Anaheim Ducks vs San Jose Sharks Prediction, 2/29/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Anaheim Ducks vs San Jose Sharks

Date: Thursday, February 29, 2024

Location: SAP Center in San Jose, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Ducks (-110) Sharks (-110)

The Anaheim Ducks (20-35-3) are headed to SAP Center on Thursday where they will try to defeat the San Jose Sharks (15-37-5). The moneyline on this contest has Anaheim at -110 while San Jose is at -110. The over/under is set at 7.

The Anaheim Ducks were on the losing side of the ice with a 4-2 defeat against the Predators in the last game they played. Anaheim accrued 31 mins in the box in this matchup. They also had 3 attempts on the power play but didn't net one. The Ducks could have played much better offensively in this loss. In the game, they scored on 2 of the 31 shots they put on net.

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When at even strength, the Ducks let the opposition score 151 goals while having 116 themselves. Anaheim Ducks opponents have amassed 233 power play opportunities (1st in pro hockey) and have come away with 55 goals in those chances. In reference to their scoring capabilities, the Anaheim Ducks have earned 150 goals (30th in the National Hockey League) so far this season and have allowed 206. Anaheim has tried 1,615 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.3%. For the current campaign, they sit with 43 points and their points percentage sits at .371. The Ducks thus far have had 1,914 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .892. Anaheim skates onto the rink with 176 power play opportunities and they have scored 34 goals out of those chances, garnering them a rate of 19.32%.

The man in net for this game is John Gibson. Gibson has been in goal for 469 contests throughout his pro hockey career. He has compiled an overall mark of 192-199-61 and he has started in 458 games. Opponents have racked up 1,273 goals against Gibson in his professional hockey career and his goals against average per game is 2.85. Gibson has had 14,349 shot attempts against him and has recorded 13,076 saves. His save percentage sits at .911 in his 26,775 minutes on the ice. Over the course of his pro career, Gibson has accrued 249 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .544.

Their last time out, San Jose opposed the Devils in a game where the Sharks took the loss by a final score of 7-2. They had 1 power play opportunity in this outing but didn't put one in the back of the net. The Sharks notched 2 goals out of the 31 shots on goal they tried.

For the year, the San Jose Sharks have accumulated 119 goals, 35 points, as well as a points percentage of .307. They have allowed 218 goals to be scored by of a combination of 172 goals at even strength and 46 goals while they were shorthanded. The Sharks are sitting with 96 goals at even strength and 23 goals (31st in hockey) while on the power play. They have recorded 136 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 16.91%. San Jose has attempted 1,463 shots (32nd in professional hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 8.13%, while allowing the opposition 2,026 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 74.86% on their oppositions 183 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.2%.

Across the ice you are expected to see Mackenzie Blackwood in net. He has accounted for 5,053 stops out of 5,587 shots taken, giving him a rate of .904. Blackwood is sitting with a lifetime mark of 74-75-21 and has been in net for 187 contests. He has started in 175 games and has racked up 10,463 mins. Blackwood's quality start percentage comes in at 53.1% and he has qualified for 93 quality starts in his professional career. Opponents are averaging 3.06 goals per game and he has relinquished 534 goals altogether.

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

Tony's Pick: Take San Jose (-110)

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