San Jose Sharks vs Nashville Predators Prediction, 10/7/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Jose Sharks vs Nashville Predators

Date: Friday, October 7, 2022

Location: O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Sharks (+150) Predators (-175)

The San Jose Sharks are headed to O2 Arena on Friday where they will try to beat the Nashville Predators. The moneyline on this game has the Sharks at +150 and the Predators are sitting at -175. The over/under comes in at 6.

The San Jose Sharks will need a bounce back game after taking a 3-0 defeat against the Kraken their last time on the ice. San Jose amassed 2 penalty minutes in this contest. The Sharks had a rough night on the offensive side of the ice in this defeat. Additionally, they had 2 attempts on the power play but didn't get a goal. For the outing, they took the loss without having netted any of the 24 shots they put on goal.

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When at even strength, the Sharks let the opposition score 228 goals while scoring 170. San Jose Sharks opposition had 223 power play opportunities (23rd in pro hockey) and came away with 33 goals in those attempts. Regarding their scoring, the San Jose Sharks tallied 211 goals (30th in hockey) last season and conceded 261. San Jose took 2,400 shots and held a shot percentage of 8.8%. For the year, they accumulated 77 points and their points % was .470. The Sharks had 2,622 shots taken against them and earned a save percentage of .900. San Jose wrapped up the season with 216 power play chances and notched 41 goals during those advantages, earning them a percentage of 18.98%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is James Reimer. Reimer has taken the ice for 433 contests throughout his hockey career. He has earned a mark of 192-148-53 and he was named the starter in 397 games. Opponents have been able to score 1,101 goals against Reimer in his pro career and his goals against average per contest is 2.80. Reimer has seen 12,639 shot attempts taken against him and has gathered 11,538 saves. He has a save percentage of .913 during his 23,580 mins played. Over the course of his pro career, Reimer has recorded 208 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .524.

In their last game, Nashville went up against the Avalanche in a game where the Predators went home in defeat by a mark of 5-3. They had 2 power play attempts in this matchup but were not able to net one. The Predators recorded 3 goals out of the 31 shots on goal they were seeking.

Last year, the Nashville Predators had a total of 262 goals, 97 points, as well as a points percentage of .591. They permitted 250 goals to be scored by way of 191 goals at even strength and 59 goals while they were shorthanded. The Predators accumulated 199 goals at even strength and 63 goals (5th in the league) while having a power play advantage. They earned 258 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 24.42%. Nashville put up 2,439 shots (24th in the league) and had a shooting percentage of 10.74%, while allowing their opponent 2,646 shots. They accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 79.23% on their opposition's 284 power play tries, and their save percentage came in at 90.6%.

For the opposition you will find Juuse Saros defending the goal. Saros is the owner of a lifetime mark of 114-72-20 and has played in 222 games. Saros' quality start percentage comes out to 61.7% and he has qualified for 127 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He is sitting with 6,105 stops out of 6,639 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .920. Teams are averaging 2.54 goals per game and he has allowed 534 goals altogether. He was named a starter in 206 contests and has accumulated 12,611 minutes.

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

Tony's Pick: Take San Jose (+150)

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