Dallas Stars vs San Jose Sharks Prediction, 4/2/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dallas Stars vs San Jose Sharks

Date: Saturday, April 2, 2022

Location: SAP Center in San Jose, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Stars (-133) Sharks (+110)

The San Jose Sharks (29-30-8) will take on the Dallas Stars (38-25-3) at SAP Center on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has the Stars at -133 and the Sharks are priced at +110. The over/under comes in at 6.

The Dallas Stars had a good night with a 3-2 victory against the Ducks the last time they stepped on the ice. Dallas garnered 2 mins in the box in this matchup. Furthermore, they had 1 power play opportunity and netted 1 goal. The Stars had an average offensive output in the win. For the game, they converted 3 of the 35 shots they tried.

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Regarding their goal scoring prowess, the Dallas Stars have notched 191 goals (21st in the National Hockey League) on the year and have surrendered 194. For the year, the have a total of 79 points and their points % is .598. Dallas comes into the game with 198 power play chances and they have notched 45 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 22.73%. While playing at even strength, the Stars let the opposition score 153 goals while getting 146 of their own. Dallas has taken 2,022 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.5%. The Stars have had 2,044 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .905. Dallas Stars opponents have tallied 190 power play tries (22nd in hockey) and have come away with 41 goals in those chances.

The man in net for this game is Scott Wedgewood. Throughout his time in hockey, Wedgewood has compiled 27 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .435. He has a save percentage of .906 for his 3,941 mins played. Wedgewood has had 2,161 shots taken against him and has gathered 1,957 total saves. The opposition has racked up 204 goals against Wedgewood in his pro hockey career and his goals against rate is 3.11. He has earned a mark of 21-32-11 and he has gotten the start in 62 games. Wedgewood has participated in 70 contests during his NHL career.

The last time they were on the ice, San Jose faced the Avalanche in a matchup where the Sharks were on the wrong end of the score by a score of 4-2. They had 2 chances on the power play in this one but weren't able to score a goal. The Sharks recorded 2 goals of the 27 shots on goal they took.

The Sharks have 140 goals at even strength and 35 goals (22nd in pro hockey) while on the power play. San Jose has put up 1,956 shots (28th in hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 8.95%, while allowing the other team 2,143 shots. On the campaign, the San Jose Sharks are sitting with 175 goals, 66 points, in addition to a points percentage of .493. They have a total of 184 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 19.02%. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 84.66% on their oppositions 176 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 90.2%. They have granted a total of 211 goals to be scored by way of 184 goals at even strength and 27 goals while they had less men on the ice.

For the opposition you are likely to see Kaapo Kahkonen defending the goal. Kahkonen has compiled a career mark of 31-19-4 and has participated in 56 games. Kahkonen's rate of quality starts is 54.7% and he has qualified for 29 quality starts in his NHL career. He has a tally of 1,527 stops out of the 1,684 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .907. Teams are averaging 2.93 goals/game and he has allowed 157 goals in total. He got the starting nod in 53 games and has been on the ice for 3,218 minutes.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Dallas (-133)

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