Anaheim Ducks vs San Jose Sharks Prediction, 10/12/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Anaheim Ducks vs San Jose Sharks

Date: Saturday, October 12, 2024

Location: SAP Center in San Jose, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

SAP Center is the location where the San Jose Sharks (19-54-9 last year) will attempt to beat the Anaheim Ducks (27-50-5 last season) on Saturday.

The Anaheim Ducks had a good night with a 4-1 win over the Golden Knights their last time on the ice. The Ducks had a solid offensive outing in this victory. In the outing, they converted 4 of the 23 shots they tried. Moreover, they had 1 chance with the advantage and were able to score 1 goal. Anaheim earned 23 penalty minutes in this game.

While at even strength, the Ducks conceded 202 goals while earning 160. Anaheim Ducks opponents had 330 power play tries (1st in pro hockey) and notched 91 goals in those attempts. In terms of their goal scoring prowess, the Anaheim Ducks accumulated 203 goals (30th in professional hockey) over the course of the prior season and gave up 293. Anaheim tried 2,194 shots and held a shooting percentage of 9.3%. For the previous campaign, they finished with 59 points and their points % was .360. The Ducks had 2,666 shots attempted against them and were the owners of a save percentage of .890. Anaheim accumulated 235 power play chances and notched 43 goals out of those chances, giving them a rate of 18.30%.

The man in goal for this game is Lukas Dostal. The opposition has racked up 206 goals against Dostal in his pro career and his goals against average per contest is 3.45. Dostal has been in goal for 67 games throughout his professional hockey career. He has a save percentage of .902 in his 3,587 mins guarding the cage. He has amassed a win-loss mark of 19-35-6 and he has gotten the start in 58 games. In his professional hockey career, Dostal has accrued 31 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .534. Dostal has seen 2,097 shots taken against him and has recorded 1,891 total saves.

Their last time out, San Jose squared up with the Flames in an outing where the Sharks took a loss by a final score of 5-1. The Sharks scored 1 goal out of the 17 shots on goal they attempted. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this game and notched 1 out of those opportunities.

San Jose took 2,069 shots (32nd in hockey) and had a shooting percentage of 8.70%, while allowing their opponent 2,881 shots. They accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 75.40% on their opposition's 252 power play chances, and their save percentage was at 88.7%. They had a total of 208 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 20.19%. The Sharks tallied 138 goals at even strength and 42 goals (27th in the league) while on the power play. They permitted 326 goals to be scored by way of 264 goals at even strength and 62 goals while they had less men on the ice. Last year, the San Jose Sharks accumulated 180 goals, 47 points, as well as a points percentage of .287.

Across the ice you will find Mackenzie Blackwood patrolling the crease. He has accrued 5,315 stops out of 5,879 shots attempted, giving him a save percentage of .904. Blackwood has compiled a career record of 75-82-22 and has participated in 196 games. He got the starting nod in 184 games and has played for a total of 11,001 mins. Blackwood's percentage of quality starts comes out to 53.3% and he has made 98 quality starting assignments in his pro career. His opposition is averaging 3.08 goals per game and he has yielded 564 goals altogether.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Anaheim

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