San Jose Sharks vs Vancouver Canucks Prediction: Expect a lot of pucks

Prediction for the NHL match which will take place on November 3. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

San Jose continues to stay in the rank of one of the main outsiders of the league, whose level of ambition is close to zero. Last regular season, the Sharks ended with a streak of six straight losses, and now the losing streak continues. In the debut of the current season, the Californians lost all nine games in a row, gaining only one point in the rivalry with Colorado, when they lost on a shootout - 1:2. Thus, the Black-and-Green can not win already in 15 meetings in a row, and the last victory dated April 2. Of course, David Quinn's team has already started to book the last place in the Western Conference standings, and no burst of activity is clearly not to be expected from them.

Vancouver had a bad start to last season, after which they started to improve and win back the gap from the playoff zone, but in the end they still failed to take part in the Stanley Cup. In the opening period of the current regular season, the Canucks decided to do some work on last year's mistakes, and so from the very beginning of the season they started collecting points. In eight previous meetings, they have had only three mistakes, losing to Philadelphia 0:2, Tampa Bay 3:4, and the Rangers 3:4, while the Canadiens have kept all other battles to themselves. All of this allows them to sit in fourth position in the Western Conference standings, six points behind the leader.

Last season, San Jose and Vancouver weren't far from each other in the Western Conference standings, but since then the paths of the rivals have parted. The Californians have managed to regress even further, with their last win on April 2, after which they lost 15 official games in a row, including all nine battles of the current regular season. The Canadiens should take advantage of this, as they are off to a great start and will obviously try not to stumble against the league's underdog. Moreover, the Canadiens have won the last nine consecutive head-to-head meetings.

The confrontation between San Jose and Vancouver is characterized by a very high goal activity. In eight previous head-to-head meetings, the rivals have combined to score 64 pucks (8.00 per game on average) - a very solid figure by NHL standards for such a long distance. At the same time, the Canucks have been the most productive offensively, scoring 42 of those 64 goals (5.25 average per game) - an impressive figure.