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Lightning at Sharks

NHL · Saturday, Jan 3 · 3:00 PM CT · SAP Center at San Jose · Final TB 7 – SJ 3

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
TB3407
SJ1113
Team box
TB·SJ
26
shots
22
3 of 5
power play
1 of 3
44.1
faceoff %
55.9
8
hits
23
8
blocked shots
17
16
penalty minutes
30
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Andrei VasilevskiyTB2219.864
Yaroslav AskarovSJ107.700
Alex NedeljkovicSJ1612.750

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
SJ +5
TB +5
P1P2P3
largest lead: SJ 0 · TB 5lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was TB 62%, SJ 38% · Updated Jan 3

Expected margin
TB by 1.3
Expected score
TB 4.0 – 2.7 SJ
Expected total
6.7
LightningThe matchupSharks
−164Our fair odds+164
4.0Expected goals2.7
+0.26Power rating−0.41
3.4Goals / game3.1
2.7Allowed / game3.5
27.4Shots / game25.1
46.5Faceoff %47.2
19.7Hits / game20.5
24−16Season record20−20
7−3Last 106−4

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
TB chance · SJ chance
Our model fair62.1%37.9%
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
TBTampa Bay Lightning−16462%————
SJSan Jose Sharks+16438%————
SpreadTB by 1.3
TBTampa Bay Lightning−1.3our margin————
SJSan Jose Sharks+1.3our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.7
Over6.7our total————
Under6.7our 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

Tampa Bay Lightning by 1.3 expected
Tampa Bay Lightning by 7 goals: 1%Tampa Bay Lightning by 6 goals: 1%Tampa Bay Lightning by 5 goals: 5%Tampa Bay Lightning by 4 goals: 12%Tampa Bay Lightning by 3 goals: 19%Tampa Bay Lightning by 2 goals: 13%Tampa Bay Lightning by 1 goal: 16%San Jose Sharks by 1 goal: 20%San Jose Sharks by 2 goals: 5%San Jose Sharks by 3 goals: 5%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%
← TB wins bySJ wins by →
Tampa Bay Lightning wins by 2 or more51%
Tampa Bay Lightning wins by 3 or more38%
San Jose Sharks wins by 2 or more13%
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

6.7 expected
1 goals: 1%2 goals: 2%3 goals: 8%4 goals: 7%5 goals: 18%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 19%8 goals: 9%9 goals: 12%10 goals: 5%11 goals: 5%12 goals: 2%13 goals: 1%14 goals: <1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.564%
Total over 6.553%
Total over 7.534%
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
TBAndrei Vasilevskiy G · last 5 starts: .900 save %, 2.40 GAAstarted
SJAlex Nedeljkovic G · last 5 starts: .898 save %, 2.75 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
TB·SJ
Jan 1 at LA
last game
Dec 31, 2025 vs MIN
1 day
days of rest
2 days
no
back-to-back
no
4
games in last 7 days
3
3rd straight road game
home / road
2nd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 40+ games
TB·SJ
+0.26
rating (0 = average)
−0.41
3.4
goals / game
3.1
2.7
goals allowed / game
3.5
24−16
season record
20−20
11−9
home record
11−10
13−7
away record
9−10
W6
streak
W3
7−3
last 10
6−4
27.4
shots / game
25.1
46.5
faceoff %
47.2
19.7
hits / game
20.5
13.1
blocked shots / game
15.8
4.1
takeaways / game
4.4
14.5
giveaways / game
15.5

Rating Trend

TB · SJ · 78 days
Tampa Bay LightningSan Jose Sharks
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 8 meetings · SJ 2−6
Jan 2, 2025at SJSJ 2 − 1
Dec 5, 2024at TBTB 8 − 1
Mar 21, 2024at SJTB 4 − 1
Oct 26, 2023at TBTB 6 − 0
Feb 7, 2023at TBSJ 4 − 3 OT
Oct 29, 2022at SJTB 4 − 3
Feb 1, 2022at TBTB 3 − 2 OT
Jan 22, 2022at SJTB 7 − 1

TB · Last 10

7−3 · streak W6
Jan 1at LA5 − 3W
Dec 31, 2025at ANA4 − 3W
Dec 28, 2025vs MTL5 − 4W
Dec 27, 2025at FLA4 − 2W
Dec 22, 2025vs STL4 − 1W
Dec 20, 2025vs CAR6 − 4W
Dec 18, 2025vs LA1 − 2L
Dec 15, 2025vs FLA2 − 5L
Dec 13, 2025at NYI2 − 3L
Dec 11, 2025at NJ8 − 4W

SJ · Last 10

6−4 · streak W3
Dec 31, 2025vs MIN4 − 3W
Dec 29, 2025at ANA5 − 4W
Dec 27, 2025at VAN6 − 3W
Dec 23, 2025at VGK2 − 7L
Dec 20, 2025vs SEA2 − 4L
Dec 18, 2025vs DAL3 − 5L
Dec 16, 2025vs CGY6 − 3W
Dec 13, 2025at PIT6 − 5W
Dec 11, 2025at TOR3 − 2W
Dec 9, 2025at PHI1 − 4L