San Jose Sharks vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction 12/23/2025 Today’s NHL Picks

In this article, we will formulate a Sharks vs Golden Knights Prediction for this NHL game on Tuesday, December 23rd. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this NHL matchup.

Vegas Golden Knights Preview

The Golden Knights have 42 points this season with a 16-8-10 record, and are 10-24 ATS and 15-17 in over/under. They have a 7-4-5 home record and a 9-4-5 road record and are sitting 2nd in the Pacific Division. They are coming off a 3-4 road loss to the Oilers, and their previous three games were a 3-6 road loss against the Flames, a 1-2 home shootout loss against the Devils, and a 3-2 road win against the Blue Jackets.

Offensively, the Golden Knights are averaging 2.76 goals per game and are scoring 25.9% of their power play opportunities. Defensively, they are allowing 2.76 goals per game and are killing 81.4% of their opponent’s power plays.

Jack Eichel leads the Golden Knights with 41 points and 29 assists, while Pavel Dorofeyev leads the team in goals with 15. Akira Schmid is the starting goalie for the Golden Knights, and he has an 11-3-4 record, with 2.48 GAA and .896 SV%. Carter Hart is the backup goalie and he has a 3-1-2 record, with 2.56 GAA and .903 SV%.

San Jose Sharks Preview

The Sharks have 37 points this season with a 17-16-3 record, and are 24-12 ATS and 16-19 in over/under. They have a 10-7-3 home record and a 7-9-0 road record and are sitting 5th in the Pacific Division. They are coming off a 2-4 home loss to the Kraken, and their previous three games were a 3-5 home loss against the Stars, a 6-3 home win against the Flames, and a 6-5 road overtime win against the Penguins.

Offensively, the Sharks are averaging 2.94 goals per game and are scoring 18.3% of their power play opportunities. Defensively, they are allowing 3.36 goals per game and are killing 78.1% of their opponent’s power plays.

Macklin Celebrini leads the Sharks with 54 points, also leading the team in goals with 18 and assists with 36. Yaroslav Askarov is the starting goalie for the Sharks, and he has a 12-9-1 record, with 3.22 GAA and .902 SV%. Alex Nedeljkovic is the backup goalie and he has a 5-7-2 record, with 3.01 GAA and .899 SV%.

San Jose Sharks @ Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends: December 23, 2025

Why the Vegas Golden Knights will win

• The Golden Knights have won each of their last nine games against the Sharks.
• The Sharks have lost 12 of their last 13 road games against Pacific Division opponents.
• The Golden Knights have covered the puck line in nine of their last 10 home games against opponents on a losing streak.
• The Sharks have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five road games against Western Conference opponents.
• The Sharks have lost the third period in each of their last eight games at T-Mobile Arena following a loss.

Why the San Jose Sharks will win

• The Sharks have won six of their last seven games as underdogs following a loss.
• The Golden Knights have lost three of their last four games as favorites against Pacific Division opponents.
• The Golden Knights have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last 12 home games.
• The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Golden Knights’ last 11 games at T-Mobile Arena.
• The Sharks have won the second period in each of their last four games as underdogs following a home loss.

Total Goals Facts

• Each of the Golden Knights’ last six games against Pacific Division opponents have gone OVER the total goals line.
• Seven of the Sharks’ last eight games as underdogs following a loss have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Golden Knights’ last seven games against Pacific Division opponents.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in nine of the Sharks’ last 10 games as underdogs against Western Conference opponents.

Vegas Golden Knights Player Prop Facts

• Pavel Dorofeyev has scored a goal in three of the Golden Knights’ last four games.
• Jack Eichel has recorded an assist in each of his last 10 appearances against the Sharks.

San Jose Sharks Player Prop Facts

• John Klingberg has scored at least one goal in three of the Sharks’ last four road games.
• Macklin Celebrini has recorded at least one assist in each of the Sharks’ last six 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.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Vegas Golden Knights rank 4th in the league in power play percentage this season (25.93%).
• The Vegas Golden Knights rank 32nd in the league in penalty minutes this season (240).
• The San Jose Sharks rank 26th in the league for goals against per game this season (3.36).
• The San Jose Sharks rank 32nd in the league for shots per game this season (25.1).

Sharks vs Golden Knights Prediction

The Knights have won both meetings against the Sharks this season, at home by 4-3 and on the road by 4-3 in overtime. They have won their last 9 meetings against the Sharks and the over is 4-1 in their last 5 meetings.

In this Sharks vs Golden Knights Prediction, the Golden Knights are coming as -231 home favorites. The Golden Knights have been the better team this season as they have 5 more points so far, but both teams have exactly 7 home/away wins. Both teams are coming into this matchup in poor form, as they have lost their last three and two games, but have been playing some high-scoring games lately, as they are 5-0-1 to the over in their last 6 games combined. Both of their meetings this season had seven total goals and I expect another high-scoring affair today. Take the over 6 goals in this one.

Nikos Lagouretos's Pick: Over 6