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Golden Knights at Sharks

NHL · Sunday, Jan 11 · 7:00 PM CT · SAP Center at San Jose · Final VGK 7 – SJ 2

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
VGK2327
SJ1102
Team box
VGK·SJ
32
shots
20
2 of 4
power play
0 of 5
52.6
faceoff %
47.4
19
hits
21
11
blocked shots
15
10
penalty minutes
8
Top performers
PlayerTeamGASOG
Tomas HertlVGK233
Pavel DorofeyevVGK123
Mark StoneVGK032
Jack EichelVGK207
Noah HanifinVGK022
Collin GrafSJ102
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Carl LindbomVGK2018.900
Yaroslav AskarovSJ3125.806

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
SJ +5
VGK +5
P1P2P3
largest lead: SJ 0 · VGK 5lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was VGK 58%, SJ 42% · Updated Jan 11

Expected margin
VGK by 0.8
Expected score
VGK 3.8 – 3.0 SJ
Expected total
6.7
Golden KnightsThe matchupSharks
−135Our fair odds+135
3.8Expected goals3.0
+0.05Power rating−0.41
3.2Goals / game3.2
3.1Allowed / game3.5
28.8Shots / game25.5
51.1Faceoff %47.5
20.7Hits / game20.6
20−23Season record23−21
4−6Last 106−4

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
VGK chance · SJ chance
Our model fair57.5%42.5%
Kalshino two-sided price
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshi Polymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
VGKVegas Golden Knights−13558%————
SJSan Jose Sharks+13542%————
SpreadVGK by 0.8
VGKVegas Golden Knights−0.8our margin————
SJSan Jose Sharks+0.8our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.7
Over6.7our total————
Under6.7our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Vegas Golden Knights by 0.8 expected
Vegas Golden Knights by 7 goals: <1%Vegas Golden Knights by 6 goals: 1%Vegas Golden Knights by 5 goals: 4%Vegas Golden Knights by 4 goals: 10%Vegas Golden Knights by 3 goals: 16%Vegas Golden Knights by 2 goals: 12%Vegas Golden Knights by 1 goal: 16%San Jose Sharks by 1 goal: 22%San Jose Sharks by 2 goals: 7%San Jose Sharks by 3 goals: 7%San Jose Sharks by 4 goals: 3%San Jose Sharks by 5 goals: 1%San Jose Sharks by 6 goals: <1%San Jose Sharks by 7 goals: <1%
← VGK wins bySJ wins by →
Vegas Golden Knights wins by 2 or more43%
Vegas Golden Knights wins by 3 or more31%
San Jose Sharks wins by 2 or more18%
Decided by one goal39%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Total range

6.7 expected
1 goals: 1%2 goals: 2%3 goals: 8%4 goals: 7%5 goals: 18%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 19%8 goals: 9%9 goals: 12%10 goals: 4%11 goals: 5%12 goals: 1%13 goals: 1%14 goals: <1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.564%
Total over 6.553%
Total over 7.533%
Total from 6 to 730%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Starting Goalies

from the box score
VGKCarl Lindbom G · last 5 starts: .853 save %, 3.39 GAAstarted
SJYaroslav Askarov G · last 5 starts: .893 save %, 3.14 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
VGK·SJ
Jan 10 vs STL
last game
Jan 10 vs DAL
0 days
days of rest
0 days
yes
back-to-back
yes
4
games in last 7 days
3
road after a home game
home / road
2nd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 43+ games
VGK·SJ
+0.05
rating (0 = average)
−0.41
3.2
goals / game
3.2
3.1
goals allowed / game
3.5
20−23
season record
23−21
10−12
home record
13−11
10−11
away record
10−10
W3
streak
W3
4−6
last 10
6−4
28.8
shots / game
25.5
51.1
faceoff %
47.5
20.7
hits / game
20.6
15.3
blocked shots / game
15.7
4.6
takeaways / game
4.6
16.4
giveaways / game
15.5

Rating Trend

VGK · SJ · 86 days
Vegas Golden KnightsSan Jose Sharks
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · SJ 0−10
Dec 23, 2025at VGKVGK 7 − 2
Nov 29, 2025at VGKVGK 4 − 3
Oct 9, 2025at SJVGK 4 − 3 OT
Jan 7, 2025at SJVGK 4 − 2
Dec 27, 2024at SJVGK 6 − 3
Oct 26, 2024at VGKVGK 7 − 3
Feb 19, 2024at SJVGK 4 − 0
Dec 10, 2023at VGKVGK 5 − 4 SO
Nov 10, 2023at VGKVGK 5 − 0
Oct 12, 2023at SJVGK 4 − 1

VGK · Last 10

4−6 · streak W3
Jan 10vs STL4 − 2W
Jan 8vs CBJ5 − 3W
Jan 6at WPG4 − 3W
Jan 4at CHI2 − 3L
Jan 2at STL3 − 4L
Dec 31, 2025vs NSH2 − 4L
Dec 29, 2025vs MIN2 − 5L
Dec 27, 2025vs COL5 − 6L
Dec 23, 2025vs SJ7 − 2W
Dec 21, 2025at EDM3 − 4L

SJ · Last 10

6−4 · streak W3
Jan 10vs DAL5 − 4W
Jan 7at LA4 − 3W
Jan 6vs CBJ5 − 2W
Jan 3vs TB3 − 7L
Dec 31, 2025vs MIN4 − 3W
Dec 29, 2025at ANA5 − 4W
Dec 27, 2025at VAN6 − 3W
Dec 23, 2025at VGK2 − 7L
Dec 20, 2025vs SEA2 − 4L
Dec 18, 2025vs DAL3 − 5L