NHL Betting Preview: Sharks vs Canucks

The San Jose Sharks square off against the Vancouver Canucks at Delta Center, with face-off scheduled for 22:00 on Saturday, December 27.

Expect Goals in Sharks at Canucks

The -143 looks too good to miss for our prediction. The Sharks and the Canucks should be able to deliver on Over 5.5 to secure a return on investment.

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8 Wins in Last 10 H2H Clashes for Canucks

San Jose Sharks have now lost three straight games. On the road in their previous game, Vegas Golden Knights won 7-2 at T-Mobile Arena. Macklin Celebrini and Collin Graf each scored one goal.

Vancouver Canucks have experienced two home defeats on the spin. It was a road defeat to Philadelphia Flyers in their last game, losing 5-2 at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Drew O'Connor and Max Sasson scored one goal each.

Head-to-Head Statistics

These two teams last met at SAP Center, with the Sharks claiming the win. Beating the Canucks by a 3-2 scoreline. The past 10 H2H games have seen the Canucks land eight wins.

Starting Goalies

Yaroslav Askarov (Expected)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	12-10-1	3.4	.897	0
23/24	1-0-0	1.47	.943	0

Thatcher Demko (Expected)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	8-6-0	2.5	.911	1
23/24	35-14-2	2.45	.918	5

San Jose Sharks – Last 10 Games

4 wins and 6 losses, averaging 2.9 goals from 26.7 shots on goal, with a 12.1% powerplay efficiency. The Sharks have been giving up 4.2 goals from 30.5 shots, averaging 2.9 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 69.0%.

Macklin Celebrini is the top points scorer with 15 points, 5 goals and 10 assists, with Collin Graf racking up 10 points, 7 goals and 3 assists, over the last 10 games. Goalie Alex Nedeljkovic have a 2.95 goal against average with a .890 save percentage.

Vancouver Canucks – Last 10 Games

The Canucks have 5 wins and 5 losses, averaging 2.3 goals from 25.7 shots on goal, with a 14.7% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 2.7 goals from 27.0 shots, averaging 3.1 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 87.1%.

The top points scorer is Linus Karlsson with 6 points, 3 goals and 3 assists, while Aatu Raety is next best after registering 5 points, 2 goals and 3 assists. Goalie Thatcher Demko have a 1.82 GAA with a .929 SV%, including one shutout.

San Jose Sharks vs Vancouver Canucks Prediction & Picks

Our San Jose Sharks vs Vancouver Canucks betting outlook has it all, including a trusted match forecast, our predicted score, top player prop picks and a hand-picked bet builder.

Game Prediction

The two teams can combine to go over the 5.5 goal line. We’re sweet on this pick and odds of -143 are available when it comes to this NHL encounter.

It’s important to know which players are unavailable for the upcoming action along with the current form of each NHL franchise. If you're after stats, you're in the right place because they form the foundation of our hockey picks.

Key Sharks vs Canucks stats:

The 5.5 line has been covered in the last 5 Sharks games.
The 5.5 line has been covered in 6 of the last 10 Sharks games.
The 5.5 line has been covered in 11 of the last 20 Sharks games on the road.
The 5.5 line has been covered in 7 of the last 10 Canucks games at home.
The 5.5 line has been covered in 12 of the last 20 Canucks games at home.
The 5.5 line has been covered in the last 2 Canucks games.

Over 5.5 Probability

According to the top betting sites, there’s a 58.8% chance of our pick landing a return. After careful examination, our analysts calculate this probability to be somewhere between 65-70%. This is why we regard this as a value wager.

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Our Game Prediction

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Collin Graf To Score +310

Collin Graf (Sharks) has been on the scoresheet in his past 3 games. Based on the stats, we are happy to back the +310 when it comes to him finding the net on the Anytime Goalscorer market.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

Totals Over 5.5

To Score Collin Graf

Assists Alex Wennberg Over 0.5

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Correct Score Prediction

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Let’s go for the Sharks to win 5-3, a bet which is available at +2800. Correct score betting provides plenty of excitement and a potentially bigger return if you win.

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San Jose Sharks vs Vancouver Canucks Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Books Expecting a Canucks Victory

The sportsbooks’ betting odds have Vancouver Canucks as -141 favorites for this game, implying that they are 58% likely to win. If you’re looking for an alternative angle, San Jose Sharks are trading at +116.

The puck line is 1.5 and the total goals line is currently 5.5. The Totals offers hockey bettors an alternative way of getting involved. If you’re wanting to back Over 5.5, the odds are -143.

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Moneyline

3-Way Moneyline

Puck Line

Total Goals

Macklin Celebrini Favorite to Score the First Goal

Macklin Celebrini is the market leader to be First Goalscorer at +950. Alternatively, there’s the chance to back him to find the net at any stage at +145.

Player Goals

Macklin Celebrini (Sharks)

Jake DeBrusk (Canucks)

Brock Boeser (Canucks)

Tyler Toffoli (Sharks)

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Player Assists

Macklin Celebrini (Sharks)

Marco Rossi (Canucks)

Filip Hronek (Canucks)

William Eklund (Sharks)

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Player Shots

Macklin Celebrini (Sharks)

Jake DeBrusk (Canucks)

Brock Boeser (Canucks)

Tyler Toffoli (Sharks)

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Last 5 Games

Sharks

NHL: 24/12 Sharks2 Golden Knights 7
NHL: 21/12 Kraken4 Sharks 2
NHL: 19/12 Stars5 Sharks 3
NHL: 17/12 Flames3 Sharks 6
NHL: 13/12 Sharks6 Penguins 5

Canucks

NHL: 23/12 Canucks2 Flyers 5
NHL: 21/12 Canucks5 Bruins 4
NHL: 20/12 Canucks4 Islanders 1
NHL: 17/12 Canucks3 Rangers 0
NHL: 14/12 Canucks2 Devils 1

Head to Head

San Jose vs Vancouver

NHL: 28/11 2025 Canucks 2 Sharks 3
NHL: 15/04 2025 Sharks 1 Canucks 2
NHL: 07/02 2025 Canucks 2 Sharks 1
NHL: 24/12 2024 Sharks 3 Canucks 4
NHL: 03/11 2024 Canucks 3 Sharks 2
NHL: 24/12 2023 Sharks 4 Canucks 7
NHL: 26/11 2023 Canucks 3 Sharks 4
NHL: 21/11 2023 Sharks 1 Canucks 3
NHL: 03/11 2023 Canucks 10 Sharks 1
NHL: 24/03 2023 Sharks 2 Canucks 7

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

San Jose Sharks Stats

Vancouver Canucks Stats

Moneyline

4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games
3 wins and 7 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
2 wins and 8 defeats in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

+1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 4 of the last 10 games
+1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 4 of the last 10 games on the road

Puck Line

-1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 3 of the last 10 games
-1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 1 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 7.10 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 6.00 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
Over 5.5: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 games
Over 5.5 on the Road: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 2.90 goals and allowed 4.20 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 2.10 pts and allowed 3.90 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 5.10 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 6.40 goals in the previous 10 home games
Over 5.5: Covered in 3 of the previous 10 games
Over 5.5 at Home: Covered in 7 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 2.40 goals and allowed 2.70 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 2.40 goals and allowed 4.00 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.4
Shots: 26.7
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 2.9
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 5.8
Blocks: 15.2
Faceoff Wins : 26.6
Hits: 22.9
Giveaways: 15.3
Takeaways: 4.8

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.4
Shots: 23.4
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 3.4
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 6.8
Blocks: 15.9
Faceoff Wins : 25.5
Hits: 22.2
Giveaways: 14.6
Takeaways: 4.6

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.5
Shots: 25.7
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.1
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 6.2
Blocks: 15.4
Faceoff Wins : 27.4
Hits: 22.8
Giveaways: 14.1
Takeaways: 4.3

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.5
Shots: 32.7
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.3
Empty Net Goals: 0
Penalty Minutes: 6.6
Blocks: 16.9
Faceoff Wins : 28.7
Hits: 20.5
Giveaways: 14.7
Takeaways: 4.3

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San Jose Sharks Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
71	Macklin Celebrini	37	20.58	19	36	55	12
2	Will Smith	33	17.93	12	17	29	5
73	Tyler Toffoli	37	15.87	10	15	25	-2

21	Alexander Wennberg	37	20.56	7	16	23	-13
72	William Eklund	33	19.71	8	14	22	-17
51	Collin Graf	36	16.11	10	10	20	3
9	Dmitri Orlov	37	21.68	1	17	18	-3
96	Philipp Kurashev	31	16.03	6	9	15	0
3	John Klingberg	28	21.54	8	7	15	-2
81	Adam Gaudette	31	12.06	8	4	12	-8
10	Ty Dellandrea	37	14.66	2	9	11	-13
53	Jeff Skinner	24	12.51	4	3	7	-11
38	Mario Ferraro	37	20.89	1	6	7	-3
23	Barclay Goodrow	37	11.66	3	3	6	-8
85	Shakir Mukhamadullin	19	16.47	2	4	6	0
37	Timothy Liljegren	28	20.1	0	4	4	-10
6	Sam Dickinson	28	15.03	1	2	3	-5
4	Nick Leddy	15	17.51	0	3	3	-8
	Michael Misa	7	11.74	1	2	3	-1
92	Igor Chernyshov	4	16	0	3	3	3
75	Ryan Reaves	31	7.94	2	0	2	-8
40	Pavol Regenda	2	12.7	2	0	2	-2
5	Vincent Desharnais	20	16.56	0	2	2	1
63	Zack Ostapchuk	15	9.23	0	1	1	-2
	Vincent Iorio	12	15.82	0	1	1	-5
56	Ethan Cardwell	7	11.93	1	0	1	-3
54	Patrick Giles	3	8.87	0	1	1	1
30	Yaroslav Askarov	23	54.94	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
33	Alex Nedeljkovic	17	3.06	0.895
	Jakub Skarek	-	-	-
1	Justin Kowalkoski	-	-	-

Vancouver Canucks Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
40	Elias Pettersson	28	20.63	8	14	22	-7
17	Filip Hronek	36	24.41	2	18	20	2
44	Kiefer Sherwood	36	17.48	16	4	20	-5

8	Conor Garland	30	20.32	7	13	20	-7
91	Evander Kane	35	17.37	6	12	18	-4
6	Brock Boeser	34	19.13	9	8	17	-15
74	Jake DeBrusk	36	17.65	9	8	17	-8
24	Zeev Buium	36	18.76	4	13	17	-8
93	Marco Rossi	22	18.58	4	10	14	-8
94	Linus Karlsson	33	10.37	7	7	14	-3
18	Drew O'Connor	36	13.66	8	5	13	-1
54	Aatu Raety	30	11.95	3	8	11	3
63	Max Sasson	33	10.96	8	2	10	0
	Tom Willander	26	13.85	1	8	9	2
57	Tyler Myers	36	20.53	1	7	8	-10
29	Marcus Pettersson	36	20.81	1	6	7	-1
26	Elias Pettersson	33	13.65	1	5	6	-1
73	Lukas Reichel	19	12.25	2	3	5	-4
13	Arshdeep Bains	26	9.15	1	4	5	0
	MacKenzie MacEachern	8	10.19	1	3	4	0
72	Filip Chytil	6	15.63	3	0	3	0
92	Liam Oehgren	23	9.75	2	1	3	-2
23	Jonathan Lekkerimaeki	8	10.89	1	1	2	0
64	David Kampf	16	15.34	1	0	1	-4
73	Pierre-Olivier Joseph	11	11.84	0	1	1	-4
53	Teddy Blugers	2	15.85	1	0	1	0
21	Nils Hoeglander	5	12.52	0	0	0	0
90	Vittorio Mancini	5	10.52	0	0	0	-2
	Braeden Cootes	3	10.77	0	0	0	-2
27	Derek Forbort	2	13.95	0	0	0	0
88	Nils Aaman	2	8.65	0	0	0	0
62	Joseph Labate	1	9.5	0	0	0	-1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
35	Thatcher Demko	15	2.46	0.911
32	Kevin Lankinen	18	3.51	0.88
	Jiri Patera	1	7.39	0.825
60	Nikita Tolopilo	4	2.74	0.911

Injuries & Suspensions

San Jose Sharks Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Will Smith

Injured

Vincent Desharnais

Injured

Philipp Kurashev

Injured

Timothy Liljegren

Injured

Ryan Ellis

Injured

Carey Price

Injured

Logan Couture

Injured

Michael Misa

Unavailable

Vancouver Canucks Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Filip Chytil

Injured

Elias Pettersson

Injured

Derek Forbort

Injured

Starting Lineups

Both teams’ confirmed lineups will be published ahead of face-off. There is also the chance to look at the lineups from the previous 10 games.

Previous San Jose Sharks Lineups

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Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	36	22	11	3	47	0.653	14	18	121	106	15	11-6-1	11-5-2	4-2	6-4	3L
2 Philadelphia	36	19	10	7	45	0.625	12	14	111	102	9	11-5-4	8-5-3	5-3	4-6	2W
3 NY Islanders	37	20	13	4	44	0.595	14	17	107	104	3	11-7-2	9-6-2	3-4	6-4	1W
4 Washington	37	19	13	5	43	0.581	18	19	117	103	14	11-7-2	8-6-3	0-4	3-7	3L
5 NY Rangers	39	19	16	4	42	0.538	12	17	104	105	-1	5-10-3	14-6-1	2-0	4-6	1W
6 New Jersey	37	20	16	1	41	0.554	13	17	103	110	-7	10-7-1	10-9-0	3-0	4-6	2L
7 Pittsburgh	36	15	12	9	39	0.542	13	14	110	119	-9	7-6-5	8-6-4	1-5	1-9	1L
8 Columbus	36	15	15	6	36	0.5	8	11	108	125	-17	7-6-3	8-9-3	4-1	3-7	1W

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Detroit	38	22	13	3	47	0.618	16	20	120	122	-2	12-7-1	10-6-2	2-2	8-2	3W
2 Montreal	37	20	12	5	45	0.608	13	18	123	124	-1	10-9-1	10-3-4	2-3	5-5	1W
3 Tampa Bay	36	20	13	3	43	0.597	17	20	117	95	22	10-9-0	10-4-3	0-1	4-6	2W
4 Florida	36	20	14	2	42	0.583	17	18	117	114	3	12-7-2	8-7-0	2-1	8-2	1W
5 Ottawa	36	18	13	5	41	0.569	13	15	119	113	6	8-6-3	10-7-2	3-0	5-5	1L
6 Boston	38	20	17	1	41	0.539	14	18	122	126	-4	12-8-1	8-9-0	2-1	5-5	4L
7 Buffalo	36	18	14	4	40	0.556	12	15	112	117	-5	11-5-2	7-9-2	3-0	7-3	7W
8 Toronto	36	16	15	5	37	0.514	12	16	115	121	-6	11-5-5	5-10-0	0-1	4-6	1W

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	36	27	2	7	61	0.847	25	27	142	80	62	15-0-2	12-2-5	0-4	8-2	6W
2 Dallas	38	25	7	6	56	0.737	21	22	136	101	35	12-5-1	13-2-5	3-2	7-3	1L
3 Minnesota	38	22	10	6	50	0.658	16	19	117	99	18	13-4-5	9-6-1	3-1	7-3	2L
4 Utah	39	18	18	3	39	0.5	13	18	116	112	4	9-6-1	9-12-2	0-0	4-6	1L
5 Nashville	36	16	16	4	36	0.5	11	14	103	121	-18	10-9-2	6-7-2	2-0	7-3	3W
6 St Louis	38	14	16	8	36	0.474	14	14	95	131	-36	7-8-5	7-8-3	0-2	5-5	1L
7 Winnipeg	35	15	17	3	33	0.471	13	14	103	107	-4	8-7-1	7-10-2	1-1	2-8	4L
8 Chicago	36	13	17	6	32	0.444	12	13	99	114	-15	7-7-3	6-10-3	0-2	2-8	6L

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Vegas	35	17	8	10	44	0.629	13	16	110	104	6	8-4-5	9-4-5	1-4	6-4	1W
2 Anaheim	37	21	14	2	44	0.595	13	17	129	126	3	12-6-0	9-8-2	4-0	5-5	1L
3 Edmonton	38	19	13	6	44	0.579	14	19	130	128	2	10-3-3	9-10-3	0-2	7-3	2W
4 LA Kings	36	15	12	9	39	0.542	10	14	91	96	-5	4-8-4	11-4-5	1-5	3-7	2L
5 San Jose	37	17	17	3	37	0.5	9	16	109	129	-20	10-7-3	7-10-0	1-1	4-6	3L
6 Seattle	35	15	14	6	36	0.514	10	15	89	107	-18	7-7-3	8-7-3	0-3	4-6	3W
7 Calgary	37	15	18	4	34	0.459	12	13	98	113	-15	9-5-2	6-13-2	2-2	6-4	1L
8 Vancouver	36	15	18	3	33	0.458	10	12	103	122	-19	4-10-1	11-8-2	3-0	5-5	1L

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San Jose Sharks vs Vancouver Canucks Prediction & Picks

Game Prediction

Over 5.5 Probability

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