San Jose Sharks vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 10/26/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Jose Sharks vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Thursday, October 26, 2023

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Sharks (+220) Lightning (-300)

The Tampa Bay Lightning (3-2-2) will go up against the San Jose Sharks (0-5-1) at Amalie Arena on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has San Jose at +220 and Tampa Bay is priced at -300. The total is 6.

The San Jose Sharks will need a bounce back game after taking a 3-1 defeat against the Panthers in their previous outing. San Jose accounted for 8 penalty minutes in this game. In addition, they had 3 chances with the advantage and were able to notch 1 goal. The Sharks had an offensive game that was below their expectations in this defeat. In the game, they scored on 1 out of the 28 shots they put on net.

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At even strength, the Sharks let the opposition score 16 goals while scoring 5 themselves. San Jose Sharks opponents have earned 23 power play opportunities (15th in professional hockey) and have a total of 6 goals in those attempts. Concerning scoring goals, the San Jose Sharks have tallied 8 goals (31st in the league) over the course of the season and have given up 22. San Jose has attempted 147 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 5.4%. For the year, they sit with 1 points and their points percentage comes in at .083. The Sharks have seen 231 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .905. San Jose comes into tonight with 20 power play opportunities and they have notched 3 goals during those advantages, garnering them a rate of 15.00%.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Kaapo Kahkonen. Throughout his time in hockey, Kahkonen has compiled 50 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .500. His save percentage is .899 for his 5,888 mins guarding the cage. Kahkonen has had 3,137 shots taken against him and has accrued 2,819 total saves. The opposition has been able to score 318 goals against Kahkonen in his pro career and his average for goals against per game is 3.24. He has earned a mark of 42-45-12 and he has started in 100 games. Kahkonen has taken the ice for 104 games over the course of his pro hockey career.

Their last time out, Tampa Bay faced the Hurricanes in an outing where the Lightning earned a win by a final of 3-0. The Lightning scored 3 goals out of the 23 shots on goal they pursued. They had 4 power play chances in this game and scored 1 out of those attempts.

Tampa Bay has tried 198 shots (14th in the league) and has a shooting percentage of 11.62%, while allowing the other team 255 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 94.12% on the other teams 17 power play chances, and their save percentage currently sits at 90.6%. They have a total of 24 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 33.33%. The Lightning have tallied 15 goals at even strength and 8 goals (3rd in the NHL) while having a power play advantage. They have allowed 24 goals to be scored by way of 23 goals at even strength and 1 goal while they had less men on the ice. So far this season, the Tampa Bay Lightning have tallied 23 goals, 8 points, in addition to a points percentage of .571.

Across the rink you will find Jonas Johansson in the crease. Johansson has amassed a lifetime record of 14-14-6 and has been in net for 41 games. Johansson's quality start percentage sits at 38.2% and he has made 13 quality starts in his career. He has recorded 967 saves out of the 1,084 shots tried, giving him a rate of .892. The opposition is averaging 3.29 goals per game and he has allowed 117 goals overall. He has made the start in 34 games and has accumulated 2,135 minutes.

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

Tony's Pick: Take San Jose (+220)

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