Venue & Game Info
Location: SAP Center at San Jose, 525 W Santa Clara Street, San Jose, CA 95113
Time: 10:00 PM ET (7:00 PM PT local)
Broadcast: ESPN+, Hulu Radio: Fox Sports 98.9 FM (VGK), Sharks Audio Network (SJS)
Injury Report
Vegas Golden Knights
Alex Pietrangelo (D) – Hip (Out, season)
Carey Price (G) – Knee (Out, season)
Jakub Demek (F) – Undisclosed (Out)
Trevor Connelly (F) – Lower Body (Out)
Jordan Gustafson (F) – Undisclosed (Out)
San Jose Sharks
Logan Couture (C) – Groin (LTIR)
Ryan Ellis (D) – Back (Out, season)
Lucas Carlsson (D) – Lower Body (Out)
Egor Afanasyev (LW) – Lower Body (Out, IR)
Jack Thompson (D) – Lower Body (Day-to-Day)
Projected Player Matchups
Ivan Barbashev – Jack Eichel – Mitch Marner (VGK) vs. Philipp Kurashev – Macklin Celebrini – Will Smith (SJS)
Eichel and Marner headline Vegas’ elite top line, while San Jose counters with its teenage duo of Celebrini and Smith.
William Karlsson – Mark Stone (VGK) vs. William Eklund – Tyler Toffoli (SJS)
Vegas’ two-way veterans against San Jose’s most proven scorers.
Adin Hill (VGK, G) vs. Yaroslav Askarov (SJS, G)
Hill (.909 career SV%) provides stability, while Askarov is still developing consistency.
Team Records (2024–25 Season)
Vegas Golden Knights: 50-27-5 (110 pts), Pacific Division champions. 274 GF (5th), 214 GA (3rd), +60 differential.
San Jose Sharks: 20-50-12 (52 pts), last in NHL. 208 GF (32nd), 310 GA (32nd), -102 differential.
Recent Form
Vegas Last 5: L vs SJ (1-4, preseason), W vs COL (2-1), L @ COL (2-4), W @ SJ (2-1), W vs UTA (3-2 OT).
San Jose Last 5: L @ UTA (4-6), W @ VGK (4-1), L vs ANA (2-5), L @ ANA (2-3), L vs VGK (1-2).
Vegas opened the season with a 6-5 shootout loss to Los Angeles, while San Jose has yet to play a regular-season game.
Series History
All-Time: Vegas leads 27-2-5 vs. San Jose.
At SAP Center: Golden Knights are 14-0-3 all-time in San Jose.
2024–25 Season Series: Vegas won 3 of 4.
Betting Trends
Vegas as Favorite (2024–25): 47-27 overall; 22-8 when favored at -190 or shorter.
San Jose as Underdog (2024–25): 19-62 overall; 11-44 when +157 or longer.
Totals: Over hit in 51 of 93 Vegas games; Over hit in 47 of 82 San Jose games.
Key Stat: Vegas ranked 2nd in NHL power-play efficiency (28.3%), while San Jose ranked 26th (18.6%).
Game Odds
Vegas Golden Knights – 198
San Jose Sharks 6.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Wednesday, October 8, 2025
