Elias Pettersson, J.T. Miller, and the Vancouver Canucks will face off against Erik Karlsson, Logan Couture, and the San Jose Sharks at the SAP Center in a divisional showdown. This one will get underway at 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 29 and it’s being shown live on Sportsnet Pacific.
Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks Odds
The money line for each side is currently set at an identical -110 and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 6 goals (-105 over, -115 under).
Vancouver is 28-22 straight up (SU) and has netted moneyline bettors 6.5 units this year. 24 of its contests have gone over the total, while 23 have gone under and just three have pushed. The Nucks are 11-14 SU as an away team in 2019-20.
Vancouver has converted on 22.7 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a mark that’s good enough for eighth-best in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 16th overall, and the team’s successfully killed off 81.0 percent of its penalties..
Averaging 29.1 saves per game with a .916 save percentage, Jacob Markstrom (18-16-3) has been the primary option in goal for Vancouver this year. If it chooses to give him a rest, however, the team could roll with Thatcher Demko (10-7-1 record, .909 save percentage, 2.93 goals against average).
San Jose is 22-29 straight up (SU) and has lost 10.3 units for moneyline bettors this year. 27 of its games have gone under the total, while 22 have gone over and just two have pushed. This season, the team’s 14-12 SU at home.
The Sharks have converted on just 16.5 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a mark that’s ranked 26th in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked second overall, and it’s successfully killed off 87.3 percent of all penalties.
Martin Jones (24.9 saves per game) has been the primary selection in goal for the Sharks. Jones has 13 wins, 19 losses, and two overtime losses to his credit and has recorded a pedestrian 3.22 goals against average and a fairly-weak .891 save percentage this season.
Vancouver Canucks vs. San Jose Sharks Betting Predictions
NHL Prediction: SU Winner – Sharks, O/U – Under
Betting Notes
- Nine of Vancouver’s last ten games have been decided by two goals or more. The team is 6-3 in those games.
- The Sharks are 10-12 SU when they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent while the Canucks are 9-6 SU in games where they serve more minutes than the opposition.
- San Jose is 2-1 in games decided by a shootout this season while Vancouver is 3-1 in shootouts.
- The under has hit in each of Vancouver’s last five outings.
- Vancouver is ranked fifth this season with just 7.9 giveaways per game. That figure has trended down, however, as it’s averaged 5.6 giveaways over its last 10 games and 6.0 giveaways over its last five.
- San Jose is ranked 8th this season with 8.8 giveaways per game. That figure has improved, however, as the team’s averaged 6.4 giveaways over its last 10 games and 6.4 giveaways over its last five.
- The Sharks this season have recorded the 12th-most hits in the NHL (22.4 per game).
