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Stars at Sharks

NHL · Saturday, Jan 10 · 3:00 PM CT · SAP Center at San Jose · Final DAL 4 – SJ 5

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123OTT
DAL21104
SJ02215
Team box
DAL·SJ
20
shots
31
0 of 2
power play
4 of 6
51.9
faceoff %
48.1
12
hits
21
14
blocked shots
11
12
penalty minutes
4
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Casey DeSmithDAL3126.839
Alex NedeljkovicSJ2016.800

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

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

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was DAL 62%, SJ 38% · Updated Jan 10

Expected margin
DAL by 1.1
Expected score
DAL 4.0 – 2.8 SJ
Expected total
6.8
StarsThe matchupSharks
−164Our fair odds+164
4.0Expected goals2.8
+0.24Power rating−0.41
3.5Goals / game3.2
2.8Allowed / game3.5
25.5Shots / game25.3
52.1Faceoff %47.5
18.7Hits / game20.6
26−18Season record22−21
4−6Last 106−4

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
DAL 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
DALDallas Stars−16462%————
SJSan Jose Sharks+16438%————
SpreadDAL by 1.1
DALDallas Stars−1.1our margin————
SJSan Jose Sharks+1.1our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.8
Over6.8our total————
Under6.8our 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

Dallas Stars by 1.1 expected
Dallas Stars by 7 goals: 1%Dallas Stars by 6 goals: 1%Dallas Stars by 5 goals: 5%Dallas Stars by 4 goals: 11%Dallas Stars by 3 goals: 17%Dallas Stars by 2 goals: 12%Dallas Stars by 1 goal: 16%San Jose Sharks by 1 goal: 21%San Jose Sharks by 2 goals: 6%San Jose Sharks by 3 goals: 6%San Jose Sharks by 4 goals: 3%San Jose Sharks by 5 goals: 1%San Jose Sharks by 6 goals: <1%San Jose Sharks by 7 goals: <1%
← DAL wins bySJ wins by →
Dallas Stars wins by 2 or more48%
Dallas Stars wins by 3 or more35%
San Jose Sharks wins by 2 or more15%
Decided by one goal37%

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

6.8 expected
1 goals: 1%2 goals: 1%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 5.565%
Total over 6.554%
Total over 7.535%
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
DALCasey DeSmith G · last 5 starts: .894 save %, 2.86 GAAstarted
SJAlex Nedeljkovic G · last 5 starts: .876 save %, 3.23 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
DAL·SJ
Jan 7 at WSH
last game
Jan 7 at LA
2 days
days of rest
2 days
no
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
3
3rd 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 43+ games
DAL·SJ
+0.24
rating (0 = average)
−0.41
3.5
goals / game
3.2
2.8
goals allowed / game
3.5
26−18
season record
22−21
12−9
home record
12−11
14−9
away record
10−10
W1
streak
W2
4−6
last 10
6−4
25.5
shots / game
25.3
52.1
faceoff %
47.5
18.7
hits / game
20.6
15.2
blocked shots / game
15.8
4.7
takeaways / game
4.6
14.7
giveaways / game
15.4

Rating Trend

DAL · SJ · 85 days
Dallas StarsSan Jose Sharks
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · SJ 1−9
Dec 18, 2025at SJDAL 5 − 3
Dec 5, 2025at DALDAL 4 − 1
Feb 8, 2025at SJDAL 8 − 3
Nov 20, 2024at DALDAL 5 − 2
Oct 15, 2024at DALDAL 3 − 2 SO
Mar 26, 2024at SJDAL 6 − 3
Mar 5, 2024at SJDAL 7 − 6 OT
Mar 2, 2024at DALDAL 3 − 2 SO
Jan 18, 2023at SJSJ 5 − 3
Dec 31, 2022at DALDAL 5 − 2

DAL · Last 10

4−6 · streak W1
Jan 7at WSH4 − 1W
Jan 6at CAR3 − 6L
Jan 4vs MTL3 − 4L
Jan 1at CHI3 − 4L
Dec 31, 2025vs BUF1 − 4L
Dec 27, 2025vs CHI3 − 4L
Dec 23, 2025at DET3 − 4L
Dec 21, 2025vs TOR5 − 1W
Dec 19, 2025at ANA8 − 3W
Dec 18, 2025at SJ5 − 3W

SJ · Last 10

6−4 · streak W2
Jan 7at LA4 − 3W
Jan 6vs CBJ5 − 2W
Jan 3vs TB3 − 7L
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