The Sharks (1-2-0) host the Devils (1-1-0) on Jan 4, 2027, 10:00 PM ET.




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Goals a game by period, regular season (a shootout is not a period; overtime is per game played). The number on top is goals for, under it goals against. NJ: 2 from 2026–27, 8 from 2025–26. SJ: 3 from 2026–27, 7 from 2025–26.
The starter is not confirmed. This is Nico Daws, who started NJ's last game, going into this one.
| Start | Rest before | Shots against | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 @ NYI | 171 days | 32 | 26 |
| Apr 14 @ BOS | 1 day | 26 | 22 |
| Apr 12 vs OTT | — | 30 | 27 |
The starter is not confirmed. This is Yaroslav Askarov, who started SJ's last game, going into this one.
| Start | Rest before | Shots against | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 @ DAL | 1 day | 26 | 21 |
| Oct 3 vs LA | 1 day | 36 | 32 |
| Oct 1 vs FLA | 168 days | 26 | 23 |
| Apr 15 @ CHI | 3 days | 24 | 19 |
| Apr 11 vs VAN | 1 day | 41 | 38 |
Current report — a live snapshot, not what it said the day this game was played.
Times are when the report changed on our end, last 30 days.
Tap or hover a square for its attempts and goals.
Each square is 10 feet of the offensive half, goal at the right, shaded by attempts (shots on goal, misses and blocks) from there; both teams share one scale. A volt dot marks where goals came from. Last 10 games for each team, regular season and playoffs, from our stored play-by-play.
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shots faced (darker = more)goal against
| Distance from the net | Shots | Goals | Save % | League | Compared with the league |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point blank10 ft or less | 45 | 6 | .867 | ||
| Close10–25 ft | 51 | 8 | .843 | ||
| Mid-range25–40 ft | 55 | 6 | .891 | ||
| Long40 ft and out | 75 | 1 | .987 | ||
| League = every goalie in a complete game, 148,981 shots on goal. * under 25 shots. | |||||
Counts games he played start to finish: the play-by-play names the goalie on a save but not on a goal, so a goal can be placed only when he was the only one in net (empty-net goals and the shootout are left out). Save percentage is saves over shots on goal; a square or row with few shots swings widely. Where shots came from, not a forecast.
Tap or hover a square for its shots, goals and save percentage.
shots faced (darker = more)goals against (squares with 14+)
| Distance from the net | Shots | Goals | Save % | League | Compared with the league |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point blank10 ft or less | 262 | 45 | .828 | ||
| Close10–25 ft | 409 | 73 | .822 | ||
| Mid-range25–40 ft | 436 | 45 | .897 | ||
| Long40 ft and out | 574 | 17 | .970 | ||
| League = every goalie in a complete game, 148,981 shots on goal. * under 25 shots. | |||||
Counts games he played start to finish: the play-by-play names the goalie on a save but not on a goal, so a goal can be placed only when he was the only one in net (empty-net goals and the shootout are left out). Save percentage is saves over shots on goal; a square or row with few shots swings widely. Where shots came from, not a forecast.
No props posted for this game yet. Books post NHL props the morning of the game; see the full props board.
| Measure | NJ | SJ | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shot attempts and shots | |||
| Shot-attempt share | 53.5%#7 of 32 | 45.4%#29 of 32 | 49.8% |
| Even-strength attempt share | 53.1%#7 of 32 | 47.5%#26 of 32 | 49.8% |
| Shots-on-goal share | 52.5%#11 of 32 | 44.1%#29 of 32 | 49.9% |
| Attempts for per game | 61.2#8 of 32 | 49.5#29 of 32 | 56.5 |
| Attempts against per game | 53.2#26 of 32 | 59.5#9 of 32 | 56.8 |
| Special teams | |||
| Power play | 8.7%#28 of 322 goals on 23 chances | 27.3%#10 of 326 goals on 22 chances | 21.1% |
| Power plays per game | 2.30#26 of 32 | 2.20#28 of 32 | 2.77 |
| Penalty kill | 79.2%#16 of 3219 of 24 killed | 65.6%#28 of 3221 of 32 killed | 78.9% |
| Times shorthanded per game | 2.40#26 of 32 | 3.20#3 of 32 | 2.76 |
Last 10 games counted back from each team's latest regular-season game. NJ: 10 games, 8 from 2025–26. SJ: 10 games, 7 from 2025–26. Rank 1 is the highest in the league, even for attempts against, and a rank is a place, not a grade. Attempts are goals, saves, misses and blocked shots from the play-by-play (even strength means neither team on a power play); a game it did not cover is left out. Past games, not a forecast.
| Player | GP | G | A | PTS | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Hughes | 15 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 67 | 22:14 |
| Jesper Bratt | 15 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 18:24 |
| Nico Hischier | 15 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 37 | 20:16 |
| Connor Brown | 15 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 19:38 |
| Timo Meier | 15 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 48 | 18:24 |
| Dougie Hamilton | 15 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 20:36 |
| Jonas Siegenthaler | 15 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 19:03 |
| Dawson Mercer | 15 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 18:38 |
| Simon Nemec | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 19:31 |
| Johnathan Kovacevic | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18:57 |
| Cody Glass | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 13:19 |
| Luke Hughes | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 23:30 |
| Player | GP | G | A | PTS | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macklin Celebrini | 15 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 57 | 21:13 |
| Will Smith | 15 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 37 | 18:19 |
| William Eklund | 15 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 16:50 |
| Alexander Wennberg | 14 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 20:02 |
| Dmitry Orlov | 15 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 20:56 |
| Igor Chernyshov | 12 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 15:22 |
| Kiefer Sherwood | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 16:37 |
| Collin Graf | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 15:57 |
| Michael Misa | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 13:16 |
| Tyler Toffoli | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 13:13 |
| Mario Ferraro | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 21:14 |
| John Klingberg | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 18:39 |
| Date | Road | Home | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2025 | SJ+3 | +3 | ||
| Oct 24, 2025 | NJ+2 | +2 | ||
| Jan 4, 2025 | SJ+1 | +1 |
| Date | Road | Home | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2024 | SJ+1 | +1 |
From box scores and play-by-play. Prop lines from DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM and Caesars; hit rates are past games against a number, not a forecast or a pick. The goalie shown is the one who started the team's last game; the starter for this game is not confirmed. For information only, not betting advice. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER.
| Measure | NJ42-37-3 · last 82 games | SJ40-35-6 · last 82 games | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attempts for per game | 62.0#5 of 32 | 53.6#28 of 32 | 58.2 |
| Power plays per game | 2.54#30 of 32 | 3.05#7 of 32 | 2.88 |
| Times shorthanded per game | 2.50#31 of 32 | 3.01#8 of 32 | 2.87 |
| Shots for per game | 29.9#4 of 32 | 25.8#26 of 32 | 27.8 |
| Share of all attempts | 52.3%#7 of 32 | 47.3%#29 of 32 | 50.0% |
| Share of all shots | 52.2%#6 of 32 | 46.9%#27 of 32 | 50.0% |
The 6 measures where these two sit furthest apart among the league's 32 ranked teams, over each team's last 82 regular-season games (Oct 2025 – Oct 2026). Rank 1 = highest in the league, even for points allowed. A rank says where a number sits, not which side it points to.