NHL Game Preview: Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks with Line Combinations 1/7/2025

Vegas Golden Knights (27-9-3, 57 Pts) at San Jose Sharks (13-23-6, 32 pts)

Venue: SAP Center
Date: Tuesday, January 7
Time: 10:30 ET
TV: ESPN+/SCRIPPS/ NBCSCA
Radio:
Vegas – Fox Sports Radio 98.9 FM / 1340 AM
San Jose – Sharks Audio Network

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Vegas -1.5 ML -230
San Jose: +1.5 ML +190
O/U 6.5

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Vegas Golden Knights News & Notes:

The Golden Knights have won two straight games and are winners of eight of their last nine games, they are averaging 3.8 goals per game in that stretch while allowing 1.7 goals per game. Ilya Samsonov has been fantastic in net for them going 4-0-0 in that stretch and he’s won his last five straight starts, he’s posting a 1.40 goals against average and a .942 save percentage. Adin Hill is 4-1-0  with a 1.81 goals-against average and a .927 save percentage.

San Jose Sharks News & Notes:

The Sharks have won two straight after dropping eight straight, most recently they beat the New Jersey Devils 3-2 on Saturday behind Yaroslav Askarov who is 2-0 in 2025 with a 1.50 goals against average and a .945 save percentage. The Sharks are finding scoring from everyone on their roster as they’ve scored a total of five goals in the last two games and each goal scorer has been different.

Vegas Golden Knights Projected Lines:

Pearson-Eichel-Stone
Hertl-Karlsson-Dorofeyev
Howden-Laczynski-Kolesar
Rondbjerg-Schwindt-Holtz

Hanifin-Pietrangelo
McNabb-Theodore
Hague-Whitecloud

Hill
Samsonov

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San Jose Sharks Projected Lines:

Eklund-Granlund-Zetterlund
Graf-Celebrini-Smith
Kostin-Wennberg-Toffoli
Goodrow- Kunin-Kovalenko

Thrun-Ceci
Ferraro-Liljegren
Vlasic-Rutta

Georgiev
Askarov

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PlayersTo Watch:

Vegas Golden Knights

Mark Stone this season has 33 points on ten goals and 23 assists. He’s faced the Sharks 33 points recording 34 points on 15 goals and 19 assists; in the previous two meetings this season he’s recorded five points on two goals and three assists.

San Jose Sharks

Fabian Zetterlund this season has 26 points on 11 goals and 15 assists. He’s faced the Knights eight times in his career recording three assists; those three assists all came in the previous two matchups this season.

Injury Report:

Vegas Golden Knights

D Ben Hutton – IR
F Ivan Barbashev – IR
F Victor Olofsson – Out
F Nicholas Roy – DTD

San Jose Sharks

C Logan Couture – LTIR
G Vitek Vanecek – IR
F Carl Grundstrom – Out
F Nico Sturm – Out
D Jake Walman – IR

Next Game:

Vegas – January 9 vs. New York Islanders
San Jose – January 10 at Utah Hockey Club

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