Boston Bruins at San Jose Sharks - 2/26/22 NHL Picks and Prediction

Through 51 games, the Boston Bruins goal and overall scoring leader is David Pastrnak with 50 points. He has reached his mark of 28 goals, on a shooting percentage of 12.4%. So far, 43.0% of his goals have come during power play time. Behind him is Brad Marchand, who has 28 assists to go along with his 21 goals. However, when on the ice the Bruins are -1 in scoring differential. Boston's top goalie is Linus Ullmark, who is giving up an average of 2.76 goals per game.

Through 46 games, the San Jose Sharks' goal and overall scoring leader is Timo Meier, with 52 points. He has reached his mark of 23 goals, on a shooting percentage of 11.5%. So far, 39.0% of his goals have come during power play time. Behind him is Tomas Hertl, who has 20 assists to go along with his 22 goals. However, when on the ice, the Sharks are -5.0 in scoring differential. San Jose's top goalie is James Reimer, who is giving up an average of 2.9 goals per game. In his 31 games played, he has turned in 18 quality starts, giving him a quality start percentage above the league average.

In Boston's 51 games, the over has hit in over half of their games, going 24-24-2. So far, the team has been less likely to go over the betting line when playing on the road, going just 11-12. On the season 51.0% of Boston's games have gone for at least 6 goals or more, with 53.0% of the scoring coming from the Bruins. Coming into this game, the Sharks have an over-under record of 19-30. When playing at home, the over is hitting less than half the time, going 11-14. On the season, 41.0% of San Jose's games have gone for at least 6 goals or more, with 47.0% of the scoring coming from the Sharks. Look for this matchup to finish below the over-under line of 6.5 goals.