San Jose Sharks vs Utah Hockey Club Prediction, 1/10/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Jose Sharks vs Utah Hockey Club

Date: Friday, January 10, 2025

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah

TV: Utah 16

Odds/Point Spread: Sharks (+132) Hockey Club (-160)

The Utah Hockey Club (17-16-7) will play the San Jose Sharks (13-24-6) at Delta Center on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has San Jose at +132 and Utah is priced at -160. The betting total is set at 6.5.

The San Jose Sharks were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 3-2 victory against the Devils in their last outing. The Sharks played like an average offensive team in this victory. In the outing, they converted 3 out of the 24 shots they put on goal. In addition, they had 4 power play chances but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. San Jose amassed 4 penalty mins in this matchup.

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At even strength, the Sharks let the opposition score 119 goals while scoring 88 themselves. San Jose Sharks opponents have recorded 137 power play opportunities (2nd in the league) and have tallied 30 goals in those attempts. When talking about their scoring, the San Jose Sharks have racked up 112 goals (25th in pro hockey) over the course of the season and have conceded 149. San Jose has taken 1,162 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.6%. For the season, they have scored 32 points and their points percentage comes in at .372. The Sharks have seen 1,404 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .894. San Jose has tallied 130 power play chances and they have scored 24 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 18.46%.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Alexandar Georgiev. Over the course of his pro career, Georgiev has accumulated 134 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .508. His save percentage currently sits at .906 for his 14,392 mins played. Georgiev has had 8,037 shots taken against him and has gathered 7,279 total saves. Opponents have been able to score 758 goals against Georgiev in his professional career and his goals against average per contest is 3.16. He has accumulated a mark of 145-94-22 and he was named the starter in 264 games. Georgiev has been in net for 278 contests during his NHL career.

When they were on the ice last, Utah went up against the Panthers in a matchup where the Hockey Club were on the wrong end of the score by a final of 4-1. The Hockey Club had 1 goal of the 27 shots on goal they tried. They had 4 opportunities on the power play in this matchup and tallied 1 out of those chances.

So far this year, the Utah Hockey Club have accumulated 114 goals, 41 points, in addition to a points percentage of .513. They have allowed 120 goals to be scored by of a combination of 93 goals at even strength and 27 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Hockey Club have racked up 89 goals at even strength and 25 goals (15th in the league) while on the power play. They have a total of 112 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play rate of 22.32%. Utah has attempted 1,096 shots (25th in hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 10.40%, while allowing their opponents 1,157 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 80.15% on their oppositions 136 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 89.6%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Karel Vejmelka in net. The opposition is averaging 3.92 goals/game and he has relinquished 511 goals overall. Vejmelka's quality start percentage comes out to 46.1% and he has 71 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He has started in 154 games and has played for a total of 7,815 mins. Vejmelka is the owner of a career record of 53-86-14 and has participated in 165 games. He has tallied 4,611 saves out of 5,122 shots taken against him, which gives him a rate of .900.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take San Jose (+132)

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