Anaheim at San Jose

The Shark Tank was a graveyard for virtually every opponent the first half of the season. The Sharks posted 20 wins and just two overtime losses in their first 22 games here. They punished opponents by an 89-41 margin in goals scored, meaning that they weren't just winning, they were winning by over two goals a game! Then Calgary came to the tank and tore away the invincibility factor and things began to change. The same San Jose team that outscored opponents 89-41 over their first 20 games, outscored opponents by just 52-47 the rest of the way. The Sharks were winning by 2.2 goals a game in the first 22, and then finished winning by 0.26 goals in their last 19 games. This is hardly the same team. Anaheim lost to the Sharks at the tank 4-1 and 2-0 during the first half of the season when the Sharks were blowing out everyone, but came in here in the second half of the season and won going away by a 5-2 score. These odds are elongated by the first half domination by the Sharks, but we haven't seen that team in a longtime and Anaheim has the edge mentally because they are one of the teams that have won here since. I'll go with the Ducks in this one.