Vegas Golden Knights (46-22-6) vs. San Jose Sharks (20-39-15)
The 2022-23 NHL season goes on with an 11-game Thursday card and brings this Western Conference clash between the Vegas Golden Knights and the San Jose Sharks at the SAP Center and San Jose, California. The puck drops at 10:30 p.m. ET.
This is the fourth meeting between these teams this season, with Vegas winning two of the three meetings between the teams. Both clubs have won on the road and the Golden Knights won the last contest between these teams in Las Vegas, 2-1. Vegas is the favorite at -180 with the total set at 6.5.
The Vegas Golden Knights were defeated by the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday, 7-4. That snapped a four-game winning streak by the club who are now 11-3-0 in March. Vegas holds the top spot in the Pacific Division, tied with Los Angeles. They are 24-7-5 on the road this season, including winning their last seven road contests.
The Golden Knights were tied with the Oilers at three, but Edmonton responded with four unanswered goals to win the contest. Jonathan Quick struggled in the net, allowing six goals on 34 shots. Laurent Brossoit (2-0-2, 2.42, .924) came on in relief and stopped four of five shots, and will likely get the start o in f this contest. He has allowed 11 total goals over his last five appearances. Vegas is 11th in goals against average (2.82) and 19th in penalty killing (77.1%). The Golden Knights have 2.72 goals against average on the road this season, allowing 17 total goals over their last seven road games.
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Jonathan Marchessault had two goals in the loss and Alex Pietrangelo had two assists. He has eight points over his last five games. Vegas is averaging 3.27 goals per game, 14th overall, and they are 17th on the power play (21.2%). The power play has connected on six of their last 25 opportunities and they are averaging 4.20 goals per game over their last 10 contests.
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