Chicago Blackhawks vs. San Jose Sharks Prediction 10/17/24 NHL Tips

The San Jose Sharks and Chicago Blackhawks meet in NHL action on Thursday night at the United Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and identify the best bets for this game. Here is a Chicago Blackhawks vs San Jose Sharks prediction.

San Jose Sharks summary

The San Jose Sharks will be looking for their first win after falling short in the shootout in their last game against the Dallas Stars with a final score of 3-2. After that game, San Jose travels to Winnipeg for a date with the Jets.

Sharks looking for their first win

Tyler Toffoli has a team-high 3 points with two goals and an assist, while Macklin Celebrini has a goal and an assist to go with his 2 points. Barclay Goodrow, Fabian Zetterlund and Ty Dellandrea each scored a goal, while Mikael Granlund, Jake Walman, Jan Rutta, Nico Sturm and William Eklund each had an assist. Vitek Vanecek is 0-1 with a 1.03 GAA and a .966 save percentage, while MacKenzie Blackwood is 0-0-2 with a 3.34 GAA and a .910 save percentage on the year.

Why the San Jose Sharks will win

• The Blackhawks have lost each of their last 10 Thursday games.
• The Sharks have won four of their last five games as underdogs after a shootout.
• As home favorites, the Blackhawks have failed to cover the puck line in their last nine Thursday games.
• The Sharks have covered the puck line in each of their last six road games coming out of overtime.

Chicago Blackhawks Summary

The Chicago Blackhawks come into this game looking to bounce back from their 3-1 loss to the Calgary Flames in their last outing. After this game, the Blackhawks welcome the Buffalo Sabers to town.

“Blackhawks want to take care of business in home opener”

Teuvo Teravainen, Seth Jones and Connor Bedard all have a team-high 5 points in front of goal, with Teravainen recording 3 goals and 2 assists while Jones and Bedard each recorded a team-high 4 assists. Nick Foligno has two goals and Alex Vlasic has two assists. Ryan Donato and Philipp Kurashev also each have a goal this year. In goal for Chicago, Petr Mrazek is 1-2 with a 2.71 GAA and a .911 save percentage, while Arvid Soderblom is 0-0-1 with a 1.98 GAA and a .943 save percentage this season stands.

Why the Chicago Blackhawks will win

• The Sharks have lost 19 of their last 20 night games against Central Division opponents.
• The Blackhawks have won each of their last seven games as favorites against opponents with a losing streak.
• The Blackhawks have covered the puck line in four of their last five games as home favorites against opponents with a losing streak.
• The Sharks have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five games after going into overtime.

Chicago Blackhawks vs San Jose Sharks prediction

I'm here with the Sharks. I know it's the Blackhawks' home opener and they were a much better home team than the away team last year. However, I don't think there's that much between these two teams that I want to pass on, plus money that San Jose is making here. The Sharks will likely be one of the worst teams in the league again, but San Jose was competitive from the start against strong teams like the Blues and Stars and Chicago's only win came against an Edmonton team that had a lot of problems out of the gate. Give me San Jose and the plus money.