San Jose Sharks vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 3/12/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Jose Sharks vs Boston Bruins

Date: Thursday, March 12, 2026

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

The San Jose Sharks (30-26-6) are traveling to TD Garden on Thursday where they will attempt to defeat the Boston Bruins (36-22-6).

The San Jose Sharks were on the losing side of the ice with a 6-3 defeat to the Sabres their last time out. The Sharks offense didn't overly impress in the defeat. While out there on the ice, they tallied a score on 3 out of the 20 shots they put on goal. Furthermore, they had 3 opportunities with more players on the ice and scored 1 goal. San Jose accounted for 24 penalty minutes in this game.

At even strength, the Sharks have allowed 177 goals while earning 148 on offense. San Jose Sharks opponents have earned 191 power play tries (14th in the NHL) and have tallied 40 goals in those chances. When discussing their goal scoring prowess, the San Jose Sharks have tallied 190 goals (20th in hockey) this season and have allowed 217. San Jose has taken 1,606 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 11.8%. For the current season, they have racked up 66 points and their points percentage is sitting at .532. The Sharks have had 1,876 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .884. San Jose is sitting with 210 power play opportunities and they have scored 42 goals out of those tries, giving them a rate of 20.00%.

The player in the crease for this game is Yaroslav Askarov. For his career, Askarov has 25 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .463. His save percentage sits at .889 during his 940 minutes guarding the cage. Askarov has had 1,572 shots taken against him and has amassed 1,398 total saves. Opponents have racked up 174 goals versus Askarov in his pro career and his goals against rate is 3.22. He has earned an overall record of 24-24-5 and he started in 54 games. Askarov has been involved in 56 games over the course of his NHL career.

In their last game, Boston played the Kings in an outing where the Bruins took home the victory by a final of 2-1. They had 4 opportunities on the power play in this matchup but weren't able to score a goal. The Bruins tallied 2 goals of the 23 shots on goal they attempted.

On the season, the Boston Bruins have notched a total of 212 goals, 78 points, as well as a points percentage of .609. They have permitted 198 goals to be scored by of a combination of 146 goals at even strength and 52 goals while they were shorthanded. The Bruins have 164 goals at even strength and 48 goals (4th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have earned 193 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 24.87%. Boston has taken 1,732 shots (22nd in pro hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 12.24%, while allowing the opposition 1,911 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 77.49% on their opponents 231 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 89.6%.

Across the ice you are expected to see Jeremy Swayman in net. Opponents are averaging 2.61 goals per game and he has surrendered 585 goals altogether. Swayman's quality start rate is 61.6% and he has 138 quality starts in his hockey career. He has started in 224 games and his ice time sits at 10,173 mins. Swayman has a career mark of 126-75-25 and has played in 232 contests. He has recorded 5,876 saves out of 6,461 shots taken against him, which gives him a save percentage of .909.

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

Tony's Pick: Take San Jose

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