San Jose Sharks vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction, 1/9/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Jose Sharks vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Date: Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Sharks (+290) Maple Leafs (-385)

The Toronto Maple Leafs (20-10-7) will try to defeat the San Jose Sharks (9-28-3) at Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday. The odds on this game have San Jose at +290 while Toronto is priced at -385. The total is set at 7.

The San Jose Sharks will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 4-1 defeat to the Maple Leafs their last time out. The Sharks had a rough night on the offensive side of the ice in the loss. In the game, they tallied a score on 1 of the 24 shots they tried. In addition, they had 1 power play try but weren't able to score. San Jose accrued 4 penalty minutes in this matchup.

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In the matter of their goal scoring prowess, the San Jose Sharks have accumulated 80 goals (32nd in the league) over the course of the season and have allowed 161. For the current campaign, they have recorded 21 points and their points percentage comes in at .263. San Jose comes into the game with 102 power play chances and they have scored 19 goals during those advantages, garnering them a rate of 18.63%. While playing at even strength, the Sharks have conceded 124 goals while earning 61 on offense. San Jose has tried 1,013 shots and holds a shot percentage of 7.9%. The Sharks so far have had 1,412 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .886. San Jose Sharks opponents have totaled 135 power play opportunities (5th in the NHL) and have tallied 37 goals in those attempts.

The man protecting the net in this game is Mackenzie Blackwood. Blackwood has participated in 177 contests throughout his NHL career. He has amassed a win-loss record of 69-73-20 and he started in 166 games. Opponents have scored 511 goals versus Blackwood in his career and his goals against average is 3.09. Blackwood has had 5,291 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 4,780 saves. His save percentage sits at .903 during his 9,922 minutes between the pipes. Over the course of his time in hockey, Blackwood has recorded 86 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .518.

When they took the ice last, Toronto faced the Sharks in a game where the Maple Leafs got the win by a final score of 4-1. The Maple Leafs recorded 4 goals out of the 33 shots on goal they attempted. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this one and recorded 1 out of those attempts.

Toronto has attempted 1,225 shots (12th in professional hockey) and has a shot percentage of 10.53%, while allowing the opposition 1,169 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 78.70% on their opponents 108 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently comes in at 89.8%. They have earned 112 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 25.00%. The Maple Leafs are sitting with 101 goals at even strength and 28 goals (13th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have allowed 119 goals to be scored by of a combination of 96 goals at even strength and 23 goals while they had less men on the ice. During this campaign, the Toronto Maple Leafs have 129 goals, 47 points, in addition to a points percentage of .635.

Across the ice you are likely to see Martin Jones protecting the goal. Jones has earned a lifetime record of 232-166-35 and has participated in 455 contests. Jones' rate of quality starts is 52.1% and he has 228 quality starts in his career. He is sitting with 11,202 stops out of the 12,365 shots tried, giving him a rate of .906. Teams are averaging 2.69 goals per contest and he has yielded 1,163 goals in total. He was named a starter in 438 games and has played for a total of 25,897 mins.

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

Josh's Pick: Take San Jose (+290)

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