Sharks vs. Flames NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Feb. 26

The San Jose Sharks and Calgary Flames -- the former coming off a loss, the latter a victory -- will play on Thursday at 10 p.m. ET, at SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose. The Flames are underdogs on the road, at +110, and the Sharks are -130.

San Jose's last game was a 4-2 road loss against the Colorado Avalanche on Feb. 4. Timothy Liljegren (one goal) and Alexander Wennberg (one assist) were among the four Sharks players who collected one point each.

In its last game on Feb. 4, Calgary earned a 4-3 home victory over the Edmonton Oilers. Four Flames skaters had two points each in that matchup, including Zach Whitecloud (two assists) and MacKenzie Weegar (two assists).

Get ready for this matchup by checking out our prediction for who will come out on top in Thursday's hockey action.

Sharks vs. Flames Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming contest between the San Jose Sharks and Calgary Flames, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Flames 3 - Sharks 2
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5.07 goals)
  

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Sharks vs. Flames Moneylines

Take a look below at the latest moneylines for the Sharks-Flames game.

• Favorite: Sharks (-130)
• Underdog: Flames (+110)

Sharks Betting Insights

• The Sharks have gone 2-3 this season when listed as a moneyline favorite.
• San Jose has been a moneyline favorite of -130 or shorter in only two games this season, and split them 1-1.
• Based on this contest's moneyline, the Sharks have an implied probability of 56.5% to win.
• San Jose and its opponent have gone over 6.5 combined goals in 28 of 55 games this season.

Flames Betting Insights

• The Flames have been made an underdog 43 times this season, and won 15, or 34.9%, of those games.
• This season Calgary has won 10 of its 29 games, or 34.5%, when it's the underdog by at least +110 on the moneyline.
• The Flames have a 47.6% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Calgary has played 18 games this season that finished with more than 6.5 goals.

Sharks Key Stats

• San Jose ranks 20th in the NHL with 169 goals scored (3.1 per game).
• Defensively, the Sharks are allowing 192 total goals (3.5 per game) to rank 26th in league play.
• It has the league's 25th-ranked goal differential at -23.
• The 38 power-play goals the Sharks have recorded this season (10th-most in the NHL) have come on 190 power-play chances.
• San Jose's 20% power-play conversion rate ranks 16th in the league.
• The Sharks have scored two shorthanded goals this season.
• San Jose's 78.36% penalty-kill success rate ranks 21st in the league.
• San Jose wins 47.5% of its faceoffs (25th in NHL).
• The Sharks connect on 12.1% of their shots (fifth in the league).

Flames Key Stats

• With 140 goals (2.5 per game), Calgary has the league's 32nd-ranked offense.
• The Flames allow 3.0 goals per game (167 in total), 11th in the NHL.
• Its -27 goal differential ranks 26th in the league.
• The Flames have 28 power-play goals (24th in NHL) on 171 chances.
• Calgary scores on 16.37% of its power plays, No. 27 in the NHL.
• The Flames have a league-leading eight shorthanded goals.
• The 82.21% penalty-kill percentage of Calgary is ninth in the league.
• At 49%, Calgary has the NHL's 22nd-ranked faceoff win percentage.
• With a shooting percentage of 8.6%, the Flames are 31st in the league.