- Matchup: San Jose Sharks vs. Dallas Stars
- Date: Saturday, November 7, 2026
- Venue: American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
- Broadcast: NBC Sports California, Amazon Prime
- Betting Odds: Sharks (+235) Stars (-290)
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The American Airlines Center will host an exciting matchup on Saturday, featuring the Dallas Stars (9-5-2) against the San Jose Sharks (7-9-1). The moneyline shows San Jose at +235 while Dallas stands at -290. The total score is set at 6.5.
The San Jose Sharks aim to bounce back following a tough 7-2 loss to the Kings in their last game. In that match, San Jose accumulated 10 penalty minutes and had six chances with a man advantage, converting only two goals. Overall, the Sharks struggled offensively, managing to find the net just twice from 32 shots taken.
San Jose’s opponents have capitalized on 58 power play opportunities (ranking 9th in the league) and scored 11 goals during those chances. This season, the Sharks have faced 513 shots, maintaining a save percentage of .883. They’ve taken 466 shots themselves with a shooting percentage of 9.2%. While at even strength, the Sharks have conceded 49 goals while netting 29. With 61 power play opportunities, they have converted 14, giving them a power play percentage of 22.95%. Currently, they sit with 15 points and a points percentage of .441, having scored 43 goals (ranking 26th in the league) while allowing 60 against them.
In goal for the Sharks will be Alex Nedeljkovic, known for his 109 quality starts and a quality starts percentage of .545. With a career save percentage of .902 across 12,266 minutes, Nedeljkovic has faced 6,381 shots, successfully saving 5,755. He has conceded 626 goals in his tenure, tallying a goals against rate of 3.13. Holding a win-loss record of 95-76-32, Nedeljkovic has been the starter in 200 games throughout his NHL journey.
Last outing for the Stars, they battled the Blue Jackets, resulting in a 1-1 tie. Dallas managed to score once from 28 shots, but failed to convert on their only power play opportunity.
The Stars have netted 36 goals while at even strength and only 8 goals (ranking 25th in the league) during power plays. They’ve made 409 shots this season (24th in the league) with a shooting percentage of 10.76%, while allowing their opponents 367 shots. Thus far, the Dallas Stars have accounted for 44 goals, earning 20 points, and a points percentage of .625. They’ve allowed 36 opposing goals, 31 at even strength and 5 while shorthanded. With 35 power play opportunities, their power play percentage stands at 22.86%, and their penalty kill has been effective at 90.38% against 52 chances from opposing teams.
Jake Oettinger is likely to guard the net for the Stars. Opponents average 2.50 goals per game against him, accumulating a total of 769 goals. Oettinger holds a quality start percentage of 58.8%, with 181 quality starts in his NHL career. Over 308 games, he has played for 17,675 minutes, recording a career record of 192-81-34 and has made 7,762 saves out of 8,530 shots, leading to a save rate of .910.
Will the Sharks or Stars take home the victory tonight?
Expert’s Pick: Go with Dallas (-290)
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