Carolina Hurricanes vs San Jose Sharks Prediction, 10/14/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Carolina Hurricanes vs San Jose Sharks

Date: Friday, October 14, 2022

Location: SAP Center in San Jose, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Hurricanes (-165) Sharks (+145)

The San Jose Sharks welcome the Carolina Hurricanes at SAP Center on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has Carolina at -165 while San Jose is priced at +145. The total is set at 6.

The Carolina Hurricanes will need a bounce back game after taking a 6-2 defeat against the Rangers in their last contest of the 2021-22 season. The Hurricanes didn't have their best offensive outing in this defeat. In the game, they converted 2 out of the 39 shots they looked to score on. They also had 4 power play attempts and were able to score 1 goal. Carolina earned 6 minutes in the box for this matchup.

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While playing at even strength, the Hurricanes let the opposition score 167 goals while having 226. Carolina Hurricanes opponents had 276 power play opportunities (2nd in pro hockey) and had a total of 33 goals in those attempts. When it comes to scoring goals, the Carolina Hurricanes accumulated 277 goals (9th in hockey) over the course of last year and allowed 200. Carolina took 2,798 shots and had a shooting percentage of 9.9%. For the previous campaign, they scored 116 points and their points percentage was .707. The Hurricanes had 2,310 shots taken against them and held a save percentage of .913. Carolina tallied 232 power play chances and scored 51 goals out of those tries, giving them a percentage of 21.98%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Frederik Andersen. Andersen has participated in 445 matchups throughout his hockey career. He has amassed a record of 261-114-51 and he has gotten the start in 432 games. Opponents have been able to score 1,108 goals versus Andersen in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per game is 2.59. Andersen has seen 13,202 shots taken against him and has gathered 12,094 saves. His save percentage is at .916 in his 25,669 mins in the crease. Throughout his time in hockey, Andersen has 247 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .572.

In their last contest of last season, San Jose went up against the Kraken in a matchup where the Sharks took a loss by a final of 3-0. They had 2 chances on the power play in this outing but weren't able to notch a goal. The Sharks recorded 0 goals out of the 24 shots on goal they tried.

The Sharks accumulated 170 goals at even strength and 41 goals (24th in hockey) while having more men on the ice. San Jose took 2,400 shots (26th in the league) and had a shot percentage of 8.79%, while allowing their opponent 2,622 shots. Last season, the San Jose Sharks earned a total of 211 goals, 77 points, in addition to a points percentage of .470. They permitted 261 goals to be scored by of a combination of 228 goals at even strength and 33 goals while they had less men on the ice. They had a total of 216 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 18.98%. They had a penalty kill rate of 85.20% on the other team's 223 power play chances, and their save percentage was at 90.0%.

Across the ice you are likely to see James Reimer protecting the net. Reimer has compiled a career mark of 192-148-53 and has played in 433 contests. Reimer's rate of quality starts comes in at 52.4% and he has accumulated 208 quality starts in his career. He has compiled 11,538 stops out of 12,639 shots taken against him, giving him a percentage of .913. His opponents are averaging 2.80 goals per contest and he has surrendered 1,101 goals altogether. He has started in 397 games and has racked up 23,580 mins.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Carolina (-165)

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