Florida Panthers vs San Jose Sharks Prediction, 1/25/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Panthers vs San Jose Sharks

Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025

Location: SAP Center in San Jose, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Panthers (-275) Sharks (+220)

The San Jose Sharks (14-30-6) will try to defeat the Florida Panthers (28-18-3) at SAP Center on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has Florida at -275 and San Jose is priced at +220. The betting total is set at 6.5.

The Florida Panthers had a good night with a 5-2 victory over the Ducks their last time out. The Panthers had a great offensive game plan going into this one and it showed in the victory. In the matchup, they converted 5 out of the 29 shots they attempted. In addition, they had 3 power play chances but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. Florida amassed 4 penalty mins for this contest.

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Florida Panthers opponents have totaled 150 power play opportunities (4th in hockey) and have tallied 32 goals in those chances. The Panthers thus far have had 1,341 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .891. Florida has taken 1,522 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.2%. When playing at even strength, the Panthers have conceded 114 goals while notching 120 themselves. Florida has accounted for 144 power play opportunities and they have notched 35 goals during those advantages, garnering them a rate of 24.31%. For the season, they have 59 points and their points percentage sits at .602. Pertaining to their goal scoring prowess, the Florida Panthers have accounted for 155 goals (8th in the league) for the year and have surrendered 146.

The player in the crease for this game is Sergei Bobrovsky. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Bobrovsky has accounted for 414 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .578. He has a save percentage of .914 in his 40,404 mins between the pipes. Bobrovsky has had 21,285 shot attempts taken against him and he has 19,458 total saves. The opposition has notched 1,827 goals against Bobrovsky in his career and his goals against average is 2.71. He has earned an overall mark of 415-235-57 and was named the starter in 716 games. Bobrovsky has played in 732 contests during his professional hockey career.

When they took the ice last, San Jose squared up with the Predators in an outing where the Sharks were on the wrong end of the score by a final of 7-5. They had 4 opportunities on the power play in this outing and recorded 1 out of those opportunities. The Sharks tallied 5 goals out of the 24 shots on goal they pursued.

The Sharks have accumulated 104 goals at even strength and 26 goals (21st in professional hockey) while on the power play. San Jose has put up 1,332 shots (16th in the league) and has a shooting percentage of 9.76%, while allowing the other team 1,619 shots. During this campaign, the San Jose Sharks have a total of 130 goals, 34 points, in addition to a points percentage of .340. They have permitted 178 goals to be scored by of a combination of 145 goals at even strength and 33 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a total of 144 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 18.06%. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 77.70% on their opponents 148 power play chances, and their save percentage currently comes in at 89.0%.

On the other side of the ice you will find Yaroslav Askarov in net. His opponents are averaging 10.81 goals/game and he has yielded 29 goals altogether. Askarov's quality start percentage sits at 63.6% and he has 7 quality starts in his professional career. He got the starting nod in 11 contests and has racked up 161 minutes. Askarov is the owner of a lifetime record of 4-5-2 and has participated in 12 games. He has recorded 302 stops out of 331 shots taken, which gives him a save % of .912.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Florida (-275)

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