San Jose Sharks at Vegas Golden KnightsDec 16, 2026

Time TBDWednesday, Dec 16, 2026

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San Jose SharksSJS

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Vegas Golden KnightsVGK

Preview

Probable goalies, start odds, schedule edge and each team's lines from its last game.

Schedule Edge

No schedule edge

SJSaway±0.0 pts

1 day rest · 614 km travel

1 day rest vs 3 days rest

VGKhome±0.0 pts

3 days rest · 3,141 km travel · -3 h

3 days rest vs 1 day rest

No meaningful schedule edge: SJS (1 day rest) at VGK (3 days rest).

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San Jose Sharks

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Yaroslav Askarov56%
Alex Nedeljkovic23%
Eric Comrie21%
Schedule: Rested
Last game: W 4–3 vs FLA · Oct 1

L1Marchment – Smith – Celebrini
10:34
L2Wennberg – Graf – Stenberg
10:13
L3Toffoli – Chernyshov – Misa
7:17
L4Goodrow – Sherwood – Ostapchuk
6:43
D1Orlov – Cagnoni
13:38
D2Nurse – Kesselring
12:18
D3Trouba – Allan
12:06
PP1Wennberg – Cagnoni – Smith – Celebrini – Chernyshov
3:37

Projected SJS lines →·SJS goalies →·Goalie start planner →

Vegas Golden Knights

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Carter Hart73%
Adin Hill18%
Carl Lindbom8%
Schedule: Rested
Last game: L 3–4 vs ANA · Oct 2

L1Stone – Barbashev – Eichel
6:34
L2Karlsson – Marner – Howden
5:19
L3Hertl – Olofsson – Connelly
4:54
L4Dowd – Gatcomb – Bowman
4:24
D1McNabb – Theodore
14:59
D2Hanifin – Lauzon
14:19
D3Andersson – Wotherspoon
14:13
PP1Stone – Hertl – Theodore – Eichel – Marner
3:34

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Game day: all games on Dec 16.

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.