The San Jose Sharks and Vegas Golden Knights meet Saturday in NHL action at the T-Mobile Arena. Here’s a Golden Knights vs Sharks Prediction. This article will include a Golden Knights vs Sharks Pick.
San Jose Sharks Betting Preview
The San Jose Sharks lost to the Avs, beat the Canucks, and they play the Mammoth next. The Sharks have split their last 8 games.
The San Jose Sharks are averaging 2.8 goals per game and are scoring 18.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Macklin Celebrini leads San Jose with 14 goals, Will Smith has 14 assists and Tyler Toffoli has 45 shots on goal. Defensively, the San Jose Sharks are allowing 3.16 goals per game and are killing 81.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Yaroslav Askarov has given up 46 goals on 499 shots faced, and Alex Nedeljkovic has allowed 29 goals on 296 shots.
Vegas Golden Knights Betting Preview
The Vegas Golden Knights lost to the Senators and Habs, and they play the Blackhawks next. The Golden Knights have lost 4 straight games.
The Vegas Golden Knights are averaging 3 goals per game and are scoring on 23.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Pavel Dorofeyev leads Vegas with 11 goals, Jack Eichel has 20 assists and Tomas Hertl has 70 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vegas Golden Knights are allowing 2.96 goals per game and are killing 80.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Carl Lindbom has given up 19 goals on 148 shots faced, while Akira Schmid has allowed 37 goals on 358 shots.
Why the Vegas Golden Knights will win
- The Golden Knights have won each of their last eight games against the Sharks.
- The Sharks have lost 11 of their last 12 road games against Pacific Division opponents.
- The home team has covered the puck line in each of the Sharks’ last eight games.
- The Sharks have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five road games following a win.
- The Golden Knights have won the third period in each of their last seven games against the Sharks when trailing after the second period.
Why the San Jose Sharks will win
- The Golden Knights have lost eight of their last nine games as home favorites following a home loss.
- The underdogs have won six of the Golden Knights’ last seven games at T-Mobile Arena.
- The Golden Knights have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last 12 home games following a loss.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Golden Knights’ last eight games at T-Mobile Arena.
- The Golden Knights have lost the first period in four of their last five home games.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Sharks’ last six games on the second leg of a back-to-back have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Five of the last six games between two teams from the Pacific Division have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Five of the Golden Knights’ last six games on the second leg of a back-to-back have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1’ market has hit in eight of the last nine games between the Sharks and Golden Knights.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Sharks’ last five games against Western Conference opponents.
Vegas Golden Knights Player Prop Facts
- Mark Stone has scored at least one goal in each of his last three appearances.
- Mark Stone has recorded at least one point in each of his last 13 appearances with the Golden Knights as favorites.
- Jack Eichel has recorded an assist in each of his last nine appearances against the Sharks.
San Jose Sharks Player Prop Facts
- Jeff Skinner has scored a goal in three of his last four appearances with his team as an underdog against the Golden Knights.
- Macklin Celebrini has recorded at least one point in each of the Sharks’ last 10 Saturday games against Western Conference opponents.
- Macklin Celebrini has recorded at least one assist in six of the Sharks’ last seven games against Pacific Division opponents.
- Jeff Skinner has scored the first goal in three of his last four appearances with his team as an underdog against the Golden Knights.
Golden Knights vs Sharks Prediction
The Golden Knights are going to get the benefit of the doubt at home, and they’ve won 9 of the last 10 games against the Sharks. The Sharks haven’t beat the Golden Knights since March 2023. However, the Sharks are playing the better hockey right now and that includes wins in 6 of their last 10 games, cashing underdog tickets left and right. We faded the Golden Knights yesterday and there’s no reason to stop now as the defense continues to get blasted. We’re getting almost three times our money with the Sharks. I’ll take it.