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Kings at Sharks

NHL · Tuesday, Oct 28 · 10:00 PM CT · SAP Center at San Jose · Final LA 4 – SJ 3

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
LA1214
SJ0213
Team box
LA·SJ
14
shots
40
0 of 1
power play
0 of 5
52.3
faceoff %
47.7
14
hits
17
23
blocked shots
12
10
penalty minutes
2
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Darcy KuemperLA4037.925
Yaroslav AskarovSJ1410.714

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
SJ +3
LA +3
P1P2P3
largest lead: SJ 0 · LA 3lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was LA 71%, SJ 29% · Updated Oct 28, 2025

Expected margin
LA by 1.6
Expected score
LA 4.0 – 2.3 SJ
Expected total
6.3
KingsThe matchupSharks
−245Our fair odds+245
4.0Expected goals2.3
+0.13Power rating−1.04
2.9Goals / game3.2
3.3Allowed / game4.7
29.2Shots / game24.1
48.7Faceoff %51.1
22.1Hits / game21.6
4−6Season record2−7
4−6Last 102−8

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
LA chance · SJ chance
Our model fair71.0%29.0%
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
LALos Angeles Kings−24571%————
SJSan Jose Sharks+24529%————
SpreadLA by 1.6
LALos Angeles Kings−1.6our margin————
SJSan Jose Sharks+1.6our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.3
Over6.3our total————
Under6.3our 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

Los Angeles Kings by 1.6 expected
Los Angeles Kings by 8 goals: <1%Los Angeles Kings by 7 goals: 1%Los Angeles Kings by 6 goals: 2%Los Angeles Kings by 5 goals: 6%Los Angeles Kings by 4 goals: 13%Los Angeles Kings by 3 goals: 20%Los Angeles Kings by 2 goals: 13%Los Angeles Kings by 1 goal: 17%San Jose Sharks by 1 goal: 18%San Jose Sharks by 2 goals: 4%San Jose Sharks by 3 goals: 4%San Jose Sharks by 4 goals: 1%San Jose Sharks by 5 goals: <1%San Jose Sharks by 6 goals: <1%San Jose Sharks by 7 goals: <1%San Jose Sharks by 8 goals: <1%
← LA wins bySJ wins by →
Los Angeles Kings wins by 2 or more55%
Los Angeles Kings wins by 3 or more42%
San Jose Sharks wins by 2 or more10%
Decided by one goal35%

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

6.3 expected
1 goals: 2%2 goals: 2%3 goals: 10%4 goals: 9%5 goals: 20%6 goals: 12%7 goals: 18%8 goals: 9%9 goals: 10%10 goals: 4%11 goals: 3%12 goals: 1%13 goals: 1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.558%
Total over 6.546%
Total over 7.528%
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
LADarcy Kuemper G · last 5 starts: .898 save %, 2.52 GAAstarted
SJYaroslav Askarov G · last 5 starts: .855 save %, 4.79 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
LA·SJ
Oct 26, 2025 at CHI
last game
Oct 26, 2025 at MIN
1 day
days of rest
1 day
no
back-to-back
no
4
games in last 7 days
4
5th straight road game
home / road
home after a road game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 9+ games
LA·SJ
+0.13
rating (0 = average)
−1.04
2.9
goals / game
3.2
3.3
goals allowed / game
4.7
4−6
season record
2−7
0−3
home record
0−4
4−3
away record
2−3
W1
streak
W1
4−6
last 10
2−8
29.2
shots / game
24.1
48.7
faceoff %
51.1
22.1
hits / game
21.6
12.9
blocked shots / game
15.6
5.2
takeaways / game
4.0
19.8
giveaways / game
18.6

Rating Trend

LA · SJ · 15 days
Los Angeles KingsSan Jose Sharks
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · SJ 3−7
Mar 30, 2025at LALA 8 − 1
Nov 25, 2024at SJSJ 7 − 2
Oct 29, 2024at SJSJ 4 − 2
Oct 24, 2024at LALA 3 − 2
Apr 4, 2024at SJLA 2 − 1
Jan 22, 2024at LASJ 4 − 3 SO
Dec 27, 2023at LALA 5 − 1
Dec 19, 2023at SJLA 4 − 1
Jan 11, 2023at LALA 4 − 3
Dec 17, 2022at LALA 3 − 2 SO

LA · Last 10

4−6 · streak W1
Oct 26, 2025at CHI3 − 1W
Oct 25, 2025at NSH4 − 5L
Oct 23, 2025at DAL3 − 2W
Oct 21, 2025at STL2 − 1W
Oct 18, 2025vs CAR3 − 4L
Oct 16, 2025vs PIT2 − 4L
Oct 13, 2025at MIN3 − 4L
Oct 11, 2025at WPG2 − 3L
Oct 8, 2025at VGK6 − 5W
Oct 7, 2025vs COL1 − 4L

SJ · Last 10

2−8 · streak W1
Oct 26, 2025at MIN6 − 5W
Oct 24, 2025at NJ1 − 3L
Oct 23, 2025at NYR6 − 5W
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