Vegas Golden Knights vs San Jose Sharks Prediction 2025/01/07 NHL Picks

The Vegas Golden Knights and the San Jose Sharks meet Tuesday 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 Vegas Golden Knights vs. San Jose Sharks prediction.

Vegas Golden Knights Recap

The Vegas Golden Knights come into this game looking to add on to their 3-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres last time out to improve their record to 27-9-3 on the year. After this game, the Golden Knights will head back home for another homestand to start with the New York Islanders.

Golden Knights Log Back-To-Back Ws

Jack Eichel has a team-high 52 points with 11 goals and a team-high 41 assists while Mark Stone has added 33 points with 10 goals and 23 assists. Ivan Barbashev has 30 points with 15 goals and 15 assists, Tomas Hertl has 25 points with 10 goals and 15 apples and Pavel Dorofeyev has 21 points with 14 goals and 7 assists. Shea Theodore has 31 points with 27 assists. Adin Hill has gone 17-6-2 with a 2.58 GAA and a .904 save percentage in goal for Vegas while Ilya Samsonov has gone 10-3-1 with a 2.69 GAA and a .907 save percentage this season.

Why the Vegas Golden Knights will win

• The Golden Knights have won each of their last 12 night games.
• The Sharks have lost each of their last seven games against Western Conference opponents.
• The Golden Knights have covered the puck line in each of their last nine night games following a win.
• The Sharks have failed to cover the puck line in five of their last six games at SAP Center at San Jose against opponents on a winning streak.

San Jose Sharks Recap

The San Jose Sharks come into this game looking to add on to their 3-2 win over the New Jersey Devils last time out to improve to 13-23-6 on the year. After this game, San Jose will head on the road to take on the Utah Hockey Club.

Sharks Win Back-To-Back Games

Mikael Granlund has a team-high 35 points with 11 goals and 24 assists while Tyler Toffoli has 26 points with 15 goals and 11 assists. William Eklund has 28 points with 7 goals and 21 assists and Jake Walman has 25 points with 20 assists. Fabian Zetterlund has 26 points with 11 goals of his own and Macklin Celebrini has 28 points with 13 goals and 15 assists. Vitek Vanecek is 3-8-1 with a 3.84 GAA and an .885 save percentage and Yaroslav Askarov has gone 3-2-2 with a 2.30 GAA and a .923 save percentage while Alexandar Georgiev is 1-4 with a 4.08 GAA and an .869 save percentage so far this season for San Jose in goal.

Why the San Jose Sharks will win

• The Golden Knights have lost five of their last seven games as road favorites against opponents on a winning streak.
• The Sharks have won three of their last five games as underdogs against opponents on a winning streak.
• The Golden Knights have failed to cover the puck line in seven of their last eight games as road favorites against opponents on a winning streak.
• The home team has covered the puck line in eight of the Golden Knights’ last 10 games.

Total Goals Facts

• Seven of the Sharks’ last eight night games following a win have gone OVER the total goals line.
• Five of the last six night games between two teams from the Pacific Division have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• Nine of the Golden Knights’ last 11 night games following a win have gone UNDER the total goals line.

Golden Knights vs. Sharks Prediction

I’m on the Golden Knights here. I’ll give the Sharks full credit for pulling off the win and back-to-back wins for that matter coming into this game. However, what the Sharks were doing for the most part to get their wins in the last couple of games, was taking down teams and taking advantage of teams in poor form. The Golden Knights are far from that, winning 8 of their last 10, including a 6-3 win over the Sharks in this very building just a few nights ago. Historically, this series has been pretty much all Vegas and I don’t expect that to change in this game. Give me Vegas.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Vegas -1.5