The Ottawa Senators and San Jose Sharks — both coming off wins in their last game — will play on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET, at SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose. The sportsbooks have made the Senators big favorites at -170 on the moneyline, despite being away from home, and the Sharks are at +142.
Ottawa claimed a 3-2 victory on the road its last time out on Nov. 20 against the Anaheim Ducks. The Senators got one point apiece out of nine skaters, including Drake Batherson (one goal) and Nick Cousins (one goal).
San Jose won 4-3 in a shootout in its most recent contest on Nov. 20 at home against the Los Angeles Kings, winning the shootout 1-0 to earn the victory. The Sharks were led in that outing by Collin Graf (two assists) and Ty Dellandrea (one goal and one assist).
Before this matchup, here’s who we predict to take home the victory in Saturday’s hockey action.
Bet now on FanDuel Sportsbook!Senators vs. Sharks Predictions & Pick
Ahead of the upcoming contest between the Ottawa Senators and San Jose Sharks, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Senators 4 – Sharks 3
Pick OU:
Over 5.5
(Dunkel projecting 6.99 goals)
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Senators vs. Sharks Moneylines
Take a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Senators-Sharks matchup.
Favorite: Senators (-170)Underdog: Sharks (+142)Senators Betting InsightsIn the 14 times this season the Senators have been favored on the moneyline, they have gone 7-7 in those games.Ottawa is 2-1 in games it has played with moneyline odds of -170 or shorter (66.7% win percentage).Based on the moneyline in this contest, the Senators’ implied win probability is 63.0%.Ottawa and its opponent have gone over 5.5 combined goals in 12 of 20 games this season.Sharks Betting InsightsThe Sharks have been made an underdog 21 times this season, and won 10, or 47.6%, of those games.San Jose has entered 15 games this season as the underdog by +142 or more and is 8-7 in those contests.The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 41.3% chance of victory for the Sharks.San Jose has played 11 games this season that finished with over 5.5 goals.Senators Key StatsOttawa ranks 15th in the league with 65 goals scored (3.2 per game).The Senators have conceded 67 total goals (3.4 per game), ranking 21st in NHL play in goals against.Its -2 goal differential ranks 18th in the league.The 15 power-play goals the Senators have scored this season (on 63 power-play chances) are the ninth-most in the NHL.Ottawa’s 23.81% power-play conversion rate is the 10th-best in the league.The Senators have capitalized with one shorthanded goal this season (15th among NHL squads).Ottawa has the league’s 31st-ranked penalty-kill percentage (69.09%).Ottawa wins 58.2% of its faceoffs to pace the NHL.The Senators connect on 12.2% of their shots (seventh in the league).Sharks Key StatsSan Jose has 62 goals this season (3.0 per game), 19th in the NHL.The Sharks’ total of 67 goals conceded (3.2 per game) is 21st in the league.With a goal differential of -5, the team is 23rd in the league.The Sharks have 13 power-play goals (on 72 chances), 14th in the NHL.San Jose has the NHL’s 20th-ranked power-play percentage (18.06%).The Sharks have two shorthanded goals (10th in NHL).At 79.41%, San Jose has the 18th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.At 48.5%, San Jose has the NHL’s 21st-ranked faceoff win rate.The 12.3% shooting percentage of the Sharks is fifth in the league.
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