San Jose Sharks vs. Vancouver Canucks Prediction, Preview, and Odds – 3-23-2023

San Jose Sharks (19-37-15) vs. Vancouver Canucks (31-34-5)

The 2022-23 NHL season goes on with a 12-game Thursday card and brings this Western Conference clash between the San Jose Sharks and the Vancouver Canucks at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia. The contest is scheduled for 10:00 p.m. ET.

This is the fourth and final meeting between these teams this season. Vancouver has won all three of the contests, including two overtime victories in San Jose and a 6-2 victory at home on December 27. The Canucks were the favorites in that contest (-127) with the total set at 6.5. Vancouver is the favorite in this game (-175) with the total set at 6.5.

The San Jose Sharks lost to the Edmonton Oilers in overtime on Monday, 5-4. The team is hoping to find a little bit better outcomes on the road, as they finished off a four-game homestand going 0-2-2 and have the worst home record in the NHL (6-20-10). They are 13-17-5 on the road this season. San Jose is in last place in the Western Conference standings, already eliminated from playoff contention.

This was a great back-and-forth contest with the Oilers that saw Erik Karlsson score twice in the game. Logan Couture had an assist in the game and now has seven points over his last five contests. San Jose is 25th in goals per game (2.86) and 27th on the power play (17.8%). They are averaging just 2.40 goals per game over their last 10 contests, but are averaging 2.91 goals per game on the road this season.

James Reimer faced 52 shots in the loss, stopping 47. It will likely be Kaapo Kahkonen (8-17-6, 3.89, .879) getting the start in this game. Kahkonen is in a terrible slump, giving up at least four goals in each of his last five starts, yielding a grand total of 27 goals.

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