Pittsburgh Penguins vs San Jose Sharks 2/14/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
The Pittsburgh Penguins will go against the San Jose Sharks in NHL action at SAP Center in San Jose, CA, on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at 10:30 PM ET.
The Los Angeles Kings defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-0 on Saturday. That ended the team’s two-game unbeaten run.
They are now on their third game of a four-game road trip and will play the Islanders in New York on Friday after playing San Jose on Tuesday.
The Penguins have a road record of 11-11-5. In the defeat, Pittsburgh had no responses for the Los Angeles goalie, allowing two goals in the first period and three more in the second.
Los Angeles scored twice while on the power play, which came as a bit of a surprise considering that the Penguins are surrendering 3.12 goals per game despite ranking 12th in the NHL for penalty killing (80.6%).
For Pittsburgh, Casey DeSmith got the start and finished the contest having allowed three goals on 15 shots. He is presently 9-11-4 with a 3.30 GAA and already conceded at least three goals in three of his last four matches.
Pittsburgh is ranked 17th in power play efficiency (22.0%) and 14th in goals per game (3.23). Over his last five games, Evgeni Malkin boasts seven points and five assists.
- The Pittsburgh Penguins are 7-13 SU in their last 20 matches.
- The Penguins are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games with San Jose.
- Pittsburgh is 1-5 SU in their last 6 matches on the road.
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Pittsburgh Penguins vs San Jose Sharks Predictions 2/14/2023
On Sunday, the San Jose Sharks defeated Washington 4-1. The club went 3-2-3 on their eight-game road tour, and their final game helped them close the gap on Vancouver for sixth place in the Pacific Division to just one point.
San Jose will now play one match at home before traveling to Vegas on Thursday. This season, the Sharks had a dismal home record, going 5-12-7.
San Jose was paced by Erik Karlsson, who contributed a goal and two assists.
As the defenseman leads the Sharks in points with 73, 22 more than Timo Meir, who is second on the team in points, he now has six assists and nine points over his last five games.
The Sharks are 20th overall with a 3.06 goal average per game and 20th with a 20.1% power play percentage. Through the first 3 matches of February, the Sharks gave up eight goals.
The club ranks fourth in penalty killing at 82.8% despite being 29th in goals surrendered per game (3.69). In the triumph over Washington, Aaron Dell began in goal for San Jose but later left due to an injury.
After taking over, Kaapo Kahkonen blocked 12 out of 13 shots. Kahkonen has a 3.69 goals-against average and a record of 8-10-4.
- The total went OVER in 14 of San Jose’s last 20 matches.
- The San Jose Sharks are 6-13 SU in their last 19 matches.
- The total went UNDER in 4 of the Sharks’ last 6 matches against Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh Penguins vs San Jose Sharks. The NHL pick for this game is the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Sharks emerged as a mystery when it comes to performing at home.
Since the year began, the team only played four home games, going 1-2-1 in those games. Simply put, this squad did not find out how to play better at home.
Pittsburgh lost to Los Angeles on Saturday, but that was the Penguins’ second game in as many nights after defeating Anaheim the night before, 6-3.
Before their defeat by the Kings on Saturday, Pittsburgh won four straight games and scored in eight of their previous 10 overall.
This is unquestionably the side that is doing better and will prevail. The Pittsburgh Penguins will win to a predicted score of 7-4.
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Pittsburgh Penguins vs San Jose Sharks 2/14/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
NHL Starting Time: 10:30 PM (EDT)
Location: SAP Center in San Jose, CA
Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2023
TV: ATTP
NHL Odds: Pittsburgh Penguins -155
NHL Totals: 6.5