The San Jose Sharks have played in 17 games to start the season and have a 5-9-3 record with 13 points.
The Vegas Golden Knights are near the top of the Pacific Division and the league in the NHL standings. Vegas has a 13-3 record with 26 points.
The Golden Knights could be in contention for the Presidents’ Trophy if they keep up this pace.
San Jose Sharks vs. Vegas Golden Knights Odds
The NHL odds on the money line have the Vegas Golden Knights as the home favorites at (-262) odds, and the San Jose Sharks are the massive underdogs at (+232) odds.
Vegas on the puck line is the favorite (-1.5) with (-105) odds to cover the spread, and San Jose on the puck line is an underdog with (+1.5) (-115) odds to cover the spread.
San Jose’s record against the spread is fairly good in 2022-2023 at 9-6. Vegas’s record against the spread is 10-6, which is very good.
The over/under goals total is set at 6.5 total goals with -101 odds for the over and -109 odds for the under.
San Jose Sharks vs. Vegas Golden Knights
These two NHL teams don’t like each other and have had some playoff history with each other.
Sharks’ Scoreboards
San Jose has won its past two games and will put its winning ways to the test on the line against Vegas on the road.
San Jose’s last win came against the Minnesota Wild on the road on Sunday, November 13, by a final score of 3-2 in the shootout.
Golden Knights’ Scoreboards
As for the Vegas Golden Knights, they lost their last game against the St. Louis Blues at home by a final score of 3-2 on Saturday, November 12.
For Sharks vs Golden Knights predictions, this could be a low-scoring hockey game. Both teams are hit or miss when it comes to scoring goals.
San Jose Sharks vs Vegas Golden Knights Betting Preview
There are no key injuries on the NHL injury report for either team.
Erik Karlsson has recorded at least one or more assists for the San Jose Sharks in his last four of five games.
Timo Meier scored at least one goal for San Jose in four of his previous five games. Tomas Hertl is also a good bet to score in this hockey game for the Sharks, as he has scored at least one goal in three of his last five games.
NHL Players’ Stats
For NHL players’ stats, Jack Eichel of the Vegas Golden Knights is the current leader on this hockey team in points with 19. He scored a hat trick against his former team, the Buffalo Sabres, on the road back on 11/10.
Chandler Stephenson for Vegas has recorded at least one point in his last four of five games. Reilly Smith scored a goal for the Golden Knights in his previous game against the St. Louis Blues at home back on 11/12.
This season, the Vegas Golden Knights’ injury list is a far cry from last season, and being healthy is one of the reasons they have been one of the best teams in the league this season in the entire NHL.
Starting Goalies
San Jose Sharks
James Reimer is projected to be the starting goalie in this hockey game for the San Jose Sharks.
In 11 games played so far this season, his record is 4-5-2 with a .908 save percentage, a 2.88 GAA, and one shutout.
These San Jose Sharks’ stats for the goaltending position could be a little bit better, but this isn’t that bad.
Vegas Golden Knights
Logan Thompson is projected to be the starting goalie in this hockey game for the Vegas Golden Knights.
In 10 games played so far this season, Thompson’s record is 8-2 with a .925 save percentage, a 2.31 GAA, and two shutouts.
Thompson is a good goalie to bet on for NHL picks to potentially slow down this San Jose Sharks offense which has been scoring more goals recently than their season average, raising that average to 2.71 goals per game.
San Jose Sharks vs Vegas Golden Knights Betting Preview
Following our Sharks vs Golden Knights predictions, it will be interesting to see whether or not the Sharks can pull off an upset on the road against the Golden Knights.
These NHL matchups between two divisional rivals will always get spicy because they don’t like each other.
Who to Bet On?
Because this is a rivalry, expect this game to be close until the very end, but expect the Vegas Golden Knights to seal the deal with an empty-net goal late in this hockey game over the San Jose Sharks, and they will win this hockey game by a final score of 5-3.
Among the best Sharks vs Golden Knights predictions we can make will be to bet Vegas (-1.5) (-105) puck line spread over San Jose.
NHL Pick: Golden Knights (-262)
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