Saturday’s NHL slate features a matchup between the heavily favored Florida Panthers (28-18-3) and the San Jose Sharks (14-31-6) at SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose, California. The Panthers are -310 on the moneyline to win on the road against the Sharks (+250) in the game, which starts at 10:00 PM ET on ESPN+.

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Panthers vs. Sharks Betting Lines

• Favorite: Panthers (-310)
• Underdog: Sharks (+250)
• Over/under: 6.5

Panthers vs. Sharks Quick Facts

• Florida’s games this season have gone over 6.5 goals 23 of 49 times.
• San Jose has combined with its opponent to score over 6.5 goals in 22 of 51 games this season.
• The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 5.8, is 0.7 less than Saturday’s over/under.
• The 6.6 goals per game these two clubs are conceding this season are 0.1 more than the 6.5-goal over/under set for this match.

Panthers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Panthers Season Stat Insights

• The Panthers score the ninth-most goals in the league, averaging 3.2 per game for a total of 155 this season.
• On defense, Florida has given up 146 goals (3.0 per game) to rank 17th in NHL action.
• The team is ranked 11th in goal differential at +9.
• Florida’s 35 power-play goals this season are the sixth-most in the NHL (on 141 chances).
• The Panthers’ 24.82% power-play conversion rate is seventh-best in the league this season.
• The 11 shorthanded goals Florida has scored this season are the most in the NHL.
• The Panthers kill 78.08% of their opponent’s power plays, the 18th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• With a 49.6% faceoff win rate, the Panthers have the 22nd-ranked rate in the NHL.
• Florida connects on 10.2% of its shots, ranking 24th in the league.
• The Panthers’ players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 28.1 hits and 12.4 blocked shots per game.

Panthers Moneyline

• Florida has gone 21-17 as the oddsmakers’ choice this season.
• In four games with moneyline oddds lower than -310, the Panthers have three wins.
• According to the moneyline odds, Florida has a 75.6% chance of winning this contest.

Panthers Leaders

• Sam Reinhart: 28 goals and 24 assists
• Matthew Tkachuk: 14 goals and 27 assists
• Aleksander Barkov Jr.: 11 goals and 28 assists
• Sergei Bobrovsky: 19-11-2 record, .897 save percentage, 89 goals given up

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Sharks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Sharks Season Stats Insights

• The Sharks have scored 135 goals this season (2.6 per game) to rank 23rd in the league.
• San Jose has allowed 3.6 goals per game, and 184 total, which ranks 32nd among all league teams.
• Their -49 goal differential ranks 32nd in the league.
• San Jose has recorded 27 power-play goals this season (19th in the NHL) on 148 chances.
• The Sharks have an 18.24% power-play conversion rate, the NHL’s No. 26 percentage.
• San Jose has scored three shorthanded goals this season (14th among all NHL squads).
• The 76.47% of opponent power plays the Sharks kill is the 22nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Sharks have the league’s 24th-ranked faceoff win rate (49%).
• The 9.9% shooting percentage San Jose has amassed ranks 27th in the league.
• The Sharks have not had a shutout win yet this season.

Sharks Moneyline Insights

• The Sharks have been an underdog in 51 games this season, with 14 upset wins (27.5%).
• San Jose has a record of 3-10 in games when sportsbooks list the team at +250 or longer on the moneyline.
• The win probability for the Sharks, implied from the moneyline, is 28.6%.

Sharks Leaders

• Mikael Granlund: 14 goals and 29 assists
• William Eklund: 10 goals and 27 assists
• Macklin Celebrini: 15 goals and 20 assists
• Alexandar Georgiev: 10-16-0 record, .879 save percentage, 94 goals given up