The San Jose Sharks and Vegas Golden Knights meet Thursday in NHL action at the T-Mobile Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The San Jose Sharks Betting Preview

The San Jose Sharks are averaging 3.1 goals per game and are scoring on 20.1 percent of their power play opportunities. Timo Meier leads San Jose with 31 goals, Erik Karlsson has 55 assists and Logan Couture has 131 shots on goal. Defensively, the San Jose Sharks are allowing 3.7 goals per game and are killing 82.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Kaapo Kahkonen has allowed 82 goals on 681 shots faced, and James Reimer has allowed 93 goals on 883 shots.

The Vegas Golden Knights Betting Preview

The Vegas Golden Knights are averaging 3.2 goals per game and are scoring on 22.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Reilly Smith leads Vegas with 19 goals, Chandler Stephenson has 35 assists and Jonathan Marchessault has 157 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vegas Golden Knights are allowing 2.8 goals per game and are killing 79.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Logan Thompson has given up 94 goals on 1,093 shots faced, and Adin Hill has allowed 48 goals on 528 shots.

Sharks vs Golden Knights Trends

The Sharks are 16-36 in their last 52 road games and 20-52 in their last 72 overall. The Golden Knights are 1-6 in their last 7 vs. Pacific and 20-7 in their last 27 Thursday games. The over is 33-16-3 in Sharks last 52 overall. The over is 7-3-1 in Golden Knights last 11 home games. The Sharks are 2-5 in the last 7 meetings in Vegas and 3-14 in the last 17 meetings. The road team is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings. The favorite is 20-6 in the last 26 meetings.

Randy’s Free Pick

The San Jose Sharks cant win on the road and their defensive effort is horrible most nights. The Vegas Golden Knights are usually trustworthy on their home ice, and they’ve owned the Sharks over the years. Only option for me is to side with Vegas and the PL for max betting value.