Hockey bettors look for value at HP Pavilion on Wednesday as host San Jose battles the Vancouver Canucks in hockey odds action.

The Sharks bring a 19-11-3 record to the battle against the 22-12-2 Canucks. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen San Jose go 16-17 so far and the Canucks go 18-16-2.



View Vancouver vs San Jose Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Hockey odds makers opened the Sharks as -125 moneyline favorites in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at 5.5.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark NHL Power Rankings have the Sharks at No. 6 and the Canucks at No. 4 heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits San Jose's No. 11-ranked offense, averaging 2.9 goals per game, against a Canucks defense that ranks No. 7 at 2.4 goals allowed. The Sharks power play is averaging 17.9% while the Canucks defense kills off 85.6% of their penalties.

Vancouver was a 5-3 Sportsbook in its last match at home against the Oilers. They won as -230 favorites, while the total score of 8 made Sportsbooks of OVER bettors.

In their last action, San Jose was a 3-2 loser at home against the Ducks. Bettors on Anaheim at +190 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.


Vancouver Canucks Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing San Jose are 8-2
After playing Edmonton are 6-4
After a win are 7-3

San Jose Sharks Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Toronto are 4-6
After playing Anaheim are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

A few Canucks at Sharks trends to consider:
Vancouver is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Vancouver's last 7 games when playing on the road against San Jose
Vancouver is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Vancouver is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Jose's last 7 games when playing at home against Vancouver
San Jose is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
San Jose is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Jose's last 12 games when playing Vancouver


Next up:
Vancouver at Anaheim, Thursday, December 29