San Jose - Nashville: betting tip for the NHL match
On January 24, San Jose and Nashville will play their second match against each other in the last two days. Not long ago, the teams played each other in Tennessee and the meeting was extremely productive. The Sharks were leading with a score of 5:1, but then the predators turned on and turned the game around in literally one period. It seems that after such a show in California, we will see a completely different hockey. What will it be like? We tell you in the betting tip for the confrontation

Match announcement

San Jose Sharks

Current form
San Jose has given up again and has been in the basement of the conference table for a long time. Now it is again in last place in the West, having only 34 points after 50 games. Ryan Warfovsky team is already 17 points behind Calgary, which is in eighth place. Throughout December, the Sharks demonstrated a weak level of hockey, but gradually began to recover in 2025. In early January, the hosts continued their home series of games and unexpectedly beat Tampa (2:1) and New Jersey (3:2), but after a short break, they lost to Vegas for the third time this season (2:4). The current away tour began for Mario Ferraro team with a victory in Michigan (6:3), but then the sharks lost to Columbus (1:4), the Islanders (1:4) and Boston (3:6). In the last game they had a great chance to beat Nashville (5:7), but the visitors then squandered a four-goal lead.
Aleksandr Georgiev remains the team starting goalie after joining it from Colorado. The Russian has stopped 88.35% of shots and has yet to make a single shutout for his new club. Yaroslav Askarov had a good debut for the Sharks, but so far he has managed to displace Georgiev as the Sharks' first goalie. The young goalie has a 91.19% save percentage.
The hosts' offense is once again going through hard times. In the last five games, Mario Ferraro team has only made 16 accurate shots and only scored twice twice in a game. Mikael Granlund remains a key player in the Sharks' offense. The forward has made 40 effective actions (14+26) during the current regular season.
Disqualifications and injuries
Vitek Vanecek, Tyler Toffoli, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Klim Kostin, Nikolay Kovalenko and Logan Couture will not be able to take part in the upcoming fight due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- San Jose receives 7.74 penalty minutes per game.
On average, sharks are eliminated at least four times per game.
- San Jose averages 23 hits
The Sharks play a pretty tough brand of hockey and commit a lot of physical attacks.

Nashville Predators

Current form
The Predators settled in 14th place in the conference standings, but this is clearly not enough for the visitors. Nashville scored only 41 points in 46 games and played poorly throughout the fall. In the winter, things got better for Andrew Brunette charges and now the club from Tennessee has four victories in a row. The Preds played well on the road in Canada, but after victories over Vancouver (3:0) and Calgary (4:1), they could not cope with the pressure of Winnipeg (2:5). The hosts got some time to rest and immediately lost to Washington (1:4), but pulled themselves together and dealt with Vegas (5:3), Chicago (3:2, B) and Minnesota (6:2) and San Jose (7:5) in turn, winning a beautiful comeback victory over the sharks.
Nashville is no longer the lowest scoring team in the conference, the Predators have not been so bad in the lead lately. They have scored 21 goals in their last five games, while in the last four games they have scored 20 accurate shots. Filip Forsberg has been a regular scorer this season and is a bright spot in the hosts' offense. The Swedish forward has 45 points (16+29) during this regular season.
Andrew Brunette has never been able to establish a reliable game in defense, which is why the Predators regularly concede a lot. In the last five games, the red light behind their goal has come on 16 times. Justus Annunen regularly gets his chances against the backdrop of weak performances by Juuse Saros, but it was the latter who took to the ice in the previous two games. During the regular season, the Finn reflected 90.16% of shots and made four shutouts.
Disqualifications and injuries
Luke Evangelista is out with injuries, while Jeremy Lauzon, Cole Smith and Mark Jankowski are questionable.
Interesting trends for betting
- Nashville gets 8.88 penalty minutes per game.
The club is not known for its good discipline and usually gets sent off at least four times per game
- Nashville averages 25 hits
Preds not shying away from physical and contact hockey this season
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In four of the last six games between the teams, at least two goals were not scored in the first period.
2.00Bet 3rd period: Nashville will score
Nashville has scored in the third period in five of its six games .
1.32Tip and bets
San Jose was very close to a positive result in the away match and started off well in Tennessee. Alexander Georgiev clearly let his teammates down, conceding six goals, although overall the Sharks looked no worse than their opponents. Nashville intends to get out of the basement of the conference table, but the team led by Andrew Brunette continues to show inconsistent play. We don’t think that after such a tough match at home the predators will have an easy time in California. We believe in the hosts and will play them with a plus handicap.
Prediction - San Jose win with Asian handicap (+1.5) for 1.78
Bet on individual total
The Sharks are much better defensively on their home ice, allowing 3.39 goals per game at the SAP Center. Nashville often lacks finishing and often fails on the road. They only score 2.04 goals per game on the road this season. The Californians didn't look too bad defensively in January, so we don't think they'll allow more than three.
We bet on Nashville individual total under 3.5 goals with odds of 1.75
Total Bet
San Jose has improved its defense, although the Sharks concede a lot on the road. In California, Ryan Warfovsky charges looked quite reliable and after the defeat in Tennessee, the hosts will definitely work on their mistakes. The Preds are constantly adapting to their opponents and are unlikely to take risks from the first minutes. We do not expect more than five accurate shots from the teams.
We take the total under six goals with a coefficient of 1.78