San Jose Sharks vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction: Not only has San Jose been losing game after game of late

Prediction for the NHL San Jose Sharks vs Detroit Red Wings match which will take place on January 3rd. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

San Jose has had another season of horrendous results. The Sharks have failed to make the playoffs in recent years, but now they are playing even worse. Right from the start of the regular season, the Sharks went on a long losing streak, often by huge margins. Until mid-December, the Californians were at least trying to prove themselves and scoring the odd goal, but then they went into a tailspin. In their last eight games, David Quinn's wards have not scored a single point, losing all eight by a combined score of 11:36. The Sharks are at the bottom of the Western Conference standings.

Detroit hasn't been able to consistently run good results this season, even though they had all the ingredients in place. They looked perfect last season but lacked the experience to make the playoffs. Since then, they have strengthened their lineup with several highly-regarded players, and there is no doubt they will make it to the last eight. In their previous 13 games, the Red Wings have lost ten times, only beating St. Louis 6:4, Philadelphia 7:6, and Nashville 5:4. Such a disappointing run has left Detroit 12th in the Eastern Conference standings.

San Jose and Detroit are still out of the playoff picture, with the Red Wings having a good chance of reaching the Cup Final Eight, but the Sharks are out of the picture as they sit at the bottom of the Western Conference standings. The Sharks have been in terrible form, failing to pick up a point in eight consecutive games, so it won't be easy to expect a positive result from this meeting.

Not only has San Jose been losing game after game of late, but they have also been missing a lot. In their last seven games, the Sharks have allowed their opponents to score 35 times (an average of 5.00 per game), a terrible rate for such a considerable distance. The Wings have conceded 20 goals in their last five matches (4.00 goals against average per game), while they have conceded 23 goals in their previous five meetings (4.60 goals against average per game).