Chicago Blackhawks vs San Jose Sharks: Game preview, predictions and odds

Chicago Blackhawks vs San Jose Sharks: Game preview, predictions and odds | March 13, 2025

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The Chicago Blackhawks are on the road to face off with the San Jose Sharks on Thursday at 10:30 p.m. ET.

They are both coming off losses as Chicago (20-36-9) suffered a 3-0 defeat to Colorado on Monday while San Jose (17-40-9) lost 3-2 to Nashville on Tuesday.

Blackhawks vs Sharks: Head-to-head & key stats

Chicago is 51-49-5-9 all-time against San Jose
The Blackhawks are 7-21-5 on the road
San Jose is 9-20-2 at home
Chicago is averaging 2.72 goals per game
The Sharks are allowing 3.69 goals per game
The Blackhawks are allowing 3.46 goals per game
San Jose is averaging 2.6 goals per game

Chicago Blackhawks vs San Jose Sharks: Preview

Chicago is on a two-game losing streak and is last in the Central Division. The Blackhawks are led by Connor Bedard's 52 points, Teuvo Teravainen's 50 points, Ryan Donato's 48 points and Tyler Bertuzzi's 34 points.

They are set to start Spencer Knight who is 2-1 with a 1.98 GAA and a .941 SV% since being acquired by Chicago. In his career against San Jose, he is 1-0 with a 1.96 GAA and a .923 SV%.

Meanwhile, San Jose is on a three-game losing streak and has the worst record in the NHL. The Sharks are set to start Alexandar Georgiev who is 4-15-1 with a 3.84 GAA and a .875 SV%. In his career against Chicago, he is 5-2 with a 1.73 GAA and a .925 SV%.

They are led by Macklin Celebrini and William Eklund with 48 points each, Tyler Toffoli with 43 points and Will Smith with 33 points.

Blackhawks vs Sharks: Odds & Prediction

Chicago is a +105 underdog while San Jose is a -125 favorite. The over/under is set at 6.5 goals.

The Blackhawks and Sharks are the two worst teams in the NHL and this is a good spot for San Jose to edge out a win at home. The Sharks have been playing better as of late, as Celebrini and Smith are coming into their own.

Prediction: San Jose 4, Blackhawks 2.

Blackhawks vs Sharks: Betting Tips

Tip 1: San Jose ML (-125)

Tip 2: Under 6.5 goals (-125)

Tip 3: Connor Bedard 3+ shots on goal (-130)

About the author

Cole is an NHL, NFL and College Sports reporter at Sportskeeda with over 7 years of experience writing for publications like CBC, USA Today, SMG, BJPENN, Sherdog and SB Nation.

An NHL fan his whole life, Cole played rep hockey in Canada from age 5 until 17 and grew up rooting for Martin St. Louis and the Tampa Bay Lightning. His all-time favorite players are Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos, while Jon Cooper is his favorite coach of all time.

Cole attended Sheridan College and received his journalism degree in 2019. After decades of watching and reporting, he considers his knowledge of sports as his primary strength. He ensures that the same story has been reported by at least two reputed reporters before creating it.

Cole enjoys playing golf and spending time with friends and family when not reporting breaking stories. His favorite sports moment is from the 2010 Olympics, when Sidney Crosby scored the golden goal in overtime to beat Team USA for the gold medal.

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