Have the struggles for the Ducks started to turn around? That could be a possibility as the Ducks won 2 straight games before heading into the break. The Ducks last win was by a 2-1 score of the Carolina Hurricanes. The win allowed the Ducks to move up to 19-24-5 on the year.
The offense for the Anaheim team has ended up getting only 2.46 goals a game. The defense for the Ducks have allowed 3.10 goals a game. The Ducks have converted on the power play at a clip of 15% on the year, but the penalty kill has been able to do decent at 77.8% killed off.
San Jose is coming into this game losing 3 straight games before the break. The last game the Sharks had was a 4-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks. The losses have dropped the Sharks to a 21-25-4 record on the year and only 5 points out of the last spot in the Pacific Division.
Offensively the Sharks have managed to get only 2.56 goals a game. The Sharks have a bad defense that is giving up 3.32 goals a game. The power play for San Jose has converted at a clip of 16.7% on the year and the penalty kill for San Jose is among the best in the NHL at 87.7% on the year.
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The Sharks are favored in this game, but a problem that needs to be addressed for the Sharks is the lack of offense followed up closely by a collapse of the defense. Look for the offense for the Sharks to continue to have issues in the game here as the Ducks do have a good defense, when it hits the ice and is not overly pressured. The Sharks, though, will have defensive issues as the Ducks offense has started to show life in recent games. Final Score Prediction, Anaheim Ducks win 2-1.
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