Pittsburgh Penguins (6-10-3) vs San Jose Sharks (5-10-3)
Game Info: Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 7:00 pm (PPG Paints Arena)
The Line: Betting Odds: Pittsburgh Penguins -278 / San Jose Sharks +215 — Over/Under: 6
The San Jose Sharks and the Pittsburgh Penguins meet Saturday in NHL action from PPG Paints Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a San Jose Sharks vs. Pittsburgh Penguins prediction.
San Jose Sharks Recap
The San Jose Sharks come into this one looking to bounce back after falling just short against the New York Rangers by a final score of 3-2. After this game, the Sharks will head home for a date with Detroit.
Sharks Feisty In Recent Defeats
Mikael Granlund has a team-high 18 points with 7 goals and 11 assists while Tyler Toffoli has 11 points with 6 goals and 5 assists. William Eklund has 11 points with 2 goals and 9 assists and Jake Walman has 9 points with 8 assists. Fabian Zetterlund has 11 points with 6 goals of his own and Alex Wennberg also has 7 points with 3 goals and 4 assists. Vitek Vanecek has gone 2-5-1 with a 3.25 GAA and a .903 save percentage while Mackenzie Blackwood is 3-4-2 with a 3.10 GAA and a .910 save percentage on the year.
Why the San Jose Sharks will win
- The underdogs have won three of the Penguins’ last four games.
- The Penguins have lost each of their last two games as favorites against opponents on a losing streak.
- The Sharks have covered the puck line in eight of their last nine games as underdogs against opponents who are on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- The Penguins have failed to cover the puck line in seven of their last eight games at PPG Paints Arena.
Pittsburgh Penguins Recap
The Pittsburgh Penguins come into this game looking to bounce back from a 6-2 loss at the hands of the Columbus Blue Jackets last time out. After this game, Pittsburgh will welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning to town for the next leg of their homestand.
Penguins Drop Third Straight
Evgeni Malkin has a team-high 18 points with 5 goals and a team-high 13 assists while Sidney Crosby has 18 points with a team-high 6 goals and 12 assists. Rickard Rakell has 11 points with 6 goals and 5 assists and Erik Karlsson has 10 points with 2 goals and 8 assists. Lars Eller and Matt Grzelcyk each have 7 points with Eller logging 4 goals and 3 assists and Grzelcyk has 7 assists. Marcus Pettersson also has 8 points with 7 assists. In goal for the Penguins, Joel Blomqvist has gone 3-5 with a 3.60 GAA and a .904 save percentage while Tristan Jarry has gone 1-2 with a 5.36 GAA and an .847 save percentage this season. Alex Nedeljkovic is also 2-3-3 with a 3.21 GAA and a .884 save percentage on the year.
Why the Pittsburgh Penguins will win
- The Sharks have lost 14 of their last 15 road games against opponents on a losing streak.
- The Penguins have won nine of their last 10 home games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- The Penguins have covered the puck line in seven of their last eight night games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- The Sharks have failed to cover the puck line in five of their last six road games against opponents on a losing streak.
Sharks vs. Penguins Prediction
I’m on the Sharks here. The Penguins just keep finding different ways to lose hockey games and they’re not going to see any of my hard-earned money as long as I can help it as this is just a different Penguins team, and that’s not a compliment. The defense is bad, the offense is inconsistent and I can’t help but feel bad for Sidney Crosby to go back to Pittsburgh to deal with this. San Jose’s playing a lot more competitive hockey as of late and with them and these two teams having almost identical records, I have to take a shot on the Sharks here.