San Jose Sharks vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction, 11/4/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Jose Sharks vs Los Angeles Kings

Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: NBC Sports California, ABTV

Odds/Point Spread: Sharks (+140) Kings (-166)

Crypto.com Arena is where the Los Angeles Kings (4-7-2) will take on the San Jose Sharks (7-8-1) on Wednesday. The odds on this game have San Jose at +140 and Los Angeles is coming in at -166. The over/under comes in at 6.5.

The San Jose Sharks will need a bounce back game after taking a 2-1 defeat against the Flames in their last outing. San Jose accumulated 6 minutes in the box for this matchup. The Sharks could have played much better offensively in the defeat. Moreover, they had 3 power play tries but didn't net one. In the matchup, they tallied a score on 1 of the 27 shots they tried.

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At even strength, the Sharks have allowed the opponent to score 45 goals while notching 29 as an offensive unit. San Jose Sharks opponents have 53 power play opportunities (10th in professional hockey) and have come away with 8 goals in those attempts. When talking about their scoring, the San Jose Sharks have notched 41 goals (24th in hockey) over the course of the season and have given up 53. San Jose has attempted 434 shots and holds a shot percentage of 9.5%. For the season, they have scored 15 points and their points percentage is .469. The Sharks thus far have had 487 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .891. San Jose has accumulated 55 power play chances and they have scored 12 goals out of those tries, giving them a percentage of 21.82%.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Yaroslav Askarov. Opponents have tallied 229 goals versus Askarov in his NHL career and his average for goals against per game is 3.23. Askarov has been in net for 73 games throughout his pro hockey career. He has a save percentage of .889 for his 168 mins between the pipes. He has a record of 30-33-6 and he has gotten the start in 71 games. For his professional hockey career, Askarov has accounted for 33 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .465. Askarov has seen 2,061 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 1,833 saves.

In their last contest, Los Angeles faced the Sabres in a game where the Kings went home in defeat by a mark of 3-2. They had 5 power play attempts in this contest and earned 1 out of those tries. The Kings converted 2 goals of the 29 shots on goal they took.

Los Angeles has tried 364 shots (24th in the NHL) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 9.89%, while allowing the other team 368 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 62.50% on their oppositions 40 power play chances, and their save percentage currently sits at 87.8%. They have recorded 45 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play rate of 17.78%. The Kings have scored 28 goals at even strength and 8 goals (23rd in pro hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have granted a total of 45 goals to be scored by of a combination of 30 goals at even strength and 15 goals while they were shorthanded. For the season, the Los Angeles Kings have earned a total of 36 goals, 10 points, and a points percentage of .385.

Across the ice you will find Darcy Kuemper patrolling the crease. Kuemper is the owner of a lifetime record of 232-163-69 and has participated in 497 contests. Kuemper's quality start percentage comes out to 55.7% and he has earned 265 quality starts in his NHL career. He is sitting with 12,607 stops out of the 13,821 shots tried, which gives him a percentage of .912. Opponents are averaging 2.55 goals per game and he has allowed 1,216 goals overall. He got the starting nod in 476 games and has played for a total of 27,829 minutes.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-166) and under 6.5 goals

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