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Kings at Sharks

NHL · Saturday, Oct 3 · 9:00 PM CT · SAP Center at San Jose · Final LA 4 – SJ 5

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123OTT
LA11204
SJ03115
Team box
LA·SJ
35
shots
25
2 of 3
power play
1 of 2
53.1
faceoff %
46.9
19
hits
23
12
blocked shots
11
4
penalty minutes
6
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Anton ForsbergLA2520.800
Yaroslav AskarovSJ3531.886

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

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

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was LA 50%, SJ 50% · Updated Oct 3

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
LA 3.2 – 3.0 SJ
Expected total
6.3
KingsThe matchupSharks
−101Our fair odds+101
3.2Expected goals3.0
−0.09Power rating−0.20
4.0Goals / game4.0
8.0Allowed / game3.0
31.0Shots / game32.0
63.8Faceoff %42.6
17.0Hits / game24.0
0−1Season record1−0
3−7Last 105−5

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
LA chance · SJ chance
Our model fair50.1%49.9%
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
LALos Angeles Kings−10150%————
SJSan Jose Sharks+10150%————
Spreadabout even
LALos Angeles Kings−0.2our margin————
SJSan Jose Sharks+0.2our 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

Even game expected
Los Angeles Kings by 6 goals: <1%Los Angeles Kings by 5 goals: 2%Los Angeles Kings by 4 goals: 7%Los Angeles Kings by 3 goals: 13%Los Angeles Kings by 2 goals: 10%Los Angeles Kings by 1 goal: 18%San Jose Sharks by 1 goal: 24%San Jose Sharks by 2 goals: 9%San Jose Sharks by 3 goals: 10%San Jose Sharks by 4 goals: 5%San Jose Sharks by 5 goals: 2%San Jose Sharks by 6 goals: <1%
← LA wins bySJ wins by →
Los Angeles Kings wins by 2 or more33%
Los Angeles Kings wins by 3 or more23%
San Jose Sharks wins by 2 or more25%
Decided by one goal42%

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: 11%7 goals: 19%8 goals: 8%9 goals: 10%10 goals: 3%11 goals: 4%12 goals: 1%13 goals: 1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.558%
Total over 6.547%
Total over 7.527%
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
LAAnton Forsberg G · last 5 starts: .907 save %, 2.58 GAAstarted
SJYaroslav Askarov G · last 5 starts: .857 save %, 4.31 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
LA·SJ
Sep 30 at COL
last game
Oct 1 vs FLA
2 days
days of rest
1 day
no
back-to-back
no
1
games in last 7 days
1
2nd straight road game
home / road
2nd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2026–27 season · box-score averages from 1+ games
LA·SJ
−0.09
rating (0 = average)
−0.20
4.0
goals / game
4.0
8.0
goals allowed / game
3.0
0−1
season record
1−0
0−0
home record
1−0
0−1
away record
0−0
L1
streak
W1
3−7
last 10
5−5
31.0
shots / game
32.0
63.8
faceoff %
42.6
17.0
hits / game
24.0
15.0
blocked shots / game
21.0
7.0
takeaways / game
9.0
10.0
giveaways / game
20.0

Rating Trend

LA · SJ · 4 days
Los Angeles KingsSan Jose Sharks
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · SJ 5−5
Jan 7at LASJ 4 − 3 OT
Nov 20, 2025at SJSJ 4 − 3 SO
Oct 28, 2025at SJLA 4 − 3
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

LA · Last 10

3−7 · streak L7
Sep 30at COL4 − 8L
Apr 26vs COL1 − 5L
Apr 23vs COL2 − 4L
Apr 21at COL1 − 2L
Apr 19at COL1 − 2L
Apr 16at CGY1 − 3L
Apr 14at VAN3 − 4L
Apr 13at SEA5 − 3W
Apr 11vs EDM1 − 0W
Apr 9vs VAN4 − 1W

SJ · Last 10

5−5 · streak W2
Oct 1vs FLA4 − 3W
Apr 16at WPG6 − 1W
Apr 15at CHI2 − 5L
Apr 13at NSH3 − 2W
Apr 11vs VAN3 − 4L
Apr 9at ANA1 − 6L
Apr 8vs EDM2 − 5L
Apr 6vs CHI3 − 2W
Apr 4vs NSH3 − 6L
Apr 2vs TOR4 − 1W