Anaheim Ducks (3-7-1) vs. San Jose Sharks (3-8-2)
The 2022-23 NHL season goes on with a loaded 14-game Saturday card, bringing a ton of intriguing markets to choose from, so we are taking a closer look at the Pacific Division showdown between the Anaheim Ducks and San Jose Sharks.
The Ducks head to SAP Center at San Jose as +134 moneyline dogs, while the Sharks are listed as -148 home favorites with a total of 6.5 goals. It’s Game 2 of their regular-season series, and the Ducks outlasted the Sharks 6-5 in a shootout this past Tuesday.
The Anaheim Ducks are coming off an 8-5 defeat at the Vancouver Canucks this past Thursday. It was another horrible defensive performance from the Ducks, who allowed five third-period goals and 47 shots in total to snap a two-game win streak. Five guys found the back of the net for Anaheim, including Trevor Zegras and Troy Terry, while John Gibson surrendered seven goals on 46 shots.
“It was a wild game,” Anaheim coach Dallas Eakins said. “I think the turning point was our challenge that went against us. So difficult night on the road for sure.”
?? Zegras' shot from the point deflects and goes in!
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— Anaheim Ducks (@AnaheimDucks) November 4, 2022
John Gibson fell to 2-6-1 on the season, and the 29-year-old goalie now holds a hideous 4.58 GAA and .883 save percentage. Anthony Stolarz guarded the cage against the Sharks last Tuesday and moved to 1-1-0 with a 3.96 GAA and .899 save percentage. The Ducks haven’t announced who’ll get the starting call Saturday at SAP Center.
Anaheim is dead last in the NHL in goals allowed per game (4.64). The Ducks’ have yielded 15 power-play goals on 39 attempts, and their penalty-killing percentage is the second-worst in the league. Anaheim is scoring 2.73 goals per game (tied-26th) on a 9.4 shooting percentage (tied-20th), while the Ducks’ power-play percentage is the third-worst in the NHL (4-for-33).