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Devils at Sharks

NHL · Thursday, Oct 30 · 9:00 PM CT · SAP Center at San Jose · Final NJ 2 – SJ 5

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
NJ1012
SJ3205
Team box
NJ·SJ
31
shots
28
2 of 3
power play
0 of 2
53.4
faceoff %
46.6
30
hits
16
11
blocked shots
27
4
penalty minutes
6
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Jake AllenNJ2823.821
Alex NedeljkovicSJ3129.935

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
SJ +4
NJ +4
P1P2P3
largest lead: SJ 4 · NJ 0lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was NJ 71%, SJ 29% · Updated Oct 30, 2025

Expected margin
NJ by 1.5
Expected score
NJ 3.9 – 2.4 SJ
Expected total
6.3
DevilsThe matchupSharks
−242Our fair odds+242
3.9Expected goals2.4
+0.12Power rating−1.04
3.9Goals / game3.2
3.0Allowed / game4.6
29.0Shots / game25.7
47.5Faceoff %50.8
21.0Hits / game21.1
8−2Season record2−8
8−2Last 102−8

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
NJ chance · SJ chance
Our model fair70.7%29.3%
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
NJNew Jersey Devils−24271%————
SJSan Jose Sharks+24229%————
SpreadNJ by 1.5
NJNew Jersey Devils−1.5our margin————
SJSan Jose Sharks+1.5our 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

New Jersey Devils by 1.5 expected
New Jersey Devils by 7 goals: 1%New Jersey Devils by 6 goals: 1%New Jersey Devils by 5 goals: 6%New Jersey Devils by 4 goals: 13%New Jersey Devils by 3 goals: 19%New Jersey Devils by 2 goals: 13%New Jersey Devils by 1 goal: 19%San Jose Sharks by 1 goal: 17%San Jose Sharks by 2 goals: 5%San Jose Sharks by 3 goals: 4%San Jose Sharks by 4 goals: 2%San Jose Sharks by 5 goals: <1%San Jose Sharks by 6 goals: <1%San Jose Sharks by 7 goals: <1%
← NJ wins bySJ wins by →
New Jersey Devils wins by 2 or more53%
New Jersey Devils wins by 3 or more40%
San Jose Sharks wins by 2 or more11%
Decided by one goal36%

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: 8%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
NJJake Allen G · last 5 starts: .915 save %, 1.99 GAAstarted
SJAlex Nedeljkovic G · last 5 starts: .878 save %, 3.60 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
NJ·SJ
Oct 28, 2025 at COL
last game
Oct 28, 2025 vs LA
1 day
days of rest
1 day
no
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
4
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 10+ games
NJ·SJ
+0.12
rating (0 = average)
−1.04
3.9
goals / game
3.2
3.0
goals allowed / game
4.6
8−2
season record
2−8
5−0
home record
0−5
3−2
away record
2−3
L1
streak
L1
8−2
last 10
2−8
29.0
shots / game
25.7
47.5
faceoff %
50.8
21.0
hits / game
21.1
18.0
blocked shots / game
15.2
5.5
takeaways / game
4.2
16.2
giveaways / game
17.6

Rating Trend

NJ · SJ · 17 days
New Jersey DevilsSan Jose Sharks
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 9 meetings · SJ 4−5
Oct 24, 2025at NJNJ 3 − 1
Jan 4, 2025at SJSJ 3 − 2
Nov 10, 2024at NJSJ 1 − 0
Feb 27, 2024at SJNJ 7 − 2
Dec 1, 2023at NJSJ 6 − 3
Jan 16, 2023at SJNJ 4 − 3 SO
Oct 22, 2022at NJNJ 2 − 1
Nov 30, 2021at NJSJ 5 − 2
Nov 6, 2021at SJNJ 3 − 2 SO

NJ · Last 10

8−2 · streak L1
Oct 28, 2025at COL4 − 8L
Oct 26, 2025vs COL4 − 3W
Oct 24, 2025vs SJ3 − 1W
Oct 22, 2025vs MIN4 − 1W
Oct 21, 2025at TOR5 − 2W
Oct 18, 2025vs EDM5 − 3W
Oct 16, 2025vs FLA3 − 1W
Oct 13, 2025at CBJ3 − 2W
Oct 11, 2025at TB5 − 3W
Oct 9, 2025at CAR3 − 6L

SJ · Last 10

2−8 · streak L1
Oct 28, 2025vs LA3 − 4L
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