Saturday will feature an NHL contest between the home favorite Pittsburgh Penguins (14-8-7, -175 on the moneyline to win) and the San Jose Sharks (15-14-3, +145 moneyline odds) at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $31.43
Penguins to win vs Sharks -175
Penguins vs. Sharks Betting Lines
- Favorite: Penguins (-175)
- Underdog: Sharks (+145)
- Over/under: 6.5
Penguins vs. Sharks Quick Facts
- Pittsburgh’s games this season have gone over 6.5 goals 13 of 29 times.
- So far this season, 40.6% of San Jose’s games (13/32) have had more goals than Saturday’s over/under of 6.5.
- Saturday’s over/under is 0.6 above the combined goal-scoring average of 5.9 for these two clubs.
- These two teams concede 6.0 goals per game combined, 0.5 fewer than this game’s over/under.
Penguins Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Penguins Season Stat Insights
- The Penguins are ranked 19th in the NHL with 90 goals this season, an average of 3.1 per contest.
- Pittsburgh has allowed the fourth-fewest goals in NHL action this season, 80 (2.8 per game).
- With a +10 goal differential, they’re ranked sixth-best in the NHL.
- Pittsburgh’s 24 power-play goals this season are the third-most in the NHL (on 77 chances).
- The Penguins’ 31.17% power-play conversion rate ranks third-best in the NHL this season.
- Pittsburgh has scored a total of one shorthanded goal this season.
- The Penguins defeat 84.71% of opponent power plays, currently the fourth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Penguins win 50.5% of their faceoffs (13th in the league).
- Pittsburgh converts 11% of its shots, ranking 15th in the league.
- The Penguins’ players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 16.4 hits and 15.6 blocked shots per game.
Penguins Moneyline
- Pittsburgh has been victorious in three of the 10 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
- The Penguins have not played a game with their moneyline odds lower than -175 this season.
- Pittsburgh has a 63.6% chance of winning this game, according to the moneyline odds.
Penguins Leaders
- Sidney Crosby: 18 goals and 14 assists
- Evgeni Malkin: nine goals and 20 assists
- Bryan Rust: nine goals and 14 assists
- Stuart Skinner: 11-8-4 record, .890 save percentage, 62 goals allowed
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Sharks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Sharks Season Stats Insights
- The Sharks’ 89 total goals (2.8 per game) rank 23rd in the league.
- San Jose has allowed 104 total goals (3.2 per game) to rank 24th.
- They have a -15 goal differential, which ranks 27th in the league.
- San Jose has scored 21 power-play goals this season (on 114 chances). That’s the 10th-most in the NHL.
- The Sharks’ power-play conversion rate (18.42%) ranks 18th in the league.
- San Jose has scored two shorthanded goals this season (13th in league).
- The Sharks’ 18th-ranked penalty kill rate is 80%.
- The Sharks have the 25th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL (47.1%).
- San Jose’s collective 11.6% shooting percentage ranks sixth in the league.
- The Sharks have yet to shut out an opponent this season.
Sharks Moneyline Insights
- The Sharks have been made the underdog 32 times this season, and upset their opponent 15 times.
- San Jose has 22 games this season playing as the underdog by +145 or longer, and is 11-11 in those contests.
- The moneyline implies a 40.8% chance of victory for the Sharks.
Sharks Leaders
- Macklin Celebrini: 15 goals and 29 assists
- Will Smith: 12 goals and 17 assists
- William Eklund: seven goals and 12 assists
- Yaroslav Askarov: 10-8-1 record, .903 save percentage, 55 goals conceded
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