Carolina Hurricanes vs San Jose Sharks Prediction, 3/20/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Carolina Hurricanes vs San Jose Sharks

Date: Thursday, March 20, 2025

Location: SAP Center in San Jose, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Hurricanes (-196) Sharks (+162)

The Carolina Hurricanes (41-22-4) are en route to SAP Center on Thursday where they will compete against the San Jose Sharks (18-41-9). The moneyline on this matchup has the Hurricanes at -196 and the Sharks are coming in at +162. The total is set at 6.

The Carolina Hurricanes were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 5-0 victory against the Flyers their last time out. The Hurricanes had a good offensive outing in the victory. In the matchup, they scored on 5 of the 30 shots they put on net. In addition, they had 4 chances with the advantage and were able to net 1 goal. Carolina amassed 4 mins in the box for this contest.

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When at even strength, the Hurricanes have surrendered 146 goals while notching 180 of their own. Carolina Hurricanes opponents have tallied 194 power play tries (13th in hockey) and have scored 30 goals in those chances. Concerning their goal scoring prowess, the Carolina Hurricanes have accumulated 217 goals (8th in the National Hockey League) for the season and have surrendered 176. Carolina has attempted 2,120 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.2%. For the current campaign, they have 86 points and their points percentage comes in at .642. The Hurricanes have seen 1,675 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .895. Carolina skates onto the rink with 204 power play chances and they have scored 37 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 18.14%.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Frederik Andersen. Opponents have scored 1,248 goals versus Andersen in his pro hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 2.62. Andersen has taken the ice for 509 games during his professional hockey career. He has a save percentage of .916 for his 28,601 mins on the ice. He has earned an overall mark of 304-132-52 and he has gotten the start in 495 games. During his career on the ice, Andersen has recorded 286 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .578. Andersen has had 14,802 shots taken against him and has gathered 13,554 saves.

In their last game, San Jose faced the Capitals in a game where the Sharks took a loss by a final of 5-1. The Sharks scored 1 goal out of the 20 shots on goal they attempted. They had 3 power play opportunities in this matchup but weren't able to score a goal.

The Sharks have tallied 139 goals at even strength and 38 goals (20th in pro hockey) while having more men on the ice. San Jose has tried 1,843 shots (28th in hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 9.60%, while allowing the other team 2,148 shots. So far this year, the San Jose Sharks have earned a total of 177 goals, 45 points, and a points percentage of .331. They have granted a total of 251 goals to be scored by way of 197 goals at even strength and 54 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have earned 192 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 19.79%. They have a penalty kill percentage of 74.16% on their opponents 209 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 88.3%.

Across the ice you are going to see Alexandar Georgiev protecting the goal. Georgiev is sitting with a career mark of 149-105-23 and has played in 295 games. Georgiev's percentage of quality starts is 50.0% and he has earned 140 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He has recorded 7,676 stops out of 8,492 shots taken against him, giving him a percentage of .904. Teams are averaging 3.39 goals per game and he has conceded 816 goals altogether. He has started in 280 games and has played for a total of 14,430 minutes.

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

Josh's Pick: Take San Jose (+162)

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