Boston Bruins vs San Jose Sharks Prediction, 2/26/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Bruins vs San Jose Sharks

Date: Saturday, February 26, 2022

Location: SAP Center in San Jose, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Bruins (-190) Sharks (+155)

The Boston Bruins (30-17-4) are headed to SAP Center on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the San Jose Sharks (23-22-6). The moneyline on this contest has the Bruins at -190 and the Sharks are at +155. The total has been set at 7.

The Boston Bruins will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 3-2 win against the Kraken the last time they stepped on the ice. Boston tallied 10 penalty mins in this contest. The Bruins had a middle of the road offensive outing in the win. Additionally, they had 5 chances with the advantage but weren't able to score. In the game, they were able to notch a goal on 3 of the 39 shots they attempted.

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When talking about their scoring capabilities, the Boston Bruins have accounted for 147 goals (19th in pro hockey) so far this year and have conceded 139. For the season, they have scored 64 points and their points % is .627. Boston is sitting with 149 power play opportunities and they have notched 36 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 24.16%. While at even strength, the Bruins have allowed the opponent to score 110 goals while getting 111 on the offensive side of the ice. Boston has attempted 1,797 shots and has a shot percentage of 8.2%. The Bruins have had 1,495 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .907. Boston Bruins opponents have recorded 165 power play opportunities (5th in the NHL) and have tallied 29 goals in those chances.

The man in goal for this game is Jeremy Swayman. Swayman has played in 32 contests throughout his professional hockey career. He has accumulated an overall record of 18-10-3 and he has started in 31 games. Opponents have been able to score 60 goals versus Swayman in his pro career and his goals against average per contest is 1.90. Swayman has seen 873 shot attempts taken against him and has amassed 813 total saves. He has a save percentage of .931 in his 1,897 minutes in the crease. For his professional hockey career, Swayman has recorded 23 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .742.

In their last contest, San Jose faced the Islanders in a matchup where the Sharks ended up with the win by a final score of 4-3. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this game and earned 2 goals out of those opportunities. The Sharks scored 4 goals out of the 28 shots on goal they pursued.

The Sharks are sitting with 109 goals at even strength and 27 goals (19th in the league) while having a power play advantage. San Jose has put up 1,528 shots (21st in pro hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 8.90%, while allowing their opponents 1,613 shots. Over the course of the season, the San Jose Sharks have earned a total of 136 goals, 52 points, as well as a points percentage of .510. They have a tally of 134 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play rate of 20.15%. They have a penalty kill rate of 85.71% on their opponents 133 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 90.1%. They have granted a total of 159 goals to be scored by way of 140 goals at even strength and 19 goals while they were shorthanded.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see James Reimer in net. He has racked up 11,091 stops out of 12,146 shots attempted, which gives him a save percentage of .913. Reimer is sitting with a career mark of 187-142-48 and has been in goal for 416 games. He got the starting nod in 381 games and has played 22,624 mins. Reimer's quality start percentage comes out to 51.4% and he has accumulated 196 quality starting assignments in his career. Teams are averaging 2.80 goals/game and he has yielded 1,055 goals overall.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Boston (-190)

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