Seattle Kraken vs San Jose Sharks Prediction, 12/20/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Kraken vs San Jose Sharks

Date: Saturday, December 20, 2025

Location: SAP Center in San Jose, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

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

The Seattle Kraken (12-13-6) are on their way to SAP Center on Saturday where they will take on the San Jose Sharks (17-14-3). The moneyline on this contest has the Kraken at +110 while the Sharks are sitting at -130. The total is 6.

The Seattle Kraken were on the losing side of the ice with a 5-3 loss against the Avalanche in their last outing. The Kraken played like an average offensive team in the defeat. For the game, they earned a goal on 3 out of the 37 shots they attempted. Moreover, they had 4 opportunities with more players on the ice and scored 1 goal. Seattle earned 16 penalty mins for this matchup.

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Pertaining to their goal scoring prowess, the Seattle Kraken have earned 77 goals (32nd in the league) so far this year and have allowed 95. For the season, they have accumulated 30 points and their points percentage sits at .484. Seattle skates onto the rink with 98 power play opportunities and they have notched 19 goals out of those attempts, earning them a percentage of 19.39%. While playing at even strength, the Kraken have surrendered 67 goals while getting 58 of their own. Seattle has tried 799 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.6%. The Kraken so far have had 864 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .890. Seattle Kraken opponents have 87 power play opportunities (30th in the league) and have come away with 28 goals in those chances.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Philipp Grubauer. The opposition has racked up 923 goals against Grubauer in his pro career and his goals against average per game is 2.68. Grubauer has taken the ice for 380 games during his professional hockey career. He has a save percentage of .908 for his 19,632 mins on the ice. He has earned an overall record of 170-142-34 and he has gotten the start in 344 games. For his professional hockey career, Grubauer has accrued 180 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .523. Grubauer has had 10,014 shot attempts taken against him and has accrued 9,091 total saves.

In their last contest, San Jose squared up with the Flames in a game where the Sharks took home the victory by a score of 6-3. They had 1 power play attempt in this game but weren't able to notch a goal. The Sharks had 6 goals out of the 26 shots on goal they attempted.

The Sharks have racked up 79 goals at even strength and 22 goals (11th in pro hockey) while on the power play. San Jose has tried 829 shots (30th in pro hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 12.18%, while allowing their opponents 1,074 shots. During this campaign, the San Jose Sharks have earned 101 goals, 37 points, and a points percentage of .544. They have granted a total of 112 goals to be scored by of a combination of 88 goals at even strength and 24 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have earned 119 power play opportunities and they have a power play percentage of 18.49%. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 78.57% on their opponents 112 power play tries, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.6%.

Across the ice you are expected to see Yaroslav Askarov in goal. He has accrued 961 stops out of 1,068 shots tried, which gives him a save % of .900. Askarov is the owner of a lifetime mark of 17-15-3 and has been in goal for 37 games. He has been a starter 35 contests and has played for a total of 898 minutes. Askarov's quality start rate is 57.1% and he has accumulated 20 quality starting assignments in his pro hockey career. His opponents are averaging 3.06 goals per game and he has relinquished 107 goals overall.

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Guy's Pick: Take Seattle (+110)

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