Canucks vs Sharks Prediction

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02 November 2023

The Vancouver Canucks will play the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night at the SAP Center in San Jose, California. Vancouver has won four of their last five games, while San Jose has not won a game so far this season.

Canucks Preview

The Vancouver Canucks are 6-2-1 this year after they defeated the Nashville Predators by a score of 5-2 in their last game. Vancouver trailed 2-1 after the first period, but they scored the next four goals to get the win. The Canucks were out shot by a total of 29-27 and went 1-3 on the power play in the game. Vancouver lost to the Rangers by a score of 4-3 in overtime in the game prior to Nashville. The Vancouver Canucks are scoring 4.00 goals per game and they are allowing 2.33 goals against per game, while going 26.7% on the power play and 77.1% on the penalty kill. Elias Pettersson has led the Canucks this year with five goals, 11 assists, and 20 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Vancouver is Thatcher Demko, who is 4-2-0 this season with a 1.92 goals against average and a .935 save percentage.

Sharks Preview

The San Jose Sharks are 0-8-1 this season after they lost to the Washington Capitals by a score of 3-1 in their last game. San Jose led this game 1-0 in the third period, but gave up three goals in the final period for the loss. The Sharks were out shot by a total of 42-31 and went 3-3 on the penalty kill in the game. San Jose is still looking for their first win of the season and they have lost seven straight games by at least two goals. The San Jose Sharks are scoring 1.00 goal per game and they are allowing 3.78 goals against per game, while going 12.5% on the power play and 76.5% on the penalty kill. Tomas Hertl has led the Sharks with one goal, four assists, and 18 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for San Jose is MacKenzie Blackwood, who is 0-5-1 this year with a 3.83 goals against average and a .907 save percentage.

San Jose Sharks Team Facts

The Sharks have lost each of their last 14 night games.
The Sharks have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last seven games.
The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 3' market has hit in each of the last 10 games between the Canucks and Sharks at SAP Center at San Jose.
The Sharks have lost the third period in each of their last eight games as underdogs against Western Conference opponents.

Vancouver Canucks Team Facts

The Canucks have won each of their last 13 games as favorites against Pacific Division opponents.
The Canucks have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last seven games as favorites following a home win.
The Canucks have won the first period in each of their last four games at SAP Center at San Jose.
The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 3' market has hit in each of the Canucks' last 10 games at SAP Center at San Jose.

San Jose Sharks Player Prop Facts

Filip Zadina has recorded a point in each of his last four appearances against Pacific Division opponents.
Alexander Barabanov has recorded at least one assist in each of the Sharks' last three home games against the Canucks.
Logan Couture has scored a goal in four of his last five appearances against the Canucks at SAP Center at San Jose.
Fabian Zetterlund has the equal-most Power Play Points for the Sharks this season (2).

Vancouver Canucks Player Prop Facts

Ilya Mikheyev has scored a goal in each of his four previous appearances with his team as a favorite against the Sharks.
J.T. Miller has recorded at least one point in each of the Canucks' last nine Thursday games against Pacific Division opponents.
Elias Pettersson has recorded at least one assist in each of the Canucks' last nine Thursday night games against Pacific Division opponents.
Elias Pettersson ranks T1st in the league for multi-assist games (4) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

The San Jose Sharks ranks 25th in the league in power play percentage this season (12.50%).
The San Jose Sharks ranks 32nd in the league for shots per game this season (24.6).
The Vancouver Canucks ranks T4th in the league for goals against per game this season (2.33).
The Vancouver Canucks ranks 6th in the league in power play percentage this season (26.67%).

Pick

San Jose comes into this game looking for their first win of the season, after blowing a third period lead in their last game. Vancouver has been one of my favorite teams so far this season and they have looked very good offensively, averaging 4.00 goals per game. On the other side, San Jose is only scoring 1.00 goal per game and 24 shots per game. I am going to continue to fade the Sharks until I see a win, so I like the Canucks -1.5 here.