Mark Stone, Alex Tuch, and the Vegas Golden Knights will face off against Brent Burns, Joe Pavelski, and the San Jose Sharks at the SAP Center for a divisional showdown. The match gets started at 10:30 p.m. ET on Monday, March 18, and fans at home can catch the game live on AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain.
Vegas Golden Knights vs. San Jose Sharks Odds
Moneyline and Over/Under (O/U) odds have not yet been posted for this matchup.
San Jose is 43-29 straight up (SU) and has earned 0.1 units for moneyline bettors this year. That winning percentage, ranked third in the league in this young season, isn’t too far off from to the 45-37 record the team posted during the 2017-18 season campaign. Through 72 regular season matches, 40 of its games have gone over the total, while 30 have gone under and just two have pushed. The team is 23-12 SU at home this year.
The Sharks have converted on 24.3 percent of their power play chances this season, a figure that’s good enough for seventh-best in the league. On the other hand, their penalty kill is ranked 10th overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 81.2 percent of all penalties.
Sporting a .899 save percentage and 24.9 saves per game, Martin Jones (35 wins, 20 losses, and five OT losses) has been the primary goalkeeper for San Jose this season. If San Jose chooses to rest him, however, head coach Peter Deboer may go with Aaron Dell (10-11-11 record, .889 save percentage, 3.06 goals against average).
On the other side of the ice, Vegas is 40-32 straight up (SU) and has lost 5.5 units for bettors taking the moneyline thus far. A total of 35 of its games have gone under the total, while 32 have gone over and just four have pushed. The Golden Knights are 18-18 SU as an away team this season.
The Golden Knights have converted on 17.3 percent of their power play chances this year, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked eighth overall and it’s successfully killed off 81.9 percent of all opponent power plays.
Marc-Andre Fleury (.914 save percentage and 2.46 goals against average) has been the primary option in goal for Vegas. Fleury is averaging 25.9 saves per game and has 35 wins, 24 losses, and five OT losses to his credit.
Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks Betting Predictions
Pick: SU Winner – Sharks, O/U – Over
Betting Notes
- The Golden Knights are 3-2 in games decided by a shootout this season while the Sharks are 0-3 in shootouts.
- The total has gone under in four of San Jose’s last five outings.
- This game features two clubs that shoot the puck early and often. Vegas has registered the league’s third-most shots on goal (34.4) while San Jose has attempted the fifth-most (33.4).
- Seven of Vegas’ last ten games have been decided by two goals or more. The team is 5-2 in those games.
- Vegas skaters have dished out the league’s third-most hits per game (27.7), but that number’s down to just 20.6 hits over their last five away games.
