Nashville Predators vs San Jose Sharks Prediction, 3/11/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nashville Predators vs San Jose Sharks

Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Location: SAP Center in San Jose, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

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

The San Jose Sharks (17-39-9) will go up against the Nashville Predators (24-32-7) at SAP Center on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has Nashville at -275 while San Jose is at +220. The total comes in at 6.5.

The Nashville Predators had a good night with a 3-2 victory against the Blackhawks in their previous game. Nashville accumulated 11 penalty minutes in this matchup. The Predators had an average offensive output in the win. Furthermore, they had 4 attempts on the power play and scored 1 goal. For the game, they scored on 3 of the 41 shots they attempted.

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When at even strength, the Predators have surrendered 173 goals while having 131 themselves. Nashville Predators opponents have earned 190 power play tries (5th in hockey) and have a total of 36 goals in those attempts. In regard to their scoring capabilities, the Nashville Predators have accumulated 166 goals (31st in the National Hockey League) for the year and have surrendered 209. Nashville has tried 1,884 shots and holds a shot percentage of 8.8%. For the current campaign, they have earned 55 points and their points percentage is .437. The Predators so far have had 1,836 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .886. Nashville has accumulated 175 power play opportunities and they have added 35 goals out of those tries, giving them a percentage of 20.00%.

The man protecting the net in this game is Juuse Saros. The opposition has scored 1,012 goals against Saros in his career and his goals against average per game is 3.01. Saros has taken the ice for 397 games over the course of his professional hockey career. His save percentage sits at .915 during his 20,158 mins on the ice. He has compiled a mark of 197-144-38 and he started in 380 games. Over the course of his career, Saros has tallied 224 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .589. Saros has seen 11,880 shots against him and he has 10,868 saves.

Their last time out, San Jose went up against the Islanders in a matchup where the Sharks ended up taking the loss by a final of 4-2. The Sharks recorded 2 goals out of the 40 shots on goal they pursued. They had 4 power play chances in this contest and recorded 2 out of those opportunities.

For the season, the San Jose Sharks have accounted for 170 goals, 43 points, as well as a points percentage of .331. They have allowed 241 goals to be scored by way of 189 goals at even strength and 52 goals while they were shorthanded. The Sharks have earned 133 goals at even strength and 37 goals (19th in hockey) while on the power play. They have a tally of 185 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play rate of 20.00%. San Jose has tried 1,771 shots (21st in the league) and has a shot percentage of 9.60%, while allowing the opposition 2,075 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 74.00% on their opponents 200 power play chances, and their save percentage is 88.4%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Alexandar Georgiev in net. The opposition is averaging 3.36 goals per game and he has yielded 808 goals in total. Georgiev's quality start rate comes out to 50.2% and he has qualified for 139 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He got the starting nod in 277 games and his ice time sits at 14,424 mins. Georgiev holds a career mark of 148-103-23 and has participated in 292 games. He has compiled 7,622 saves out of 8,430 shots attempted against him, giving him a save % of .904.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Nashville (-275)

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