Kings vs Sharks Picks and Prediction – 4/5/2024

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The Los Angeles Kings stay on the road Thursday with 38 wins on the year on a three-game losing streak. Offensively the Kings have done just enough this season averaging just over three goals on 32.2 shots per game. Defensively is where Los Angeles has thrived this season allowing just 2.6 goals on 28.3 shots per game but have given up four goals in each of their last 3 losses. Stay in the loop with our NHL Picks.

Cam Talbot was off his game last time out giving up four goals on 32 shots to post a .875 save percentage in nearly 59 minutes on the ice. Los Angeles got a balanced scoring attack as three different players found the net to score one goal each. Vladislav Gavrikov chipped in two assists, while three other kings added one assist apiece.

The San Jose Sharks are the worst team in the NHL coming into Thursday with just seventeen wins on the year after winning just one of the last five games. Offensively San Jose has been horrendous averaging is 2.22 goals on 25.5 shots per game. Defensively the Sharks have been even worse allowing 3.96 goals on nearly 35 shots per outing.

Mikael Granlund leads the San Jose offense this season with 51 points to go along with a team high 39 assists. Fabian Zetterlund leads the team with 21 goals on 180 shots. Mackenzie Blackwood is one of the worst goalies in the league this season with just ten wins in 40 games carrying a .900 save percentage having given up 125 goals overall.