Golden Knights vs. Sharks Prediction The San Jose Sharks outlasted the Las Vegas Golden Knights in the first double overtime game of the 2019 NHL Playoffs two nights ago. Can San Jose continue to ride the momentum tonight at home and win Game 7 of the Western Conference quarterfinals? Game Snapshot 11 Las Vegas Golden Knights at 12 San Jose Sharks Tuesday, April 23, 2019 SAP Center at 10:08PM ET TV: NBCSN Compare odds from multiple different online sportsbooks and shop for the best lines at our NHL Odds & Betting Page. Public Betting Information According to oddsmakers, the Sharks are a -117 favorite to win on the moneyline. The Golden Knights are a -103 underdog, while the total is set at 6 goals. As of Tuesday afternoon, 51 percent of public bets are siding with visiting Las Vegas. Check out our NHL Public Betting Page for the latest updates. Golden Knights fall in thriller Las Vegas lost 2-1 in double overtime Sunday night at home in Game 6 against San Jose as the visitors kept its season alive. The Sharks struck first late in the first period, while at the 8:40 mark of the second period the Golden Knights evened the score on a Jonathan Marchessault goal assisted by Shea Theodore and William Karlsson. The score remained at 1-1 through the third period and first overtime until San Jose manufactured the game-winning goal in double overtime. Marc-Andre Fleury registered 27 saves on 29 shots in the defeat. Hertl wins it in double OT San Jose prevailed 2-1 in double overtime Sunday night at Las Vegas in Game 6 of the Western Conference quarterfinals to force a Game 7. The Sharks took a 1-0 advantage with nine seconds remaining in the first period on a Logan Couture goal with assists going to Timo Meier and Brent Burns. The Golden Knights tied the score at 1-1 in the second period and it was the last goal either team would score until Tomas Hertl found the back of the net on a slap shot with 8:43 showing on the clock and San Jose shorthanded in the second overtime. Marc-Edouard Vlasic assisted on the game-winning goal. Martin Jones was spectacular in net as he recorded 58 saves on 59 shots in the winning effort. NHL Betting Trends Las Vegas The underdog is 2-5 in the last seven meetings. The over is 6-2 in the last eight meetings. San Jose The home team is 5-2 in the last seven meetings. The over is 5-0 in the last five meetings in San Jose. Prediction: San Jose has a lengthy history of falling flat in the postseason, whereas the Golden Knights managed to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals in a storybook expansion season. While Jones was out of his mind good in Game 6, he had an underwhelming season as a whole and one game isn't going to change my mind that he's a flawed goaltender. Look for the Golden Knights to pepper him with shots again and have a little more success this time. As long as Fleury has a reasonably good game in net for Las Vegas, his squad should find enough offense in front of him to advance. NHL DAILY PREDICTION: LAS VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS -103<doc-sep>SAN JOSE, Calif. – In San Jose, the game will always be remembered as the Pavelski Payback for the four goals scored on one power play after the Sharks’ captain was knocked out cold, turning around a wild Game 7 that finally ended in overtime. In Las Vegas, the Golden Knights will always lament the call that they believe was excessive and cost them a chance to advance to the second round. The Sharks responded to the bloody injury to captain Joe Pavelski by scoring four goals on the ensuing power play and then bounced back after allowing the game-tying goal in the final minute of regulation to beat Vegas 5-4 on Barclay Goodrow’s goal 18:19 into overtime on Tuesday night. “He’s the heart of this team, and to see him go down like that and suffer like that was heartbreaking for us,” said centre Joe Thornton, who rallied his teammates and implored them to score three goals on the power play to erase the 3-0 deficit. “That power-play unit, it won us the game. The boys got together and said this is for Pavs. We love him. It was just a matter of will, and we willed that one for him.” Story continues below advertisement READ MORE: ‘We have some tough decisions to make’: Changes inevitable for the Winnipeg Jets The penalty happened on a faceoff in San Jose’s offensive zone when Cody Eakin cross-checked Pavelski in the chest with 10:47 to play. Paul Stastny then bumped Pavelski as he fell to the ice, his helmet slamming down. Pavelski was knocked out and bleeding on the ice. “You see our leader go down, he’s out cold on the ice and it was kind of like he was seizuring up a little bit so tough to see,” teammate Logan Couture said. Tweet This Click to share quote on Twitter: "You see our leader go down, he's out cold on the ice and it was kind of like he was seizuring up a little bit so tough to see," teammate Logan Couture said. The officials huddled as a dazed Pavelski was helped to the locker room and gave Eakin a five-minute major for cross-checking and a game misconduct. Series supervisor Don VanMassenhoven said the major penalty was given because the cross-check caused a significant injury. The Golden Knights disagreed. “They called five minutes for that? Why don’t you have hockey replay or something? It changed the whole outcome of the game,” forward Jonathan Marchessault said. “Seriously. What is that? It’s so disappointing… The game is not even close, it’s 3-0. Call the two, OK, but a five? With something you don’t even see? You just called the outcome. It’s a joke, that’s what it is. It’s embarrassing.” The Sharks then rallied behind their captain after a plea from Thornton thanks to two goals from Couture, one from Tomas Hertl and then the tiebreaker from Kevin Labanc, who assisted on the first three goals. That scoring spree in 4:01 against Marc-Andre Fleury sent the fans at the Shark Tank so used to playoff disappointment into delirium. It marked just the second time a team had scored four goals on one major power play in a playoff game. Story continues below advertisement “You have to give credit to Jumbo,” Couture said. “He gathered the guys at the bench and said, ‘You guys go out and get … three goals right now.’ When a guy who has played 20 years orders you around like that, bosses you around, you have to do it. We got four.” Martin Jones then appeared ready to seal the win, robbing Mark Stone with a glove save with 3:10 to go and Vegas on the power play. But the Golden Knights didn’t go away and got the equalizer with Fleury pulled in the final minute. William Karlsson, who scored the first goal, leaped at the blue line to keep a puck in the zone and then Reilly Smith ended up with it behind the net where he set up Marchessault to make it 4-4 and set up overtime. It was the third-latest tying goal in a Game 7 in NHL history but it wasn’t enough for Vegas. “Last year, we were in the Stanley Cup finals and it was tough to lose — tonight was tougher than that,” coach Gerard Gallant said. “It really was, the way we lost that hockey game.” Tweet This Click to share quote on Twitter: "Last year, we were in the Stanley Cup finals and it was tough to lose — tonight was tougher than that," coach Gerard Gallant said. "It really was, the way we lost that hockey game." Fourth-liner Goodrow, on his second shift in the overtime, delivered late in the extra period. He took a pass from Erik Karlsson and deking his way past Fleury for the game-winner that set off a wild celebration. The Sharks became just the second team ever to overcome a three-goal deficit in the third period of a Game 7 and win, joining the Boston Bruins, who did it in 2013 against Toronto. Story continues below advertisement “To be honest, I can’t really remember what just happened,” Goodrow said. “It was a pretty surreal moment. Definitely the biggest goal of my career, obviously.” READ MORE: Rick Zamperin: Toronto Maple Leafs’ playoff failures continue Eakin and Max Pacioretty also scored for Vegas, and Fleury made 43 saves. Jones, who was pulled for ineffectiveness in two of the first five games, made 34 saves to close out the series and give the Sharks their first comeback from 3-1 down in a series in seven tries. San Jose will face Colorado in the Western Conference semifinals, starting with Game 1 at home on Friday night.<doc-sep>Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks Betting Odds, Preview Golden Knights odds: -105 -105 Sharks odds: -105 -105 Over/Under: 5.5 5.5 Channel: NBCSN NBCSN Time: 10 p.m. ET This series should be over already. The Vegas Golden Knights have been the better for most of this series and were dominant in Game 6, and yet, two Martin Jones Miracles and one double-overtime goal later, here we are for Game 7 in the Shark Tank. Hockey, ain’t it grand? There is only one place you can start handicapping this game — the blue paint. More specifically, the blue paint in front of San Jose’s goal. Because that’s where Martin Jones works. Martin Jones is the type of goaltender that makes you yearn for the fainting chair. After he’s done with you, you’ll need a stiff drink, a call from mom and an appointment with the best betting-psychiatrist money can buy. By basically any metric, Jones was among the worst goalies in the circuit this season. But over the past two games he’s basically summoned the spirit of Dominik Hasek. This isn’t the first time Jones has pulled this stunt either. Last year, Jones morphed into a world-beater in a first-round sweep of Anaheim. This time around looked like it was going to be different. In the first four games of this series, Jones allowed 13 goals on 80 shots and was pulled twice. Game 2 was particularly appalling for the 29-year-old as he surrendered three goals on the first seven shots he faced, basically gift-wrapping Vegas its first victory of the series. All of that is in the past now, as Jones has once again turned into the best goalie in the universe. Jones has stopped 88 of the last 91 shots he’s faced and has been beaten just once at 5-on-5 in the last two contests. This is sorcery at its finest and the man wearing the pointy hat is Martin Jones. We should spend some time talking about Jones’ counterpart, Marc-Andre Fleury. Even though “Flower” has been mediocre in this series, he’s been a reliable goaltender for years and no team would be upset if he was the man leading them out for Game 7. Corsica Hockey ranks Fleury, who has played in 142 playoff games, as the No. 10 goaltender in the NHL. Even considering current form, if I had to pick one of these two goalies to play in a game that my life depended on, I’m taking Fleury every day — and twice on Sundays. Metrics Breakdown Heatmap courtesy of Natural Stat Trick. As the chart above plainly shows, Vegas has been the stronger team at 5-on-5 by a considerable margin. The Knights have better shot metrics, scoring chance rates and they’ve created nearly four more expected goals (xG) through the first half-dozen games. Shot Share: Vegas 54.4% Vegas 54.4% High-Danger Scoring Chance Share: Vegas 56.3% Vegas 56.3% Expected Goals Share: Vegas 58.7% Not only is Vegas driving play at 5-on-5, but the Knights are also generating better scoring opportunities than the Sharks. That is usually a recipe for success, but in a best-of-7 variance runs wild and weird things happen. Golden Knights at Sharks Betting Analysis This odds suggest this game is basically a pick ’em, which means that the market rates Vegas as the stronger team on neutral ice. I agree with that notion. The Sharks are deep, can roll three solid lines and have three of the best defensemen in the league, but the Knights can basically match San Jose line-for-line. The Knights are deep and there’s really only one weakness between these two teams, which brings us back to that blue paint. In game that is widely accepted to be a coin flip, I’m happy to side with the Knights. If Jones puts on another blood-and-thunder show, I’ll tip my cap. But at this number I’d rather take the chance of being the guy tipping my bucket to Martin Jones after another rabbit-out-of-the-hat effort than the guy with his head in his hands after Jones gives up four goals in the first 15 minutes.<doc-sep>
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 21: Joe Thornton #19 of the San Jose Sharks knocks Colin Miller #6 of the Vegas Golden Knights down as they go after the puck in the second overtime period of Game Six of the Western Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at T-Mobile Arena on April 21, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Sharks defeated the Golden Knights 2-1 in double overtime to even the series at 3-3. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Game 7 is here and the San Jose Sharks are on the verge of completing a miraculous comeback against the Vegas Golden Knight in this series. Martin Jones came to play in games 5 and 6 for the San Jose Sharks after an uninspired start to the series. The Vegas Golden Knights are suddenly having trouble catching the 29-year-old netminder off guard. They’ve only scored 3 goals in the previous 2 contest while putting up 18 in the first 4 games of the series. Expect the San Jose Sharks to bounce back with a better offensive performance in front of their home crowd. Team Teal survived not having last change in Vegas. Coach Gerard Gallant got the Stone line out there in the offensive zone a lot, but it never really resulted in anything highly dangerous for the Golden Knights. This time Coach Pete DeBoer will get his choice of match-ups and will most certainly try to get the better of Gallant in this game of chess on ice. Since Marc-Edouard Vlasic has returned, DeBoer hasn’t had to panic whenever he’s had to deal with a defensive zone start. It’s been do or die for the San Jose Sharks for a few games now so a Game 7 shouldn’t have the same feel for Team Teal. However the animosity between these two squads is reaching a boiling point. The two aforementioned coaches have even been getting in on the chirping that’s been highlighted throughout this series. With the stakes at an all time high both squads will get to air things out on the ice tonight. If the San Jose Sharks want to continue on their quest for the Stanley Cup they’ll have to play much better than they did in their previous contest. In Game 6 Team Teal struggled to make clean passes in their own end, which resulted in a poor transition game. Look for the Sharks to focus on manageable passes when trekking through the neutral zone instead of their over-reliance on stretch passes/cross ice passes. The two bench bosses have signaled that their lineups will be game time decisions for tonight’s match-up between the Vegas Golden Knights and San Jose Sharks. However judging from morning skates and what we’ve heard from both coaches throughout the day here’s what to anticipate coming into Game 7. San Jose Sharks Forward Combinations Timo Meier ~ Logan Couture ~ Joe Pavelski Evander Kane ~ Tomas Hertl ~ Gus Nyquist Marcus Sorensen~ Joe Thornton ~ Kevin Labanc Lukas Radil ~ Barclay Goodrow ~ Melker Karlsson Defensive Pairings Marc-Edouard Vlasic ~ Brent Burns Brenden Dillon ~ Erik Karlsson Joakim Ryan ~ Justin Braun Goalie Projected Starter ~ Martin Jones Backup ~ Aaron Dell Vegas Golden Knights Forward Combinations Jonathan Marchessault ~ William Karlsson ~ Reilly Smith Max Pacioretty ~ Paul Stastny ~ Mark Stone Brandon Pirri ~ Cody Eakin ~ Alex Tuch Will Carrier ~ Tomas Nosek ~ Ryan Reaves Defensive Pairings Nate Schmidt ~ Deryk Engelland Brayden McNabb ~ Shea Theodore Jon Merrill ~ Colin Miller Goalie Projected Starter ~ Marc-Andre Fluery Backup ~ Malcom Subban With the bad blood boiling between these clubs this series was always destined to end with a Game 7. The San Jose Sharks are the midst of a comeback of epic proportions against their fast growing rival who knocked them out of the Playoffs last year. Tonight is their opportunity to redeem themselves after last years disheartening second round loss. Puck drop for tonight’s game at the SAP Center is at 7:00 PM PT. The game will be televised nationally on NBCSN but is also broadcasted locally via NBCSCA. The audio can be streamed on the Sharks App courtesy of 98.5 KFOX.