didn't score a goal.

The Sharks are sitting with 113 goals at even strength and 28 goals (22nd in the NHL) while having more men on the ice. San Jose has put up 1,585 shots (25th in pro hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 8.90%, while allowing the opposition 1,721 shots. On the year, the San Jose Sharks have earned a total of 141 goals, 54 points, in addition to a points percentage of .500. They have a total of 142 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 19.72%. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 86.23% on their oppositions 138 chances on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 90.4%. They have allowed 166 goals to be scored by way of 147 goals at even strength and 19 goals while they had less men on the ice.

Across the rink you are likely to see Zachary Sawchenko defending the goal. He has accounted for 175 stops out of 192 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save percentage of .911. Sawchenko is the owner of a career record of 1-4-0 and has played in 7 games. He has started in 4 games and has been on the ice for 294 minutes. Sawchenko's quality start rate comes out to 25.0% and he has 1 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. Opponents are averaging 3.47 goals per contest and he has allowed 17 goals altogether.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take Nashville (-143)

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