Kings vs Sharks Prediction
The Los Angeles Kings will play the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night at the SAP Center in San Jose, California. Los Angeles has lost three of their last four games, while San Jose has also lost three of their last four. Let’s take a look at the betting matchup and the Kings vs Sharks prediction.
Kings Preview
The Los Angeles Kings are 17-6-4 this season after they defeated Seattle by a score of 3-2 in a shootout in their last game. Los Angeles led 2-1 in the third period, but allowed Seattle to tie the game late, before winning in a shootout. The Kings out shot Seattle by a total of 38-19 and went 1-4 on the power play in the game. Los Angeles had lost their previous three games against the Jets, Rangers, and Islanders. The Kings are scoring 3.56 goals per game and they are allowing 2.41 goals against per game, while going 21.1% on the power play and 87.1% on the penalty kill. Anze Kopitar has led LA with 12 goals, 15 assists, and 55 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Los Angeles is Cam Talbot, who is 13-5-2 this year with a 2.02 goals against average and a .926 save percentage.
Sharks Preview
The San Jose Sharks are 9-19-3 this year after they lost to Colorado by a score of 6-2 in their last game. San Jose allowed the first four goals of the game and could never get back into it. The Sharks were out shot by a total of 29-27 and went 2-4 on the power play in the game. San Jose lost to Arizona by a score of 1-0 in the game prior to Colorado, but did defeat Winnipeg in the game before that. San Jose is scoring 2.13 goals per game and they are allowing 3.90 goals against per game, while going 20.7% on the power play and 73.4% on the penalty kill. Tomas Hertl has led San Jose with 11 goals, 15 assists, and 78 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for San Jose is Mackenzie Blackwood, who is 4-12-2 this season with a 3.75 goals against average and a .897 save percentage.
Kings vs Sharks Betting Prediction
San Jose finally came back to reality in their last game against Colorado, but they have played very well over the last few weeks. Los Angeles has also lost three of their last four games, but they are 12-1-1 on the road so far this season. The Kings are playing great defense right now, as they are only allowing 2.41 goals against per game this year, but they have allowed 14 goals in their last four games. Both teams have struggled in their last four games, but I am going to take San Jose +1.5 in this game. The Sharks have been a completely different team over the last 11 games and I like them to keep it close.
