After Pavel Dorofeyev's three-goal showing in the Vegas Golden Knights' 6-5 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Kings, the Golden Knights (0-0-1) visit the San Jose Sharks (0-0-0) on Thursday at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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As hockey play continues, prepare for the matchup by checking out which club we predict will pick up the victory in Thursday's game.

Golden Knights vs. Sharks Predictions for Thursday

Our computer projection model for this matchup predicts a final score of Golden Knights 4, Sharks 2.

Moneyline Pick: Golden Knights (-192)
Total Pick: Over 6 (computer predicts 6.2 goals on average)
Spread Pick: Golden Knights (-1.5)

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Golden Knights Splits and Trends

The Golden Knights were 6-12-18 in overtime games on their way to a 50-22-10 overall record last season.
Vegas was 17-8-7 (41 points) in its 32 games decided by one goal.
Looking at the five times last season the Golden Knights ended a game with only one goal, they had a 1-2-2 record, picking up four points.
Vegas scored exactly two goals in 15 games last season (2-11-2 record, six points).
The Golden Knights were 52-7-7 when they scored at least three goals (to register 111 points).
In the 35 games when Vegas recorded a single power-play goal, it went 20-11-4 to register 44 points.
In the 62 games last season when it outshot its opponent, Vegas was 41-17-4 (86 points).
The Golden Knights were outshot by their opponent 28 times, and went 13-8-7 (33 points).

Sharks Splits and Trends

The Sharks had a 20-50-12 record last season, and were 6-12-18 in games that required overtime.
San Jose picked up 27 points (10-15-7) in its 32 games decided by one goal.
In 18 games last season when the Sharks finished with just one goal, they picked up five points (1-14-3).
San Jose picked up 13 points (5-19-3 record) last season when scoring a pair of goals .
The Sharks picked up 34 points in their 34 games when they scored at least three goals.
Last season San Jose scored a single power-play goal in 27 games and registered 21 points, with a record of 8-14-5.
When outshooting its opponent last season, San Jose was 6-13-1 (13 points).
The Sharks were outshot by their opponents in 58 games last season, going 12-35-11 to record 35 points.

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