Sharks vs Golden Knights Picks and Prediction – 12/11/2023

The San Jose Sharks look for their third consecutive victory on Sunday when visiting the Vegas Golden Knights. San Jose is 8-17-2 with 18 points and last in the Pacific Division. San Jose defeated the Detroit Red Wings 6-5 in overtime on Thursday. Mikael Granlund scored for San Jose only 37 seconds into the extra period to give the Sharks their second straight win. Make sure you stay up to date with all the NHL action, with our expert NHL picks.

Tomas Hertl is leading San Jose in goals scored with nine, in assists with 14 and in points with 23. In goal, Mackenzie Blackwood is 3-11-2 with a goals against average of 3.83 and save percentage of .895. San Jose scores an average of 2.15 goals per game and allows an average of 4.04 goals per game. San Jose's power play scores 18.1% of the time and its penalty kill is successful 71.7% of the time.

The Vegas Golden Knights play the second half of a back-to-back on Sunday when hosting San Jose after playing on the road Saturday against the Dallas Stars. Vegas is 17-5-5 with 39 points and first in the Pacific division, four points ahead of the Los Angeles Kings. Vegas defeated the St Louis Blues 6-3 on Wednesday and the Golden Knights have won three of the last four since a three-game losing skid.

Jack Eichel is the leading goal scorer for Vegas with 12, the leader in assists with 18 and the points leader with 30. In goal, Logan Thompson is 7-3-3 with a goals against average of 2.38 and save percentage of .917. Vegas scores an average of 3.19 goals per game and allows an average of 2.33 goals per game. Vegas’ power play scores 22.0% of the time and its penalty kill unit is successful 87.2% of the time.