Chicago Blackhawks (20-32-5) vs. San Jose Sharks (18-30-11)
Check out the best NHL odds and picks for the Western Conference clash between the Chicago Blackhawks and the San Jose Sharks on Saturday, February 25, 2023.
The 2022-23 NHL season goes on with an 11-game Saturday card and brings this Western Conference clash from SAP Center at San Jose, California as the Chicago Blackhawks take on the San Jose Sharks at 10:00 p.m. ET.
The road team has won the first two meetings between these clubs the season, we Chicago defeating the Sharks in San Jose back on October 15, 5-2. The Blackhawks were the underdog at +122 in that contest with the total set at 5.5. The Sharks enter as the favorite at -190 with the total set at 6.5.
The Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Dallas Stars on Wednesday, 4-3. It was the fourth straight victory for the team, who opened their four-game road trip with the victory in Dallas. Chicago is well out of the playoff picture, 22 points behind Colorado for the final wildcard spot in the Western Conference. They are 8-16-2 on the road but have won their last two road contests by identical 4-3 scores.
This was an impressive comeback for Chicago, who found themselves trailing by three 25 minutes into the contest. However, the team scored three goals in the second and Max Domi added the game-winner 4:13 into the third. Domi scored twice in the contest and now has 11 points over his last five games, including eight assists. Chicago is 31st in goals per game (2.49) and 27th on the power-play (17.7%).
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Jaxson Stauber stopped 29 shots in earning the victory. Petr Mrazek (7-15-2, 3.86, .888) will likely get the start for Chicago in this game. He has given up 16 total goals over his last five games. Chicago is 26th in goals allowed per game (3.58) and 22nd in penalty killing (76.2%).
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