Golden Knights vs. Sharks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 9

The Vegas Golden Knights got a hat trick from Pavel Dorofeyev in their last game, and now will visit the San Jose Sharks on Thursday, Oct. 9. The bookmakers have made the Golden Knights big favorites at -218 on the moneyline, despite being away from home, and the Sharks are at +180.

Here is our pick for who will secure the win in Thursday's game.

Golden Knights vs. Sharks Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming contest between the Vegas Golden Knights and San Jose Sharks, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Golden Knights 3 - Sharks 1
• Pick OU: Under 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 4.03 goals)
  

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Golden Knights vs. Sharks Moneylines

Snag a peek below at the latest moneylines for the Golden Knights-Sharks matchup.

• Favorite: Golden Knights (-218)
• Underdog: Sharks (+180)

Golden Knights Betting Insights

• The Golden Knights were favored on the moneyline 75 times last season, and went 47-28 in those games.
• In games when it was a moneyline favorite with odds of -218 or shorter, Vegas had a 19-4 record (winning 82.6% of its games).
• The implied moneyline probability for this matchup gives the Golden Knights a 68.6% chance to win.
• In 51 of 93 games last season, Vegas and its opponent combined for more than 5.5 goals.

Sharks Betting Insights

• The Sharks won 19, or 23.5%, of the 81 games they played as an underdog last season.
• San Jose had a record of 11-44 in games when sportsbooks pegged it as an underdog of at least +180 on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Sharks have a 35.7% chance to win.
• San Jose's games last season had over 5.5 goals 47 of 82 times.

Golden Knights Key Stats

• Vegas scored the fifth-most goals in the league last season (274 total, 3.3 per game).
• The Golden Knights allowed 214 total goals (2.6 per game), ranking third in NHL action for the fewest goals against.
• It had the league's third-best goal differential at +60.
• The 53 power-play goals the Golden Knights scored last season (on 187 power-play chances) ranked 12th in the NHL.
• Vegas ranked second in the league with a 28.34% power-play conversion rate.
• The six shorthanded goals the Golden Knights scored last season ranked 14th among NHL squads.
• Vegas had the league's 26th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (75.74%).
• Vegas won 50.6% of its faceoffs to rank 15th in the NHL.
• The Golden Knights shot 11% as a team (13th in the league).

Sharks Key Stats

• San Jose had 208 goals last season (2.5 per game), 32nd in the NHL.
• The Sharks conceded 3.8 goals per game (310 in total), 32nd in the NHL.
• It had the 32nd-ranked goal differential in the league at -102.
• The Sharks had 42 power-play goals (25th in NHL) on 226 chances.
• San Jose's power-play percentage (18.58) ranked the team 26th in the league.
• The Sharks had five shorthanded goals (18th in league).
• San Jose had the 28th-ranked penalty kill percentage (74.22%).
• San Jose won 48% of faceoffs, 25th in the NHL.
• With a shooting percentage of 9.4%, the Sharks were 29th in the league.