After each team stole a win in the other’s arena, the Vegas Golden Knights and San Jose Sharks will lock horns in a pivotal Game 5 tonight. The Knights were blanked 4-0 in Game 4 and each team has now been shut out once in four games. The Sharks may not have home-ice advantage but they should present a challenge to the upstart Knights, who are 5-1 SU in their last six games at home. Vegas opened as a -140 favorite to take the edge in this second-round series.
- The Sharks are 1-3 SU in their last four games on the road vs the Knights.
- The Golden Knights are 10-3 SU in their last 13 games at home after consecutive road games.
- The Sharks are 10-2 SU in their last 12 games vs their division on the road.
The Knights offense will need to get back on track to hold off the pesky Sharks after Vegas was shut out for the first time in 31 games. The Knights have been outshot 156-130 through four games in this series but should be ecstatic to have home-ice advantage as Vegas is 32-13 SU in 45 home games this year. Through the first three games, the Knights were an unsustainable 5-for-18 on the power play and the Sharks held them off the scoreboard in the Knights’ five chances in Game 4.
Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury was hung out to dry on a few occasions by the Vegas defensemen although he is still sporting an amazing .951 save percentage and 1.53 goals-against average in the postseason. If bettors think Vegas will rebound tonight, the trends that should support their theory are that the Knights are 4-1 SU in their last five games after a loss and 5-1 SU in their last six games at T-Mobile Arena.
On the flip side, all the momentum in this series belongs to San Jose. The Sharks are 6-2 SU in their last eight games and holding teams to 2.25 goals per game in the playoffs. Logan Couture and Tomas Hertl have paced the Sharks in scoring this postseason, combining for nine goals, none of them more timely than Hertl’s marker in the second period of Game 4 to put them up 3-0 and stifle a Knights surge. Goaltender Martin Jones got his sixth career playoff shutout and after getting chased out of the net in Game 1 has only allowed seven goals over the last three games. He is fielding a .934 save percentage in the postseason.
The total opened at 5.5 and OVER bettors have been cashing in on this second-round series as the OVER has hit in three of the last four games in this matchup with an average combined score of 6.25 goals per game.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Betting fans looking to back the visiting San Jose Sharks before puckdrop in this match found them as +123 moneyline underdogs at Sportsbook. They saw an Sportsbook total of 5.5, according to Sportsbook.
OddsShark computer score prediction models pick a possible 3.4-3.2 win for the Golden Knights on Friday. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NHL matchups here.
San Jose Sharks vs Vegas Golden Knights Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
This season the Vegas Golden Knights are 57-25-8 overall while the San Jose Sharks are 51-28-11. As for the totals, Vegas is 45-42-3 on the OU, and San Jose is 41-47-2. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Vegas vs San Jose injuries news.
This game matches up the No. 20 (Vegas) and the No. 8 (San Jose) teams according to our current NHL Power Rankings.
Statistical Matchup
Offensively, the game matches up the Vegas Golden Knights' No. 7-ranked offense (3.26 goals per game) against a San Jose Sharks defense that ranks No. 9 at 2.74 goals per game allowed. The Golden Knights power play has clicked at a 21.13% rate while the Sharks have a 84.23% rate on the penalty kill.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
- San Jose is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
- The total has gone OVER in 15 of San Jose's last 22 games
- San Jose is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
- Vegas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
- Vegas is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games
- Vegas is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
- Vegas is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
San Jose home to Vegas, Sunday, May 6
