Senators vs. Sharks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 22

Both the Ottawa Senators and San Jose Sharks are coming off a win, heading into their matchup at Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET. Senators (-135) versus Sharks (+114) has a clear favorite, according to the moneyline odds.

Ottawa secured a 5-1 home victory against the Florida Panthers in its last game on Oct. 21. Three Senators players recorded two points each, including Jake Sanderson (two assists) and Stephen Halliday (one goal and one assist).

In its most recent game on Oct. 20, San Jose claimed a 4-3 road victory over the Montreal Canadiens. Macklin Celebrini had three points (two goals and one assist) in that matchup for the Sharks.

Before watching this matchup, here's our pick for which squad will take home the victory in Thursday's hockey action.

Senators vs. Sharks Predictions & Pick

For predictions on the upcoming game between the Ottawa Senators and San Jose Sharks, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Senators 3 - Sharks 2
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5 goals)
  

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Senators vs. Sharks Moneylines

Take a look below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Senators-Sharks game.

• Favorite: Senators (-135)
• Underdog: Sharks (+114)

Senators Betting Insights

• The Senators have been victorious in five of their six games when they were listed as a moneyline favorite this season (83.3%).
• Ottawa is 3-1 (victorious in 75.0% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -135 or shorter.
• The Senators have a 57.4% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this game.
• Ottawa and its opponents have combined to score more than 6.5 goals twice this season (in 10 games).

Sharks Betting Insights

• This season the Sharks have been an underdog nine times, and won four of those games.
• This season San Jose has won three of its seven games when it's the underdog by at least +114 on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 46.7% chance of victory for the Sharks.
• San Jose has played five games this season that finished with more than 6.5 goals.

Senators Key Stats

• Ottawa's 27 total goals (2.7 per game) rank 20th in the league.
• The Senators have given up 24 total goals (just 2.4 per game), ranking sixth in NHL action for the fewest goals against.
• It has the league's 13th-ranked goal differential at +3.
• The six power-play goals the Senators have scored this season rank 16th in the NHL (on 46 power-play chances).
• Ottawa ranks 28th in the league with a 13.04% power-play conversion rate.
• The Senators have scored one shorthanded goal this season.
• Ottawa has the league's 16th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (79.49%).
• Ottawa has the ninth-best faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 52.4%.
• The Senators have an 11.3% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 17th in the league.

Sharks Key Stats

• San Jose has 26 goals this season (2.6 per game), 22nd in the NHL.
• The Sharks' total of 34 goals given up (3.4 per game) is 23rd in the league.
• Its -8 goal differential ranks 25th in the league.
• With eight power-play goals (on 33 chances), the Sharks are eighth-best in the NHL.
• San Jose's power-play percentage (24.24) ranks the team eighth in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goal, the Sharks have one.
• At 78.79%, San Jose has the 19th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• San Jose wins 47.7% of faceoffs, 25th-ranked in the NHL.
• The 9.2% shooting percentage of the Sharks is 26th in the league.