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Sharks vs. Lightning Prediction, Picks and Odds
Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Sharks vs. Lightning NHL game on January 20, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Jan 21, 12AM Benchmark International Arena
Jan 21, 12AM Benchmark International Arena
In-Play ProbabilitiesIn-Play
Game PredictionsPre-Game
Best Bets | TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sharks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Lightning | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Live Probabilities
Moneyline
Over / Under
Win %
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Win Probability
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sharks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Lightning | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
P3 18:35 Shot on goal by Oliver Bjorkstrand saved by Yaroslav Askarov
P3 18:03 Oliver Bjorkstrand shot blocked by Vincent Desharnais
P3 17:41 Goal scored by Brandon Hagel
P3 16:57 Shot missed by Yanni Gourde
P3 15:31 Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Dmitry Orlov
P3 14:39 Shot missed by Darren Raddysh
P3 14:16 Pontus Holmberg shot blocked by Dmitry Orlov
P3 14:14 Shot on goal by Pontus Holmberg saved by Yaroslav Askarov
P3 14:05 Shot on goal by Nick Paul saved by Yaroslav Askarov
P3 13:54 Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Barclay Goodrow
P3 13:50 Shot missed by Darren Raddysh
P3 13:35 Shot missed by Zemgus Girgensons
P3 12:48 Shot missed by Timothy Liljegren
P3 12:42 Shot on goal by Ryan Reaves saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 11:36 Shot on goal by Macklin Celebrini saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 11:19 Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Macklin Celebrini
P3 09:44 Shot missed by Nick Paul
P3 08:58 Shot missed by Declan Carlile
P3 08:50 Shot missed by Pontus Holmberg
P3 07:08 Shot on goal by Mario Ferraro saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Play by Play
P1
P2
P3
GOALS
ALL
End of 3rd Period.
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
SHOT
Shot on goal by Oliver Bjorkstrand saved by Yaroslav Askarov
SHOT
Oliver Bjorkstrand shot blocked by Vincent Desharnais
Sharks won faceoff against Lightning in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Brandon Hagel
1-4
SHOT
Shot missed by Yanni Gourde
Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Yanni Gourde in offensive zone
Sharks won faceoff against Lightning in neutral zone
Stoppage - Skater Puck Frozen
Zack Ostapchuk credited with hit on Max Crozier in offensive zone
SHOT
Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Dmitry Orlov
Giveaway by Darren Raddysh in offensive zone
Collin Graf credited with hit on J.J. Moser in defensive zone
Macklin Celebrini won faceoff against Nick Paul in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Darren Raddysh
Yanni Gourde won faceoff against Michael Misa in offensive zone
SHOT
Pontus Holmberg shot blocked by Dmitry Orlov
SHOT
Shot on goal by Pontus Holmberg saved by Yaroslav Askarov
Sharks won faceoff against Lightning in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nick Paul saved by Yaroslav Askarov
SHOT
Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Barclay Goodrow
SHOT
Shot missed by Darren Raddysh
SHOT
Shot missed by Zemgus Girgensons
SHOT
Shot missed by Timothy Liljegren
Zack Ostapchuk won faceoff against Jack Finley in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ryan Reaves saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Takeaway by Ryan Reaves in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Macklin Celebrini saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Tyler Toffoli credited with hit on J.J. Moser in defensive zone
SHOT
Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Macklin Celebrini
Macklin Celebrini won faceoff against Yanni Gourde in neutral zone
Giveaway by Nick Paul in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Nick Paul
Nick Paul won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Declan Carlile
SHOT
Shot missed by Pontus Holmberg
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mario Ferraro saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Sharks won faceoff against Lightning in neutral zone
Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Jack Finley in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Shot missed by Sam Dickinson
SHOT
Shot on goal by Macklin Celebrini saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
SHOT
Shot on goal by John Klingberg saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Nick Paul in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
Takeaway by Pavol Regenda in offensive zone
Dmitry Orlov credited with hit on J.J. Moser in defensive zone
Dmitry Orlov credited with hit on Pontus Holmberg in neutral zone
Giveaway by Timothy Liljegren in defensive zone
End of 2nd Period.
SHOT
Shot missed by Darren Raddysh
SHOT
Shot missed by Nikita Kucherov
SHOT
Collin Graf shot blocked by Jake Guentzel
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot missed by Declan Carlile
SHOT
Charle-Edouard D'Astous shot blocked by William Eklund
Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck Frozen - TV timeout
Power play - Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by John Klingberg saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Power play - Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Yanni Gourde in offensive zone
Power play - Takeaway by William Eklund in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - John Klingberg shot blocked by Erik Cernak
Macklin Celebrini won faceoff against Lightning in neutral zone
Tyler Toffoli credited with hit on Max Crozier in offensive zone
Declan Carlile credited with hit on Alexander Wennberg in defensive zone
Sharks won faceoff against Lightning in neutral zone
Takeaway by Macklin Celebrini in defensive zone
Nick Paul won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in offensive zone
Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Shot on goal by Timothy Liljegren saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
SHOT
Shot missed by Dominic James
SHOT
Shot on goal by Pontus Holmberg saved by Yaroslav Askarov
Macklin Celebrini won faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons in offensive zone
Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot missed by Barclay Goodrow
SHOT
Power play - Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Vincent Desharnais
Shorthanded - Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Jack Finley in defensive zone
Penalty to Ryan Reaves 2 minutes for Holding (Drawn by Declan Carlile)
Sharks won faceoff against Lightning in neutral zone
Nick Paul won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Darren Raddysh
Macklin Celebrini won faceoff against Yanni Gourde in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Jake Guentzel assisted by Dominic James and Gage Goncalves
1-3
SHOT
Shot missed by Jake Guentzel
Nick Paul won faceoff against Zack Ostapchuk in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Brandon Hagel assisted by Nikita Kucherov and Declan Carlile
1-2
Michael Misa won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Yanni Gourde
Macklin Celebrini won faceoff against Yanni Gourde in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Gage Goncalves
SHOT
Shot on goal by Dominic James saved by Yaroslav Askarov
SHOT
J.J. Moser shot blocked by Timothy Liljegren
Stoppage - Icing
Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in neutral zone
End of 1st Period.
Barclay Goodrow credited with hit on Charle-Edouard D'Astous in offensive zone
Zack Ostapchuk won faceoff against Jack Finley in neutral zone
Zemgus Girgensons credited with hit on Collin Graf in neutral zone
Giveaway by John Klingberg in defensive zone
Dmitry Orlov credited with hit on Darren Raddysh in defensive zone
Giveaway by Macklin Celebrini in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Brandon Hagel
1-1
SHOT
Shot missed by Brandon Hagel
SHOT
Shot on goal by Sharks saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Jack Finley in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
Giveaway by Charle-Edouard D'Astous in neutral zone
Takeaway by Darren Raddysh in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Will Smith saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
SHOT
Will Smith shot blocked by Darren Raddysh
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Dmitry Orlov saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Michael Misa won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Brandon Hagel
Sharks won faceoff against Lightning in neutral zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Timothy Liljegren saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
SHOT
Shot missed by Alexander Wennberg
SHOT
Shot missed by Dominic James
Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Dominic James in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Dominic James saved by Yaroslav Askarov
SHOT
Shot on goal by Pontus Holmberg saved by Yaroslav Askarov
SHOT
Shot missed by J.J. Moser
SHOT
J.J. Moser shot blocked by Timothy Liljegren
SHOT
Erik Cernak shot blocked by Zack Ostapchuk
SHOT
John Klingberg shot blocked by teammate
SHOT
Dmitry Orlov shot blocked by Jake Guentzel
Giveaway by Timothy Liljegren in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Giveaway by Macklin Celebrini in offensive zone
SHOT
Oliver Bjorkstrand shot blocked by Alexander Wennberg
Ryan Reaves credited with hit on Erik Cernak in offensive zone
Tyler Toffoli credited with hit on Gage Goncalves in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Max Crozier
SHOT
Shot missed by Pontus Holmberg
SHOT
Shot on goal by Collin Graf saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Giveaway by Will Smith in neutral zone
Macklin Celebrini won faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons in neutral zone
Game Setup.
Stats
| STATS | |
|---|
| 23 | Shots on Goal | 20 | |||
| 56% | Faceoff Win % | 44% | |||
| 1/0 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 1/0 | |||
| 2 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 2 | |||
| 29 | Hits | 13 | |||
| 18 | Shots Blocked | 14 | |||
| 13 | Giveaways | 18 |
| |
|---|
| 23 | Shots on Goal | 20 | |||
| 56% | Faceoff Win % | 44% | |||
| 1/0 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 1/0 | |||
| 2 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 2 | |||
| 29 | Hits | 13 | |||
| 18 | Shots Blocked | 14 | |||
| 13 | Giveaways | 18 |
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Sharks vs. Lightning: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Sharks vs. Lightning
- Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- Venue: Benchmark International Arena
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Lightning favored at -1.5
- Total (Over/Under): Not Available
- Moneyline Odds: Sharks +260, Lightning -300
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Sharks: 29%
- Lightning: 71%
Dimers' predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.
Our Prediction: Who Wins?
After extensive simulations, our model gives the Sharks a win probability of 29%, while the Lightning have a win probability of 71%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.
Summary
According to our analysis, the Lightning are more likely to beat the Sharks in the NHL game at Benchmark International Arena on Wednesday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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