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Sharks at Rangers

NHL · Thursday, Oct 23 · 6:00 PM CT · Madison Square Garden · Final SJ 6 – NYR 5

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123OTT
SJ31116
NYR13105
Team box
SJ·NYR
24
shots
28
1 of 5
power play
1 of 4
44.8
faceoff %
55.2
26
hits
24
19
blocked shots
10
13
penalty minutes
15
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Alex NedeljkovicSJ2823.821
Igor ShesterkinNYR2418.750

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
NYR +3
SJ +3
P1P2P3OT
largest lead: NYR 1 · SJ 2lead changes: 2

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was SJ 19%, NYR 81% · Updated Oct 23, 2025

Expected margin
NYR by 1.9
Expected score
NYR 4.2 – 2.3 SJ
Expected total
6.6
SharksThe matchupRangers
+416Our fair odds−416
2.3Expected goals4.2
−1.16Power rating+0.05
2.7Goals / game2.0
4.8Allowed / game1.9
25.2Shots / game28.5
51.4Faceoff %53.0
22.5Hits / game26.0
0−6Season record3−5
0−10Last 105−5

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
SJ chance · NYR chance
Our model fair19.4%80.6%
Kalshino two-sided price
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshi Polymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
SJSan Jose Sharks+41619%————
NYRNew York Rangers−41681%————
SpreadNYR by 1.9
SJSan Jose Sharks+1.9our margin————
NYRNew York Rangers−1.9our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.6
Over6.6our total————
Under6.6our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

New York Rangers by 1.9 expected
San Jose Sharks by 8 goals: <1%San Jose Sharks by 7 goals: <1%San Jose Sharks by 6 goals: <1%San Jose Sharks by 5 goals: <1%San Jose Sharks by 4 goals: 1%San Jose Sharks by 3 goals: 3%San Jose Sharks by 2 goals: 4%San Jose Sharks by 1 goal: 9%New York Rangers by 1 goal: 23%New York Rangers by 2 goals: 13%New York Rangers by 3 goals: 21%New York Rangers by 4 goals: 14%New York Rangers by 5 goals: 7%New York Rangers by 6 goals: 2%New York Rangers by 7 goals: 1%New York Rangers by 8 goals: <1%
← SJ wins byNYR wins by →
New York Rangers wins by 2 or more58%
New York Rangers wins by 3 or more45%
San Jose Sharks wins by 2 or more9%
Decided by one goal33%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Total range

6.6 expected
1 goals: 1%2 goals: 2%3 goals: 8%4 goals: 8%5 goals: 18%6 goals: 12%7 goals: 18%8 goals: 9%9 goals: 11%10 goals: 5%11 goals: 4%12 goals: 2%13 goals: 1%14 goals: <1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.563%
Total over 6.551%
Total over 7.532%
Total from 6 to 730%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Starting Goalies

from the box score
SJAlex Nedeljkovic G · last 5 starts: .900 save %, 3.02 GAAstarted
NYRIgor Shesterkin G · last 5 starts: .955 save %, 1.21 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
SJ·NYR
Oct 21, 2025 at NYI
last game
Oct 20, 2025 vs MIN
1 day
days of rest
2 days
no
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
3
2nd straight road game
home / road
2nd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 6+ games
SJ·NYR
−1.16
rating (0 = average)
+0.05
2.7
goals / game
2.0
4.8
goals allowed / game
1.9
0−6
season record
3−5
0−4
home record
0−4
0−2
away record
3−1
L6
streak
L1
0−10
last 10
5−5
25.2
shots / game
28.5
51.4
faceoff %
53.0
22.5
hits / game
26.0
13.7
blocked shots / game
14.5
4.7
takeaways / game
4.6
19.0
giveaways / game
14.2

Rating Trend

SJ · NYR · 10 days
San Jose SharksNew York Rangers
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 8 meetings · NYR 6−2
Mar 29, 2025at SJNYR 6 − 1
Nov 14, 2024at NYRNYR 3 − 2
Jan 23, 2024at SJSJ 3 − 2 OT
Dec 3, 2023at NYRNYR 6 − 5
Nov 19, 2022at SJNYR 2 − 1
Oct 20, 2022at NYRSJ 3 − 2 OT
Jan 13, 2022at SJNYR 3 − 0
Dec 3, 2021at NYRNYR 1 − 0

SJ · Last 10

0−10 · streak L10
Oct 21, 2025at NYI3 − 4L
Oct 18, 2025vs PIT0 − 3L
Oct 17, 2025at UTAH3 − 6L
Oct 14, 2025vs CAR1 − 5L
Oct 11, 2025vs ANA6 − 7L
Oct 9, 2025vs VGK3 − 4L
Apr 16, 2025vs EDM0 − 3L
Apr 14, 2025at VAN1 − 2L
Apr 13, 2025at CGY2 − 5L
Apr 11, 2025at EDM2 − 4L

NYR · Last 10

5−5 · streak L1
Oct 20, 2025vs MIN1 − 3L
Oct 18, 2025at MTL4 − 3W
Oct 16, 2025at TOR1 − 2L
Oct 14, 2025vs EDM0 − 2L
Oct 12, 2025vs WSH0 − 1L
Oct 11, 2025at PIT6 − 1W
Oct 9, 2025at BUF4 − 0W
Oct 7, 2025vs PIT0 − 3L
Apr 17, 2025vs TB4 − 0W
Apr 14, 2025at FLA5 − 3W