San Jose Sharks vs Washington Capitals- Will the Sharks take a bite out of Washington?

These two will meet in a regular-season matchup on December 4th at the SAP Center. In the following text, we will go over all the stats and form you need and provide you with a San Jose Sharks vs Washington Capitals Prediciton . This is for you to consider when placing your bet on the game. We are going to look over everything you will need about both sides strengths and weaknesses and include some all-around San Jose Sharks vs Washington Capitals betting tips as well.  Read on for all you need to know for this exciting upcoming NHL game.

This is a game that both sides could do with winning to help embellish their playoff claims. The Sharks sit 5th in the Pacific Division; however, they are only a couple of points behind the league leader, the Anaheim Ducks. The Capitals sit 4th in the Metropolitan Division with a pretty similar win/loss record to the Sharks. The top 3 in each division will head to the playoffs, plus the 4 sides with the best records in all 4 divisions, so it’s all to play for.

The match sees the Capitals travel coast to coast to San Jose in one of the season’s longer away trips.

What is the latest team news?

Team news is as important when creating our San Jose Sharks vs Washington Capitals Prediction as it will let us know the relative strengths of the teams heading towards the start of the game. San Jose find themselves in good shape injury-wise with all their main squad, bar Tyler Toffoli, fit and ready for action. Toffoli is on a day-to-day basis so may yet feature off the bench in this one. It looks like there are no serious injury concerns for the Capitals either, with Alexander Ovechkin likely back to fitness. That said, Pierre-Luc Dubois is undergoing surgery, and Nic Dowd remains sidelined, although neither is a prominent first-team player.

San Jose Sharks

San Jose are bringing through a squad of exciting newcomers this season and it’s been great watching them take to the ice and start making a name for themselves. Yaroslav Askarov has been showing much promise in goal and has had some remarkable performances recently. Rookie Macklin Celeberini leads the line with 14 goals and 20 assists and will be vital to the Sharks if they are to win on Thursday. In terms of current form they have won 3 of the last 6 overall and have an impressive 4 wins from the last 5 at home. This includes a strong showing in the 3-1 victory over Boston last time out on the ice.

Washington Capitals

The Capitals have been relying on their front pair of Tom Wilson and John Carlson for their goals and assists, and their experience will be leaned on heavily in this matchup. Logan Thompson has shown to be consistent in goal and has helped maintain their strong defence this season. Form-wise, Washington has won 4 in 6 overall and they took Columbus apart 5-1 in their last game. This isn’t matched ont he road, and they only have 2 wins in 6 away from their home ice. Travelling could be a weakness in their playoff bid and it needs to be addressed this season.

Where to watch San Jose Sharks vs Washington Capitals

You can watch a San Jose Sharks vs Washington Capitals live stream on DAZN wherever you are in the world, as long as you pay the appropriate fees.

For those in the USA and Canada the game is also available via ESPN+. Text commentary is offered on the ESPN website as well if you just want to keep an eye on the key events and check on your bet!

Prediction for San Jose Sharks vs Washington Capitals

Let’s take a look over a quick comparison of current season stats for the sides before making our San Jose Sharks vs Washington Capitals Prediction. These are the main comparison stats used for teams in the NHL and give you a good overview of both teams’ performance so far this season.

Let’s give you a few more San Jose Sharks vs Washington Capitals betting tips for the upcoming match. Home ice advantage is massive for San Jose and this needs to be considered. The fact the Sharks have so many youngsters gives them an advantage in terms of endurance and they should be fresher as we move through the quarters; however the Capitals have experience on their side. With this hass come a good consistency of performance compared to the Sharks’ much more unpredictable results. The Sharks are ahead on most key statistics we have looked at in the table. There is not much to choose though, and the teams are quite closely matched, making this a hard game for me to call. I’m going to stick my neck out and back the Sharks to gain the win. I like the way they are playing this season and I have a feeling they will do the business on Thursday.