San Jose Sharks vs Seattle Kraken Picks and Predictions April 5th 2025

Kraken Gaining Momentum Late, Set Sights on Sharks in Season Series Finale

The Seattle Kraken may be out of the playoff hunt, but they’re finishing the season with purpose—and with six games remaining, they still have a shot at hitting the .500 mark. That push continues Saturday night against the San Jose Sharks, a team at the bottom of the NHL standings.

Seattle (32-38-6, 70 points) has shown signs of late-season life. In their past three outings, they crushed Edmonton 6-1 and shut out Vancouver 5-0—dealing a blow to the Canucks’ postseason positioning—despite dropping two games to playoff-bound Dallas in between.

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“Obviously, it sucks that we’re not the ones fighting for the playoff spot… But anytime you can take out a division rival in a game important for them, it always feels good, for sure,”

– Kraken forward Shane Wright on disrupting Vancouver’s playoff run.

The win over Vancouver was a team effort. Andre Burakovsky recorded a goal and an assist, Jared McCann dished out three helpers to bring his team-leading point total to 55, and goalie Joey Daccord notched his second shutout of the season with 24 saves.

“I always say a shutout is a team result… When the guys do an amazing job blocking shots, keeping guys outside, eliminating grade-As—it makes my life a lot easier,”

– Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord on the team’s defensive performance.

Seattle will try to complete the season sweep over San Jose on a high note. The Sharks (20-45-10, 50 points) won the first two games in the season series back in November but were routed 6-2 by Seattle in their last meeting on January 30. San Jose is winless in their past four (0-3-1) and sits last in the NHL standings, though they’re just two points behind Chicago as the draft lottery race heats up.

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San Jose has found some bright spots in a rebuilding season. Rookie Jack Thompson scored his first goal Thursday in a 3-2 loss to Edmonton, adding to the Sharks’ league-best rookie goal total (51). William Eklund leads the team with 55 points, while Georgi Romanov made 35 saves in the loss.

Coach Ryan Warsofsky, the NHL’s youngest bench boss at 37, was recently named head coach of Team USA for the upcoming IIHF World Championships in Sweden.

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With pride on the line and a strong finish in sight, the Kraken will be aiming to take care of business against a struggling Sharks squad.

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