Vegas Golden Knights vs San Jose Sharks: Game preview, predictions and odds | January 7, 2025

The Vegas Golden Knights are on the road to play the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday at 10:30 p.m. ET. Vegas (27-9-3) is coming off a 3-1 win over Buffalo. San Jose (13-23-6) is coming off a 3-2 win over New Jersey.

Golden Knights vs Sharks: Head-to-head & key stats

• Vegas is 26-2-5 all-time against San Jose
• The Golden Knights are averaging 3.54 goals per game
• San Jose is 8-12-1 at home
• Vegas is allowing 2.66 goals per game
• The Sharks are 2.61 goals per game
• The Golden Knights are 10-5-3 on the road
• San Jose is allowing 3.45 goals per game

Vegas Golden Knights vs San Jose Sharks: Preview

Vegas is on a two-game winning streak. Jack Eichel leads the Knights with 52 points, followed by Mark Stone with 33, Shea Theodore with 31 and Ivan Barbashev with 30.

The Golden Knights will start Adin Hill who's 17-6-2 with a 2.58 GAA and a .904 SV%. In his career against San Jose, he's 8-2 with a 2.08 GAA and a .931 SV%.

San Jose is on a two-game winning streak. The Sharks will start Alexandar Georgiev who's 1-4 with a 4.08 GAA and a .869 SV% since being acquired by the Sharks. In his career against Vegas, he's 5-6-2 with a 2.90 GAA and a .904 SV%.

Mikael Granlund leads the Sharks with 35 points, followed by Macklin Celebrini (28), William Eklund (28) and Tyler Toffoli (26).

Golden Knights vs Sharks: Odds & Prediction

Vegas is a -265 favorite while San Jose is a +215 underdog with the over/under set at 6.5 goals.

This is a good spot for Vegas to cruise to a lopsided win. Vegas will be able to score plenty on Georgiev who has struggled this season, while San Jose will struggle to score on Hill.

Vegas will get out to an early lead and hold on from there for an easy win on the road.

Prediction: Golden Knights 5, Sharks 2.

Golden Knights vs Sharks: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Vegas -1.5 (-102)

Tip 2: Over 6.5 goals (-102)

Tip 3: Jack Eichel 4+ shots on goal (-110)