The Vancouver Canucks and San Jose Sharks are coming off a victory and a loss, respectively, heading into their matchup at SAP Center at San Jose on Friday at 4 p.m. ET. Canucks (-118) versus Sharks (-102) looks rather even, according to the moneyline odds.
Vancouver secured a 5-4 road victory against the Anaheim Ducks its last time out on Nov. 26. The Canucks got two points apiece out of three skaters, including Max Sasson (one goal and one assist) and Filip Hronek (two assists).
San Jose played on the road its last time out on Nov. 26, and lost 6-0 against the Colorado Avalanche. Yaroslav Askarov had 15 saves for the Sharks while allowing four Avalanche goals in that outing.
Ahead of this matchup, here is who we project to secure the win in Friday’s hockey game.
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For predictions on the upcoming game between the Vancouver Canucks and San Jose Sharks, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Sharks 3 – Canucks 2
Pick OU:
Under 6.5
(Dunkel projecting 5.01 goals)
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Canucks vs. Sharks Moneylines
Take a look below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Canucks-Sharks game.
Favorite: Canucks (-118)Underdog: Sharks (-102)Canucks Betting InsightsThe Canucks are 3-5 this season when favored on the moneyline.In games it has played with moneyline odds of -118 or shorter, Vancouver is 2-3 (winning 40.0% of the time).Based on this game’s moneyline, the Canucks have an implied probability of 54.1% to win.In 17 games this season, Vancouver and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.Sharks Betting InsightsThe Sharks have been an underdog in 24 games this season, and won 11 (45.8%).San Jose is 11-13 this season when entering a game as the underdog by -102 or more on the moneyline.The moneyline set in this outing implies a 50.5% chance of victory for the Sharks.San Jose has played 10 games this season with more than 6.5 goals.Canucks Key StatsVancouver’s 74 total goals (3.1 per game) make it the 10th-highest scoring team in the league.Defensively, the Canucks are allowing 90 total goals (3.8 per game) to rank 31st in NHL play.Its -16 goal differential ranks 28th in the league.The 19 power-play goals the Canucks have recorded this season (on 80 power-play chances) are the fourth-most in the NHL.Vancouver’s 23.75% power-play conversion rate is the eighth-best in the league.The Canucks have scored three shorthanded goals this season.Vancouver has the league’s 31st-ranked penalty-kill percentage (70.73%).Vancouver wins 47.5% of its faceoffs to rank 26th in the NHL.The Canucks have an 11.5% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 11th in the league.Sharks Key StatsSan Jose’s 67 goals on the season (2.8 per game) rank 24th in the NHL.The Sharks give up 3.2 goals per game (77 in total), 22nd in the NHL.it has the 25th-ranked goal differential in the league at -10.The Sharks have 15 power-play goals (on 87 chances), 13th in the NHL.San Jose has the NHL’s 20th-ranked power-play percentage (17.24%).This season, the Sharks have two shorthanded goals (11th in league).The 80% penalty-kill percentage of San Jose is 18th in the NHL.At 48.1%, San Jose has the league’s 21st-ranked faceoff win percentage.The Sharks’ 11.5% shooting percentage is 11th in the league.
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