2026-27

Season snapshot

Live NHL standings
17
Games played
15
Points
.441
Points %
-17
Goal diff
4-6
Last 10
26 GF · 31 GA

Last 10 counts OT/SO losses as losses — the schedule feed carries scores only.

Intelligence

The files

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Full schedule

We publish a preview for each of these the morning of the game — about eight hours before puck drop, once both clubs' previous games are final. A recap follows the final horn.

Last 10

Recent results

This season vs last
per game · all situations

16 games in, against last season's full year.

2026-27
2025-26
Games played
16
82
Goals for / game
2.62
3.06
−0.44
Goals against / game
3.38
3.56
−18.0
Expected goals for / game
2.75
2.87
−12.0
Expected goals against / game
3.89
3.30
+0.59
Expected-goals share
41.4%
46.5%
−5.1
Shot-attempt share
47.0%
47.0%
+0.1
What are expected goals?

Goals are rare enough that a few bounces can make a good team look bad for weeks. Expected goalsfix that: every shot is scored by how often that exact look — that spot, that angle, that kind of shot — actually goes in. Add them up and you get what a club's chances were worth.

So the two goals rows say what happened, and the two expected-goals rows say what usually happens from those chances. When a club's real goals sit well below its expected goals, it is normally finishing or goaltending — and both tend to drift back toward normal.

Share rows are a slice of the game: 50% is dead even, and anything past about 52% is a club that genuinely tilts the ice.

Backcheck recaps — NHL play-by-play + our xG model

The blog

Every post

40 posts
at Los Angeles Kings10:00 PM ET

The Kings are the model's lean over the Sharks — with PDO regression in play

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vs Calgary FlamesL 2–1

Flames steal one from the Sharks against the run of play

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vs Ottawa SenatorsL 5–1

Senators run the Sharks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Vancouver CanucksW 3–2

Sharks hold off the Canucks

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vs Buffalo SabresL 2–0

Sabres shut out the Sharks, 2-0

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at Boston BruinsL 6–4

Bruins run the Sharks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Ottawa Senators7:00 PM ET

The Senators are the model's lean over the Sharks — with PDO regression in play

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at Montreal Canadiens7:00 PM ET

The Canadiens are the model's lean over the Sharks — with PDO regression in play

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at Toronto Maple Leafs7:30 PM ET

The Maple Leafs are the model's lean over the Sharks — with PDO regression in play

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at Detroit Red Wings7:00 PM ET

The Red Wings are the model's lean over the Sharks — with PDO regression in play

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at Nashville PredatorsW 3–2

A. Nedeljkovic stands tall as the Sharks edge the Predators

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vs Boston BruinsL 6–3

Bruins pull away from the Sharks

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vs Edmonton OilersL 3–1

Oilers run the Sharks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at St. Louis BluesW 3–2

Sharks edge the Blues in overtime

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at Dallas StarsL 5–0

Stars shut out the Sharks, 5-0

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vs Los Angeles KingsW 5–4

Sharks steal one from the Kings against the run of play

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vs Florida PanthersW 4–3

Sharks edge the Panthers in overtime

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at Vegas Golden KnightsW 4–2

Sharks hold off the Golden Knights

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vs Anaheim DucksW 10–0

Sharks shut out the Ducks, 10-0

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vs Vegas Golden KnightsL 2–1

Golden Knights steal one from the Sharks against the run of play

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at Anaheim DucksL 6–2

Ducks pull away from the Sharks

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at Winnipeg JetsW 6–1

Sharks pull away from the Jets

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at Chicago BlackhawksL 5–2

Blackhawks run the Sharks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Nashville PredatorsW 3–2

Sharks hold off the Predators

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vs Vancouver CanucksL 4–3

Canucks edge the Sharks in a shootout

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at Anaheim DucksL 6–1

Ducks run the Sharks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Edmonton OilersL 5–2

Oilers run the Sharks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Chicago BlackhawksW 3–2

Sharks hold off the Blackhawks

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vs Nashville PredatorsL 6–3

Predators pull away from the Sharks

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vs Toronto Maple LeafsW 4–1

Sharks pull away from the Maple Leafs

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vs Anaheim DucksW 4–3

Sharks steal one from the Ducks against the run of play

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vs St. Louis BluesW 5–4

Sharks hold off the Blues

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at Columbus Blue JacketsW 3–2

Sharks run the Blue Jackets off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at St. Louis BluesL 2–1

Blues edge the Sharks in overtime

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at Nashville PredatorsL 6–3

Predators pull away from the Sharks

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vs Philadelphia FlyersL 4–1

Flyers run the Sharks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Buffalo SabresL 5–0

Sabres shut out the Sharks, 5-0

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at Edmonton OilersL 5–3

Oilers hold off the Sharks

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at Ottawa SenatorsL 7–4

Senators run the Sharks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Montreal CanadiensW 4–2

Sharks hold off the Canadiens

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