Free NHL Hockey Prediction: Islanders vs. Sharks NHL Odds
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(19-20-7) New York Islanders vs. San Jose Sharks (22-22-6)
Date: Thursday February 24th
Time: 10:30 PM ET
Venue: SAP Center, San Jose
NHL Hockey Moneyline Odds: Islanders -135 Sharks +115 (Bet Now!)
NHL Hockey Puck Line Odds: Islanders -1.5 +185 Sharks +1.5 -235
NHL Betting Total: O/U 5.5
Two struggling, mid-tier teams collide on Thursday night, both hopeful to build some momentum. As we’re heading into the most important stretch of the season, game’s like this become that much more important.
New York Islanders
The Islanders enter this game on a slide, as they’ve only picked up 2 wins out of their last 6 games. Moreover, they lost to the worst team in Montreal, a few games ago.
Offensively, New York’s scoring a very low 2.5 goals on 29.1 shots per matchup; which rank 29th and 28th, unfortunately.
In addition, they’re currently ranked 22nd on the powerplay, by possessing a terrible 18.6 PP%.
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On the defensive side, The Islanders are ranked an impressive 5th for goals against, but only 14th for shots against per game. These rankings made possible by only allowing 2.7 goals on 31.0 shots on average.
Furthermore, New York’s boasting an elite 82.9 PK%, which garners a ranking of 9th in the NHL.
San Jose Sharks
San Jose appears to be tanking, as they’ve only managed one win in their last ten matchups. Additionally, they’ve lost to horrible teams in the process, as they can’t seem to put any offensive output together.
Offensively speaking, The Sharks are ranked 23rd for goals and 20th for shots per tilt; by scoring just 2.7 times on 30.0 shots on average.
To boot, their powerplay efficacy is just 18.9%, which earns them a terrible ranking of 21st.
Defensively, San Jose’s currently allowing 3.1 goals on 31.3 shots per matchup; which rank 21st and 15th, dreadfully.
That being said, The Sharks have managed a ton of success on their penalty killing time, as they’re ranked 4th, by boasting a 85.4 PK%.
NHL Betting Trends:
- New York is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 5 out of New York’s last 6 games on the road.
- San Jose is 0-7 SU in their last 7 games.
- The total has gone UNDER in San Jose’s last 5 games against The Islanders.
Free New York Islanders vs. San Jose Sharks NHL Prediction
Two major commonalities between these foes, lead us to believe the score total should be extremely low. These squads are masterful in their own ways, but fall short offensively, big time.
4* Free NHL Betting Pick: UNDER 5.5
All things considered, we’ve decided to side with the goal total, to result in an under on Thursday night.
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