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San Jose Sharks vs. Vegas Golden Knights: Game preview, predictions and odds | December 27, 2024

Modified Dec 27, 2024 15:13 GMT

The Vegas Golden Knights are back in action tonight against the San Jose Sharks at 10:30 pm EST. The Sharks will play host to the first-place Knights (23-8-3). They have 49 points, the second-most in the entire sport. The Sharks are in last place in Vegas' division at 11-20-6 and with a measly 28 points.

Sharks vs Golden Knights: Head-to-head & key numbers

The Golden Knights are 32-12-1 in the all-time series with San Jose.
They are 17-5-1 when hosting the Sharks.
The Sharks lost the first matchup of the 2024 series on Oct. 26.
They also lost every matchup during the 2023-24 season.
The Golden Knights lead the all-time score 206-142.
The Knights average 3.8 home goals against the Sharks.
The Sharks score 2.6 goals on the road in this matchup.

San Jose Sharks vs Vegas Golden Knights: Preview

The Vegas Golden Knights and San Jose Sharks are two teams in totally different tiers of the NHL. The Golden Knights are one of hockey's best teams this year, and they're leading the division that the Sharks occupy the bottom of. 21 points separate them and the records are in stark contrast.

The Sharks have a host of injuries:

Defenseman Jake Walman is day-to-day.
Left-wing William Eklund remains day-to-day with an undisclosed issue.
Goalie Vitek Vanecek is out.
Center Klim Kostin is on injured reserve.
Defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic is on injured reserve with a back injury, but he could be back sooner rather than later.

For the Knights, centers Ivan Barbashev and Nicolas Roy are both day-to-day entering Friday's contest.

Sharks vs Golden Knights Betting Tips

The Golden Knights are 7-3 against the spread in their last 10.
The Knights have failed to hit the over in eight of their last 10.
Vegas is 8-2 on the moneyline in the last 10.
Vegas is 8-2 overall in that span.
The Sharks have covered the puck line in seven of their last 10 games.
The Sharks have hit the over in five of their last 10.
The Sharks have won on the moneyline just twice in the last 10 games.

Sharks vs Knights: Odds and Predictions

Here are the full odds for the contest via ClutchPoints:

The Vegas Golden Knights are -1.5 on the puck line. That is +105.
On the moneyline, Vegas is -245.
The Sharks are -125 to cover the puck line.
They are +200 on the moneyline.
The over/under is six goals combined.
Over: 6 (-125)
Under: 6 (+105)

Prediction: the Vegas Golden Knights flex their muscles on the lowly Sharks. They cover the spread and hit the over thanks to a dominant outing: Golden Knights 6-3 Sharks.