Nashville Predators vs San Jose Sharks Prediction, 10/8/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nashville Predators vs San Jose Sharks

Date: Saturday, October 8, 2022

Location: O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Predators (-170) Sharks (+145)

O2 Arena is where the San Jose Sharks will try to defeat the Nashville Predators on Saturday in the 2nd game of their opening season series in Prague. The moneyline on this matchup has the Predators at -170 while the Sharks are sitting at +145. The total comes in at 6.

The Nashville Predators will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 5-3 loss against the Avalanche in their last outing. Nashville tallied 4 penalty mins for this game. Moreover, they had 2 attempts on the power play but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. The Predators offense didn't overly impress in the loss. While out there on the ice, they converted 3 out of the 31 shots they tried.

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Nashville Predators opposition had 284 power play opportunities (1st in the NHL) and tallied 59 goals in those attempts. The Predators had 2,646 shots taken against them and held a save percentage of .906. Nashville took 2,439 shots and were the owners of a shot percentage of 10.7%. While playing at even strength, the Predators let the opposition score 191 goals while earning 199. Nashville accumulated 258 power play chances and added 63 goals out of those chances, earning them a rate of 24.42%. For the previous campaign, they earned 97 points and their points percentage finished at .591. Pertaining to their goal scoring prowess, the Nashville Predators racked up 262 goals (12th in the NHL) for the prior year and allowed 250.

The man in goal for this game is Kevin Lankinen. The opposition has racked up 215 goals versus Lankinen in his pro career and his goals against average per contest is 3.23. Lankinen has been involved in 69 contests throughout his hockey career. His save percentage currently is .901 for his 3,991 mins guarding the cage. He has amassed an overall record of 25-29-11 and he has started in 66 games. Throughout his time in hockey, Lankinen has compiled 31 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .470. Lankinen has seen 2,177 shots against him and he has 1,962 saves.

When they took the ice last, San Jose faced the Kraken in a game where the Sharks ended up losing by a score of 3-0. The Sharks recorded 0 goals of the 24 shots on goal they took. They had 2 power play opportunities in this matchup but weren't able to notch a goal.

The Sharks accumulated 170 goals at even strength and 41 goals (24th in pro hockey) while having a power play advantage. San Jose has tried 2,400 shots (26th in the league) and had a shot percentage of 8.79%, while allowing the opposition 2,622 shots. Last year, the San Jose Sharks notched 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 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 18.98%. They accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 85.20% on their opponent's 223 chances on the power play, and their save percentage came in at 90.0%.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Kaapo Kahkonen protecting the net. He is sitting with 1,744 saves out of the 1,920 shots attempted, giving him a save percentage of .908. Kahkonen is sitting with a career mark of 33-23-5 and has participated in 65 contests. He was named a starter in 61 contests and has played for a total of 3,665 minutes. Kahkonen's rate of quality starts sits at 57.4% and he has 35 quality starting assignments in his professional career. The opposition is averaging 2.88 goals per contest and he has given up 176 goals in total.

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

Guy's Pick: Take San Jose (+145)

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