Carolina Hurricanes vs San Jose Sharks Prediction, 10/17/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Carolina Hurricanes vs San Jose Sharks

Date: Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Location: SAP Center in San Jose, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Hurricanes (-250) Sharks (+195)

The Carolina Hurricanes (2-1-0) are traveling to SAP Center on Tuesday where they will take on the San Jose Sharks (0-1-1). The line on this matchup has Carolina at -250 while San Jose is at +195. The total is 7.

The Carolina Hurricanes had a rough game after their 6-3 loss to the Ducks in their last outing. Carolina tallied 20 minutes in the box in this outing. Moreover, they had 6 power play opportunities and notched 2 goals. The Hurricanes had a middle of the road offensive output in the loss. In the game, they scored on 3 out of the 35 shots they attempted.

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In regard to scoring goals, the Carolina Hurricanes have accumulated 13 goals (1st in the NHL) on the campaign and have given up 14. For the year, they have accumulated 4 points and their points percentage comes in at .667. Carolina has 16 power play chances and they have notched 3 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 18.75%. When playing at even strength, the Hurricanes let the opposition score 12 goals while having 10 themselves. Carolina has attempted 96 shots and has a shooting percentage of 13.5%. The Hurricanes so far have had 85 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .835. Carolina Hurricanes opponents have amassed 13 power play opportunities (2nd in pro hockey) and have tallied 2 goals in those chances.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Frederik Andersen. Andersen has played in 481 games over the course of his pro hockey career. He has compiled a mark of 284-125-52 and he started in 467 games. The opposition has notched 1,198 goals against Andersen in his NHL career and his goals against average is 2.59. Andersen has had 14,111 shot attempts taken against him and has gathered 12,913 total saves. His save percentage currently sits at .915 for his 27,778 minutes played. In his career, Andersen has accounted for 264 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .565.

In their last contest, San Jose faced the Avalanche in a game where the Sharks got the tie by a tally of 1-1. They had 4 power play chances in this one but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal. The Sharks scored 1 goal of the 21 shots on goal they attempted.

The Sharks have earned 2 goals at even strength and 0 goals (30th in professional hockey) while on the power play. San Jose has attempted 44 shots (28th in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 4.55%, while allowing the other team 84 shots. For the season, the San Jose Sharks have accounted for 2 goals, 1 points, and a points percentage of .250. They have allowed 5 goals to be scored by of a combination of 5 goals at even strength and 0 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a total of 6 power play chances and they have earned a power play percentage of 0.00%. They have a penalty kill percentage of 100.00% on their oppositions 6 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently sits at 94.0%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Kaapo Kahkonen protecting the goal. His opponents are averaging 3.24 goals/game and he has conceded 315 goals in total. Kahkonen's quality start rate sits at 49.5% and he has made 49 quality starts in his pro hockey career. He has started in 99 games and his ice time sits at 5,831 minutes. Kahkonen has a lifetime record of 42-44-12 and has participated in 103 contests. He has accrued 2,786 stops out of the 3,101 shots attempted against him, which gives him a percentage of .898.

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

Guy's Pick: Take San Jose (+195)

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