San Jose Sharks

Ice Hockey NHL PPG PAINTS Arena Sat 13 Dec 15:00

Pittsburgh Penguins

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  2. SGP Picks
  3. Correct Score
  4. Odds
  5. Team Stats
  6. Player Stats
  7. Player Props
  8. Team News
  9. Lineups
  10. Injuries
  11. Roster
  12. Standings
  13. Live Stream

NHL Betting Preview: Sharks vs Penguins

The San Jose Sharks square off against the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG PAINTS Arena, with face-off scheduled for 15:00 on Saturday, December 13.

Get Ready for a Low-Scoring Encounter

The Sharks and the Penguins might not light the lamp on too many occasions and that leads us to backing the -133 that there are Under 6.5 goals.

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Penguins Have Won 7 Out of 10 on the H2H

San Jose Sharks got the win in their previous game. A 3-2 (OT) triumph occurred on the road at Scotiabank Arena when playing Toronto Maple Leafs. John Klingberg, Dmitri Orlov and Alexander Wennberg each scored one goal. Goalie Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 28 shots (.933).

Pittsburgh Penguins were defeated last time out, making it three losses on the spin. PPG PAINTS Arena saw them beaten 4-2 at home to Montreal Canadiens. Bryan Rust and Erik Karlsson scored one goal apiece.

Head-to-Head Statistics

It was the Penguins who came out on top when they last played the Sharks. At SAP Center, a 3-0 win was recorded. In the past 10 games between the teams, the Penguins have won seven.

Starting Goalies

Alex Nedeljkovic (Expected)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
24/25 5-6-2 2.9 .902 0
23/24 18-7-7 2.97 .902 1
Arturs Silovs (Expected)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
24/25 4-4-5 3 .897 1
23/24 3-0-1 2.47 .881 0
San Jose Sharks – Last 10 Games

5 wins and 5 losses, averaging 2.5 goals from 24.6 shots on goal, with a 16.7% powerplay efficiency. The Sharks have been giving up 3.4 goals from 31.3 shots, averaging 3.8 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 84.2%.

Macklin Celebrini is the top points scorer with 12 points, 2 goals and 10 assists, with Will Smith recording 8 points, 5 goals and 3 assists, over the last 10 games. Goalie Alex Nedeljkovic have a 2.85 goal against average with a .903 save percentage.

Pittsburgh Penguins – Last 10 Games

The Penguins have 4 wins, 3 losses and 3 overtime losses, averaging 2.8 goals from 29.8 shots on goal, with a 24.3% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 3.3 goals from 27.4 shots, averaging 3.2 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 84.4%.

The top points scorer is Sidney Crosby with 11 points, 6 goals and 5 assists, while Thomas Novak is next in line after having 8 points, 3 goals and 5 assists. Goalie Tristan Jarry have a 2.73 GAA with a .907 SV%.

San Jose Sharks vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction & Picks

Gear up for San Jose Sharks vs Pittsburgh Penguins with our betting guide, featuring an expert match prediction, scoreline advice and a hand-picked bet builder. Explore each section below for detailed insights.

Game Prediction

There’s every chance that we will see a low combined goals total for this NHL encounter. We’ll therefore shoot for Unders and this is available at an eye-catching -133.

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Key Sharks vs Penguins stats:

  • The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 4 Sharks games.
  • The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 8 of the last 10 Sharks games on the road.
  • The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 15 of the last 20 Sharks games.
  • The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 6 of the last 10 Penguins games.
  • The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 12 of the last 20 Penguins games.
  • The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 2 games between these teams.

Under 6.5 Probability

Based on the odds from the best betting apps, our pick has a 57.1% chance of winning. In the opinion of our cappers, there’s actually a probability of success between 60-65%. It is therefore regarded as a value bet.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

Totals Under 6.5
Puck Line Sharks +1.5
Highest Scoring Period Third Period

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San Jose Sharks vs Pittsburgh Penguins Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Penguins Have the Shortest Odds to Win

Pittsburgh Penguins are -161 favorites and that means a 62% chance of winning this game according to the Moneyline betting odds with the sportsbooks. San Jose Sharks are the underdogs at +132 and they’re regarded as least likely to win.

1.5 is the puck line and 6.5 is the total goals line. The Totals offers hockey bettors an alternative way of getting involved. If you're keen on Over 6.5, this selection is available at +110.

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Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

San Jose Sharks logo San Jose Sharks Stats
Pittsburgh Penguins logo Pittsburgh Penguins Stats
Moneyline
  • 5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games on the road
Moneyline
  • 4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 home games
Puck Line
Puck Line
Total Goals
Total Goals
Team Stats - Avg/Game
Team Stats - Avg/Game
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Team News
# Player GP MIN G A P +/-
71 Macklin Celebrini 32 20.19 15 29 44 8
2 Will Smith 32 18.02 12 17 29 5
72 William Eklund 28 19.6 7 12 19 -14
# Player GP MIN G A P +/-
87 Sidney Crosby 29 19.5 18 14 32 -2
71 Evgeni Malkin 26 17.49 8 21 29 5
17 Bryan Rust 27 20.24 9 14 23 -1

Injuries & Suspensions

San Jose Sharks Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Vincent Desharnais
Injured
Ryan Ellis
Injured
Carey Price
Injured
Logan Couture
Injured

Pittsburgh Penguins Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Blake Lizotte
Injured
Filip Haallander
Injured
Caleb Jones
Injured
Evgeni Malkin
Injured

Starting Lineups

Both teams’ confirmed lineups will be published ahead of face-off. There is also the chance to look at the lineups from the previous 10 games.

Previous San Jose Sharks Lineups

11 Dec NHL
Sharks 3-2 Maple Leafs
09 Dec NHL
Sharks 1-4 Flyers
07 Dec NHL
Sharks 4-1 Hurricanes
05 Dec NHL
Sharks 1-4 Stars
03 Dec NHL
Capitals 7-1 Sharks
01 Dec NHL
Mammoth 3-6 Sharks
29 Nov NHL
Sharks 3-4 Golden Knights
28 Nov NHL
Canucks 2-3 Sharks
26 Nov NHL
Sharks 0-6 Avalanche
23 Nov NHL
Bruins 1-3 Sharks

Previous Pittsburgh Penguins Lineups

11 Dec NHL
Canadiens 4-2 Penguins
09 Dec NHL
Ducks 4-3 Penguins
07 Dec NHL
Penguins 2-3 Stars
04 Dec NHL
Penguins 4-3 Lightning
01 Dec NHL
Penguins 5-1 Flyers
29 Nov NHL
Maple Leafs 7-2 Penguins
28 Nov NHL
Penguins 4-3 Blue Jackets
26 Nov NHL
Sabres 2-4 Penguins
22 Nov NHL
Kraken 3-2 Penguins
21 Nov NHL
Wild 5-0 Penguins
NHL Standings Select Season
Metropolitan GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Carolina 30 19 9 2 40 0.667 13 17 101 85 16 10-5-1 9-4-1 2-1 6-4 2W
2 Washington 31 18 9 4 40 0.645 17 18 105 78 27 10-5-2 8-4-2 0-4 7-3 1L
3 NY Islanders 32 18 11 3 39 0.609 13 16 97 91 6 9-6-2 9-5-1 2-3 6-4 2W
4 Philadelphia 29 16 9 4 36 0.621 9 11 87 81 6 10-5-3 6-4-1 5-0 6-4 1L
5 Pittsburgh 29 14 8 7 35 0.603 13 14 90 85 5 6-5-3 8-3-4 0-5 4-6 3L
6 New Jersey 31 17 13 1 35 0.565 11 15 92 100 -8 9-5-1 8-8-0 2-0 4-6 1L
7 NY Rangers 32 15 13 4 34 0.531 11 14 83 84 -1 3-8-3 12-5-1 1-0 5-5 3L
8 Columbus 31 13 12 6 32 0.516 7 9 94 109 -15 6-4-3 7-8-3 4-1 2-8 4L
East Atlantic GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Tampa Bay 31 18 11 2 38 0.613 15 18 102 80 22 8-7-0 10-4-2 0-0 6-4 2W
2 Boston 32 19 13 0 38 0.594 13 17 107 99 8 11-5-0 8-8-0 2-0 7-3 4W
3 Detroit 32 17 12 3 37 0.578 13 15 100 109 -9 9-6-1 8-6-2 2-2 4-6 1L
4 Montreal 30 16 11 3 35 0.583 9 14 97 107 -10 7-8-1 9-3-2 2-2 6-4 1W
5 Toronto 30 14 11 5 33 0.55 10 14 99 96 3 9-4-5 5-7-0 0-1 5-5 1L
6 Florida 30 15 13 2 32 0.533 13 14 94 99 -5 10-6-2 5-7-0 1-1 4-6 1L
7 Ottawa 30 14 12 4 32 0.533 10 11 96 99 -3 6-6-2 8-6-2 3-0 4-6 1W
8 Buffalo 31 13 14 4 30 0.484 9 11 95 108 -13 9-5-2 4-9-2 2-0 5-5 2W
East Central GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 31 22 2 7 51 0.823 20 22 124 72 52 12-0-2 10-2-5 0-4 7-3 1W
2 Dallas 32 21 6 5 47 0.734 17 18 111 85 26 10-4-1 11-2-4 3-2 8-2 1L
3 Minnesota 31 17 9 5 39 0.629 11 14 90 83 7 9-3-4 8-6-1 3-1 7-3 2W
4 Chicago 30 13 11 6 32 0.533 12 13 89 91 -2 7-5-3 6-6-3 0-2 3-7 1W
5 Utah 32 14 15 3 31 0.484 11 14 96 94 2 7-5-1 7-10-2 0-0 3-7 3L
6 Winnipeg 30 14 15 1 29 0.483 12 13 91 95 -4 7-7-0 7-8-1 1-1 2-8 3L
7 St Louis 32 11 14 7 29 0.453 11 11 81 116 -35 5-7-4 6-7-3 0-2 4-6 2L
8 Nashville 30 12 14 4 28 0.467 8 10 85 105 -20 8-8-2 4-6-2 2-0 6-4 2W
West Pacific GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Vegas 30 15 6 9 39 0.65 11 14 93 88 5 7-4-4 8-2-5 1-3 5-5 1W
2 Anaheim 31 19 11 1 39 0.629 11 15 113 103 10 11-4-0 8-7-1 4-0 6-4 1L
3 LA Kings 30 14 8 8 36 0.6 9 13 82 80 2 4-6-3 10-2-5 1-5 4-6 1L
4 Edmonton 31 14 11 6 34 0.548 9 14 103 107 -4 8-3-3 6-8-3 0-2 5-5 1W
5 San Jose 32 15 14 3 33 0.516 8 14 90 105 -15 9-5-3 6-9-0 1-1 5-5 1W
6 Seattle 28 12 10 6 30 0.536 7 12 70 85 -15 7-5-3 5-5-3 0-3 3-7 1W
7 Calgary 32 12 16 4 28 0.438 10 10 82 96 -14 7-5-2 5-11-2 2-2 6-4 1L
8 Vancouver 31 11 17 3 25 0.403 7 9 87 111 -24 4-10-1 7-7-2 2-0 2-8 2L
Eastern GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Carolina 30 19 9 2 40 0.667 13 17 101 85 16 10-5-1 9-4-1 2-1 6-4 2W
2 Washington 31 18 9 4 40 0.645 17 18 105 78 27 10-5-2 8-4-2 0-4 7-3 1L
3 NY Islanders 32 18 11 3 39 0.609 13 16 97 91 6 9-6-2 9-5-1 2-3 6-4 2W
4 Tampa Bay 31 18 11 2 38 0.613 15 18 102 80 22 8-7-0 10-4-2 0-0 6-4 2W
5 Boston 32 19 13 0 38 0.594 13 17 107 99 8 11-5-0 8-8-0 2-0 7-3 4W
6 Detroit 32 17 12 3 37 0.578 13 15 100 109 -9 9-6-1 8-6-2 2-2 4-6 1L
7 Philadelphia 29 16 9 4 36 0.621 9 11 87 81 6 10-5-3 6-4-1 5-0 6-4 1L
8 Pittsburgh 29 14 8 7 35 0.603 13 14 90 85 5 6-5-3 8-3-4 0-5 4-6 3L
9 Montreal 30 16 11 3 35 0.583 9 14 97 107 -10 7-8-1 9-3-2 2-2 6-4 1W
10 New Jersey 31 17 13 1 35 0.565 11 15 92 100 -8 9-5-1 8-8-0 2-0 4-6 1L
11 NY Rangers 32 15 13 4 34 0.531 11 14 83 84 -1 3-8-3 12-5-1 1-0 5-5 3L
12 Toronto 30 14 11 5 33 0.55 10 14 99 96 3 9-4-5 5-7-0 0-1 5-5 1L
13 Florida 30 15 13 2 32 0.533 13 14 94 99 -5 10-6-2 5-7-0 1-1 4-6 1L
14 Ottawa 30 14 12 4 32 0.533 10 11 96 99 -3 6-6-2 8-6-2 3-0 4-6 1W
15 Columbus 31 13 12 6 32 0.516 7 9 94 109 -15 6-4-3 7-8-3 4-1 2-8 4L
16 Buffalo 31 13 14 4 30 0.484 9 11 95 108 -13 9-5-2 4-9-2 2-0 5-5 2W
Western GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 31 22 2 7 51 0.823 20 22 124 72 52 12-0-2 10-2-5 0-4 7-3 1W
2 Dallas 32 21 6 5 47 0.734 17 18 111 85 26 10-4-1 11-2-4 3-2 8-2 1L
3 Vegas 30 15 6 9 39 0.65 11 14 93 88 5 7-4-4 8-2-5 1-3 5-5 1W
4 Anaheim 31 19 11 1 39 0.629 11 15 113 103 10 11-4-0 8-7-1 4-0 6-4 1L
5 Minnesota 31 17 9 5 39 0.629 11 14 90 83 7 9-3-4 8-6-1 3-1 7-3 2W
6 LA Kings 30 14 8 8 36 0.6 9 13 82 80 2 4-6-3 10-2-5 1-5 4-6 1L
7 Edmonton 31 14 11 6 34 0.548 9 14 103 107 -4 8-3-3 6-8-3 0-2 5-5 1W
8 San Jose 32 15 14 3 33 0.516 8 14 90 105 -15 9-5-3 6-9-0 1-1 5-5 1W
9 Chicago 30 13 11 6 32 0.533 12 13 89 91 -2 7-5-3 6-6-3 0-2 3-7 1W
10 Utah 32 14 15 3 31 0.484 11 14 96 94 2 7-5-1 7-10-2 0-0 3-7 3L
11 Seattle 28 12 10 6 30 0.536 7 12 70 85 -15 7-5-3 5-5-3 0-3 3-7 1W
12 Winnipeg 30 14 15 1 29 0.483 12 13 91 95 -4 7-7-0 7-8-1 1-1 2-8 3L
13 St Louis 32 11 14 7 29 0.453 11 11 81 116 -35 5-7-4 6-7-3 0-2 4-6 2L
14 Nashville 30 12 14 4 28 0.467 8 10 85 105 -20 8-8-2 4-6-2 2-0 6-4 2W
15 Calgary 32 12 16 4 28 0.438 10 10 82 96 -14 7-5-2 5-11-2 2-2 6-4 1L
16 Vancouver 31 11 17 3 25 0.403 7 9 87 111 -24 4-10-1 7-7-2 2-0 2-8 2L
GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 31 22 2 7 51 0.823 20 22 124 72 52 12-0-2 10-2-5 0-4 7-3 1W
2 Dallas 32 21 6 5 47 0.734 17 18 111 85 26 10-4-1 11-2-4 3-2 8-2 1L
3 Carolina 30 19 9 2 40 0.667 13 17 101 85 16 10-5-1 9-4-1 2-1 6-4 2W
4 Washington 31 18 9 4 40 0.645 17 18 105 78 27 10-5-2 8-4-2 0-4 7-3 1L
5 Vegas 30 15 6 9 39 0.65 11 14 93 88 5 7-4-4 8-2-5 1-3 5-5 1W
6 Anaheim 31 19 11 1 39 0.629 11 15 113 103 10 11-4-0 8-7-1 4-0 6-4 1L
7 Minnesota 31 17 9 5 39 0.629 11 14 90 83 7 9-3-4 8-6-1 3-1 7-3 2W
8 NY Islanders 32 18 11 3 39 0.609 13 16 97 91 6 9-6-2 9-5-1 2-3 6-4 2W
9 Tampa Bay 31 18 11 2 38 0.613 15 18 102 80 22 8-7-0 10-4-2 0-0 6-4 2W
10 Boston 32 19 13 0 38 0.594 13 17 107 99 8 11-5-0 8-8-0 2-0 7-3 4W
11 Detroit 32 17 12 3 37 0.578 13 15 100 109 -9 9-6-1 8-6-2 2-2 4-6 1L
12 Philadelphia 29 16 9 4 36 0.621 9 11 87 81 6 10-5-3 6-4-1 5-0 6-4 1L
13 LA Kings 30 14 8 8 36 0.6 9 13 82 80 2 4-6-3 10-2-5 1-5 4-6 1L
14 Pittsburgh 29 14 8 7 35 0.603 13 14 90 85 5 6-5-3 8-3-4 0-5 4-6 3L
15 Montreal 30 16 11 3 35 0.583 9 14 97 107 -10 7-8-1 9-3-2 2-2 6-4 1W
16 New Jersey 31 17 13 1 35 0.565 11 15 92 100 -8 9-5-1 8-8-0 2-0 4-6 1L
17 Edmonton 31 14 11 6 34 0.548 9 14 103 107 -4 8-3-3 6-8-3 0-2 5-5 1W
18 NY Rangers 32 15 13 4 34 0.531 11 14 83 84 -1 3-8-3 12-5-1 1-0 5-5 3L
19 Toronto 30 14 11 5 33 0.55 10 14 99 96 3 9-4-5 5-7-0 0-1 5-5 1L
20 San Jose 32 15 14 3 33 0.516 8 14 90 105 -15 9-5-3 6-9-0 1-1 5-5 1W
21 Florida 30 15 13 2 32 0.533 13 14 94 99 -5 10-6-2 5-7-0 1-1 4-6 1L
22 Chicago 30 13 11 6 32 0.533 12 13 89 91 -2 7-5-3 6-6-3 0-2 3-7 1W
23 Ottawa 30 14 12 4 32 0.533 10 11 96 99 -3 6-6-2 8-6-2 3-0 4-6 1W
24 Columbus 31 13 12 6 32 0.516 7 9 94 109 -15 6-4-3 7-8-3 4-1 2-8 4L
25 Utah 32 14 15 3 31 0.484 11 14 96 94 2 7-5-1 7-10-2 0-0 3-7 3L
26 Seattle 28 12 10 6 30 0.536 7 12 70 85 -15 7-5-3 5-5-3 0-3 3-7 1W
27 Buffalo 31 13 14 4 30 0.484 9 11 95 108 -13 9-5-2 4-9-2 2-0 5-5 2W
28 Winnipeg 30 14 15 1 29 0.483 12 13 91 95 -4 7-7-0 7-8-1 1-1 2-8 3L
29 St Louis 32 11 14 7 29 0.453 11 11 81 116 -35 5-7-4 6-7-3 0-2 4-6 2L
30 Nashville 30 12 14 4 28 0.467 8 10 85 105 -20 8-8-2 4-6-2 2-0 6-4 2W
31 Calgary 32 12 16 4 28 0.438 10 10 82 96 -14 7-5-2 5-11-2 2-2 6-4 1L
32 Vancouver 31 11 17 3 25 0.403 7 9 87 111 -24 4-10-1 7-7-2 2-0 2-8 2L