It may not be a matchup between two of the league’s best teams, but the San Jose Sharks and Seattle Kraken get the honor of the national ESPN broadcast on Thursday night. The Sharks can barely buy a win recently,

Seattle will host San Jose for the third of four meetings this season, aiming for redemption after Tuesday's loss to the Ducks.

Take the San Jose Sharks moneyline for tonight's best bet against the Seattle Kraken who have been struggling at home.

Analyzing Thursday’s San Jose Sharks at Seattle Kraken odds and lines, with NHL expert picks, predictions and best bets.

BOTTOM LINE: The San Jose Sharks will look to break a four-game road slide when they visit the Seattle Kraken. Seattle has a 5-8-1 record in Pacific Division games and a 22-27-3 record overall. The Kraken have a 5-9-0 record when they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent.

It doesn't take advanced metrics to figure out Seattle Kraken goaltender Philipp Grubauer has struggled this season. His 3.83 goals-against average and .866 save percentage, career worsts in both categories,

The Seattle Kraken have recalled goaltender Ales Stezka and defenseman Cale Fleury from the Coachella Valley Firebirds.

At the forefront of the Sharks’ rebuild is Macklin Celebrini, the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NHL Draft. The 18-year-old center is having a Calder Trophy-type season; he leads all rookies in goals (16) and is second in points (36) in 41 games. Celebrini missed 12 games because of a lower-body injury sustained in his debut on Oct. 10.

SEATTLE -- Philipp Grubauer was placed on waivers by the Seattle Kraken Wednesday, with the intent of assigning the goalie to Coachella Valley of the American Hockey League.

Will Smith, Macklin Celebrini and Yaroslav Askarov all make impact in San Jose Sharks win over Pittsburgh Penguins

San Jose Sharks list of pending UFAs includes Mikael Granlund, Luke Kunin, Nico Sturm, Cody Ceci, Jan Rutta, Vitek Vanecek and Alexandar Georgiev.

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