Washington Capitals vs San Jose Sharks Prediction, 11/27/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Capitals vs San Jose Sharks

Date: Monday, November 27, 2023

Location: SAP Center in San Jose, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Washington Capitals (10-5-2) are traveling to SAP Center on Monday where they will compete against the San Jose Sharks (4-15-2).

The Washington Capitals will look for better times on the ice after their 5-0 defeat to the Oilers in their previous outing. Washington earned 8 mins in the box for this matchup. Moreover, they had 5 chances with the advantage but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. The Capitals offense left a lot to be desired in the loss. For the game, they ended the night with no scores out of the 25 shots they put on net.

When playing at even strength, the Capitals have allowed the opponent to score 37 goals while earning 38 as an offensive unit. Washington Capitals opponents have tallied 52 power play opportunities (30th in the NHL) and have notched 11 goals in those chances. With regard to scoring goals, the Washington Capitals have racked up 41 goals (31st in hockey) on the year and have given up 48. Washington has attempted 491 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 8.4%. For the season, the have a total of 22 points and their points percentage sits at .647. The Capitals have seen 520 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .908. Washington steps onto the ice with 50 power play chances and they have scored 3 goals out of those chances, giving them a rate of 6.00%.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Darcy Kuemper. The opposition has scored 880 goals versus Kuemper in his NHL career and his average for goals against per game is 2.56. Kuemper has participated in 365 matchups over the course of his pro hockey career. His save percentage currently is at .916 during his 20,636 minutes between the pipes. He has amassed an overall mark of 169-124-45 and he has gotten the start in 347 games. In his career, Kuemper is sitting with 190 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .548. Kuemper has had 10,417 shots against him and he has 9,537 saves.

The last time they were on the ice, San Jose went up against the Canucks in a matchup where the Sharks took home the win by a score of 4-3. The Sharks scored 4 goals out of the 22 shots on goal they took. They had 1 attempt on the power play in this game and tallied 1 on that opportunity.

San Jose has put up 515 shots (30th in pro hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 6.60%, while allowing their opponents 776 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 72.00% on the other teams 75 chances on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 88.8%. They have earned 58 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play rate of 18.97%. The Sharks have tallied 23 goals at even strength and 11 goals (22nd in hockey) while on the power play. They have permitted 87 goals to be scored by way of 66 goals at even strength and 21 goals while they had less men on the ice. This season, the San Jose Sharks have a total of 34 goals, 10 points, in addition to a points percentage of .238.

For the opposition you are going to see Mackenzie Blackwood defending the goal. Blackwood has earned a lifetime record of 67-66-20 and has been in net for 167 games. Blackwood's percentage of quality starts comes out to 52.6% and he has 82 quality starts in his pro hockey career. He has gathered 4,507 saves out of the 4,981 shots attempted, which gives him a rate of .905. His opposition is averaging 3.04 goals per game and he has yielded 474 goals altogether. He has started in 156 games and his ice time sits at 9,354 mins.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Washington

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