Sharks vs Hockey Club Picks and Prediction – 1/11/2025

The San Jose Sharks will be visiting Delta Center on Friday, where they will take on the Utah Hockey Club. Get the rest of our free NHL picks here! San Jose comes into this game with a 13-24-6 record which places them eighth in the Pacific. San Jose has now lost eight of their last 10 games, most recently suffering, a 4-2 loss from the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday. Alexander Georgiev is expected to be the Sharks starting goaltender in this game, he’s posted a 3.17 goals against average to go along with a 9-12-0 record. San Jose is scoring just 2.6 goals per game, while giving up 3.47 defensively.

The Utah Hockey Club has put together a record of 17-16-7 which places them sixth in the Central. Utah has dropped consecutive games, most recently suffering a 4-1 loss to the Florida Panthers on Wednesday. Karel Vejmelka gave up two goals on 29 shots in this game, while Logan Cooley scored the Hockey Club’s lone goal. Vejmelka is expected to return as Utah’s starting goaltender on Friday, he’s posted a 2.43 goals against average to go along with a 9-11-3 record Utah is scoring 2.85 goals per game, while giving up an even 3.0 goals defensively.

Both the Sharks and the Hockey Club come into this game with recent struggles, as they have won a combined 5 games in their last 20. Expect the goaltending from Georgiev to keep this game close for San Jose, however Utah gets it done on home ice. Final score prediction, Utah wins 4-3.