San Jose Sharks vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, 4/24/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Jose Sharks vs Vegas Golden Knights

Date: Sunday, April 24, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV

TV: Bally Sports West

The Vegas Golden Knights (42-31-5) will go up against the San Jose Sharks (30-35-12) at T-Mobile Arena on Sunday.

The San Jose Sharks will need a bounce back game after taking a 3-1 loss against the Blues in their last contest. San Jose earned 4 penalty minutes in this contest. The Sharks didn't have their best offensive outing in the loss. In addition, they had 1 power play try but weren't able to score a goal. In the outing, they tallied a score on 1 of the 21 shots they attempted.

The Sharks have had 2,455 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .901. While at even strength, the Sharks let the opposition score 213 goals while notching 159 on the offensive side of the ice. San Jose Sharks opponents have amassed 210 power play opportunities (27th in the league) and have a total of 30 goals in those chances. For the season, they have accumulated 72 points and their points percentage sits at .468. San Jose has tried 2,251 shots and has a shot percentage of 8.8%. Regarding their goal scoring prowess, the San Jose Sharks have notched 197 goals (30th in the NHL) on the campaign and have given up 243. San Jose has 206 power play opportunities and they have added 38 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 18.45%.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be James Reimer. In his career, Reimer has accrued 207 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .524. His save percentage is at .913 for his 23,455 minutes between the pipes. Reimer has had 12,562 shot attempts taken against him and has accrued 11,470 saves. Opponents have tallied 1,092 goals versus Reimer in his NHL career and his goals against rate is 2.79. He has accumulated a record of 191-148-52 and he was named the starter in 395 games. Reimer has participated in 431 games during his pro hockey career.

In their last outing, Vegas opposed the Capitals in an outing where the Golden Knights took home the victory by a score of 4-3. They had 2 attempts on the power play in this contest and scored 1 goal out of those chances. The Golden Knights earned 4 goals of the 30 shots on goal they took.

The Golden Knights have earned 209 goals at even strength and 37 goals (25th in pro hockey) while on the power play. Vegas has put up 2,664 shots (8th in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 9.23%, while allowing their opponents 2,341 shots. For the year, the Vegas Golden Knights have 246 goals, 89 points, as well as a points percentage of .571. They have recorded 204 power play chances and they have earned a power play rate of 18.14%. They have a penalty kill rate of 77.61% on their opponents 201 power play tries, and their save percentage comes in at 90.1%. They have allowed 231 goals to be scored by way of 186 goals at even strength and 45 goals while they were shorthanded.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Robin Lehner between the pipes. Lehner is sitting with a career mark of 152-141-49 and has been in goal for 364 games. Lehner's quality start percentage is 55.4% and he has made 191 quality starts in his pro hockey career. He has compiled 10,202 stops out of the 11,131 shots attempted, which gives him a save percentage of .917. His opposition is averaging 2.71 goals per contest and he has yielded 929 goals altogether. He has been a starter 345 games and his ice time sits at 20,582 minutes.

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

Tony's Pick: Take San Jose

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