Pittsburgh Penguins vs San Jose Sharks Prediction, 11/4/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Penguins vs San Jose Sharks

Date: Saturday, November 4, 2023

Location: SAP Center in San Jose, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Penguins (-188) Sharks (+145)

The San Jose Sharks (0-9-1) will try to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins (3-6-0) at SAP Center on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has Pittsburgh at -188 and San Jose is coming in at +145. The over/under is 7.

The Pittsburgh Penguins will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 4-3 defeat to the Ducks in their previous contest . The Penguins offense showed they have some room for improvement in this loss. For the game, they netted 3 of the 42 shots they put on goal. They also had 7 power play opportunities and scored 2 goals. Pittsburgh had 6 mins in the box in this contest.

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When playing at even strength, the Penguins have given up 24 goals while getting 22 on offense. Pittsburgh Penguins opponents have 28 power play tries (29th in professional hockey) and have earned 5 goals in those attempts. In regard to their scoring, the Pittsburgh Penguins have notched 26 goals (24th in the NHL) this year and have surrendered 29. Pittsburgh has taken 323 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 8.1%. For the current campaign, they have recorded 6 points and their points percentage is sitting at .333. The Penguins thus far have had 259 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .888. Pittsburgh has accumulated 27 power play chances and they have notched 4 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 14.81%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Tristan Jarry. The opposition has notched 535 goals versus Jarry in his NHL career and his goals against average is 2.65. Jarry has been involved in 213 matchups over the course of his NHL career. He has a save percentage of .913 in his 12,099 mins on the ice. He has an overall mark of 119-65-20 and was named the starter in 205 games. Over the course of his time in hockey, Jarry has tallied 123 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .600. Jarry has seen 6,153 shot attempts taken against him and has accrued 5,618 saves.

In their last contest, San Jose faced off against the Canucks in an outing where the Sharks took the loss by a mark of 10-1. They had 3 power play opportunities in this outing and earned 1 out of those attempts. The Sharks had 1 goal of the 31 shots on goal they attempted.

San Jose has put up 252 shots (30th in hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 3.97%, while allowing their opponents 378 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 69.23% on their oppositions 39 power play tries, and their save percentage is currently 88.4%. They have a total of 27 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 14.81%. The Sharks have accumulated 6 goals at even strength and 4 goals (27th in the league) while on the power play. They have allowed 44 goals to be scored by way of 32 goals at even strength and 12 goals while they had less men on the ice. So far this year, the San Jose Sharks have a total of 10 goals, 1 points, in addition to a points percentage of .050.

On the other side of the ice you are expected to see Mackenzie Blackwood defending the goal. The opposition is averaging 3.02 goals/game and he has allowed 449 goals in total. Blackwood's quality start percentage comes in at 51.7% and he has earned 77 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He has been a starter 149 games and has been on the ice for 8,924 minutes. Blackwood is the owner of a career record of 65-62-19 and has participated in 159 contests. He has tallied 4,286 saves out of the 4,735 shots attempted against him, giving him a percentage of .905.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (-188)

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