NHL Prop Bets: Dallas Stars vs San Jose Sharks (October 5, 2026)
The San Jose Sharks (2-0-0) face the Dallas Stars (0-2-0) at American Airlines Center. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Monday's matchup.
- The Sharks have a 48-36 Puck Line record since the beginning of last season, while the Stars hold a record of 34-56 across the same span.
The total goals line is set at 6.5, with OVER at +100 and UNDER at -120.
- The Sharks have a 43-39-2 O/U record since the beginning of last season (meaning 43 games have gone over the total points line, 39 have gone under and two have resulted in a push). The Stars have a 45-43-2 O/U record.
Goals For Insights
- The Sharks have scored 3.07 goals per game since the beginning of last season (16th in the league). Comparatively, the Stars have averaged 3.26 over the same span (11th).
- Defensively, the Sharks have allowed a whopping 3.54 goals per game since the beginning of last season (30th in the league), while the Stars have given up an average of 2.71 goals over that span (2nd).
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, San Jose is averaging just 25.8 shots per game since the beginning of last season (26th in the NHL). Meanwhile, Dallas was at the opposite end of the spectrum while defending, allowing its opposition only 26.1 shots per game (6th).
- Flipping that script, the Sharks have allowed 29.7 shots per game (27th in the NHL), while the Stars are averaging 25.3 shots (28th).
Power Play
- San Jose holds a power play percentage of 21.5%, ranking 15th in the league since the beginning of last season, while Dallas sits 2nd with 28.1% of its power play opportunities converted.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Sharks have a penalty kill rate of 76.1% (ranked 27th), compared to the Stars at 80.1% (16th).
P1 Result
San Jose is +210 to win the first period, while Dallas is +150.
- Here are their first period records since the beginning of last season.
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose | 25-25-34 | 14-14-15 | 11-11-19 | |
| Dallas | 30-26-34 | 15-13-17 | 15-13-17 |
To Go To Overtime
Monday's matchup is +290 to go to overtime.
- The Sharks have played in 22 games that have gone to overtime since the beginning of last season, while the Stars have appeared in 26.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Sharks have played in 4 games that have gone to a shootout since the beginning of last season, while the Stars have appeared in 10.
Last Time They Met
San Jose recorded a 5-4 overtime victory over Dallas at SAP Center at San Jose when these teams last met on January 10, 2026. Tyler Toffoli led the way to that result, recording 2 goals and 1 assist. That result snapped the Stars' eight-game winning streak against the Sharks.
