Sharks at Panthers Prediction

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Sharks at Panthers Prediction

The San Jose Sharks and Florida Panthers meet Thursday in NHL action at the FLA Live Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The San Jose Sharks Betting Preview

The San Jose Sharks are averaging 3.1 goals per game and are scoring on 19.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Timo Meier leads San Jose with 30 goals, Erik Karlsson has 52 assists and Logan Couture has 120 shots on goal. Defensively, the San Jose Sharks are allowing 3.7 goals per game and are killing 82.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Kaapo Kahkonen has allowed 79 goals on 628 shots faced, and James Reimer has allowed 93 goals on 883 shots.

The Florida Panthers Betting Preview

The Florida Panthers are averaging 3.5 goals per game and are scoring on 23.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Carter Verhaeghe leads Florida with 28 goals, Matthew Tkachuk has 44 assists and Sam Bennett has 155 shots on goal. Defensively, the Florida Panthers are allowing 3.5 goals per game and are killing 75 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Sergei Bobrovsky has given up 91 goals on 908 shots faced, and Spencer Knight has allowed 55 goals on 586 shots.

Sharks vs Panthers Trends

The Sharks are 17-39 in their last 56 road games and 19-50 in their last 69 overall. The Panthers are 62-23 in their last 85 home games and 6-17 in their last 23 games following a win. The over is 33-15-3 in Sharks last 51 overall. The over is 8-0 in Panthers last 8 overall. The Sharks are 5-16 in the last 21 meetings. The favorite is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings. The road team is 9-3 in the last 12 meetings.

Randy’s Free Pick

The San Jose Sharks don't win on the road, and they don't win period much these days, so I have a hard time trusting them here. The Florida Panthers are coming off a nice win over Tampa, they need to keep winning to keep their playoff hopes alive, and they've been a buzz saw at home dating back to last year. Give me the Panthers and the PL for max betting value.

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Randy’s PickFlorida Panthers -1.5

The pick in this article is the opinion of the writer, not a PickDawgz site consensus.