The Vegas Golden Knights at the SAP Center in Game 4 of the NHL’s Western Conference Semifinals. The opening face-off takes place at 10 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 2, and you’ll be able to watch it live on NBC Sports Network.
Vegas Golden Knights vs. San Jose Sharks Odds
San Jose enters the game as the favorite with a money line of -130. The line for Vegas sits at +110 and the oddsmakers have put the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals. The line for betting that totally stands at -105 money on the over and -115 on the under.
Vegas is 57-32 straight up (SU) and has netted Moneyline bettors 20.3 units this year. 45 of its contests have gone over the total, while 41 have gone under and just three have pushed. This 2017-18 Golden Knights team is 25-19 SU on the road.
After sporting the 10th-strongest power-play unit in the regular season (converting 21.5 percent of all changes), the Golden Knights have connected on 20.0 percent of their extra-man advantages in the postseason. Their penalty kill’s gone from 82.3 percent in the regular season to 86.2 percent in the playoffs.
Vegas’ offense attempted 32.7 shots per game in the regular season, leading to 3.3 goals per outing (ranked fourth overall in the NHL). In the postseason, the club is attempting an average of 32.4 shots on goal ( 3.0 goals per game).
Boasting a .932 save percentage and 28.6 saves per game, Marc-Andre Fleury (35-18-5) has been the best option in goal for Vegas this season. If head coach Gerard Gallant chooses to rest him, however, the team also may turn to Malcolm Subban (15-7-2 record, .910 save percentage, 2.68 goals against average).
William Karlsson and Jonathan Marchessault will both lead the offensive attack for the visiting Golden Knights. Karlsson (87 points) has tallied 47 goals and 40 assists and has recorded two or more points in 21 different games. Marchessault has 29 goals and 54 assists to his credit (and has notched a point in 49 games).
San Jose is 50-39 straight up (SU) and has earned 3.5 units for moneyline bettors this season. Through 89 regular season outings, 45 of its games have gone under the total, while 41 have gone over and just three have pushed. This season, the team also is 27-17 SU at home.
San Jose has converted on 21.2 percent of its power-play chances this year, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked second overall, and it’s successfully killed off 83.9 percent of all opponent power plays.
San Jose players have been called for penalties only 3.4 times per game in total this season, and 6.0 per game over their last five contests. The team has been forced to defend opponent power plays a whopping 14.2 minutes per game over their last five outings.
Martin Jones has denied 26.0 shots per game as the primary choice in goal for San Jose. Jones also has 36 wins, 31 losses, and eight OT losses to his name and has recorded 2.52 goals against average and a .916 save percentage this year.
Brent Burns (15 goals, 58 assists) and Joe Pavelski (23 goals, 50 assists) will lead the offensive attack for the Sharks.
Vegas Golden Knights vs. San Jose Sharks Betting Predictions
NHL Pick: SU Winner – Sharks, O/U – Under
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Notes
Betting Notes
The total has gone over in four of San Jose’s last five games.
This game also features two offenses that put the puck on goal a lot. Vegas has attempted the league’s 10th-most shots on goal (32.7) and San Jose has attempted the eighth-most (33.2).
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