Chicago Blackhawks vs San Jose Sharks Prediction, 4/23/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Blackhawks vs San Jose Sharks

Date: Saturday, April 23, 2022

Location: SAP Center in San Jose, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Blackhawks (+130) Sharks (-154)

The Chicago Blackhawks (26-41-11) are en route to SAP Center on Saturday where they will play the San Jose Sharks (30-35-12). The moneyline on this game has the Blackhawks at +130 while the Sharks are at -154. The over/under has been set at 6.

The Chicago Blackhawks will need a bounce back game after taking a 4-1 defeat against the Kings in their last outing. The Blackhawks didn't have their best offensive outing in this loss. For the outing, they tallied a score on 1 of the 16 shots they attempted. In addition, they had 3 power play opportunities and notched 1 goal. Chicago earned 8 minutes in the box for this matchup.

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In relation to scoring goals, the Chicago Blackhawks have earned 204 goals (27th in the NHL) on the season and have allowed 278. For the current campaign, they have racked up 63 points and their points percentage is .404. Chicago steps onto the ice with 235 power play chances and they have notched 47 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 20.00%. While at even strength, the Blackhawks let the opposition score 226 goals while getting 157 themselves. Chicago has taken 2,240 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.1%. The Blackhawks have had 2,574 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .892. Chicago Blackhawks opponents have tallied 212 power play tries (25th in the NHL) and have earned 52 goals in those chances.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Kevin Lankinen. The opposition has notched 207 goals against Lankinen in his pro career and his average for goals against per game is 3.26. Lankinen has taken the ice for 66 games throughout his professional hockey career. His save percentage is at .901 in his 3,806 mins guarding the cage. He has earned a mark of 23-28-11 and he has started in 63 games. Over the course of his career, Lankinen has accumulated 29 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .460. Lankinen has had 2,084 shots against him and has accrued 1,877 total saves.

Their last time out, San Jose went up against the Blues in a matchup where the Sharks took a loss by a mark of 3-1. They had 1 chance on the power play in this contest but weren't able to score a goal. The Sharks recorded 1 goal out of the 21 shots on goal they tried.

The Sharks are sitting with 159 goals at even strength and 38 goals (24th in hockey) while on the power play. San Jose has attempted 2,251 shots (28th in professional hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 8.75%, while allowing their opponents 2,455 shots. So far this year, the San Jose Sharks have notched a total of 197 goals, 72 points, in addition to a points percentage of .468. They have a total of 206 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 18.45%. They have a penalty kill rate of 85.71% on their opponents 210 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is 90.1%. They have allowed 243 goals to be scored by way of 213 goals at even strength and 30 goals while they had less men on the ice.

Across the ice you are going to see James Reimer between the pipes. Teams are averaging 2.79 goals per contest and he has surrendered 1,092 goals altogether. Reimer's rate of quality starts comes in at 52.4% and he has 207 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He has made the start in 395 games and has played 23,455 minutes. Reimer has accrued a career mark of 191-148-52 and has participated in 431 games. He has recorded 11,470 stops out of the 12,562 shots attempted against him, giving him a percentage of .913.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Chicago (+130)

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