Pittsburgh Penguins vs San Jose Sharks Prediction 1/27/25 NHL Picks

The Pittsburgh Penguins and the San Jose Sharks meet Thursday in NHL action from the SAP Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Pittsburgh Penguins vs. San Jose Sharks prediction.

Pittsburgh Penguins Recap

The Pittsburgh Penguins come into this game looking to bounce back from a 4-1 loss at the hands of the Seattle Kraken last time out to fall to 20-23-8 on the year. After this game, Pittsburgh will head on the road for a game against the Utah Hockey Club to finish their road trip.

Penguins Looking To Rebound From Back-To-Back Losses

Evgeni Malkin has 34 points with 9 goals and 25 assists while Sidney Crosby has a team-high 52 points of his own with 14 goals and 38 assists. Rickard Rakell has 42 points with 23 goals and 19 assists and Erik Karlsson has 32 points with 4 goals and 28 assists. Bryan Rust also has 38 points with 19 goals and 19 assists. In goal for the Penguins, Joel Blomqvist has gone 3-7 with a 3.59 GAA and an .899 save percentage while Tristan Jarry has gone 8-8-4 with a 3.31 GAA and an .886 save percentage this season. Alex Nedeljkovic is also 9-8-4 with a 3.26 GAA and an .893 save percentage on the year.

Why the Pittsburgh Penguins will win

• The Sharks have lost each of their last six games.
• The Penguins have won each of their last four games against the Sharks.
• The Penguins have covered the puck line in seven of their last eight night games following a road loss.
• The Sharks have failed to cover the puck line in five of their last six games.

San Jose Sharks Recap

The San Jose Sharks come into this one looking to bounce back from a 7-2 loss at the hands of the Florida Panthers to fall to 14-32-6 on the year. After this game, San Jose will take on the Kraken, Canadiens, and Canucks.

Sharks Lose Six In A Row

Mikael Granlund has a team-high 43 points with 14 goals and 29 assists while Tyler Toffoli has 30 points with 17 goals and 13 assists. William Eklund has 37 points with 10 goals and 27 assists and Jake Walman has 28 points with 22 assists. Fabian Zetterlund has 32 points with 14 goals of his own and Macklin Celebrini has 35 points with 15 goals and 20 assists. Vitek Vanecek is 3-8-1 with a 3.84 GAA and an .885 save percentage and Yaroslav Askarov has gone 3-5-2 with a 3.04 GAA and an .899 save percentage while Alexandar Georgiev is 2-10 with a 4.02 GAA and an .877 save percentage so far this season for San Jose in goal.

Why the San Jose Sharks will win

• The Penguins have lost five of their last six games as road favorites against opponents on a losing streak.
• The Sharks have won each of their last three games as home underdogs against opponents on a losing streak.
• The Sharks have covered the puck line in 10 of their last 11 games against opponents on a losing streak.
• The Penguins have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last four games as favorites against Pacific Division opponents.

Total Goals Facts

• Each of the Penguins’ last eight games as favorites following a road loss has gone OVER the total goals line.
• Each of the Sharks’ last six games against Metropolitan Division opponents has gone UNDER the total goals line.

Penguins vs. Sharks Prediction

I’m on the over here. Not that I trust either one of these offenses to really get themselves going here, but it’s more been about how bad both teams have been defensively coming into this game. The Sharks have allowed 6+ goals in 4 straight games and 34 combined goals over this six-game losing streak, while the Penguins have allowed 4+ goals in back-to-back games, 3 of their last 4, 6 of their last 8, and 7 of their last 10. I think we have the puck being picked out of the net a bunch here so give me the over.