The Nashville Predators (17-22-7) are heavy favorites when they go on the road against the San Jose Sharks (14-30-6) on Thursday, January 23 at 10:30 PM ET on ESPN+. The Predators are -250 on the moneyline to win, while the Sharks have +205 moneyline odds.

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Predators vs. Sharks Betting Lines

• Favorite: Predators (-250)
• Underdog: Sharks (+205)
• Over/under: 6.5

Predators vs. Sharks Quick Facts

• Nashville’s games this season have gone over 6.5 goals 18 of 46 times.
• In 42.0% of San Jose’s previous games this season (21/50), the teams combined to score over Thursday’s over/under of 6.5 goals.
• Thursday’s over/under is 1.3 above the combined goal-scoring average of 5.2 for these two clubs.
• The 6.7 goals per game these two teams are conceding this season are 0.2 more than the 6.5-goal over/under set for this match.

Predators Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Predators Season Stat Insights

• The Predators’ 2.6 average goals per game add up to 121 total, which makes them the 30th-ranked scoring team in the league.
• Nashville is ranked 18th in total goals against, conceding 3.1 goals per game (144 total) in NHL action.
• Their goal differential (-23) ranks them 27th in the league.
• Nashville’s 28 power-play goals this season (14th in the NHL) have come on 132 chances.
• The Predators’ 21.21% power-play conversion rate this season ranks 16th in the league.
• Nashville’s one shorthanded goal this season rank 27th in the NHL.
• The Predators’ 82.61% penalty-kill success rate is currently sixth-best in the league.
• The Predators win the 10th-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL at 51.5%.
• Nashville connects on 8.9% of its shots, ranking 30th in the league.
• The Predators’ players are still looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 25.3 hits and 14.2 blocked shots per game.

Predators Moneyline

• Through 27 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Nashville has won 13 of those matchups.
• In two games with moneyline odds shorter than -250, the Predators have won every time.
• The moneyline odds say Nashville has a 71.4% chance of winning this game.

Predators Leaders

• Filip Forsberg: 16 goals and 29 assists
• Jonathan Marchessault: 15 goals and 23 assists
• Roman Josi: nine goals and 25 assists
• Juuse Saros: 11-18-6 record, .900 save percentage, 97 goals conceded

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Sharks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Sharks Season Stats Insights

• The Sharks have scored 130 goals this season (2.6 per game) to rank 26th in the league.
• San Jose has allowed 178 total goals (3.6 per game) to rank 32nd.
• Their 32nd-ranked goal differential is -48.
• San Jose has put up 26 power-play goals this season (21st in the NHL) on 144 chances.
• The Sharks’ power-play conversion rate (18.06%) ranks 26th in the league.
• San Jose has scored three shorthanded goals this season (13th among all NHL teams).
• The Sharks’ 20th-ranked penalty kill rate is 77.7%.
• The Sharks have the 24th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL (49%).
• San Jose’s collective 9.8% shooting percentage ranks 27th in the league.
• The Sharks have not had a shutout win yet this season.

Sharks Moneyline Insights

• The Sharks have claimed an upset victory in 14, or 28.0%, of the 50 games they have played as an underdog this season.
• San Jose has a record of 7-20 in games when sportsbooks list the team at +205 or longer on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied, based on the moneyline for this matchup, that the Sharks have a 32.8% chance to win.

Sharks Leaders

• Mikael Granlund: 14 goals and 26 assists
• William Eklund: 10 goals and 26 assists
• Macklin Celebrini: 14 goals and 20 assists
• Alexandar Georgiev: 10-16-0 record, .879 save percentage, 94 goals allowed