Arizona Coyotes vs San Jose Sharks Prediction, 12/21/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Coyotes vs San Jose Sharks

Date: Thursday, December 21, 2023

Location: SAP Center in San Jose, CA

TV: ESPN+/Hulu

Odds/Point Spread: Coyotes (-141) Sharks (+117)

The Arizona Coyotes (16-13-2) are headed to SAP Center on Thursday where they will meet the San Jose Sharks (9-20-3). The line on this contest has the Coyotes at -141 and the Sharks are coming in at +117. The total is set at 7.

The Arizona Coyotes came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 4-3 win over the Senators their last time out. The Coyotes had a great offensive game plan going into this one and it showed in the victory. For the matchup, they tallied a score on 4 out of the 38 shots they put on goal. Moreover, they had 2 power play opportunities but didn't convert them into a score. Arizona accounted for 15 penalty minutes for this contest.

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When it comes to their scoring, the Arizona Coyotes have notched 95 goals (19th in pro hockey) on the season and have surrendered 89. For the season, they have 34 points and their points % is .548. Arizona has tallied 106 power play opportunities and they have notched 24 goals out of those chances, garnering them a rate of 22.64%. When at even strength, the Coyotes have given up 69 goals while notching 71 of their own. Arizona has tried 839 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 11.3%. The Coyotes have seen 974 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .909. Arizona Coyotes opponents have earned 98 power play tries (18th in pro hockey) and have racked up 20 goals in those chances.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Connor Ingram. Ingram has taken the ice for 50 contests over the course of his pro hockey career. He has earned a win-loss mark of 19-21-8 and he was named the starter in 48 games. The opposition has been able to score 146 goals against Ingram in his career and his goals against average per game is 3.07. Ingram has had 1,617 shots taken against him and has garnered 1,471 saves. He has a save percentage of .910 during his 2,849 mins guarding the cage. Over the course of his time in hockey, Ingram has 29 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .604.

In their last outing, San Jose faced the Kings in a matchup where the Sharks took a loss by a final score of 4-1. They had 3 power play chances in this matchup and recorded 1 out of those attempts. The Sharks had 1 goal out of the 16 shots on goal they took.

On the season, the San Jose Sharks have 67 goals, 21 points, as well as a points percentage of .328. They have granted a total of 125 goals to be scored by of a combination of 95 goals at even strength and 30 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Sharks have accumulated 49 goals at even strength and 18 goals (22nd in the NHL) while having a power play advantage. They have a tally of 85 opportunities on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 21.18%. San Jose has tried 818 shots (31st in the league) and has a shooting percentage of 8.19%, while allowing the opposition 1,156 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 72.97% on the other teams 111 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently comes in at 89.2%.

Across the ice you will find Mackenzie Blackwood patrolling the crease. Teams are averaging 3.06 goals per game and he has allowed 494 goals altogether. Blackwood's percentage of quality starts sits at 52.5% and he has qualified for 85 quality starts in his NHL career. He has started in 162 games and his ice time sits at 9,686 mins. Blackwood holds a lifetime mark of 69-69-20 and has been in goal for 173 contests. He is sitting with 4,679 stops out of 5,173 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save percentage of .905.

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

Tony's Pick: Take San Jose (+117)

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