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NHL Prop Bets: Boston Bruins vs San Jose Sharks (March 12, 2026)

The San Jose Sharks (30-26-6) face the Boston Bruins (36-22-6) at TD Garden. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Thursday's matchup. The Bruins are favored to win at -170. They're currently +154 to cover the -1.5 puck line while the Sharks are -185 to cover the +1.5 puck line.

  • The Sharks have a 39-23 Puck Line record this season, while the Bruins hold a record of 40-24.

The total goals line is set at 6.5, with OVER at -115 and UNDER at -105.

  • The Sharks have a 30-30-2 O/U record this season (meaning 30 games have gone over the total points line, 30 have gone under and two have resulted in a push). The Bruins have a 35-28-1 O/U record.

Goals For Insights

  • The Sharks are averaging 3.06 goals per game this season (18th in the league). Comparatively, the Bruins are averaging 3.31 (11th).
  • Defensively, the Sharks are giving up a whopping 3.50 goals per game this season (31st in the league), while the Bruins are giving up an average of 3.09 goals (T18th).

Shots

  • Looking at creating chances to score, San Jose is averaging 25.9 shots per game this season (26th in the NHL). Meanwhile, Boston is allowing its opposition 29.9 shots per game (T28th).
  • Flipping that script, the Sharks are allowing 30.3 shots per game (31st in the NHL), while the Bruins are averaging 27.1 shots (22nd).

Power Play

  • San Jose holds a power play percentage of 20.0%, ranking 18th in the league this season, while Boston sits 7th with 24.9% of its power play opportunities converted.

Penalty Kill %

  • On the opposite end, the Sharks have a penalty kill rate of 79.1% (ranked 15th), compared to the Bruins at 77.4% (25th).

P1 Result

San Jose is +210 to win the first period, while Boston is +145.

  • Here are their first period records in 2025/26.
    Total Home Road Last 10
    San Jose 17-18-27 10-10-12 7-8-15 1-5-4
    Boston 22-18-24 14-7-13 8-11-11 5-1-4

To Go To Overtime

Thursday's matchup is +295 to go to overtime.

  • The Sharks have played in 18 games that have gone to overtime this season, while the Bruins have appeared in 15.

To Go To a Shootout

  • The Sharks have played in 3 games that have gone to a shootout this season, while the Bruins have appeared in 5.

Last Time They Met

San Jose recorded a 3-1 victory over Boston at SAP Center at San Jose when these teams last met on November 23.