Game: Seattle Kraken vs. San Jose Sharks

Date: Friday, November 29, 2024

Location: SAP Center in San Jose, California

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/point distribution: Octopuses (-160) Sharks (+132)

The Seattle Kraken (11-10-1) head to SAP Center on Friday where they will try to beat the San Jose Sharks (7-12-5). The line in this contest is -160 for the Kraken and +132 for the Sharks. The bet amount is set at 6.5.

The Seattle Kraken were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 3-2 win over the Ducks in their last game. Seattle had 6 penalty minutes in this contest. The Kraken offense showed they still have room for improvement if they win. Additionally, with more players on the ice, they had three chances but were unable to score. For the game, they converted three of the 28 shots fired.

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Seattle Kraken opponents had a total of 57 power play opportunities (25th in professional hockey) and scored 12 goals. There have been 615 shots fired against the Kraken so far and their save percentage is 0.904. Seattle has taken 596 shots and is holding a shooting percentage of 10.2%. At even strength, the Kraken have conceded 47 goals and scored 51 on the offensive side of the ice. Seattle has accumulated 67 power play chances and scored 10 goals on those attempts, a rate of 14.93%. For the year they have scored 23 points and their points percentage is .523. In terms of scoring ability, the Seattle Kraken have scored 61 goals (20th in professional hockey) and conceded 59 goals so far this year.

Joey Daccord will patrol the goal area for the game. Daccord has played 84 games over the course of his hockey career. He has an overall mark of 32-31-14 and has started 76 games. The opponent has scored 211 goals against Daccord in his career and his goals against average per game is 3.27. Daccord has had 2,332 shots against him and he has 2,121 total saves. His save percentage is .910 for his 3,874 minutes guarding the cage. In his professional hockey career, Daccord has compiled 45 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .592.

In their last game, San Jose took on the Kings, with the Sharks ultimately winning 7-2. They had 6 power play chances in this match and scored on 2 of those chances. The Sharks scored 7 goals out of 21 attempted shots on goal.

San Jose attempted 657 shots (10th in hockey) and posted a shooting percentage of 9.59% while allowing 789 shots to its opponents. They have a penalty kill percentage of 82.28% on 79 power play chances from their opponents, and their save rate is 89.7%. They have a total of 79 power play opportunities and have achieved a power play rate of 17.72%. The Sharks have scored 49 goals at even strength and 14 goals (13th in hockey) on the power play. A total of 81 goals were scored, 67 of which were evenly matched and 14 were outnumbered. This season, the San Jose Sharks have scored 63 goals, 19 points and a .396 points percentage.

On the other side of the ice, you’ll likely see Mackenzie Blackwood defending the goal. Blackwood has a career mark of 79-89-25 and has appeared in net in 210 contests. Blackwood’s quality start rate is 53.3% and he has 105 quality starts in his NHL career. Of the 6,308 shots attempted, he made 5,704 stops, a percentage of .904. The opponent scores an average of 3.28 goals per game and has conceded a total of 604 goals. He has started in 197 games and logged 11,033 minutes.

Who will win tonight’s NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony’s Pick: Take San Jose (+132)

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