10:40 pm
April 12

Golden Knights @ Sharks

Who will WIN this matchup?

Vegas Golden Knights

@ San Jose Sharks

 

Starting Goalies:

Marc-Andre Fleury (VGK): Confirmed

Martin Jones (SJ): Confirmed

 

Current odds:

Vegas Golden Knights: (+115)

San Jose Sharks: (-135)

 

• Mark Stone scored twice in the opener for Vegas, but the coveted trade deadline acquisition felt that the onus belongs on the Golden Knights to play better after mustering just 10 shots through two periods. “I don’t think it has anything to do with them (the Sharks),” the 26-year-old Stone said. “It’s more to do with us. We’ve got to focus on our own game.” Linemate Max Pacioretty notched two assists to lift his postseason total to 21 points (10 goals, 11 assists) in 39 career games.

• Captain Joe Pavelski said his first-period goal was the toughest one of his career, an admission that came after he lost a few teeth on Wednesday and before he sat in a dentist’s chair on Thursday after Burns’ shot hit him flush in the mouth before the puck crossed the goal line. Coach Peter DeBoer labeled the 34-year-old said as “a warrior” after the contest and told NBC Sports California that he “thinks he’s going to be fine.” Pavelski, whose team-leading 38 goals this season were his second-most in his career, had just one of his 45 playoff tallies in last year’s second-round series loss to Vegas.

• Vegas C Paul Stastny collected his sixth point in five games with an assist on Stone’s second-period goal on Wednesday.

4/10
Confidence
StreakSmarter Pick
Vegas Golden Knights
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