Anaheim Ducks vs. San Jose Sharks Picks and Prediction for Saturday, October 11, 2025
Use Code WWWC It’s a Pacific Division matchup on the ice as a pair of teams looking to pick up two points square off in Silicon Valley when the Anaheim Ducks take on the San Jose Sharks Saturday night and we have the inside scoop with our Ducks vs. Sharks prediction. Anaheim was downed 3-1 on the road by Seattle in their season opener Thursday night. San Jose fell 4-3 in overtime to Vegas at home Thursday night in their series opener. In the last 10 meetings between the teams, the Ducks own an 8-2 advantage and have won the last five meetings, including a 4-3 shootout home win in the most recent matchup April 1. Read more about this Ducks vs. Sharks prediction! Our NHL Predictions are sure to provide a great payout. Check them out!
Anaheim Seeking to Even Record on the Season
Anaheim suffered a loss in their season opener as the Kraken picked up their first win in an opener in franchise history Thursday night. The Ducks entered Friday 0-1-0 on the season and stand last in the Pacific Division, three points behind the Golden Knights for the top spot in the division. Anaheim is tied for 25th in the league in goals per game, averaging one goal per contest. The Ducks are tied for 14th in the league in goals against as they allow an average of three goals a night. Anaheim is tied for 19th in power play success as they cash in on 0% of their chances with the man advantage on the year. The Ducks are tied for 1st in the league in the penalty killing department as they successfully navigate 100% of their shorthanded situations on the year.
Against Seattle, Anaheim’s offensive woes reared its ugly head in the opener and sent them to a road defeat. The Ducks controlled play in the opening period, holding a 17-5 advantage in shots, but skated off tied at one at the first intermission. After giving up the opening goal of the game, Beckett Sennecke tied the game with his first goal of the season at 4:11 off an assist from Mason MacTavish. In the second period, Anaheim owned a 12-11 advantage in shots but gave up the lone goal of the period to trail 2-1 after 40 minutes. The third period saw the Ducks outshot 15-7 and outscored 1-0 to wind up with the loss. Lukas Dostal made 28 saves for Anaheim, who held a 36-31 advantage in shots, in the loss. Petr Mrazek (12-21-2, 3.35 GAA, .891 save percentage, one shutout in 38 starts with Chicago and Detroit in 2024-25) is expected to get the start in goal for the Ducks here.
Centers Jansen Hankins (upper body) and Ryan Strome (upper body) are both out indefinitely.
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Sharks Looking to Pick Up First Win of Year
San Jose managed to procure a point in their season opener but couldn’t get the second one as they fell in overtime to Vegas. The Sharks entered Friday night 0-0-1 on the season and stood tied for sixth in the Pacific Division, two points behind Vegas for the top spot. San Jose is tied for 13th in the league in goals for as they average three goals per contest. The Sharks are tied for 20th in goals against as they allow an average of four goals per contest. San Jose stands tied for 10th in the league in success with the man advantage as they have cashed in on 25% of their power play chances this season. The Sharks are tied for 17th in penalty killing as they have successfully navigated 75% of their shorthanded situations on the year.
Against Vegas, San Jose battled in their home opener but succumbed in overtime to end up on the wrong end of the scoreboard. The Sharks were outshot 10-9 in the opening period but skated off even at one on the scoreboard after 20 minutes of play. Jeff Skinner opened the scoring with his first goal of the year at 5:31 off assists from Ty Dellandrea and Shakir Mukhamadullin. They gave up the tying goal later in the period. The Sharks were outshot 11-6 in the second period with both teams again scoring once, keeping the game level at two at the second intermission. Alexander Wennberg gave the Sharks a 2-1 lead with a power play marker, his first of the year, at 6:59 with assists going to William Eklund and John Klingberg. They surrendered the equalizer later in the stanza. The third period saw the shots even at eight and the goals even at one, sending things to overtime square at three. Philipp Kurashev netted his first of the year at 2:59 with assists going to Dmitry Orlov and Mukhamadullin. They gave up the equalizer with just 1:34 remaining. In overtime, the Sharks were outshot 2-0 and outscored 1-0 to wind up with the loss. Alex Nedeljkovic made 27 saves for the Sharks, who were outshot 31-23, in the loss. Yaroslav Askarov (4-6-2, 3.10 GAA, .896 save percentage in 13 appearances, 12 starts, last season) is projected to get the start between the pipes here.
Goaltender Carey Price (knee) is out indefinitely while defenseman Ryan Ellis (back) is out for the season.
Ducks vs. Sharks Pick
Ducks vs. Sharks Moneyline Pick
- Ducks -113
This series has been owned by Anaheim of late as the Sharks are in the early stages of their rebuild. Meanwhile, Anaheim turned in their best season since 2018-19 in 2024-25, posting an identical 35-37-10 record. It was a 21-point improvement over the 2023-24 campaign. The Ducks struggled against Seattle in the opener, but they have a good collection of young talent to work with going forward. San Jose got a point in the opener Thursday, but the fact that Nedeljkovic had a pair of massive gaffes late in the game Thursday cost them the other one. Mrazek isn’t great, but he is a veteran netminder who should help the Ducks skate away with the road victory here.
Ducks vs. Sharks Over/Under Pick
- Under 6.5 (-120)
Anaheim stayed under the total in their season-opening contest as they combined with the Kraken to score just four goals Thursday night. The Ducks had an average total of 5.83 goals per game last season, and that number dropped to 5.59 goals per game in their road tilts. Anaheim averaged just 2.34 goals per game as the visiting team. San Jose went over the number in their season opener, combining for seven goals in the loss to Vegas. The Sharks had an average number of 6.32 goals per game on the year in 2024-25, and that number slipped to 6.15 goals per game at home. Until we see the Ducks generate some offensive production on the road, even with mediocre goaltenders, we lean toward the under here.
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