Los Angeles Kings vs San Jose Sharks Prediction & Picks - NHL

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Los Angeles Kings
1/7/26 22:30
San Jose Sharks

Prediction:

 

1st Period Betting - SJ Sharks ML

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 by Edgar Jibran | in NHL Picks

The last game in next Wednesday night’s NHL schedule will take place at 09:30 pm CST, when the Los Angeles Kings host a very tough divisional game against the San Jose Sharks at the Crypto.com Arena. For this game, the bookies’ odds are expecting the Kings to easily win; however, the 2025/26 season has put the San Jose Sharks as one of the biggest outliers in the Western Conference’s standings.

With this in mind, it cannot be taken as a big surprise to find out that the loser of this game could be taken down from the playoffs’ spots, so the Los Angeles Kings are expected to show a related performance to the one they have shown against the Minnesota Wild during their last two matchdays. However, it shouldn’t be ignored that the Kings currently have the worst offense in the Pacific Division, with just 111 goals scored this season.

On the San Jose Sharks’ side, this game is expected to be a gigantic opportunity for them to keep the good pace, as they have recently defeated very competitive teams like the Anaheim Ducks and the Minnesota Wild. Despite that, their frequent lack of consistency will put the Sharks in real trouble to secure a playoff spot by the end of the regular season, it also being worth noting that Macklin Celebrini is the only Sharks player to score more than 15 goals this season.

Los Angeles Kings vs San Jose Sharks Form

Table

Teams Pts P W L GD
20
San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks
51 2852 13 20 -20
23
Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
51 1833 12 16 -11

Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks Latest Matches

Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings Latest matches
L W L L W W
Victories

3/6 (50%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

Jan 5, 2026 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
4 :  2
Minnesota Wild

Jan 3, 2026 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
5 :  4
Minnesota Wild

Jan 1, 2026 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
3 :  5
Tampa Bay Lightning

Dec 29, 2025 - NHL

Colorado Avalanche
5 :  2
Los Angeles Kings

Dec 27, 2025 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
6 :  1
Anaheim Ducks

Dec 23, 2025 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
2 :  3
Seattle Kraken
L L W L W W
Victories

3/6 (50%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

Jan 5, 2026 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
4 :  2
Minnesota Wild

Jan 3, 2026 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
5 :  4
Minnesota Wild

Jan 1, 2026 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
3 :  5
Tampa Bay Lightning

Dec 27, 2025 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
6 :  1
Anaheim Ducks

Dec 23, 2025 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
2 :  3
Seattle Kraken

Dec 22, 2025 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
1 :  3
Columbus Blue Jackets
W L L L W L
Victories

2/6 (33%)

Defeats

4/6 (67%)

Dec 29, 2025 - NHL

Colorado Avalanche
5 :  2
Los Angeles Kings

Dec 18, 2025 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
1 :  2
Los Angeles Kings

Dec 17, 2025 - NHL

Florida Panthers
3 :  2
Los Angeles Kings

Dec 15, 2025 - NHL

Dallas Stars
4 :  1
Los Angeles Kings

Dec 10, 2025 - NHL

Seattle Kraken
3 :  2
Los Angeles Kings

Dec 8, 2025 - NHL

Utah Mammoth
2 :  4
Los Angeles Kings
San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks Latest matches
L W W W L W
Victories

4/6 (67%)

Defeats

2/6 (33%)

Jan 6, 2026 - NHL

San Jose Sharks
5 :  2
Columbus Blue Jackets

Jan 3, 2026 - NHL

San Jose Sharks
3 :  7
Tampa Bay Lightning

Dec 31, 2025 - NHL

San Jose Sharks
4 :  3
Minnesota Wild

Dec 29, 2025 - NHL

Anaheim Ducks
4 :  5
San Jose Sharks

Dec 27, 2025 - NHL

Vancouver Canucks
3 :  6
San Jose Sharks

Dec 23, 2025 - NHL

Vegas Golden Knights
7 :  2
San Jose Sharks
W L L W L W
Victories

3/6 (50%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

Jan 6, 2026 - NHL

San Jose Sharks
5 :  2
Columbus Blue Jackets

Jan 3, 2026 - NHL

San Jose Sharks
3 :  7
Tampa Bay Lightning

Dec 31, 2025 - NHL

San Jose Sharks
4 :  3
Minnesota Wild

Dec 20, 2025 - NHL

San Jose Sharks
2 :  4
Seattle Kraken

Dec 18, 2025 - NHL

San Jose Sharks
3 :  5
Dallas Stars

Dec 16, 2025 - NHL

San Jose Sharks
6 :  3
Calgary Flames
L W W L W W
Victories

4/6 (67%)

Defeats

2/6 (33%)

Dec 29, 2025 - NHL

Anaheim Ducks
4 :  5
San Jose Sharks

Dec 27, 2025 - NHL

Vancouver Canucks
3 :  6
San Jose Sharks

Dec 23, 2025 - NHL

Vegas Golden Knights
7 :  2
San Jose Sharks

Dec 13, 2025 - NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins
5 :  6
San Jose Sharks

Dec 11, 2025 - NHL

Toronto Maple Leafs
2 :  3
San Jose Sharks

Dec 9, 2025 - NHL

Philadelphia Flyers
4 :  1
San Jose Sharks

Los Angeles Kings against San Jose Sharks : Head to Head (H2H)

Los Angeles Kings

67 %

San Jose Sharks

33 %

Nov 20, 2025 - NHL

San Jose Sharks
4 :  3
Los Angeles Kings

Oct 28, 2025 - NHL

San Jose Sharks
3 :  4
Los Angeles Kings

Mar 30, 2025 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
8 :  1
San Jose Sharks

Jan 22, 2024 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
3 :  4
San Jose Sharks

Dec 27, 2023 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
5 :  1
San Jose Sharks

Mar 17, 2022 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
3 :  0
San Jose Sharks

Players list

Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
Goalkeeper

A. Forsberg

D. Kuemper

Defender

D. Doughty

B. Clarke

M. Anderson

B. Dumoulin

C. Ceci

J. Moverare

J. Edmundson

Forward

Q. Byfield

A. Lee

A. Turcotte

S. Helenius

A. Laferriere

T. Ward

J. Malott

A. Kempe

W. Foegele

A. Kuzmenko

K. Fiala

San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks
Goalkeeper

Y. Askarov

A. Nedeljkovic

Defender

M. Ferraro

V. Iorio

N. Leddy

D. Orlov

T. Liljegren

S. Dickinson

Forward

W. Eklund

P. Regenda

A. Gaudette

M. Celebrini

I. Chernyshov

C. Graf

Z. Ostapchuk

A. Wennberg

T. Toffoli

J. Skinner

R. Reaves

B. Goodrow

Los Angeles Kings - San Jose Sharks Key Points

  1. The San Jose Sharks have won four of their last five road games, being able to score five or more goals in three of them.
  2. The Los Angeles Kings have scored four or more goals in regulation time in three of their last four home games.
  3. The San Jose Sharks haven’t defeated the Kings in regulation time since their 3-1 preseason victory in September 2022.
  4. The Los Angeles Kings have a seven-game home streak without losing in regulation time against the Sharks.

Our Los Angeles Kings vs San Jose Sharks Prediction

For this matchup, both teams are expected to generate dangerous opportunities from the beginning of the game, which is a pattern that could generate a good profit for the Los Angeles Kings when taking into account that they will play at home.

Ultimately, the San Jose Sharks are also expected to leverage the game despite being one of the most irregular teams in the current season. Nonetheless, it’s more than clear that Celebrini will most likely generate a positive impact for the Sharks; therefore, the pick for the San Jose Sharks – Los Angeles Kings is: 1st Period Betting – SJ Sharks ML!

Prediction:

 

1st Period Betting - SJ Sharks ML

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