San Jose Sharks vs New York Islanders Prediction, 1/18/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Jose Sharks vs New York Islanders

Date: Saturday, January 18, 2025

Location: UBS Arena in Elmont, NY

TV: MSG

Odds/Point Spread: Sharks (+110) Islanders (-130)

The San Jose Sharks (14-26-6) are headed to UBS Arena on Saturday where they will compete against the New York Islanders (17-19-7). The moneyline on this contest has San Jose at +110 and New York is priced at -130. The total is 6.

The San Jose Sharks will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 6-3 victory against the Red Wings in their last outing. San Jose compiled 4 penalty mins for this matchup. Furthermore, they had 1 chance with the advantage and were able to net 1 goal. The Sharks had a solid offensive output in the win. While out there on the ice, they tallied a score on 6 out of the 24 shots they looked to score on.

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San Jose Sharks opponents have earned 140 power play opportunities (5th in pro hockey) and have scored 30 goals in those attempts. The Sharks have seen 1,480 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .894. San Jose has tried 1,242 shots and holds a shot percentage of 9.7%. When at even strength, the Sharks have allowed the opponent to score 127 goals while notching 95 when they are on offense. San Jose comes into tonight with 135 power play opportunities and they have added 25 goals out of those attempts, earning them a rate of 18.52%. For the current season, they have 34 points and their points percentage comes in at .370. When talking about scoring goals, the San Jose Sharks have earned 120 goals (27th in the NHL) for the season and have surrendered 157.

The man protecting the net in this game is Yaroslav Askarov. Askarov has been involved in 3 games over the course of his hockey career. He has compiled a win-loss mark of 1-1-0 and he has gotten the start in 2 games. Opponents have scored 6 goals versus Askarov in his pro career and his goals against average per contest is 2.59. Askarov has had 70 shot attempts against him and has accrued 64 total saves. His save percentage currently is .914 in his 139 mins between the pipes. For his professional hockey career, Askarov is sitting with 1 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .500.

When they took the ice last, New York faced off against the Senators in a matchup where the Islanders were on the wrong end of the score by a final score of 2-0. They had 1 power play chance in this contest but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Islanders scored 0 goals of the 24 shots on goal they attempted.

New York has attempted 1,236 shots (20th in hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 9.06%, while allowing the opposition 1,228 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 65.56% on the other teams 90 tries on the power play, and their save percentage is 89.4%. They have a tally of 105 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play rate of 10.48%. The Islanders have accumulated 101 goals at even strength and 11 goals (32nd in hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have allowed 130 goals to be scored by way of 99 goals at even strength and 31 goals while they were shorthanded. During this campaign, the New York Islanders have notched a total of 112 goals, 41 points, as well as a points percentage of .477.

For the opposition you will find Ilya Sorokin protecting the goal. He has accrued 6,154 saves out of the 6,713 shots taken, giving him a percentage of .917. Sorokin has accumulated a career record of 108-78-34 and has participated in 222 games. He has made the start in 218 contests and his ice time sits at 11,330 minutes. Sorokin's quality start percentage comes in at 67.0% and he has 146 quality starts in his pro career. Teams are averaging 2.96 goals/game and he has surrendered 559 goals altogether.

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

Tony's Pick: Take New York (-130)

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