San Jose Sharks vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, 1/20/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Jose Sharks vs Seattle Kraken

Date: Thursday, January 20, 2022

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Sharks (-110) Kraken (-110)

The San Jose Sharks (21-17-2) are en route to Climate Pledge Arena on Thursday where they will attempt to defeat the Seattle Kraken (11-23-4). The odds on this game have San Jose at -110 while Seattle is priced at -110. The over/under comes in at 6.

The San Jose Sharks will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 6-2 victory over the Kings in their previous contest. San Jose tallied 11 mins in the box in this outing. The Sharks had a good offensive performance in this victory. In addition, they had 3 power play attempts and were able to notch 2 goals. For the game, they tallied a score on 6 out of the 17 shots they tried.

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San Jose Sharks opponents have 100 power play tries (27th in pro hockey) and have come away with 17 goals in those attempts. The Sharks have had 1,242 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .903. San Jose has taken 1,207 shots and has a shot percentage of 9.2%. While at even strength, the Sharks have given up 103 goals while having 93 of their own. San Jose comes into the game with 101 power play opportunities and they have notched 18 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 17.82%. For the season, they have tallied 44 points and their points % is .550. When talking about their scoring, the San Jose Sharks have tallied 111 goals (18th in the NHL) so far this season and have allowed 120.

The player in the crease for this game is Adin Hill. Hill has played in 71 contests during his NHL career. He has an overall mark of 28-31-5 and he has started in 61 games. Opponents have been able to score 175 goals versus Hill in his career and his goals against average per game is 2.77. Hill has had 1,908 shot attempts against him and has gathered 1,733 total saves. His save percentage currently is .908 for his 3,794 mins played. Over the course of his career, Hill has accumulated 29 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .475.

In their last contest, Seattle squared up with the Blackhawks in an outing where the Kraken ended up with the win by a final score of 3-2. They had 3 power play opportunities in this matchup but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Kraken recorded 3 goals of the 37 shots on goal they attempted.

During this campaign, the Seattle Kraken have notched a total of 101 goals, 26 points, and a points percentage of .342. They have allowed 137 goals to be scored by way of 117 goals at even strength and 20 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Kraken have accumulated 82 goals at even strength and 19 goals (23rd in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have earned 102 chances on the power play and they have a power play rate of 18.63%. Seattle has taken 1,066 shots (28th in the NHL) and has a shooting percentage of 9.47%, while allowing the opposition 1,093 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 78.02% on their oppositions 91 power play chances, and their save percentage is 87.5%.

Across the ice you are going to see Philipp Grubauer patrolling the crease. Grubauer is sitting with a lifetime record of 117-76-25 and has been in goal for 242 contests. Grubauer's quality start rate comes out to 55.1% and he has accumulated 118 quality starting assignments in his hockey career. He has gathered 5,922 saves out of 6,464 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save % of .916. Opponents are averaging 2.45 goals per game and he has surrendered 542 goals altogether. He has started in 214 games and has played 13,261 mins.

Who will win tonight's NHL game ATS?

Josh's Pick: Take San Jose (-110)

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