Sharks vs Lightning Picks and Prediction – 12/6/2024

The San Jose Sharks go on the road Thursday night with a game in Tampa Bay, Florida against the Tampa Bay Lightning. For other NHL news see our NHL Picks. San Jose has been bad this season with a 10-18 record but are on a three game winning streak following their win against the Washington Capitals. Offensively San Jose has been below average scoring only 2.89 goals on 27.6 shots per game. Defensively the Sharks have been allowing 3.41 goals on 32.2 shots per game. Mikael Granlund leads the way for the Sharks offense with 28 points and 18 assist this season. Granlund also leads the team with 10 goals on 74 shots. MacKenzie Blackwood has been the top goalie for San Jose this season with 5 wins and 16 outings carrying a .906 save percentage.

Tampa Bay stays at home Thursday night and has been above average this season with a 12-11 record on a one game losing streak following their loss against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Offensively Tampa Bay has been good scoring 3.74 goals per game. Defensively the Lightning have been above average allowing 3.13 goals per game so far this season. Nikita Kucherov leads the way for the Tampa Bay offense with 34 points and 22 assists this year. Braydon Point leads the team with 16 goals on 44 shots. Andrei Vasilevskiy is the top goalie for Tampa Bay so far with 10 wins and 19 outings carrying a .907 save percentage. Tampa is hopeful Nikita Kucherov will be back from injury to play against the Sharks. 

The San Jose Sharks come into this matchup on a three game winning streak, but are only 1-4 in their last five games played in Tampa. The Sharks are 4-11 away from home this year. Tampa Bay are on a one game losing streak and will be looking to bounce back after the loss to Toronto on Saturday. The Lightning are 8-2 against the Sharks in the last ten games played and will get the job done at home on Thursday night. Final Score prediction, Tampa Bay wins 4-2.