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

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 (Confirmed)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
24/25 16-13-1 3.5 .889 0
23/24 1-0-0 1.47 .943 0
Jake Oettinger (Confirmed)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
24/25 18-10-4 2.7 .902 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.

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 +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 50 31 15 4 66 0.66 22 27 173 145 28 18-8-1 13-7-3 4-2 7-3 3W
2 Pittsburgh 49 24 14 11 59 0.602 20 23 160 148 12 11-7-7 13-7-4 1-7 6-4 2W
3 NY Islanders 50 27 18 5 59 0.59 18 23 146 141 5 14-8-2 13-10-3 4-5 5-5 1L
4 Philadelphia 49 23 17 9 55 0.561 16 18 147 155 -8 12-8-5 11-9-4 5-3 3-7 1L
5 New Jersey 50 26 22 2 54 0.54 17 23 131 151 -20 12-9-2 14-13-0 3-0 5-5 2W
6 Washington 51 24 21 6 54 0.529 21 24 162 152 10 14-10-3 10-11-3 0-5 3-7 4L
7 Columbus 49 22 20 7 51 0.52 13 17 149 164 -15 11-8-4 11-12-3 5-1 5-5 1L
8 NY Rangers 51 21 24 6 48 0.471 14 19 138 159 -21 5-13-4 16-11-2 2-0 2-8 2L
East Atlantic GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Tampa Bay 48 31 13 4 66 0.688 25 29 170 121 49 13-9-0 18-4-4 2-2 9-1 2W
2 Detroit 51 31 16 4 66 0.647 21 29 159 154 5 18-8-1 13-8-3 2-2 7-3 3W
3 Montreal 50 28 15 7 63 0.63 18 26 172 167 5 14-10-1 14-5-6 2-4 6-4 2W
4 Buffalo 49 27 17 5 59 0.602 21 24 163 153 10 16-6-3 11-11-2 3-0 6-4 1W
5 Boston 50 28 20 2 58 0.58 21 26 166 156 10 17-8-1 11-12-1 2-1 8-2 1L
6 Toronto 50 24 17 9 57 0.57 17 24 166 166 0 16-6-6 8-11-3 0-1 5-5 2L
7 Florida 48 25 20 3 53 0.552 22 23 146 160 -14 14-10-3 11-10-0 2-1 4-6 1L
8 Ottawa 49 23 19 7 53 0.541 18 20 163 164 -1 11-9-4 12-10-3 3-0 4-6 1W
East Central GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 48 34 5 9 77 0.802 31 33 191 114 77 20-1-4 14-4-5 1-5 5-5 1L
2 Dallas 50 28 13 9 65 0.65 24 25 169 141 28 13-7-3 15-6-6 3-3 3-7 1W
3 Minnesota 51 28 14 9 65 0.637 19 25 164 147 17 13-6-6 15-8-3 3-3 4-6 1L
4 Utah 50 26 20 4 56 0.56 19 26 158 139 19 15-7-2 11-13-2 0-0 8-2 4W
5 Nashville 49 23 22 4 50 0.51 16 20 141 166 -25 13-11-2 10-11-2 3-0 5-5 2L
6 Chicago 49 20 22 7 47 0.48 16 18 135 154 -19 11-12-4 9-10-3 2-3 6-4 1W
7 Winnipeg 49 20 23 6 46 0.469 18 19 147 151 -4 12-9-4 8-14-2 1-1 5-5 1W
8 St Louis 50 19 23 8 46 0.46 18 18 121 171 -50 12-9-5 7-14-3 1-2 4-6 2L
West Pacific GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Vegas 48 24 12 12 60 0.625 17 23 161 147 14 12-7-6 12-5-6 1-5 7-3 1L
2 Edmonton 51 25 18 8 58 0.569 20 25 171 160 11 12-7-4 13-11-4 0-3 5-5 1L
3 Anaheim 50 26 21 3 55 0.55 15 20 165 176 -11 15-8-1 11-13-2 6-0 5-5 5W
4 Seattle 49 22 18 9 53 0.541 16 21 137 148 -11 11-8-5 11-10-4 1-4 4-6 1W
5 San Jose 49 25 21 3 53 0.541 14 23 153 173 -20 13-9-3 12-12-0 2-1 6-4 1L
6 LA Kings 49 20 16 13 53 0.541 13 17 129 139 -10 8-10-7 12-6-6 3-6 4-6 1W
7 Calgary 50 21 24 5 47 0.47 17 19 128 149 -21 13-8-3 8-16-2 2-2 3-7 2L
8 Vancouver 50 17 28 5 39 0.39 11 13 133 183 -50 5-14-3 12-14-2 4-1 1-9 1W
Eastern GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Tampa Bay 48 31 13 4 66 0.688 25 29 170 121 49 13-9-0 18-4-4 2-2 9-1 2W
2 Carolina 50 31 15 4 66 0.66 22 27 173 145 28 18-8-1 13-7-3 4-2 7-3 3W
3 Detroit 51 31 16 4 66 0.647 21 29 159 154 5 18-8-1 13-8-3 2-2 7-3 3W
4 Montreal 50 28 15 7 63 0.63 18 26 172 167 5 14-10-1 14-5-6 2-4 6-4 2W
5 Buffalo 49 27 17 5 59 0.602 21 24 163 153 10 16-6-3 11-11-2 3-0 6-4 1W
6 Pittsburgh 49 24 14 11 59 0.602 20 23 160 148 12 11-7-7 13-7-4 1-7 6-4 2W
7 NY Islanders 50 27 18 5 59 0.59 18 23 146 141 5 14-8-2 13-10-3 4-5 5-5 1L
8 Boston 50 28 20 2 58 0.58 21 26 166 156 10 17-8-1 11-12-1 2-1 8-2 1L
9 Toronto 50 24 17 9 57 0.57 17 24 166 166 0 16-6-6 8-11-3 0-1 5-5 2L
10 Philadelphia 49 23 17 9 55 0.561 16 18 147 155 -8 12-8-5 11-9-4 5-3 3-7 1L
11 New Jersey 50 26 22 2 54 0.54 17 23 131 151 -20 12-9-2 14-13-0 3-0 5-5 2W
12 Washington 51 24 21 6 54 0.529 21 24 162 152 10 14-10-3 10-11-3 0-5 3-7 4L
13 Florida 48 25 20 3 53 0.552 22 23 146 160 -14 14-10-3 11-10-0 2-1 4-6 1L
14 Ottawa 49 23 19 7 53 0.541 18 20 163 164 -1 11-9-4 12-10-3 3-0 4-6 1W
15 Columbus 49 22 20 7 51 0.52 13 17 149 164 -15 11-8-4 11-12-3 5-1 5-5 1L
16 NY Rangers 51 21 24 6 48 0.471 14 19 138 159 -21 5-13-4 16-11-2 2-0 2-8 2L
Western GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 48 34 5 9 77 0.802 31 33 191 114 77 20-1-4 14-4-5 1-5 5-5 1L
2 Dallas 50 28 13 9 65 0.65 24 25 169 141 28 13-7-3 15-6-6 3-3 3-7 1W
3 Minnesota 51 28 14 9 65 0.637 19 25 164 147 17 13-6-6 15-8-3 3-3 4-6 1L
4 Vegas 48 24 12 12 60 0.625 17 23 161 147 14 12-7-6 12-5-6 1-5 7-3 1L
5 Edmonton 51 25 18 8 58 0.569 20 25 171 160 11 12-7-4 13-11-4 0-3 5-5 1L
6 Utah 50 26 20 4 56 0.56 19 26 158 139 19 15-7-2 11-13-2 0-0 8-2 4W
7 Anaheim 50 26 21 3 55 0.55 15 20 165 176 -11 15-8-1 11-13-2 6-0 5-5 5W
8 Seattle 49 22 18 9 53 0.541 16 21 137 148 -11 11-8-5 11-10-4 1-4 4-6 1W
9 San Jose 49 25 21 3 53 0.541 14 23 153 173 -20 13-9-3 12-12-0 2-1 6-4 1L
10 LA Kings 49 20 16 13 53 0.541 13 17 129 139 -10 8-10-7 12-6-6 3-6 4-6 1W
11 Nashville 49 23 22 4 50 0.51 16 20 141 166 -25 13-11-2 10-11-2 3-0 5-5 2L
12 Chicago 49 20 22 7 47 0.48 16 18 135 154 -19 11-12-4 9-10-3 2-3 6-4 1W
13 Calgary 50 21 24 5 47 0.47 17 19 128 149 -21 13-8-3 8-16-2 2-2 3-7 2L
14 Winnipeg 49 20 23 6 46 0.469 18 19 147 151 -4 12-9-4 8-14-2 1-1 5-5 1W
15 St Louis 50 19 23 8 46 0.46 18 18 121 171 -50 12-9-5 7-14-3 1-2 4-6 2L
16 Vancouver 50 17 28 5 39 0.39 11 13 133 183 -50 5-14-3 12-14-2 4-1 1-9 1W
GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 48 34 5 9 77 0.802 31 33 191 114 77 20-1-4 14-4-5 1-5 5-5 1L
2 Tampa Bay 48 31 13 4 66 0.688 25 29 170 121 49 13-9-0 18-4-4 2-2 9-1 2W
3 Carolina 50 31 15 4 66 0.66 22 27 173 145 28 18-8-1 13-7-3 4-2 7-3 3W
4 Detroit 51 31 16 4 66 0.647 21 29 159 154 5 18-8-1 13-8-3 2-2 7-3 3W
5 Dallas 50 28 13 9 65 0.65 24 25 169 141 28 13-7-3 15-6-6 3-3 3-7 1W
6 Minnesota 51 28 14 9 65 0.637 19 25 164 147 17 13-6-6 15-8-3 3-3 4-6 1L
7 Montreal 50 28 15 7 63 0.63 18 26 172 167 5 14-10-1 14-5-6 2-4 6-4 2W
8 Vegas 48 24 12 12 60 0.625 17 23 161 147 14 12-7-6 12-5-6 1-5 7-3 1L
9 Buffalo 49 27 17 5 59 0.602 21 24 163 153 10 16-6-3 11-11-2 3-0 6-4 1W
10 Pittsburgh 49 24 14 11 59 0.602 20 23 160 148 12 11-7-7 13-7-4 1-7 6-4 2W
11 NY Islanders 50 27 18 5 59 0.59 18 23 146 141 5 14-8-2 13-10-3 4-5 5-5 1L
12 Boston 50 28 20 2 58 0.58 21 26 166 156 10 17-8-1 11-12-1 2-1 8-2 1L
13 Edmonton 51 25 18 8 58 0.569 20 25 171 160 11 12-7-4 13-11-4 0-3 5-5 1L
14 Toronto 50 24 17 9 57 0.57 17 24 166 166 0 16-6-6 8-11-3 0-1 5-5 2L
15 Utah 50 26 20 4 56 0.56 19 26 158 139 19 15-7-2 11-13-2 0-0 8-2 4W
16 Philadelphia 49 23 17 9 55 0.561 16 18 147 155 -8 12-8-5 11-9-4 5-3 3-7 1L
17 Anaheim 50 26 21 3 55 0.55 15 20 165 176 -11 15-8-1 11-13-2 6-0 5-5 5W
18 New Jersey 50 26 22 2 54 0.54 17 23 131 151 -20 12-9-2 14-13-0 3-0 5-5 2W
19 Washington 51 24 21 6 54 0.529 21 24 162 152 10 14-10-3 10-11-3 0-5 3-7 4L
20 Florida 48 25 20 3 53 0.552 22 23 146 160 -14 14-10-3 11-10-0 2-1 4-6 1L
21 Ottawa 49 23 19 7 53 0.541 18 20 163 164 -1 11-9-4 12-10-3 3-0 4-6 1W
22 Seattle 49 22 18 9 53 0.541 16 21 137 148 -11 11-8-5 11-10-4 1-4 4-6 1W
23 San Jose 49 25 21 3 53 0.541 14 23 153 173 -20 13-9-3 12-12-0 2-1 6-4 1L
24 LA Kings 49 20 16 13 53 0.541 13 17 129 139 -10 8-10-7 12-6-6 3-6 4-6 1W
25 Columbus 49 22 20 7 51 0.52 13 17 149 164 -15 11-8-4 11-12-3 5-1 5-5 1L
26 Nashville 49 23 22 4 50 0.51 16 20 141 166 -25 13-11-2 10-11-2 3-0 5-5 2L
27 NY Rangers 51 21 24 6 48 0.471 14 19 138 159 -21 5-13-4 16-11-2 2-0 2-8 2L
28 Chicago 49 20 22 7 47 0.48 16 18 135 154 -19 11-12-4 9-10-3 2-3 6-4 1W
29 Calgary 50 21 24 5 47 0.47 17 19 128 149 -21 13-8-3 8-16-2 2-2 3-7 2L
30 Winnipeg 49 20 23 6 46 0.469 18 19 147 151 -4 12-9-4 8-14-2 1-1 5-5 1W
31 St Louis 50 19 23 8 46 0.46 18 18 121 171 -50 12-9-5 7-14-3 1-2 4-6 2L
32 Vancouver 50 17 28 5 39 0.39 11 13 133 183 -50 5-14-3 12-14-2 4-1 1-9 1W