Venue & Game Details
Location: SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, California
Puckdrop: 10:30 PM ET (7:30 PM local time)
Broadcast: NBC Sports California / Sportsnet Pacific / ESPN+
Competition: Pacific Division rivalry matchup
Team Recent Form
Vancouver Canucks:
Road record: 4‑7‑4.
3‑5‑2 in last 10 games, averaging 2.7 goals per game, allowing 3.4.
Coming off a 5‑4 win vs. Anaheim, but defensive lapses remain a concern.
San Jose Sharks:
Home record: 7‑4‑1.
6‑3‑1 in last 10 games, averaging 3.1 goals per game, allowing 2.8.
Beat Calgary 3‑2 in OT on Nov 26, riding a two‑game win streak.
Injury Report
Canucks:
Elias Pettersson (upper body) – day‑to‑day
Carson Soucy (lower body) – out
Conor Garland (illness) – day‑to‑day
Sharks:
Tomas Hertl (knee) – out
Mario Ferraro (upper body) – day‑to‑day
Filip Zadina (ankle) – day‑to‑day
Player Matchups
Quinn Hughes (VAN): 5 goals, 22 assists – elite puck‑moving defenseman, drives Vancouver’s transition game.
JT Miller (VAN): 12 goals, 15 assists – top scorer, key power‑play presence.
Elias Pettersson (VAN): 10 goals, 14 assists – questionable, but critical to Canucks’ offense.
William Eklund (SJS): 9 goals, 12 assists – breakout young forward, dangerous in open ice.
Logan Couture (SJS): 7 goals, 10 assists – veteran leader, stabilizes Sharks’ top line.
Goaltending:
Thatcher Demko (VAN): 7‑9‑5, 2.98 GAA, .905 SV%.
Mackenzie Blackwood (SJS): 8‑6‑2, 2.71 GAA, .910 SV%.
Series History
Sharks lead season series 1‑0 after a 3‑2 win on Nov 7, 2025.
San Jose has won 4 of last 6 meetings dating back to 2024.
Vancouver last won at SAP Center in March 2024.
Betting Trends
Canucks are 4‑7‑4 on the road, struggling away from Rogers Arena.
Sharks are 7‑4‑1 at home, winning 64% of home games.
Vancouver games have gone over in 14 of 30.
San Jose games have gone over in 13 of 24.
Summary
The Sharks (11‑10‑3) enter with momentum, led by Eklund and Couture, while the Canucks (10‑12‑8) continue to struggle defensively and rely heavily on Miller and Hughes. Expect a fast‑paced, high‑scoring contest at SAP Center.
Game Odds
Vancouver Canucks – 113
San Jose Sharks 6.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Thursday, November 27, 2025
