Utah Hockey Club vs San Jose Sharks Prediction NHL Picks 12/14/24

The Utah Hockey Club and the San Jose Sharks meet Saturday in NHL action from the SAP Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Utah Hockey Club vs. San Jose Sharks prediction.

Utah Hockey Club Recap

The Utah Hockey Club come into this game looking to build on their 4-1 win over Colorado last time out. After this game, Utah will head home for a matchup with Vancouver.

Utah Looking For Back-To-Back Wins

Dylan Guenther leads Utah in scoring with 28 points including a team-high 12 goals and 16 assists while Clayton Keller has 26 points with 9 goals and 17 assists. Logan Cooley has 24 points with 7 goals and 17 assists of his own while Nick Schmaltz has a team-high 18 assists. Mikhail Sergachev has 20 points with 13 assists while Michael Kesselring has 15 points with 4 goals and 11 assists. Connor Ingram has gone 6-4-3 with a 3.61 GAA and an .871 save percentage while Karel Vejmelka has gone 5-7-1 with a 2.36 GAA and a .917 save percentage in goal for Utah this season.

Why the Utah Hockey Club will win

• The road team has won each of Utah’s last eight games.
• The Sharks have lost each of their last seven Saturday night games at SAP Center at San Jose.
• Utah has covered the puck line in seven of its last eight road games.

San Jose Sharks Recap

The San Jose Sharks come into this game looking to add to their 4-3 win over St. Louis last time out. After this matchup, the Sharks will welcome the Winnipeg Jets to town.

Sharks Looking To Start New Win Streak

Mikael Granlund has a team-high 31 points with 10 goals and 21 assists while Tyler Toffoli has 20 points with 12 goals and 8 assists. William Eklund has 24 points with 5 goals and 19 assists and Jake Walman has 22 points with 17 assists. Fabian Zetterlund has 20 points with 9 goals of his own and Macklin Celebrini has 19 points with 10 goals and 9 assists. Yaroslav Askarov has gone 1-0-1 with a 1.96 GAA and a .927 save percentage while Alexandar Georgiev is 1-0 with a 3.00 GAA and an .850 save percentage so far this season for San Jose in goal.

Why the San Jose Sharks will win

• The Sharks have won each of their last four games as underdogs against Western Conference opponents.
• Utah has lost six of its last seven games following a road win.
• The underdog has covered the puck line in each of Utah’s last nine games.
• Utah has failed to cover the puck line in three of its last four games as a favorite.

Utah Hockey Club vs. San Jose Sharks Prediction

I’m on Utah here. Normally I go value hunting with the Sharks being at home, but Utah for whatever reason has really excelled on the road, whether it’s beating below-average teams or competing against some of the NHL’s best. The Sharks got a nice win to salvage something from their recent road trip, but I still have a lot of questions about this team and the direction they’re headed with a completely new goaltending room. Give me Utah here.