Canucks vs Sharks Prediction 10/29/2026 Today’s NHL Picks

The Vancouver Canucks and the San Jose Sharks meet Thursday in NHL action from the SAP Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game.

Vancouver Canucks vs. San Jose Sharks Prediction

I’m on the Sharks in this one. I get the case to be made for the Canucks after they snapped that lengthy losing streak, but the thing is that the Canucks are still a mess and are not a team I’m going out of my way to back, especially when you have a team like San Jose on the other side who are super talented and have the firepower to blow a team like Vancouver out of the water. I look for San Jose to be too much for the Canucks to deal with here so give me San Jose at home.

Vancouver Canucks Recap

The Vancouver Canucks come into this game looking to add on to their 6-5 OT win over the Anaheim Ducks last time out to sit at 3-10-1 this season. After this game, the Canucks will head back home for a matchup against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Canucks Snap Double-Digit Losing Streak

Elias Pettersson leads the Vancouver Canucks through fourteen games of the 2026-27 regular season, capturing the top spot on the team scoring leaderboard with 15 points after netting 4 goals and dishing out a team-leading 11 assists. Brock Boeser sits right behind him in second place with 12 points, contributing 4 goals and 8 helpers, while Jonathan Lekkerimaki matches that exact 12-point threshold by leading the squad with 6 goals alongside 6 assists. Filip Hronek quarterbacks the blue line with 10 points built on a goal and 9 assists, and Linus Karlsson provides forward depth with 9 points through 3 goals and 6 assists. Jake DeBrusk chips in 8 points on 3 goals and 5 helpers, while Paul Cotter adds 7 points with 4 tallies. Liam Ohgren rounds out the next group with 6 points, and Jamie Oleksiak, Marco Rossi, and Max Sasson contribute 5 points apiece. Elias N. Pettersson, Zeev Buium, and Arshdeep Bains complete the primary skater sheet with 4 points each. Between the pipes, Leevi Merilainen handles the heavy workload across 9 appearances, compiling a 2-3-1 record, a 3.35 goals-against average, and a .900 save percentage after turning aside 235 of 261 total shots. Kevin Lankinen covers action through 8 games, recording a 1-7-0 mark with a 6.17 goals-against average and an .812 save percentage by stopping 160 of 197 shots faced for Vancouver.

Why the Vancouver Canucks will win

• The Sharks have lost six of their last seven games as home favorites against Pacific Division opponents.
• The Canucks have won four of their last five games as road underdogs against the Sharks.
• The Sharks have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last 10 games as favorites against Western Conference opponents.
• The underdogs have covered the puck line in 10 of the Canucks’ last 11 games at SAP Center at San Jose.
• The Sharks have lost the third period in each of their last five home games.

San Jose Sharks Recap

The San Jose Sharks come into this game looking to bounce back from a 2-0 loss at the hands of the Buffalo Sabres last time out to sit at 6-6-1 this season. After this game, the Sharks will be at home for a game against the Ottawa Senators.

Sharks Drop Back-To-Back Games

Macklin Celebrini leads the San Jose Sharks through eleven games of the 2026-27 regular season, capturing the top spot on the team scoring leaderboard with 15 points after finding the back of the net 5 times and dishing out a team-leading 10 assists. Ivar Stenberg sits right behind him in second place with 9 points, contributing 3 goals and 6 helpers, while Tyler Toffoli matches that exact 9-point threshold by scoring 4 goals alongside 5 assists. Jacob Trouba quarterbacks the blue line with 8 points built on 2 goals and 6 assists, and Will Smith adds 8 points through 4 goals and 4 helpers. Kiefer Sherwood and Michael Misa chip in 6 points apiece on 2 goals and 4 assists each, while Dmitry Orlov contributes 5 points with 2 tallies. Mason Marchment and Igor Chernyshov round out the next group with 4 points each, while Collin Graf, Alexander Wennberg, Michael Kesselring, and Nolan Allan complete the primary skater sheet with point totals ranging from 2 to 3. Between the pipes, Yaroslav Askarov handles the heavy workload across 8 appearances, compiling a 3-5-0 record, a 3.13 goals-against average, and an .898 save percentage after turning aside 220 of 245 total shots. Alex Nedeljkovic covers action through 5 games, recording a 3-1-1 mark with a 2.89 goals-against average and a .903 save percentage by stopping 140 of 155 shots faced for San Jose.

Why the San Jose Sharks will win

• The Canucks have lost each of their last nine Thursday games.
• The favorites have won 12 of the Canucks’ last 13 games.
• The Canucks have failed to cover the puck line in eight of their last nine games against opponents on a losing streak.
• The Sharks have covered the puck line in seven of their last eight games against the Canucks.
• The Canucks have lost the second period in nine of their last 10 games as underdogs against Western Conference opponents when trailing after the first period.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: San Jose -175