Nashville Predators vs San Jose Sharks NHL Betting Prediction

NHL Predators vs San Jose Sharks Prediction 1/23/2025

The Nashville Predators (17-22-7) travel to face off against the San Jose Sharks (14-30-6) on Thursday, January 23rd. This game will be played at SAP Center in San Jose and televised on NBCS. The Predators are coming off a win in their previous game, while the Sharks are looking to get back on track from a loss to the Canucks. Puck drop is set for 10:30 ET.

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The Nashville Predators Are Coming Off A Win

Nashville improved to 17-22-7 with a 5-2 win over the Avalanche. The Predators, favored by -1.5 goals, covered the puck line, and the total of 7 goals surpassed the pre-game line of 6.5.

All five of Nashville’s goals came from different players, with two of them being empty-netters. The Avalanche scored first, but the Predators tied it up at 11:29 in the second period and took the lead for good with 1:20 left in the same period.

The San Jose Sharks Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

The Sharks dropped to 14-30-6 with a 3-2 road loss to the Canucks. San Jose, as the underdog on the puck line, failed to cover. The total was set at 6.5 goals, but the combined 5 goals fell short of that mark.

San Jose took the lead in the second period with a goal from Nico Sturm at 17:23. The Canucks tied it up later in the period and took the lead in the third. Mikael Granlund scored for the Sharks at 18:43 in the third to tie it again, but the Canucks responded with the game-winner at 19:34.

Nashville Offense Breakdown

Nashville’s offense was held scoreless in the first period before Steven Stamkos netted his second goal of the season on a power play, 8:31 into the second period. Colton Sissons followed with his first goal of the year at the 18:40 mark. Roman Josi added his first goal of the season, also on a power play, 5:15 into the third period.

Filip Forsberg scored his 7th goal on an empty net, and Gustav Nyquist added his 4th, also on an empty net. The Predators took 25 shots on goal and recorded 15 giveaways.

Sharks Offense Breakdown

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San Jose took 23 shots on goal in their 3-2 loss to Vancouver, with Nico Sturm netting his second goal of the season at 17:23 in the second period. Mikael Granlund added his sixth goal, scoring at 1:17 in the third period to tie the game 2-2.

The Sharks recorded 16 giveaways and were shut out in the first period. Tyler Toffoli picked up his fifth assist on Granlund’s goal, while William Eklund earned his seventh assist of the season.

Nashville Team Defense

Defensively, the Predators allowed the first goal of the game, but it didn’t come until the 2:54 mark of the second period. The only other goal they gave up was late in the third, with 2:17 remaining. Juuse Saros made 29 saves with a 93.5% save percentage, while the defense added 4 takeaways and 23 hits.

San Jose Team Defense

San Jose’s defense will be looking to bounce back after allowing a late goal with just 26 seconds left in the 3rd period, leading to a 3-2 loss against the Canucks. Mackenzie Blackwood made 25 saves with an 89.3% save percentage, while the Sharks’ defense contributed 6 takeaways and 21 hits.

Predators vs Sharks Trends

  • Across their five previous road games, Nashville has an puck line mark of 2-3. Their straight up record in these matchups was 2-3 while averaging 2 goals per game.
  • In their last ten games at home, the Sharks have a straight up record of 2-8 while going 4-6 vs the spread. The team’s offense averaged 2 goals per game in these contests.
  • Going back to their last ten games as the underdog, the Sharks have a straight up record of 3-7. But, their mark vs the puck line was just 4-6.
  • Nashville has done well both straight up and vs the puck line when favored to win the game, going 3-0 SU and 3-0 puck line in their last three games.

Predators vs Sharks Prediction

For a moneyline pick, I’m taking the Sharks to pick up on a win over the Predators at home. With the moneyline sitting at +196, I’ll be locking in a bet on the Sharks straight-up.

Our projections have the Sharks pulling out a win as the underdog. But if you’re not as bullish as we are on the Sharks, we’d recommend at least getting a bet down on them to cover the puck line.

When considering the over/under line, which is currently at 6 goals, we believe that this game will go over that threshold, and we recommend wagering on the over.


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