The San Jose Sharks, led by Logan Couture and Evander Kane, are set to take the ice against Jonathan Huberdeau, Aleksander Barkov, and the Florida Panthers at the BB&T Center in an East-West showdown. The match will get underway at 5 p.m. ET on Sunday, December 8 and it’ll be broadcasted live on Fox SportsNet Florida.
San Jose Sharks at Florida Panthers Odds
San Jose is 15-16 straight up (SU) and has lost 2.5 units for moneyline bettors this year. 15 of its outings have gone over the total, while 14 have gone under and just one has pushed. This 2019-20 Sharks team is 6-9 SU on the road.
San Jose has converted on just 16.1 percent of its power play opportunities this year, a mark that’s ranked 24th in the NHL. Its penalty kill is ranked second overall, and it’s successfully killed off a whopping 89.9 percent of its penalties..
With a .890 save percentage and 24.5 saves per game, Martin Jones (12-12-1) has been the best option in goal for San Jose this season. Jones did just play last night, however, so head coach Peter Deboer may opt to rest him and turn to Aaron Dell instead (3-8-1 record, .893 save percentage, 3.32 goals against average).
On the other bench, Florida is 14-14 straight up (SU) and has lost 2.6 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 28 regular season matches, 18 of its games have gone over the total, while seven have gone under and just two have pushed. This season, the team is 8-6 SU as the home team.
The Panthers have converted on 22.5 percent of their power play chances this year, a figure that places it in the top-10 among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked fourth overall, and it’s successfully killed off 85.7 percent of all opponent power plays.
Sergei Bobrovsky has stopped 24.8 shots per game as the top selection in goal for the Panthers. Bobrovsky has 11 wins, 11 losses, and four OT losses to his credit and has registered a mediocre 3.35 goals against average and a poor .889 save percentage this season.
San Jose Sharks at Florida Panthers Betting Predictions
Free Pick: SU Winner – Panthers, O/U – Under
Betting Trends
- The Panthers are 3-3 in games decided by a shootout this season while the Sharks are 2-1 in shootouts.
- The under has hit in three of San Jose’s last five games.
- San Jose has managed 30.4 shot attempts per game over its last five road games while Florida has been attempting 34.6 shots per game over its last five home outings.
- Six of San Jose’s last ten games have been decided by two goals or more. The team is 2-4 in those games.
- San Jose skaters have given out the league’s 11th-most hits per game (22.6).
