San Jose Sharks

Ice Hockey NHL American Airlines Center Fri 5 Dec 20:00

Dallas Stars

  1. Prediction
  2. SGP Picks
  3. Correct Score
  4. Odds
  5. Team Stats
  6. Player Stats
  7. Player Props
  8. Team News
  9. Lineups
  10. Injuries
  11. Roster
  12. Standings
  13. Live Stream

NHL Betting Preview: Sharks vs Stars

The San Jose Sharks meet the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center, with face-off scheduled for 20:00 on Friday, December 5.

Stars Look Value for This Clash

We’re expecting a one-sided encounter and our prediction is to back the Stars at -108 to overcome a 1.5 handicap. We feel as though they can beat the Sharks by at least two goals.

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8 Stars Wins in Last 10 H2H Clashes

San Jose Sharks have lost their previous four road outings. In their most recent game, they were turned over 7-1 at home to Washington Capitals at SAP Center. Pavol Regenda was the solitary scorer after Sharks registered 24 shots.

Dallas Stars have made it back-to-back wins at home. Their last game saw them land a 3-0 road victory at Prudential Center against New Jersey Devils. Miro Heiskanen, Mikko Rantanen and Jason Robertson each scored one goal. Jake Oettinger made 30 saves for his shutout.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Stars triumphed 8-3 when they last played the Sharks. This head-to-head was played at SAP Center. The Stars have beaten the Sharks in the past six meetings. They’ve also claimed 8 wins in the past 10 head-to-head meetings.

Starting Goalies

Yaroslav Askarov (Expected)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
24/25 10-7-1 3.2 .903 0
23/24 1-0-0 1.47 .943 0
Jake Oettinger (Expected)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
24/25 12-4-2 2.6 .906 2
23/24 35-14-2 2.72 .905 3
San Jose Sharks – Last 10 Games

5 wins and 5 losses, averaging 2.5 goals from 24.7 shots on goal, with a 17.7% powerplay efficiency. The Sharks have been giving up 3.5 goals from 31.0 shots, averaging 4.1 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 90.2%.

Macklin Celebrini is the top points scorer with 14 points, 4 goals and 10 assists, with Will Smith racking up 10 points, 5 goals and 5 assists, over the last 10 games. Goalie Yaroslav Askarov have a 3.27 goal against average with a .902 save percentage.

Dallas Stars – Last 10 Games

The Stars have 7 wins, 1 loss and 2 overtime losses, averaging 3.9 goals from 26.5 shots on goal, with a 23.5% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 2.0 goals from 28.2 shots, averaging 3.8 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 92.1%.

The top points scorer is Jason Robertson with 16 points, 11 goals and 5 assists, while Wyatt Johnston is next best after registering 10 points, 5 goals and 5 assists. Goalie Jake Oettinger have a 2.01 GAA with a .927 SV%, including one shutout.

San Jose Sharks vs Dallas Stars Prediction & Picks

We’ve broken down San Jose Sharks vs Dallas Stars from every angle, offering our expert match prediction, expected final score, best player prop recommendations and a well-constructed bet builder.

Game Prediction

We’re expecting a comfortable win for Dallas Stars in this NHL clash. Our pick includes backing the -108 on the spread with a -1.5 goal deficit.

To deliver the best possible hockey predictions, we start by locking in the team news and taking time to review the latest form. There’s also no shortage of data to crunch from the most up-to-date NHL stats available.

Key Sharks vs Stars stats:

  • The +1.5 line hasn’t been covered by Sharks in 3 of their last 5 games on the road.
  • The -1.5 line has been covered by Stars in 2 consecutive games against Sharks.

Stars -1.5 Probability

According to the best NHL betting sites, our pick has a 51.8% chance of winning. After careful examination, our cappers calculate this probability to be somewhere between 55-60%. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this hockey bet.

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Jason Robertson To Score -110 BetMGM logo

Jason Robertson (Stars) has scored in 8 of the past 10 games. The odds for him to be an Anytime Goalscorer look really appealing based on the stats and we’ll take a chance on him at odds of -110.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

Puck Line Stars -1.5
To Score Jason Robertson
Assists Mikko Rantanen Over 0.5

Try out our same game parlay pick which starts with the Stars -1.5. We’ve also gone for Jason Robertson (Stars) to score along with Mikko Rantanen (Stars) to have Over 0.5 assists.

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San Jose Sharks vs Dallas Stars Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Books Running Scared of Stars Win

The favorites are 74% likely to win according to the sportsbooks’ latest Moneyline odds, with Dallas Stars priced at -278 to triumph in this game. San Jose Sharks are regarded as a long shot to win and you can currently back them at +220.

The puck line stands at 1.5 and the total goals line is 6.5. The Totals offers hockey bettors an alternative way of getting involved. If you’re going for Over 6.5, then the odds are +106.

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Jason Robertson Favorite to Find the Net First

Jason Robertson is the favorite to be First Goalscorer at +650. If you’re interested in backing him to find the net at anytime, then the price is -110.

Player Goals

Jason Robertson (Stars)
First
-110
Anytime
+650
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Wyatt Johnston (Stars)
First
+120
Anytime
+900
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Mikko Rantanen (Stars)
First
+140
Anytime
+900
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Macklin Celebrini (Sharks)
First
+170
Anytime
+1000
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Player Assists

Mikko Rantanen (Stars)
Over 0.5
-175
Under 0.5
+130
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Jason Robertson (Stars)
Over 0.5
-149
Under 0.5
+110
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Miro Heiskanen (Stars)
Over 0.5
-145
Under 0.5
+110
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Wyatt Johnston (Stars)
Over 0.5
+115
Under 0.5
-149
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Player Shots

Jason Robertson (Stars)
Over 3.5
-118
Under 3.5
-115
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Wyatt Johnston (Stars)
Over 2.5
-120
Under 2.5
-110
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Mikko Rantanen (Stars)
Over 2.5
-149
Under 2.5
+110
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Macklin Celebrini (Sharks)
Over 2.5
-149
Under 2.5
+110
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Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

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Moneyline
  • 5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games on the road
Moneyline
  • 7 wins and 3 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 7 wins and 3 defeats in the last 10 home games
Puck Line
Puck Line
Total Goals
Total Goals
Team Stats - Avg/Game
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Team News
# Player GP MIN G A P +/-
71 Macklin Celebrini 28 20.21 14 26 40 4
2 Will Smith 28 18.21 12 15 27 2
73 Tyler Toffoli 28 15.82 7 11 18 3
# Player GP MIN G A P +/-
21 Jason Robertson 28 19.94 17 19 36 15
96 Mikko Rantanen 27 20.29 12 23 35 -3
53 Wyatt Johnston 28 20.63 16 15 31 -2

Injuries & Suspensions

San Jose Sharks Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Ryan Ellis
Injured
Vincent Desharnais
Injured
Michael Misa
Injured
Carey Price
Injured
Logan Couture
Injured

Dallas Stars Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Lian Bichsel
Injured
Nils Lundkvist
Injured
Thomas Harley
Injured
Adam Erne
Injured
Matt Duchene
Injured
Tyler Seguin
Injured

Starting Lineups

Both teams’ confirmed lineups will be published ahead of face-off. There is also the chance to look at the lineups from the previous 10 games.

Previous San Jose Sharks Lineups

03 Dec NHL
Capitals 7-1 Sharks
01 Dec NHL
Mammoth 3-6 Sharks
29 Nov NHL
Sharks 3-4 Golden Knights
28 Nov NHL
Canucks 2-3 Sharks
26 Nov NHL
Sharks 0-6 Avalanche
23 Nov NHL
Bruins 1-3 Sharks
22 Nov NHL
Senators 3-2 Sharks
20 Nov NHL
Kings 3-4 Sharks
18 Nov NHL
Mammoth 2-3 Sharks
15 Nov NHL
Sharks 1-4 Kraken

Previous Dallas Stars Lineups

03 Dec NHL
Stars 3-0 Devils
02 Dec NHL
Stars 2-3 Rangers
30 Nov NHL
Senators 1-6 Stars
28 Nov NHL
Mammoth 3-4 Stars
26 Nov NHL
Stars 3-2 Kraken
25 Nov NHL
Stars 8-3 Oilers
22 Nov NHL
Stars 2-3 Flames
20 Nov NHL
Stars 4-2 Canucks
18 Nov NHL
Islanders 3-2 Stars
15 Nov NHL
Flyers 1-5 Stars
NHL Standings Select Season
Metropolitan GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Washington 28 17 9 2 36 0.643 16 17 98 71 27 9-5-1 8-4-1 0-2 9-1 6W
2 Carolina 26 16 8 2 34 0.654 11 15 87 75 12 8-4-1 8-4-1 1-1 5-5 1L
3 Pittsburgh 26 14 7 5 33 0.635 13 14 83 74 9 6-4-2 8-3-3 0-3 5-5 2W
4 Philadelphia 26 15 8 3 33 0.635 8 10 79 74 5 9-4-2 6-4-1 5-0 7-3 1W
5 New Jersey 27 16 10 1 33 0.611 10 14 83 82 1 9-3-1 7-7-0 2-0 4-6 3L
6 NY Islanders 28 15 10 3 33 0.589 11 14 84 81 3 7-6-2 8-4-1 1-3 5-5 2W
7 NY Rangers 29 15 12 2 32 0.552 11 14 79 75 4 3-8-1 12-4-1 1-0 5-5 2W
8 Columbus 27 13 9 5 31 0.574 7 9 84 90 -6 6-3-3 7-6-2 4-1 4-6 2W
East Atlantic GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Tampa Bay 27 16 9 2 34 0.63 13 16 88 71 17 8-6-0 8-3-2 0-0 7-3 2L
2 Boston 29 16 13 0 32 0.552 10 14 92 93 -1 10-5-0 6-8-0 2-0 5-5 1W
3 Montreal 26 14 9 3 31 0.596 8 13 87 94 -7 7-6-1 7-3-2 1-2 4-6 1W
4 Detroit 28 14 11 3 31 0.554 10 12 87 99 -12 9-6-1 5-5-2 2-2 4-6 1L
5 Ottawa 27 13 10 4 30 0.556 9 10 86 90 -4 6-4-2 7-6-2 3-0 5-5 1L
6 Toronto 27 13 11 3 29 0.537 9 13 94 91 3 8-4-3 5-7-0 0-0 5-5 3W
7 Florida 26 12 12 2 26 0.5 11 11 77 83 -6 8-6-2 4-6-0 1-1 4-6 4L
8 Buffalo 27 11 12 4 26 0.481 8 9 83 92 -9 9-5-2 2-7-2 2-0 6-4 1L
East Central GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 27 19 2 6 44 0.815 18 19 109 62 47 11-0-2 8-2-4 0-3 8-2 1L
2 Dallas 28 18 5 5 41 0.732 15 16 98 74 24 8-4-1 10-1-4 2-2 7-3 1W
3 Minnesota 28 15 8 5 35 0.625 9 12 79 76 3 8-3-4 7-5-1 3-1 8-2 1L
4 Chicago 27 12 9 6 30 0.556 11 12 85 78 7 6-5-3 6-4-3 0-2 4-6 1W
5 Utah 28 13 12 3 29 0.518 10 13 87 83 4 7-3-1 6-9-2 0-0 3-7 1W
6 Winnipeg 26 13 12 1 27 0.519 11 12 79 78 1 6-5-0 7-7-1 1-1 3-7 2L
7 St Louis 28 9 12 7 25 0.446 9 9 71 100 -29 5-6-4 4-6-3 0-2 3-7 2L
8 Nashville 27 10 13 4 24 0.444 7 9 71 94 -23 6-8-2 4-5-2 1-0 5-5 2W
West Pacific GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Anaheim 27 16 10 1 33 0.611 10 14 96 91 5 9-4-0 7-6-1 2-0 5-5 1L
2 Vegas 26 12 6 8 32 0.615 10 11 80 79 1 7-4-4 5-2-4 1-2 5-5 2W
3 LA Kings 27 12 8 7 31 0.574 7 11 70 75 -5 3-6-3 9-2-4 1-5 4-6 2L
4 San Jose 28 13 12 3 29 0.518 7 12 81 94 -13 9-5-3 4-7-0 1-1 5-5 1L
5 Edmonton 28 12 11 5 29 0.518 7 12 90 100 -10 6-3-2 6-8-3 0-2 4-6 1W
6 Seattle 25 11 8 6 28 0.56 7 11 63 75 -12 6-3-3 5-5-3 0-3 4-6 4L
7 Calgary 29 10 15 4 24 0.414 8 8 70 88 -18 5-4-2 5-11-2 2-2 5-5 1W
8 Vancouver 27 10 14 3 23 0.426 6 8 80 98 -18 3-7-1 7-7-2 2-0 2-8 3L
Eastern GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Washington 28 17 9 2 36 0.643 16 17 98 71 27 9-5-1 8-4-1 0-2 9-1 6W
2 Carolina 26 16 8 2 34 0.654 11 15 87 75 12 8-4-1 8-4-1 1-1 5-5 1L
3 Tampa Bay 27 16 9 2 34 0.63 13 16 88 71 17 8-6-0 8-3-2 0-0 7-3 2L
4 Pittsburgh 26 14 7 5 33 0.635 13 14 83 74 9 6-4-2 8-3-3 0-3 5-5 2W
5 Philadelphia 26 15 8 3 33 0.635 8 10 79 74 5 9-4-2 6-4-1 5-0 7-3 1W
6 New Jersey 27 16 10 1 33 0.611 10 14 83 82 1 9-3-1 7-7-0 2-0 4-6 3L
7 NY Islanders 28 15 10 3 33 0.589 11 14 84 81 3 7-6-2 8-4-1 1-3 5-5 2W
8 NY Rangers 29 15 12 2 32 0.552 11 14 79 75 4 3-8-1 12-4-1 1-0 5-5 2W
9 Boston 29 16 13 0 32 0.552 10 14 92 93 -1 10-5-0 6-8-0 2-0 5-5 1W
10 Montreal 26 14 9 3 31 0.596 8 13 87 94 -7 7-6-1 7-3-2 1-2 4-6 1W
11 Columbus 27 13 9 5 31 0.574 7 9 84 90 -6 6-3-3 7-6-2 4-1 4-6 2W
12 Detroit 28 14 11 3 31 0.554 10 12 87 99 -12 9-6-1 5-5-2 2-2 4-6 1L
13 Ottawa 27 13 10 4 30 0.556 9 10 86 90 -4 6-4-2 7-6-2 3-0 5-5 1L
14 Toronto 27 13 11 3 29 0.537 9 13 94 91 3 8-4-3 5-7-0 0-0 5-5 3W
15 Florida 26 12 12 2 26 0.5 11 11 77 83 -6 8-6-2 4-6-0 1-1 4-6 4L
16 Buffalo 27 11 12 4 26 0.481 8 9 83 92 -9 9-5-2 2-7-2 2-0 6-4 1L
Western GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 27 19 2 6 44 0.815 18 19 109 62 47 11-0-2 8-2-4 0-3 8-2 1L
2 Dallas 28 18 5 5 41 0.732 15 16 98 74 24 8-4-1 10-1-4 2-2 7-3 1W
3 Minnesota 28 15 8 5 35 0.625 9 12 79 76 3 8-3-4 7-5-1 3-1 8-2 1L
4 Anaheim 27 16 10 1 33 0.611 10 14 96 91 5 9-4-0 7-6-1 2-0 5-5 1L
5 Vegas 26 12 6 8 32 0.615 10 11 80 79 1 7-4-4 5-2-4 1-2 5-5 2W
6 LA Kings 27 12 8 7 31 0.574 7 11 70 75 -5 3-6-3 9-2-4 1-5 4-6 2L
7 Chicago 27 12 9 6 30 0.556 11 12 85 78 7 6-5-3 6-4-3 0-2 4-6 1W
8 Utah 28 13 12 3 29 0.518 10 13 87 83 4 7-3-1 6-9-2 0-0 3-7 1W
9 San Jose 28 13 12 3 29 0.518 7 12 81 94 -13 9-5-3 4-7-0 1-1 5-5 1L
10 Edmonton 28 12 11 5 29 0.518 7 12 90 100 -10 6-3-2 6-8-3 0-2 4-6 1W
11 Seattle 25 11 8 6 28 0.56 7 11 63 75 -12 6-3-3 5-5-3 0-3 4-6 4L
12 Winnipeg 26 13 12 1 27 0.519 11 12 79 78 1 6-5-0 7-7-1 1-1 3-7 2L
13 St Louis 28 9 12 7 25 0.446 9 9 71 100 -29 5-6-4 4-6-3 0-2 3-7 2L
14 Nashville 27 10 13 4 24 0.444 7 9 71 94 -23 6-8-2 4-5-2 1-0 5-5 2W
15 Calgary 29 10 15 4 24 0.414 8 8 70 88 -18 5-4-2 5-11-2 2-2 5-5 1W
16 Vancouver 27 10 14 3 23 0.426 6 8 80 98 -18 3-7-1 7-7-2 2-0 2-8 3L
GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 27 19 2 6 44 0.815 18 19 109 62 47 11-0-2 8-2-4 0-3 8-2 1L
2 Dallas 28 18 5 5 41 0.732 15 16 98 74 24 8-4-1 10-1-4 2-2 7-3 1W
3 Washington 28 17 9 2 36 0.643 16 17 98 71 27 9-5-1 8-4-1 0-2 9-1 6W
4 Minnesota 28 15 8 5 35 0.625 9 12 79 76 3 8-3-4 7-5-1 3-1 8-2 1L
5 Carolina 26 16 8 2 34 0.654 11 15 87 75 12 8-4-1 8-4-1 1-1 5-5 1L
6 Tampa Bay 27 16 9 2 34 0.63 13 16 88 71 17 8-6-0 8-3-2 0-0 7-3 2L
7 Pittsburgh 26 14 7 5 33 0.635 13 14 83 74 9 6-4-2 8-3-3 0-3 5-5 2W
8 Philadelphia 26 15 8 3 33 0.635 8 10 79 74 5 9-4-2 6-4-1 5-0 7-3 1W
9 Anaheim 27 16 10 1 33 0.611 10 14 96 91 5 9-4-0 7-6-1 2-0 5-5 1L
10 New Jersey 27 16 10 1 33 0.611 10 14 83 82 1 9-3-1 7-7-0 2-0 4-6 3L
11 NY Islanders 28 15 10 3 33 0.589 11 14 84 81 3 7-6-2 8-4-1 1-3 5-5 2W
12 Vegas 26 12 6 8 32 0.615 10 11 80 79 1 7-4-4 5-2-4 1-2 5-5 2W
13 NY Rangers 29 15 12 2 32 0.552 11 14 79 75 4 3-8-1 12-4-1 1-0 5-5 2W
14 Boston 29 16 13 0 32 0.552 10 14 92 93 -1 10-5-0 6-8-0 2-0 5-5 1W
15 Montreal 26 14 9 3 31 0.596 8 13 87 94 -7 7-6-1 7-3-2 1-2 4-6 1W
16 LA Kings 27 12 8 7 31 0.574 7 11 70 75 -5 3-6-3 9-2-4 1-5 4-6 2L
17 Columbus 27 13 9 5 31 0.574 7 9 84 90 -6 6-3-3 7-6-2 4-1 4-6 2W
18 Detroit 28 14 11 3 31 0.554 10 12 87 99 -12 9-6-1 5-5-2 2-2 4-6 1L
19 Chicago 27 12 9 6 30 0.556 11 12 85 78 7 6-5-3 6-4-3 0-2 4-6 1W
20 Ottawa 27 13 10 4 30 0.556 9 10 86 90 -4 6-4-2 7-6-2 3-0 5-5 1L
21 Toronto 27 13 11 3 29 0.537 9 13 94 91 3 8-4-3 5-7-0 0-0 5-5 3W
22 Utah 28 13 12 3 29 0.518 10 13 87 83 4 7-3-1 6-9-2 0-0 3-7 1W
23 San Jose 28 13 12 3 29 0.518 7 12 81 94 -13 9-5-3 4-7-0 1-1 5-5 1L
24 Edmonton 28 12 11 5 29 0.518 7 12 90 100 -10 6-3-2 6-8-3 0-2 4-6 1W
25 Seattle 25 11 8 6 28 0.56 7 11 63 75 -12 6-3-3 5-5-3 0-3 4-6 4L
26 Winnipeg 26 13 12 1 27 0.519 11 12 79 78 1 6-5-0 7-7-1 1-1 3-7 2L
27 Florida 26 12 12 2 26 0.5 11 11 77 83 -6 8-6-2 4-6-0 1-1 4-6 4L
28 Buffalo 27 11 12 4 26 0.481 8 9 83 92 -9 9-5-2 2-7-2 2-0 6-4 1L
29 St Louis 28 9 12 7 25 0.446 9 9 71 100 -29 5-6-4 4-6-3 0-2 3-7 2L
30 Nashville 27 10 13 4 24 0.444 7 9 71 94 -23 6-8-2 4-5-2 1-0 5-5 2W
31 Calgary 29 10 15 4 24 0.414 8 8 70 88 -18 5-4-2 5-11-2 2-2 5-5 1W
32 Vancouver 27 10 14 3 23 0.426 6 8 80 98 -18 3-7-1 7-7-2 2-0 2-8 3L