Philadelphia Flyers vs San Jose Sharks Prediction, 12/29/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Flyers vs San Jose Sharks

Date: Thursday, December 29, 2022

Location: SAP Center in San Jose, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Flyers (+116) Sharks (-140)

The San Jose Sharks (11-19-6) will compete against the Philadelphia Flyers (11-17-7) at SAP Center on Thursday. The line on this contest has the Flyers at +116 while the Sharks are coming in at -140. The over/under is set at 7.

The Philadelphia Flyers will need a bounce back game after taking a 6-5 loss against the Hurricanes their last time out. Philadelphia accounted for 8 minutes in the box in this game. The Flyers had a good offensive outing and it showed in this defeat. In addition, they had 2 power play opportunities but didn't net one. In the outing, they tallied a score on 5 out of the 31 shots they attempted.

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When discussing their goal scoring prowess, the Philadelphia Flyers have notched 90 goals (28th in the NHL) on the campaign and have given up 118. For the season, they have racked up 29 points and their points percentage sits at .414. Philadelphia has accounted for 105 power play opportunities and they have scored 16 goals out of those tries, giving them a percentage of 15.24%. When playing at even strength, the Flyers have surrendered 91 goals while getting 74 themselves. Philadelphia has taken 1,025 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 8.8%. The Flyers have seen 1,130 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .896. Philadelphia Flyers opponents have 106 power play opportunities (21st in professional hockey) and have tallied 27 goals in those attempts.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Carter Hart. Over the course of his pro career, Hart has compiled 82 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .497. His save percentage currently sits at .906 in his 9,687 minutes in the crease. Hart has seen 5,078 shots against him and has gathered 4,601 total saves. The opposition has scored 477 goals against Hart in his pro hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 2.95. He has compiled a mark of 72-72-22 and he has gotten the start in 165 games. Hart has been in goal for 173 contests over the course of his pro hockey career.

In their last outing, San Jose faced off against the Canucks in an outing where the Sharks went home in defeat by a tally of 6-2. They had 2 power play attempts in this matchup and scored 1 out of those opportunities. The Sharks scored 2 goals of the 26 shots on goal they were seeking.

The Sharks have 86 goals at even strength and 23 goals (21st in professional hockey) while on the power play. San Jose has put up 1,063 shots (17th in the league) and has a shot percentage of 10.25%, while allowing their opponents 1,102 shots. So far this year, the San Jose Sharks have 109 goals, 28 points, as well as a points percentage of .389. They have permitted 131 goals to be scored by of a combination of 115 goals at even strength and 16 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a total of 101 power play chances and they have earned a power play percentage of 22.77%. They have a penalty kill percentage of 84.91% on their opponents 106 chances on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 88.1%.

Across the ice you are expected to see James Reimer in net. Reimer has compiled a lifetime record of 199-158-56 and has been in net for 453 games. Reimer's quality start percentage sits at 52.5% and he has qualified for 219 quality starts in his hockey career. He has compiled 12,092 saves out of 13,256 shots attempted, which gives him a save % of .912. His opponents are averaging 2.82 goals/game and he has allowed 1,164 goals in total. He got the starting nod in 417 games and has played 24,785 minutes.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Philadelphia (+116)

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