Tampa Bay Lightning vs San Jose Sharks Prediction, 1/22/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs San Jose Sharks

Date: Saturday, January 22, 2022

Location: SAP Center in San Jose, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Lightning (-210) Sharks (+172)

The San Jose Sharks (21-18-2) are hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning (27-9-5) at SAP Center on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has Tampa Bay at -210 and San Jose is coming in at +172. The betting total comes in at 6.

The Tampa Bay Lightning went home feeling good about their game by earning a 6-4 win over the Kings their last time on the ice. Tampa Bay earned 13 penalty minutes in this outing. The Lightning had a great offensive game plan going into this one and it showed in this win. They also had 3 attempts on the power play and netted 1 goal. For the outing, they netted 6 of the 25 shots they attempted.

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Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have tallied 120 power play opportunities (8th in professional hockey) and have scored 22 goals in those chances. The Lightning have had 1,199 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .905. Tampa Bay has tried 1,222 shots and holds a shot percentage of 11.4%. When playing at even strength, the Lightning have allowed the opponent to score 92 goals while earning 113 as an offensive unit. Tampa Bay skates onto the rink with 127 power play chances and they have added 26 goals out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 20.47%. For the current campaign, they sit with 59 points and their points percentage is sitting at .720. In relation to their scoring, the Tampa Bay Lightning have accounted for 139 goals (4th in the NHL) on the season and have conceded 114.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Brian Elliott. Elliott has played in 510 games over the course of his NHL career. He has amassed a win-loss mark of 259-157-51 and he has gotten the start in 463 games. The opposition has racked up 1,192 goals against Elliott in his pro career and his goals against average is 2.54. Elliott has had 13,272 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 12,080 saves. His save percentage is at .910 during his 28,182 mins guarding the cage. Over the course of his pro career, Elliott has tallied 251 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .542.

In their last contest, San Jose went up against the Kraken in a game where the Sharks went home in defeat by a final of 3-2. They had 6 power play chances in this contest and scored 1 goal out of those tries. The Sharks recorded 2 goals out of the 25 shots on goal they attempted.

San Jose has attempted 1,232 shots (13th in hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 9.17%, while allowing their opponents 1,259 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 83.50% on their opponents 103 power play chances, and their save percentage currently comes in at 90.2%. They have a total of 107 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play percentage of 17.76%. The Sharks have accumulated 94 goals at even strength and 19 goals (23rd in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have allowed 123 goals to be scored by of a combination of 106 goals at even strength and 17 goals while they were shorthanded. So far this season, the San Jose Sharks have tallied 113 goals, 44 points, as well as a points percentage of .537.

On the other side of the ice you are expected to see James Reimer defending the goal. Reimer is sitting with a lifetime mark of 185-138-44 and has been in goal for 406 games. Reimer's quality start percentage sits at 51.5% and he has made 191 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He has a tally of 10,790 stops out of the 11,813 shots attempted, which gives him a rate of .913. Teams are averaging 2.78 goals/game and he has relinquished 1,023 goals in total. He has started in 371 contests and his ice time sits at 22,062 minutes.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-210)

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