Ottawa Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson (65) skates to the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Arizona Coyotes Saturday, March 3, 2018, in Glendale, Ariz. The Coyotes defeated the Senators 2-1. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Ottawa Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson (65) adjusts his helmet during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Arizona Coyotes Saturday, March 3, 2018, in Glendale, Ariz. The Coyotes defeated the Senators 2-1. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Ottawa Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson (65) pauses on the ice during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Arizona Coyotes Saturday, March 3, 2018, in Glendale, Ariz. The Coyotes defeated the Senators 2-1. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Ottawa Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson (65) pauses on the ice during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Arizona Coyotes Saturday, March 3, 2018, in Glendale, Ariz. The Coyotes defeated the Senators 2-1. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Ottawa Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson (65) skates to the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Arizona Coyotes Saturday, March 3, 2018, in Glendale, Ariz. The Coyotes defeated the Senators 2-1. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Ottawa Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson, of Sweden, carries the puck against the Columbus Blue Jackets during an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Saturday, March 17, 2018. The Blue Jackets won 2-1. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
Ottawa Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson (65) skates with the puck during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers, Monday, March 12, 2018, in Sunrise, Fla. The Senators won 5-3. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Moments after the Sharks acquired defenseman Erik Karlsson on Thursday from the Ottawa Senators, San Jose’s odds were adjusted at Las Vegas sports books.
The Sharks moved from 20-1 to win the 2019 Stanley Cup to 10-1 at the Westgate sports book, which also moved San Jose’s odds to win the Western Conference from 10-1 to 7-1.
The Sharks’ odds to make the playoffs increased from minus 260 to minus 340, and their Pacific Division odds went from 7-2 to 9-4.
The Golden Knights remain the 7-4 favorite to win the division, with the Anaheim Ducks at 5-1 and the Los Angeles Kings and Calgary Flames at 7-1.
San Jose’s addition of Karlsson, a two-time Norris Trophy winner as the NHL’s best defenseman, also impacted their regular-season point total. The Westgate increased the total from 97½ points to 100½.
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