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Utah Hockey Club at San Jose Sharks NHL Predictions

2027-01-18 • SAP Center at San Jose
San Jose Sharks vs Utah Hockey Club @ 1:00 PM PST

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
SJS: 39.1%
UTA: 60.9%
Expected Goals
SJS: 1.85
UTA: 3.17
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 60%
Over 6.5: 41%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

SJS
Yaroslav Askarov - 21-20-4 | 0.883 SV% | 3.63 GAA
UTA
Karel Vejmelka - 38-20-3 | 0.896 SV% | 2.75 GAA
StatSJSUTA
Season SV%0.8960.895
Last 5 SV%0.8620.881
SV% vs Opponent0.8830.800
GAA3.362.68
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 83% • SJS at home vs UTA: 2-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-12-01SJS 6 - 3 UTASJSSJS
2025-11-18SJS 3 - 2 UTASJSSJS
2025-10-17UTA 6 - 3 SJSUTAUTA
2025-01-10UTA 2 - 1 SJSUTAUTA
2024-12-14SJS 3 - 4 UTAUTAUTA

🔮 Game Preview

This game is scheduled for 2027-01-18 at 1:00 PM PST.

Check back after the game for in-game win probability analysis and post-game results.