San Jose Sharks vs Vancouver Canucks: Game preview, predictions, and odds | December 23, 2024

By Cole Shelton

Modified Dec 23, 2024 15:18 GMT

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The San Jose Sharks are on the road to play the Vancouver Canucks on Monday, Dec. 23, at 9 p.m. EST.

San Jose (11-19-6) is coming off a 3-2 OT loss to Edmonton on Saturday. Vancouver (16-10-7) is coming off a 5-4 OT loss to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.

Sharks vs Canucks: Head-to-head & key stats

• San Jose is 63-60-9-9 all-time against Vancouver
• The Sharks are averaging 2.7 goals per game
• The Canucks are 6-7-5 at home
• San Jose is allowing 3.47 goals per game
• Vancouver is averaging 3.12 goals per game
• The Sharks are 5-10-5 on the road
• The Canucks are allowing 3.12 goals per game

San Jose Sharks vs Vancouver Canucks: Preview

San Jose is on a four-game losing streak and has just one win in its last eight games. The Sharks are led by Mikael Granlund who has 32 points, William Eklund has 26 points, Jake Walman has 25 points, Macklin Celebrini has 23 points and Fabian Zetterlund has 23 points.

The Sharks are expected to start Alexandar Georgiev. Since being traded to San Jose, he's 1-2 with a 3.75 GAA and a .869 SV%. In his career against Vancouver, he's 4-3 with a 2.32 GAA and a .922 SV5.

Vancouver, meanwhile, is on a three-game losing streak. The Canucks are expected to start Thatcher Demko who's 1-1-2 with a 3.18 GAA and a .887 SV%. In his career against San Jose, he's 11-0 with a 2.17 GAA and a .925 SV%.

The Canucks are led by Quinn Hughes who has 40 points, Conor Garland has 26 points, Elias Pettersson has 26 points and Jake DeBrusk has 24 points.

Sharks vs Canucks: Odds & Prediction

San Jose is a +210 underdog, while Vancouver is a -258 favorite. The over/under is set at 6 goals.

The Sharks and Canucks are both struggling as of late, but this is a good spot for Vancouver to get the win and win by two or more goals.

Demko has been dominant against the Sharks in his career and should be able to limit San Jose's offense. Meanwhile, San Jose plays poor defensively and this is a good spot for Vancouver's offense to get going and get a much-needed win.

Prediction: Canucks 4, Sharks 2.

Sharks vs Canucks: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Vancouver -1.5 (+102)

Tip 2: Macklin Celebrini 3+ shots on goal (-150)

Tip 3: Conor Garland 1+ points (-165)