BEST LINES:  Pinnacle -½ +361 BET 365 -½ +375 SportsInteraction -½ +375 5DIMES -½ +375

Posted at 10:30 AM EST.

9:05 PM EST. The Sharks are 22 games into the season and have managed to string together two wins in a row just three times this entire year so far. That’s not because this is a weak team, instead, it’s because the Sharks weak goaltending prevents them from winning consistently and unless that changes, taking back prices like this against them is almost a must. One could make an argument against that if the Sharks were only losing to upper echelon teams but that’s not the case at all. San Jose has already lost to the Ducks, Islanders, Rangers (twice), St. Louis, New Jersey and Dallas among others. Playing the 20th ranked strength of schedule, the Sharks are 5-4 against top-16 teams. We also like that the Sharks play in Vegas next up followed by an exciting trip that concludes in Toronto (Saturday night) and Montreal (Sunday night) next weekend.

After a tremendous start, the Canucks stock is dropping faster than cryptocurrency. Vancouver has dropped seven in a row but just like winning a bunch in a row is rare in this sport because of the luck factor, losing seven or eight or more in a row is just as rare and it’s not like the Canucks are awful. Indeed, the rash of injuries have caught up to them but Vancouver is certainly capable of coming up with big performances and the proof is in the pudding. Playing the NHL’s toughest schedule, Vancouver is 6-5 against top-10 competition and 8-7 against top-16. At the end of the day, the Sharks have been a big risk spotting big prices because they don’t win often enough to support it. That applies here too.

Therefore:

OT included - Vancouver +248 for 1 unit.

Regulation only - Vancouver -½ +375 for 1 unit.

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