Anaheim Ducks vs. San Jose Sharks Prediction, Preview, and Odds

Anaheim was blanked on the road by Washington in their previous contest in the second game of a back-to-back set. The Ducks entered Friday 15-28-1 on the season and stood seventh in the Pacific Division, 33 points behind Vancouver for the top spot in the division. They were 20 points behind Edmonton for the final guaranteed spot in the division. The team was 19 points behind the Kings for the final wild card spot. Anaheim is 29 in the league in goals per game as they average 2.50 goals per contest. The Ducks are 27 in the league in goals against as they allow an average of 3.41 goals a night. Anaheim is 19 in power play success as they cash in on 18.6% of their chances with the man advantage on the year. The Ducks are 21 in the league in the penalty killing department as they successfully navigate 78% of their shorthanded situations on the year.

Against Washington, Anaheim played solid defensive zone hockey but they had no offense to speak of, which led to a defeat. The Ducks were outshot 9-3 in the opening period of play and they trailed 1-0 after 20 minutes of play. Anaheim was outshot 11-9 in the second period of action with neither team denting the twine, keeping the score 1-0 in favor of the Capitals at the second intermission. The third period saw Anaheim with a 12-8 shot advantage but they gave up the lone goal of the stanza to leave them on the wrong end of the scoreboard. John Gibson made 26 saves for Anaheim, who was outshot 28-24, in the loss. He’s likely between the pipes for the Ducks in this contest again.

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San Jose battled and earned a point against the Blackhawks in the Windy City but couldn’t get the second as they fell in a shootout. The Sharks enter this game 10-31-4 on the season and stood eighth in the Pacific Division, 40 points behind Vancouver for the top spot. They were 27 points behind Edmonton for the final guaranteed playoff spot and 26 back of Los Angeles for the second wild card spot. San Jose is 32 in the league in goals for as they average 1.98 goals per contest. The Sharks are 32 in goals against as they allow an average of 3.98 goals per contest. San Jose stands 22 in the league in success with the man advantage as they have cashed in on 17.9% of their power play chances this season. The Sharks are 31 in penalty killing as they have successfully navigated 71.4% of their shorthanded situations on the year.

Against Chicago, San Jose played solid hockey but they couldn’t generate enough offense to earn the second point in the Windy City. The Sharks held a 9-5 advantage in shots on goal in the opening period of play but found themselves down 1-0 on the scoreboard at the first intermission. San Jose held a 15-9 advantage in shots on goal in the second period with neither team scoring, keeping the Sharks down 1-0 after 40 minutes of play. The third period saw the Sharks with a 12-8 shot advantage and they scored the lone goal of the period to even things up at the end of regulation. Ryan Carpenter scored his second goal of the season at 5:13 off assists from Justin Bailey and Mike Hoffman. In the overtime, San Jose was outshot 3-2 with neither team scoring. That sent the game to a shootout: after the teams traded goals with the Sharks scoring in round two and the Blackhawks scoring in round three, neither team scored again until Chicago scored in the ninth round to earn the victory. Mackenzie Blackwood made 24 saves for the Sharks, who held a 38-25 shot advantage, in the loss. Kaapo Kahkonen is slated to be in the crease for San Jose in this contest.

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Anaheim enters this game having seen the under post a 23-19-2 mark this season in their opening 44 games.  The Ducks have an average total of 5.91 goals per game on the season and that number bumps up to an average of 6.33 goals per game on the road. San Jose enters this game having seen the under post a 26-17-2 mark on the season. The Sharks have seen an average total of 5.96 goals per game on the year though that number falls to an average of 5.75 goals per game on the road. While both teams are awful defensively, neither of these teams scare anyone offensively. As a result, lean toward the under in this contest.