Sharks vs. Flyers NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 21

The San Jose Sharks and Philadelphia Flyers -- the former coming off a loss, the latter a win -- will face each other on Saturday at 4 p.m. ET, at SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose. The sportsbooks see this as a tight one, with the Sharks -115 to win on the moneyline, and the Flyers at -105.

San Jose lost 5-0 at home its last time out on March 19 against the Buffalo Sabres. Yaroslav Askarov made zero saves and allowed zero goals.

Philadelphia got a 4-3 road victory against the Los Angeles Kings on March 19 in its last game, winning the shootout 2-0. Noah Cates (one goal and one assist) and Rasmus Ristolainen (two assists) were among the three Flyers players who put up two points each in that outing.

Here's our pick for who will clinch the win in Saturday's game.

Sharks vs. Flyers Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming contest between the San Jose Sharks and Philadelphia Flyers, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Flyers 3 - Sharks 1
• Pick OU: Under 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 4.03 goals)
  

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Sharks vs. Flyers Moneylines

Grab a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Sharks-Flyers matchup.

• Favorite: Sharks (-115)
• Underdog: Flyers (-105)

Sharks Betting Insights

• The Sharks have gone 2-5 this season when listed as a moneyline favorite.
• San Jose is 2-4 (winning only 33.3% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -115 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probability for this game says the Sharks have a 53.5% chance to win.
• In 40 of 67 matches this season, San Jose and its opponent have combined for more than 5.5 goals.

Flyers Betting Insights

• This season the Flyers have won 20 of the 48 games, or 41.7%, in which they've been an underdog.
• Philadelphia has entered 47 games this season as an underdog by -105 or more and is 20-27 in those contests.
• The implied probability of a win by the Flyers, based on the moneyline, is 51.2%.
• Philadelphia has played 36 games this season that finished with over 5.5 goals.

Sharks Key Stats

• San Jose ranks 18th in the NHL with 205 goals scored (3.1 per game).
• The Sharks have conceded 238 total goals (3.6 per game), ranking 30th in NHL action in goals against.
• Its -33 goal differential ranks 28th in the league.
• The 43 power-play goals the Sharks have recorded this season (on 217 power-play chances) rank 14th in the NHL.
• San Jose is 18th in the league with a 19.82% power-play conversion rate.
• The three shorthanded goals the Sharks have scored this season rank 24th among NHL squads.
• San Jose has the league's 17th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (79.02%).
• San Jose has the 29th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 47.3%.
• The Sharks shoot 11.9% as a team (sixth in the league).

Flyers Key Stats

• Philadelphia's 189 goals on the season (2.8 per game) rank 26th in the league.
• The Flyers' total of 206 goals given up (3.0 per game) is 14th in the league.
• With a goal differential of -17, the team is 20th in the league.
• With 29 power-play goals (on 197 chances), the Flyers are 31st in the NHL.
• Philadelphia scores on 14.72% of its power plays, No. 32 in the NHL.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Flyers have six.
• Philadelphia's has the 23rd-ranked penalty-kill percentage (77.99%).
• Philadelphia wins 48.8% of faceoffs, 21st-ranked in the NHL.
• With a shooting percentage of 11.1%, the Flyers are 15th in the league.