San Jose Sharks

Ice Hockey NHL American Airlines Center Fri 5 Dec 21:00

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

NHL Betting Preview: Sharks vs Stars

The San Jose Sharks meet the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center, with face-off scheduled for 21:00 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.

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 (Confirmed)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
24/25 19-17-3 3.6 .886 0
23/24 1-0-0 1.47 .943 0
Jake Oettinger (Confirmed)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
24/25 28-10-5 2.6 .900 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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Correct Score Prediction

San Jose Sharks vs Dallas Stars Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

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 +112.

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Player Props & Micro Betting

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Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

San Jose Sharks logo San Jose Sharks Stats
Dallas Stars logo Dallas Stars Stats
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
Team Stats - Avg/Game
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
Vincent Desharnais
Injured
Carey Price
Injured
Logan Couture
Injured
Ryan Ellis
Injured

Dallas Stars Injury Table

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

Starting Lineups

Dallas Stars logo Dallas Stars

San Jose Sharks logo San Jose Sharks

29
Jake Oettinger
23
Esa Lindell
4
Miro Heiskanen
21
Jason Robertson
24
Roope Hintz
14
Jamie Benn
2
Will Smith
71
Macklin Celebrini
73
Tyler Toffoli
37
Timothy Liljegren
9
Dmitri Orlov
30
Yaroslav Askarov

Dallas Stars logo Dallas Stars

San Jose Sharks logo San Jose Sharks

29
Jake Oettinger
44
Vladislav Kolyachonok
46
Ilya Lyubushkin
18
Sam Steel
53
Wyatt Johnston
96
Mikko Rantanen
81
Adam Gaudette
21
Alexander Wennberg
72
William Eklund
3
John Klingberg
38
Mario Ferraro
30
Yaroslav Askarov

Dallas Stars logo Dallas Stars

San Jose Sharks logo San Jose Sharks

29
Jake Oettinger
20
Kyle Capobianco
28
Alexander Petrovic
10
Oskar Baeck
49
Justin Hryckowian
22
Mavrik Bourque
51
Collin Graf
96
Philipp Kurashev
53
Jeff Skinner
4
Nick Leddy
6
Sam Dickinson
30
Yaroslav Askarov

Dallas Stars logo Dallas Stars

San Jose Sharks logo San Jose Sharks

29
Jake Oettinger
15
Colin Blackwell
12
Radek Faksa
11
Nathan Bastian
63
Zack Ostapchuk
10
Ty Dellandrea
23
Barclay Goodrow
30
Yaroslav Askarov

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 Carolina 66 42 18 6 90 0.682 31 37 234 192 42 24-9-2 18-9-4 5-3 7-3 1W
2 Pittsburgh 67 34 18 15 83 0.619 29 33 230 204 26 16-9-8 18-9-7 1-10 4-6 2W
3 NY Islanders 67 38 24 5 81 0.604 24 34 197 191 6 18-11-2 20-13-3 4-5 7-3 1W
4 Columbus 66 34 21 11 79 0.598 23 28 212 208 4 17-8-7 17-13-4 6-1 5-5 1W
5 Philadelphia 66 31 23 12 74 0.561 20 23 191 205 -14 15-11-8 16-12-4 8-4 6-4 1L
6 Washington 68 33 27 8 74 0.544 28 32 212 203 9 20-11-4 13-16-4 1-6 5-5 1L
7 New Jersey 67 34 31 2 70 0.522 22 30 180 204 -24 18-15-2 16-16-0 4-0 6-4 2W
8 NY Rangers 67 28 31 8 64 0.478 19 25 190 209 -19 9-16-6 19-15-2 3-0 6-4 1L
East Atlantic GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Buffalo 67 41 20 6 88 0.657 34 37 235 200 35 22-9-3 19-11-3 4-0 9-1 1W
2 Tampa Bay 65 40 21 4 84 0.646 31 36 231 182 49 20-12-0 20-9-4 4-2 3-7 1L
3 Montreal 66 36 20 10 82 0.621 25 34 233 220 13 18-13-2 18-7-8 2-5 5-5 2L
4 Detroit 68 37 23 8 82 0.603 26 35 200 203 -3 19-11-3 18-12-5 2-3 4-6 1W
5 Boston 67 37 23 7 81 0.604 27 34 222 211 11 25-9-1 12-14-6 3-3 5-5 1L
6 Ottawa 66 34 23 9 77 0.583 28 31 225 205 20 16-11-5 18-12-4 3-0 7-3 2W
7 Toronto 68 29 27 12 70 0.515 21 28 215 238 -23 17-11-7 12-16-5 1-4 2-8 1W
8 Florida 66 33 30 3 69 0.523 26 29 199 220 -21 18-14-3 15-16-0 4-1 4-6 1L
East Central GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 66 44 13 9 97 0.735 39 41 249 170 79 23-6-4 21-7-5 3-5 6-4 2L
2 Dallas 67 42 15 10 94 0.701 33 38 235 184 51 22-8-4 20-7-6 4-4 8-2 1L
3 Minnesota 68 38 18 12 88 0.647 25 34 226 196 30 19-9-8 19-9-4 4-5 4-6 3L
4 Utah 68 35 27 6 76 0.559 27 35 214 191 23 18-11-3 17-16-3 0-0 5-5 1W
5 Nashville 66 29 28 9 67 0.508 22 26 195 225 -30 17-13-3 12-15-6 3-1 3-7 2L
6 Winnipeg 66 28 28 10 66 0.5 23 27 188 202 -14 17-13-5 11-15-5 1-2 6-4 2W
7 St Louis 67 27 30 10 64 0.478 24 26 177 222 -45 15-12-7 12-18-3 1-3 7-3 1L
8 Chicago 66 25 30 11 61 0.462 18 22 175 213 -38 13-15-5 12-15-6 3-5 3-7 1L
West Pacific GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Anaheim 67 37 27 3 77 0.575 22 29 223 233 -10 22-10-1 15-17-2 8-0 6-4 1W
2 Vegas 67 31 22 14 76 0.567 23 30 220 209 11 16-10-7 15-12-7 1-6 4-6 2W
3 Edmonton 68 33 26 9 75 0.551 25 33 238 232 6 17-11-4 16-15-5 0-3 5-5 1W
4 Seattle 66 31 26 9 71 0.538 25 30 191 199 -8 17-13-5 14-13-4 1-4 4-6 2W
5 LA Kings 67 28 24 15 71 0.53 18 24 180 201 -21 10-15-7 18-9-8 4-6 5-5 1W
6 San Jose 65 32 27 6 70 0.538 20 30 204 229 -25 17-10-5 15-17-1 2-1 5-5 1L
7 Calgary 67 26 34 7 59 0.44 22 24 167 212 -45 16-12-4 10-22-3 2-3 2-8 2L
8 Vancouver 66 20 38 8 48 0.364 13 15 171 246 -75 7-21-5 13-17-3 5-2 2-8 1L
Eastern GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Carolina 66 42 18 6 90 0.682 31 37 234 192 42 24-9-2 18-9-4 5-3 7-3 1W
2 Buffalo 67 41 20 6 88 0.657 34 37 235 200 35 22-9-3 19-11-3 4-0 9-1 1W
3 Tampa Bay 65 40 21 4 84 0.646 31 36 231 182 49 20-12-0 20-9-4 4-2 3-7 1L
4 Pittsburgh 67 34 18 15 83 0.619 29 33 230 204 26 16-9-8 18-9-7 1-10 4-6 2W
5 Montreal 66 36 20 10 82 0.621 25 34 233 220 13 18-13-2 18-7-8 2-5 5-5 2L
6 Detroit 68 37 23 8 82 0.603 26 35 200 203 -3 19-11-3 18-12-5 2-3 4-6 1W
7 Boston 67 37 23 7 81 0.604 27 34 222 211 11 25-9-1 12-14-6 3-3 5-5 1L
8 NY Islanders 67 38 24 5 81 0.604 24 34 197 191 6 18-11-2 20-13-3 4-5 7-3 1W
9 Columbus 66 34 21 11 79 0.598 23 28 212 208 4 17-8-7 17-13-4 6-1 5-5 1W
10 Ottawa 66 34 23 9 77 0.583 28 31 225 205 20 16-11-5 18-12-4 3-0 7-3 2W
11 Philadelphia 66 31 23 12 74 0.561 20 23 191 205 -14 15-11-8 16-12-4 8-4 6-4 1L
12 Washington 68 33 27 8 74 0.544 28 32 212 203 9 20-11-4 13-16-4 1-6 5-5 1L
13 New Jersey 67 34 31 2 70 0.522 22 30 180 204 -24 18-15-2 16-16-0 4-0 6-4 2W
14 Toronto 68 29 27 12 70 0.515 21 28 215 238 -23 17-11-7 12-16-5 1-4 2-8 1W
15 Florida 66 33 30 3 69 0.523 26 29 199 220 -21 18-14-3 15-16-0 4-1 4-6 1L
16 NY Rangers 67 28 31 8 64 0.478 19 25 190 209 -19 9-16-6 19-15-2 3-0 6-4 1L
Western GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 66 44 13 9 97 0.735 39 41 249 170 79 23-6-4 21-7-5 3-5 6-4 2L
2 Dallas 67 42 15 10 94 0.701 33 38 235 184 51 22-8-4 20-7-6 4-4 8-2 1L
3 Minnesota 68 38 18 12 88 0.647 25 34 226 196 30 19-9-8 19-9-4 4-5 4-6 3L
4 Anaheim 67 37 27 3 77 0.575 22 29 223 233 -10 22-10-1 15-17-2 8-0 6-4 1W
5 Vegas 67 31 22 14 76 0.567 23 30 220 209 11 16-10-7 15-12-7 1-6 4-6 2W
6 Utah 68 35 27 6 76 0.559 27 35 214 191 23 18-11-3 17-16-3 0-0 5-5 1W
7 Edmonton 68 33 26 9 75 0.551 25 33 238 232 6 17-11-4 16-15-5 0-3 5-5 1W
8 Seattle 66 31 26 9 71 0.538 25 30 191 199 -8 17-13-5 14-13-4 1-4 4-6 2W
9 LA Kings 67 28 24 15 71 0.53 18 24 180 201 -21 10-15-7 18-9-8 4-6 5-5 1W
10 San Jose 65 32 27 6 70 0.538 20 30 204 229 -25 17-10-5 15-17-1 2-1 5-5 1L
11 Nashville 66 29 28 9 67 0.508 22 26 195 225 -30 17-13-3 12-15-6 3-1 3-7 2L
12 Winnipeg 66 28 28 10 66 0.5 23 27 188 202 -14 17-13-5 11-15-5 1-2 6-4 2W
13 St Louis 67 27 30 10 64 0.478 24 26 177 222 -45 15-12-7 12-18-3 1-3 7-3 1L
14 Chicago 66 25 30 11 61 0.462 18 22 175 213 -38 13-15-5 12-15-6 3-5 3-7 1L
15 Calgary 67 26 34 7 59 0.44 22 24 167 212 -45 16-12-4 10-22-3 2-3 2-8 2L
16 Vancouver 66 20 38 8 48 0.364 13 15 171 246 -75 7-21-5 13-17-3 5-2 2-8 1L
GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 66 44 13 9 97 0.735 39 41 249 170 79 23-6-4 21-7-5 3-5 6-4 2L
2 Dallas 67 42 15 10 94 0.701 33 38 235 184 51 22-8-4 20-7-6 4-4 8-2 1L
3 Carolina 66 42 18 6 90 0.682 31 37 234 192 42 24-9-2 18-9-4 5-3 7-3 1W
4 Buffalo 67 41 20 6 88 0.657 34 37 235 200 35 22-9-3 19-11-3 4-0 9-1 1W
5 Minnesota 68 38 18 12 88 0.647 25 34 226 196 30 19-9-8 19-9-4 4-5 4-6 3L
6 Tampa Bay 65 40 21 4 84 0.646 31 36 231 182 49 20-12-0 20-9-4 4-2 3-7 1L
7 Pittsburgh 67 34 18 15 83 0.619 29 33 230 204 26 16-9-8 18-9-7 1-10 4-6 2W
8 Montreal 66 36 20 10 82 0.621 25 34 233 220 13 18-13-2 18-7-8 2-5 5-5 2L
9 Detroit 68 37 23 8 82 0.603 26 35 200 203 -3 19-11-3 18-12-5 2-3 4-6 1W
10 Boston 67 37 23 7 81 0.604 27 34 222 211 11 25-9-1 12-14-6 3-3 5-5 1L
11 NY Islanders 67 38 24 5 81 0.604 24 34 197 191 6 18-11-2 20-13-3 4-5 7-3 1W
12 Columbus 66 34 21 11 79 0.598 23 28 212 208 4 17-8-7 17-13-4 6-1 5-5 1W
13 Ottawa 66 34 23 9 77 0.583 28 31 225 205 20 16-11-5 18-12-4 3-0 7-3 2W
14 Anaheim 67 37 27 3 77 0.575 22 29 223 233 -10 22-10-1 15-17-2 8-0 6-4 1W
15 Vegas 67 31 22 14 76 0.567 23 30 220 209 11 16-10-7 15-12-7 1-6 4-6 2W
16 Utah 68 35 27 6 76 0.559 27 35 214 191 23 18-11-3 17-16-3 0-0 5-5 1W
17 Edmonton 68 33 26 9 75 0.551 25 33 238 232 6 17-11-4 16-15-5 0-3 5-5 1W
18 Philadelphia 66 31 23 12 74 0.561 20 23 191 205 -14 15-11-8 16-12-4 8-4 6-4 1L
19 Washington 68 33 27 8 74 0.544 28 32 212 203 9 20-11-4 13-16-4 1-6 5-5 1L
20 Seattle 66 31 26 9 71 0.538 25 30 191 199 -8 17-13-5 14-13-4 1-4 4-6 2W
21 LA Kings 67 28 24 15 71 0.53 18 24 180 201 -21 10-15-7 18-9-8 4-6 5-5 1W
22 San Jose 65 32 27 6 70 0.538 20 30 204 229 -25 17-10-5 15-17-1 2-1 5-5 1L
23 New Jersey 67 34 31 2 70 0.522 22 30 180 204 -24 18-15-2 16-16-0 4-0 6-4 2W
24 Toronto 68 29 27 12 70 0.515 21 28 215 238 -23 17-11-7 12-16-5 1-4 2-8 1W
25 Florida 66 33 30 3 69 0.523 26 29 199 220 -21 18-14-3 15-16-0 4-1 4-6 1L
26 Nashville 66 29 28 9 67 0.508 22 26 195 225 -30 17-13-3 12-15-6 3-1 3-7 2L
27 Winnipeg 66 28 28 10 66 0.5 23 27 188 202 -14 17-13-5 11-15-5 1-2 6-4 2W
28 St Louis 67 27 30 10 64 0.478 24 26 177 222 -45 15-12-7 12-18-3 1-3 7-3 1L
29 NY Rangers 67 28 31 8 64 0.478 19 25 190 209 -19 9-16-6 19-15-2 3-0 6-4 1L
30 Chicago 66 25 30 11 61 0.462 18 22 175 213 -38 13-15-5 12-15-6 3-5 3-7 1L
31 Calgary 67 26 34 7 59 0.44 22 24 167 212 -45 16-12-4 10-22-3 2-3 2-8 2L
32 Vancouver 66 20 38 8 48 0.364 13 15 171 246 -75 7-21-5 13-17-3 5-2 2-8 1L