Philadelphia Flyers vs San Jose Sharks Prediction, 11/7/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Flyers vs San Jose Sharks

Date: Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Location: SAP Center in San Jose, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Flyers (-250) Sharks (+185)

The San Jose Sharks (0-10-1) are welcoming the Philadelphia Flyers (5-6-1) at SAP Center on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has Philadelphia at -250 and San Jose is sitting at +185. The total is set at 7.

The Philadelphia Flyers will look for better times on the ice after their 5-0 loss to the Kings in their previous game. Philadelphia accrued 10 penalty mins in this matchup. The Flyers didn't have their best offensive outing in this defeat. Furthermore, they had 4 power play tries but weren't able to score. In the game, they weren't able to convert any of the 24 shots they launched.

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When at even strength, the Flyers have surrendered 32 goals while getting 33 on the offensive side of the ice. Philadelphia Flyers opponents have amassed 34 power play tries (27th in pro hockey) and have tallied 7 goals in those chances. Pertaining to their scoring, the Philadelphia Flyers have accounted for 37 goals (12th in the National Hockey League) for the season and have given up 39. Philadelphia has tried 377 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.8%. For the current campaign, the have a total of 11 points and their points percentage is sitting at .458. The Flyers so far have had 320 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .878. Philadelphia steps onto the ice with 41 power play opportunities and they have notched 4 goals out of those tries, earning them a percentage of 9.76%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Carter Hart. Hart has been involved in 209 matchups during his hockey career. He has earned an overall record of 88-87-26 and he has started in 201 games. Opponents have scored 575 goals against Hart in his professional hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 2.94. Hart has had 6,111 shots taken against him and has recorded 5,536 total saves. His save percentage currently is .906 for his 11,724 minutes on the ice. Throughout his time in hockey, Hart has tallied 98 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .488.

In their last outing, San Jose faced the Penguins in a game where the Sharks went home in defeat by a final of 10-2. They had 6 power play chances in this one and scored 2 out of those opportunities. The Sharks earned 2 goals of the 26 shots on goal they attempted.

On the year, the San Jose Sharks have earned a total of 12 goals, 1 points, as well as a points percentage of .045. They have allowed 54 goals to be scored by way of 40 goals at even strength and 14 goals while they were shorthanded. The Sharks have earned 6 goals at even strength and 6 goals (23rd in the league) while having a power play advantage. They have earned 33 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 18.18%. San Jose has put up 278 shots (31st in the league) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 4.32%, while allowing their opponents 413 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 67.44% on their opponents 43 power play chances, and their save percentage is currently 86.9%.

For the opposition you are likely to see Mackenzie Blackwood protecting the net. His opposition is averaging 3.05 goals per game and he has surrendered 455 goals overall. Blackwood's rate of quality starts is 51.3% and he has qualified for 77 quality starts in his hockey career. He was named a starter in 150 games and has played 8,954 minutes. Blackwood has a career mark of 65-63-19 and has played in 160 games. He has gathered 4,298 stops out of the 4,753 shots attempted, which gives him a save % of .904.

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

Tony's Pick: Take San Jose (+185)

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