NHL Prop Bets: San Jose Sharks vs Los Angeles Kings (October 3, 2026)
The Los Angeles Kings (0-1-0) face the San Jose Sharks (1-0-0) at SAP Center at San Jose. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Saturday's matchup.
- The Kings have a 32-55 Puck Line record since the beginning of last season, while the Sharks hold a record of 47-36 across the same span.
- The Kings have a 40-45-2 O/U record since the beginning of last season (meaning 40 games have gone over the total points line, 45 have gone under and two have resulted in a push). The Sharks have a 42-39-2 O/U record.
Goals For Insights
- The Kings have scored 2.70 goals per game since the beginning of last season (29th in the league). Comparatively, the Sharks have averaged +0.3 more at 3.05 goals over the same span (16th).
- Defensively, the Kings have allowed 2.96 goals per game since the beginning of last season (T10th in the league), while the Sharks have given up an average of 3.53 goals over that span (30th).
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, Los Angeles is averaging 28.0 shots per game since the beginning of last season (17th in the NHL). Meanwhile, San Jose is allowing its opposition 29.6 shots per game (26th).
- Flipping that script, the Kings have allowed 27.2 shots per game (11th in the NHL), while the Sharks are averaging 25.8 shots (26th).
Power Play
- Los Angeles holds a power play percentage of 16.7%, ranking 28th in the league since the beginning of last season, while San Jose sits 15th with 21.2% of its power play opportunities converted.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Kings have a penalty kill rate of 73.5% (ranked 30th), compared to the Sharks at 76.6% (26th).
P1 Result
- Here are their first period records since the beginning of last season.
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 29-29-29 | 14-13-16 | 15-16-13 | |
| San Jose | 25-24-34 | 14-13-15 | 11-11-19 |
To Go To Overtime
- The Kings have played in 34 games that have gone to overtime since the beginning of last season, while the Sharks have appeared in 21.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Kings have played in 14 games that have gone to a shootout since the beginning of last season, while the Sharks have appeared in 4.
Last Time They Met
San Jose recorded a 3-4 overtime victory over Los Angeles at Crypto.com Arena when these teams last met on January 7, 2026. Macklin Celebrini led the way to that result, recording 1 goal and 2 assists.
