San Jose Sharks at Seattle Kraken 4/29/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 04/28/2022 at 10:29 PM ET

The San Jose Sharks complete a back to back on Friday in the final game of the regular season when visiting the Seattle Kraken after playing on the road Thursday against the Edmonton Oilers. San Jose is sixth in the Pacific Division at 32-36-12 with 76 points and has been eliminated from playoff contention. San Jose was defeated by the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 in its most recent game on Tuesday.

Timo Meier is the leading goal scorer for San Jose with 35 and the leader in points with 76 while Brent Burns is the leader in assists with 43. In goal,  James Reimer is 19-17-9 with a goals against average of 2.85, save percentage of .913 and one shutout. San Jose scores an average of 2.59 goals per game and allows an average of 3.16 goals per game. San Jose's power play scores 18.8% of the time and its penalty-kill unit is successful 85.3% of the time.

Seattle looks to snap a four-game losing streak on Friday when hosting San Jose. Seattle is last in the Pacific Division at 25-48-6 with 58 points. Seattle was defeated by the Los Angeles Kings 5-3 on Wednesday and has been eliminated from playoff contention. Seattle will complete its first NHL regular season on Sunday against the Winnipeg Jets.

Jared McCann is the leading goal scorer for Seattle with 27 and the leader in points with 49, while Vince Dunn is the leader in assists with 28. In goal, Chris Driedger is 8-13-1 with a goals-against average of 3.05 and save percentage of .897. Seattle scores an average of 2.59 goals per game and allows an average of 3.50 goals per game. Seattle's power play scores 14.2% of the time and its penalty-kill unit is successful 74.5% of the time.

San Jose will look to end a disappointing season on a positive note with a victory on the road Friday against the Seattle Kraken. Seattle has lost each of its last four and the Kraken are allowing an average of 3.50 goals per game, while scoring an average of nearly one goal less at 2.59 goals per game. San Jose is allowing fewer goals than Seattle at 3.16 per game. Final Score Prediction, San Jose Sharks win 5-2.

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