San Jose at Vegas

San Jose will be prepared for the speed and aggressiveness of the Vegas Golden Knights unlike in Game 1 when the Sharks were blindsided by four goals in a span of just over seven minutes by the Knights in the first period. The Sharks have won four of their last five with one day of rest and 21 of their last 27 against Pacific Division teams. Also, San Jose figures to bounce back as it is 9-2 its last 11 games against an opponent that scored at least five goals its previous game. The Sharks cannot allow themselves to slack off at any time as Evander Kane is suspended for one game and Martin Jones will rebound from a bad performance as he had allowed a total of four goals his previous four starts before Thursday's loss. Look for this matchup to be much closer than Game 1 and play the Sharks on the puckline.