The San Jose Sharks (15-35-7) have shown great flashes of potential this season, and while their young core isn’t yet ready to step up and compete, it’s only a matter of time until they build themselves into a winner in the Western Conference.
On Sunday they take on a Pacific Division rival in the Calgary Flames (26-21-8), who have been one of the biggest surprises in the NHL this season, but with a poor end to the first start of the season, they risk falling out of the Wild Card race. Read on for our San Jose Sharks vs. Calgary Flames prediction.
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Can the Sharks turn around their recent struggles?
While the San Jose Sharks were fairly competitive early in 2024/25, they struggled going into the Four Nations break, losing 13 of their last 16 games as they once again find themselves favored to land the No. 1 overall pick in the NHL Draft. Offensively, the Sharks have managed just 2.60 goals per game this season, and with the team giving up a 3.72 GAA, last in the NHL, it’s clear that they are still a few years away from turning things around completely.
Mikael Granlund has been fantastic for San Jose this season with 45 points, but it’s 40 each from Macklin Celebrini and William Eklund that is the most positive for the very bright future of the Sharks. Last time out for San Jose was a tough loss to the Dallas Stars, with nine forwards tallying a point on the night as Vitek Vanecek allowed eight goals on 34 shots as they were thoroughly beaten 8-3.
Will the Flames get back into the Wild Card race?
The Calgary Flames have competed at a much higher level than expected this season, but with a fantastic 16-10-4 record on home ice this season, they find themselves just three points back of the Wild Card race in the Western Conference. Unfortunately for the Flames, they’ve struggled with just 2.64 goals scored per game, but with Dustin Wolf leading the way in net, but with a 2.98 GAA they rank 15th in the league, giving them a chance to win every night out.
Leading the way offensively for this team has been a resurgent Jonathan Huberdeau, who has posted 41 points in 55 games, with few other players stepping up to lead the way in 2024/25. Last time out for Calgary was a tough loss to the Kraken, with goals to Morgan Frost and Nazem Kadri not enough to get the job done as Wolf allowed three goals on 28 shots to ultimately fall 3-2 in a tight contest.
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While neither of these teams have been exceptional in recent years, the Calgary Flames have dominated this head-to-head rivalry, posting an 8-2 record against the Sharks in their 10 encounters dating back to the 2022 season.
In that time, the Flames are 3-1 on home ice, outscoring the Sharks 16-11 in those four games, and with the Flames having the major advantage in net and the more productive offensive squad this year, expect them to emerge from the Four Nations break with a big victory.
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While this matchup features two impressive goaltenders in Dustin Wolf and Yaroslav Askarov, these two teams always perform offensively when they’re matched up against each other, with the average total in their last 10 meetings being 6.6 goals.
For the Sharks, the over sits at 7-3 in their last 10 overall games, with the team allowing over five goals per game during that stretch, and for the Flames, the over comes in at 5-5 in their past 10, with 13 goals given up in their last three games played at home.
Keep it simple, take the over.
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