Blue Jackets vs Sharks Prediction NHL Picks 2/17/24
San Jose Sharks (15-33-5) vs Columbus Blue Jackets (16-26-10)
Game Info: Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 10:30 pm (SAP Center at San Jose)
Betting Odds: San Jose Sharks +105 / Columbus Blue Jackets -130 --- Over/Under: 6.5
The Columbus Blue Jackets need a win after losing 4 of their last 5 games. The San Jose Sharks look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. Let’s preview this game and give out a Columbus Blue Jackets vs San Jose Sharks prediction.
Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Preview
The Columbus Blue Jackets are coming off losses to the Lightning and Senators. The Columbus Blue Jackets are averaging 2.9 goals per game and are scoring on 14.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Boone Jenner leads Columbus with 16 goals, Zach Werenski has 29 assists and Adam Fantilli has 115 shots on goal. Defensively, the Columbus Blue Jackets are allowing 3.71 goals per game and are killing 76.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Daniil Tarasov has allowed 43 goals on 349 shots faced, and Elvis Merzlikins has given up 88 goals on 916 shots.
San Jose Sharks Betting Preview
The San Jose Sharks recently beat the Flames while losing to the Ducks and Jets. The San Jose Sharks are averaging 2.11 goals per game and are scoring on 17.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Tomas Hertl leads San Jose with 15 goals, Mikael Granlund has 24 assists and Fabian Zetterlund has 125 shots on goal. Defensively, the San Jose Sharks are allowing 3.75 goals per game and are killing 74.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Kaapo Kahkonen has allowed 75 goals on 789 shots faced, while Mackenzie Blackwood has given up 106 goals on 1,052 shots.
Columbus Blue Jackets vs San Jose Sharks prediction
The Columbus Blue Jackets are probably the better team on paper, but the truth is there's not much separating either of these teams. The Blue Jackets are having offensive issues during this stretch, and this will be their seventh road game in their last eight tries. The San Jose Sharks just blasted the Flames as a massive underdog, and they come back home where they've seen 9 of their 15 wins take place. Two below average teams and were getting plus money with the road team. I'll gladly side with the San Jose Sharks.
The pick in this article is the opinion of the writer, not a PickDawgz site consensus.
