New Jersey Devils vs San Jose Sharks Prediction, 10/30/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Jersey Devils vs San Jose Sharks

Date: Thursday, October 30, 2025

Location: SAP Center in San Jose, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Devils (-130) Sharks (+110)

SAP Center is where the San Jose Sharks (2-6-2) will attempt to defeat the New Jersey Devils (8-2-0) on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has the Devils at -130 and the Sharks are coming in at +110. The over/under has been set at 6.

The New Jersey Devils will look to clean up some issues after taking a 8-4 defeat to the Avalanche in their previous game. New Jersey had 12 mins in the box in this matchup. Moreover, they had 2 power play chances but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. The Devils had a great offensive game plan going into this one and it showed in the defeat. For the game, they tallied a score on 4 out of the 30 shots they put on net.

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New Jersey Devils opponents have 37 power play opportunities (9th in the NHL) and have racked up 6 goals in those attempts. The Devils have seen 274 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .891. New Jersey has attempted 290 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 13.5%. When at even strength, the Devils have conceded 24 goals while having 31 themselves. New Jersey has tallied 28 power play opportunities and they have scored 8 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 28.57%. For the current season, the have a total of 16 points and their points % is .800. In terms of their scoring capabilities, the New Jersey Devils have notched 39 goals (6th in the National Hockey League) over the course of the season and have surrendered 30.

The player between the pipes for this game is Jacob Markstrom. Opponents have tallied 1,403 goals versus Markstrom in his pro career and his goals against average per contest is 2.70. Markstrom has participated in 538 games over the course of his hockey career. His save percentage currently is .908 for his 28,310 minutes between the pipes. He has accumulated a mark of 243-214-63 and he was named the starter in 520 games. Over the course of his time in hockey, Markstrom has tallied 275 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .529. Markstrom has seen 15,205 shot attempts against him and has recorded 13,802 total saves.

Their last time out, San Jose faced off against the Kings in a game where the Sharks took the loss by a mark of 4-3. They had 5 chances on the power play in this contest but weren't able to notch a goal. The Sharks notched 3 goals of the 40 shots on goal they pursued.

San Jose has taken 257 shots (28th in professional hockey) and has a shot percentage of 12.45%, while allowing their opponents 310 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 66.67% on their oppositions 33 tries on the power play, and their save percentage is 85.2%. They have earned 37 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play rate of 24.32%. The Sharks have tallied 23 goals at even strength and 9 goals (10th in hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have allowed 46 goals to be scored by way of 35 goals at even strength and 11 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the year, the San Jose Sharks have accumulated 32 goals, 6 points, as well as a points percentage of .300.

Across the ice you are likely to see Yaroslav Askarov patrolling the crease. He has a tally of 536 stops out of 607 shots taken, giving him a percentage of .883. Askarov has a lifetime record of 6-11-3 and has participated in 22 games. He has made the start in 20 games and has racked up 863 mins. Askarov's quality start rate sits at 45.0% and he has 9 quality starts in his professional career. Opponents are averaging 3.55 goals/game and he has conceded 71 goals altogether.

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

Tony's Pick: Take San Jose (+110)

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