Lightning vs. Sharks Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Lightning vs. Sharks NHL game on January 3, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Lightning
3 4 0 7
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1 1 1 3
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  • Sharks
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Lightning
3 4 0 7
Sharks
1 1 1 3
P3 18:54 Shot missed by Jeff Skinner
P3 18:52 Shot on goal by Pavol Regenda saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 17:29 Erik Cernak shot blocked by William Eklund
P3 16:10 Shot on goal by Pavol Regenda saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 16:10 Goal scored by Pavol Regenda assisted by Jeff Skinner
P3 16:09 Jeff Skinner shot blocked by Declan Carlile
P3 15:35 Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Sam Dickinson
P3 15:33 Brayden Point shot blocked by Alexander Wennberg
P3 14:57 Shot on goal by Zemgus Girgensons saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
P3 14:35 Shot on goal by J.J. Moser saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
P3 14:21 Shot missed by Erik Cernak
P3 14:16 Shot missed by Erik Cernak
P3 12:34 Power play - Shot on goal by Charle-Edouard D'Astous saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
P3 11:33 Shot on goal by Pontus Holmberg saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
P3 10:49 Power play - Shot missed by Igor Chernyshov
P3 10:18 Power play - Shot on goal by Jeff Skinner saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 09:59 Power play - Shot missed by Tyler Toffoli
P3 09:46 Power play - Macklin Celebrini shot blocked by Erik Cernak
P3 09:40 Power play - Shot missed by William Eklund
P3 09:38 Power play - Shot missed by Dmitry Orlov
Play by Play
  1. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  2. P3 19:48
    Dominic James won faceoff against Zack Ostapchuk in defensive zone
  3. P3 19:48
    Stoppage - Icing
  4. P3 19:27
    Zack Ostapchuk won faceoff against Dominic James in neutral zone
  5. P3 19:27
    Stoppage
  6. P3 18:54
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jeff Skinner
  7. P3 18:52
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Pavol Regenda saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  8. P3 18:22
    Giveaway by Yanni Gourde in neutral zone
  9. P3 17:50
    Erik Cernak credited with hit on Sam Dickinson in defensive zone
  10. P3 17:49
    Giveaway by Erik Cernak in defensive zone
  11. P3 17:29
    SHOT
    Erik Cernak shot blocked by William Eklund
  12. P3 16:23
    Yanni Gourde won faceoff against Zack Ostapchuk in offensive zone
  13. P3 16:23
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  14. P3 16:11
    Yanni Gourde won faceoff against Zack Ostapchuk in neutral zone
  15. P3 16:10
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Pavol Regenda saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  16. P3 16:10
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Pavol Regenda assisted by Jeff Skinner
    7-3
  17. P3 16:09
    SHOT
    Jeff Skinner shot blocked by Declan Carlile
  18. P3 15:35
    SHOT
    Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Sam Dickinson
  19. P3 15:33
    SHOT
    Brayden Point shot blocked by Alexander Wennberg
  20. P3 15:17
    Giveaway by Alexander Wennberg in neutral zone
  21. P3 15:00
    Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Brayden Point in defensive zone
  22. P3 15:00
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
  23. P3 14:57
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Zemgus Girgensons saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  24. P3 14:35
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by J.J. Moser saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  25. P3 14:34
    Yanni Gourde won faceoff against Macklin Celebrini in offensive zone
  26. P3 14:34
    Stoppage - Icing
  27. P3 14:21
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Erik Cernak
  28. P3 14:16
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Erik Cernak
  29. P3 13:54
    Shorthanded - Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov in defensive zone
  30. P3 12:34
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Charle-Edouard D'Astous saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  31. P3 12:08
    Shorthanded - Ty Dellandrea won faceoff against Nick Paul in defensive zone
  32. P3 12:08
    Penalty to Sam Dickinson 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Brayden Point)
  33. P3 11:35
    Barclay Goodrow credited with hit on Pontus Holmberg in defensive zone
  34. P3 11:33
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Pontus Holmberg saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  35. P3 10:49
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Igor Chernyshov
  36. P3 10:20
    Power play - Jeff Skinner won faceoff against Nick Paul in offensive zone
  37. P3 10:20
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  38. P3 10:18
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Jeff Skinner saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  39. P3 10:14
    Power play - Takeaway by Jeff Skinner in offensive zone
  40. P3 09:59
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Tyler Toffoli
  41. P3 09:46
    SHOT
    Power play - Macklin Celebrini shot blocked by Erik Cernak
  42. P3 09:40
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by William Eklund
  43. P3 09:38
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Dmitry Orlov
  44. P3 09:28
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by William Eklund saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  45. P3 09:00
    Shorthanded - Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in defensive zone
  46. P3 09:00
    Penalty to Yanni Gourde 2 minutes for Slashing (Drawn by Macklin Celebrini)
  47. P3 08:59
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Macklin Celebrini saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  48. P3 08:25
    Takeaway by Brayden Point in defensive zone
  49. P3 08:16
    SHOT
    Oliver Bjorkstrand shot blocked by Vincent Iorio
  50. P3 07:49
    Power play - Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov in offensive zone
  51. P3 07:05
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Nikita Kucherov
  52. P3 06:35
    Shorthanded - Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Nick Paul in defensive zone
  53. P3 06:35
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  54. P3 06:33
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Charle-Edouard D'Astous saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  55. P3 06:13
    Power play - Nick Paul won faceoff against Ty Dellandrea in offensive zone
  56. P3 06:13
    Penalty to Dmitry Orlov 2 minutes for High Sticking
  57. P3 05:45
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Igor Chernyshov
  58. P3 05:44
    Macklin Celebrini won faceoff against Yanni Gourde in offensive zone
  59. P3 05:44
    Stoppage - Icing
  60. P3 05:08
    Takeaway by Sam Dickinson in neutral zone
  61. P3 05:01
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ryan Reaves
  62. P3 03:58
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Darren Raddysh
  63. P3 03:19
    Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in offensive zone
  64. P3 03:19
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  65. P3 03:17
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Dmitry Orlov saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  66. P3 02:41
    Giveaway by Pontus Holmberg in neutral zone
  67. P3 02:24
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Max Crozier
  68. P3 01:49
    Macklin Celebrini won faceoff against Yanni Gourde in neutral zone
  69. P3 01:49
    Stoppage - Offside
  70. P3 01:40
    Brayden Point won faceoff against Macklin Celebrini in offensive zone
  71. P3 01:40
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  72. P3 01:23
    Brayden Point won faceoff against Macklin Celebrini in neutral zone
  73. P3 01:23
    Stoppage - Offside
  74. P3 00:33
    Nick Paul won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in defensive zone
  75. P3 00:30
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Macklin Celebrini saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  76. P3 00:17
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Macklin Celebrini saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  77. P3 00:00
    Macklin Celebrini won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in neutral zone
  78. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  79. P2 19:23
    Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Macklin Celebrini in defensive zone
  80. P2 19:23
    Penalty to Gage Goncalves 2 minutes for Roughing (Drawn by Dmitry Orlov)
  81. P2 19:23
    Penalty to Dmitry Orlov 2 minutes for Roughing (Drawn by Gage Goncalves)
  82. P2 18:47
    Ty Dellandrea won faceoff against Brayden Point in neutral zone
  83. P2 18:47
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  84. P2 18:37
    Ty Dellandrea won faceoff against Gage Goncalves in offensive zone
  85. P2 18:37
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  86. P2 18:34
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Vincent Iorio
  87. P2 18:12
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Declan Carlile
  88. P2 17:44
    Nick Paul won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in defensive zone
  89. P2 17:44
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  90. P2 17:42
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Igor Chernyshov saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  91. P2 17:40
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Macklin Celebrini saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  92. P2 17:05
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Sam Dickinson
  93. P2 17:01
    SHOT
    Macklin Celebrini shot blocked by Erik Cernak
  94. P2 17:01
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Macklin Celebrini
  95. P2 16:53
    Yanni Gourde won faceoff against Macklin Celebrini in neutral zone
  96. P2 16:53
    GOAL
    Power play - Goal scored by Darren Raddysh assisted by Nikita Kucherov and Nick Paul
    7-2
  97. P2 16:43
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Nick Paul
  98. P2 15:59
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Lightning
  99. P2 15:39
    Power play - Brayden Point won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in offensive zone
  100. P2 15:39
    Penalty to Jake Guentzel 2 minutes for Roughing (Drawn by Barclay Goodrow)
  101. P2 15:39
    Penalty to Barclay Goodrow 2 minutes for Misconduct (Drawn by Anthony Cirelli)
  102. P2 15:39
    Penalty to Brandon Hagel 2 minutes for Misconduct
  103. P2 15:39
    Penalty to J.J. Moser 2 minutes for Misconduct (Drawn by Ryan Reaves)
  104. P2 15:16
    Zack Ostapchuk won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in neutral zone
  105. P2 15:16
    Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
  106. P2 14:45
    Zack Ostapchuk credited with hit on Charle-Edouard D'Astous in offensive zone
  107. P2 14:08
    Zack Ostapchuk won faceoff against Dominic James in neutral zone
  108. P2 14:08
    GOAL
    Power play - Goal scored by Nikita Kucherov assisted by Oliver Bjorkstrand and Brayden Point
    6-2
  109. P2 13:42
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Nikita Kucherov saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  110. P2 13:07
    Power play - Brayden Point won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in offensive zone
  111. P2 13:07
    Penalty to William Eklund 2 minutes for Misconduct
  112. P2 12:38
    Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Macklin Celebrini in offensive zone
  113. P2 12:38
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  114. P2 12:36
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jake Guentzel saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  115. P2 11:42
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Vincent Iorio
  116. P2 11:15
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ryan Reaves
  117. P2 09:57
    Nikita Kucherov credited with hit on Timothy Liljegren in offensive zone
  118. P2 09:52
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Timothy Liljegren assisted by Jeff Skinner and Macklin Celebrini
    5-2
  119. P2 09:50
    Brayden Point won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in neutral zone
  120. P2 09:49
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Pavol Regenda
  121. P2 09:48
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jeff Skinner saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  122. P2 09:18
    William Eklund credited with hit on Zemgus Girgensons in offensive zone
  123. P2 08:50
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Vincent Iorio
  124. P2 08:17
    Macklin Celebrini won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in neutral zone
  125. P2 08:17
    Stoppage - Hand Pass - TV timeout
  126. P2 07:59
    SHOT
    Charle-Edouard D'Astous shot blocked by Barclay Goodrow
  127. P2 07:43
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Lightning
  128. P2 06:27
    SHOT
    Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Igor Chernyshov
  129. P2 05:51
    Brayden Point won faceoff against Macklin Celebrini in defensive zone
  130. P2 05:51
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  131. P2 05:26
    SHOT
    Tyler Toffoli shot blocked by Erik Cernak
  132. P2 05:20
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Collin Graf
  133. P2 05:03
    SHOT
    Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Alexander Wennberg
  134. P2 04:53
    Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in defensive zone
  135. P2 04:53
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  136. P2 04:51
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Oliver Bjorkstrand
  137. P2 04:37
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Barclay Goodrow
  138. P2 04:30
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Tyler Toffoli
  139. P2 03:55
    Zack Ostapchuk won faceoff against Dominic James in neutral zone
  140. P2 03:55
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Dominic James
    5-1
  141. P2 03:50
    Zack Ostapchuk won faceoff against Nick Paul in defensive zone
  142. P2 03:50
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  143. P2 02:49
    Macklin Celebrini won faceoff against Yanni Gourde in neutral zone
  144. P2 02:49
    GOAL
    Power play - Goal scored by Darren Raddysh assisted by Nikita Kucherov and Oliver Bjorkstrand
    4-1
  145. P2 01:21
    Shorthanded - Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Jake Guentzel in defensive zone
  146. P2 01:21
    Penalty to Pavol Regenda 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Brayden Point)
  147. P2 01:13
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ty Dellandrea saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  148. P2 00:49
    SHOT
    Power play - William Eklund shot blocked by Erik Cernak
  149. P2 00:11
    Power play - Macklin Celebrini won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in neutral zone
  150. P2 00:11
    Stoppage - Offside
  151. P2 00:00
    Power play - Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in neutral zone
  152. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  153. P1 19:54
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Macklin Celebrini saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  154. P1 19:32
    Shorthanded - Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in defensive zone
  155. P1 19:32
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  156. P1 19:03
    Shorthanded - Nick Paul won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in defensive zone
  157. P1 19:03
    Penalty to J.J. Moser 2 minutes for Misconduct
  158. P1 18:53
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Macklin Celebrini
  159. P1 18:43
    Macklin Celebrini credited with hit on Jake Guentzel in defensive zone
  160. P1 18:19
    Macklin Celebrini won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in defensive zone
  161. P1 18:19
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  162. P1 18:17
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Gage Goncalves saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  163. P1 17:45
    Brayden Point won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in offensive zone
  164. P1 17:43
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brayden Point saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  165. P1 17:25
    SHOT
    Dmitry Orlov shot blocked by Declan Carlile
  166. P1 16:47
    Zack Ostapchuk won faceoff against Nick Paul in defensive zone
  167. P1 16:47
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  168. P1 16:46
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Pontus Holmberg
  169. P1 16:04
    Giveaway by Igor Chernyshov in offensive zone
  170. P1 15:28
    SHOT
    Charle-Edouard D'Astous shot blocked by Shakir Mukhamadullin
  171. P1 15:23
    Macklin Celebrini won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in defensive zone
  172. P1 15:23
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  173. P1 15:21
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brandon Hagel saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  174. P1 15:16
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Anthony Cirelli
  175. P1 15:00
    Darren Raddysh credited with hit on Ty Dellandrea in neutral zone
  176. P1 14:08
    Ty Dellandrea won faceoff against Brayden Point in defensive zone
  177. P1 14:08
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  178. P1 14:05
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Yanni Gourde saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  179. P1 13:54
    SHOT
    Pontus Holmberg shot blocked by Vincent Iorio
  180. P1 13:35
    SHOT
    Dominic James shot blocked by Vincent Iorio
  181. P1 12:42
    Barclay Goodrow credited with hit on J.J. Moser in offensive zone
  182. P1 12:40
    Ryan Reaves credited with hit on Darren Raddysh in offensive zone
  183. P1 12:06
    Giveaway by Anthony Cirelli in offensive zone
  184. P1 11:56
    Igor Chernyshov credited with hit on Brandon Hagel in neutral zone
  185. P1 11:52
    Giveaway by Erik Cernak in offensive zone
  186. P1 11:36
    SHOT
    Charle-Edouard D'Astous shot blocked by Igor Chernyshov
  187. P1 11:33
    Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Macklin Celebrini in offensive zone
  188. P1 11:31
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Max Crozier saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  189. P1 11:06
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Timothy Liljegren
  190. P1 10:50
    Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Brayden Point in neutral zone
  191. P1 10:48
    GOAL
    Power play - Goal scored by Pavol Regenda
    3-1
  192. P1 10:46
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Timothy Liljegren saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  193. P1 10:30
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Pavol Regenda saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  194. P1 09:36
    Shorthanded - Yanni Gourde won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in neutral zone
  195. P1 09:15
    SHOT
    Power play - Macklin Celebrini shot blocked by J.J. Moser
  196. P1 09:14
    Power play - Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in offensive zone
  197. P1 08:53
    Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in offensive zone
  198. P1 08:53
    Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
  199. P1 08:18
    Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov in neutral zone
  200. P1 08:00
    Giveaway by Gage Goncalves in neutral zone
  201. P1 07:51
    Igor Chernyshov credited with hit on J.J. Moser in offensive zone
  202. P1 07:30
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by William Eklund saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  203. P1 07:23
    SHOT
    Darren Raddysh shot blocked by teammate
  204. P1 06:46
    Yanni Gourde won faceoff against Macklin Celebrini in neutral zone
  205. P1 06:45
    SHOT
    Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Mario Ferraro
  206. P1 06:37
    SHOT
    Barclay Goodrow shot blocked by Charle-Edouard D'Astous
  207. P1 05:46
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Oliver Bjorkstrand
  208. P1 05:46
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Oliver Bjorkstrand saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  209. P1 05:45
    SHOT
    Declan Carlile shot blocked by Vincent Iorio
  210. P1 05:08
    Ty Dellandrea won faceoff against Dominic James in defensive zone
  211. P1 05:08
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  212. P1 05:06
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Max Crozier saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  213. P1 04:49
    SHOT
    Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Timothy Liljegren
  214. P1 04:45
    Brayden Point won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in offensive zone
  215. P1 04:45
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  216. P1 04:44
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Yanni Gourde saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  217. P1 04:35
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Yanni Gourde
  218. P1 04:08
    Yanni Gourde won faceoff against Macklin Celebrini in neutral zone
  219. P1 04:08
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nikita Kucherov saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  220. P1 04:06
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Darren Raddysh saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  221. P1 03:49
    Brayden Point won faceoff against Macklin Celebrini in offensive zone
  222. P1 03:49
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  223. P1 03:46
    SHOT
    Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Timothy Liljegren
  224. P1 03:28
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Anthony Cirelli
  225. P1 03:14
    Giveaway by Erik Cernak in neutral zone
  226. P1 03:06
    Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in offensive zone
  227. P1 03:06
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Zack Ostapchuk saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  228. P1 03:06
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  229. P1 03:03
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Zack Ostapchuk saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  230. P1 02:54
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Charle-Edouard D'Astous saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  231. P1 02:51
    SHOT
    Dominic James shot blocked by Vincent Iorio
  232. P1 02:37
    Dominic James won faceoff against Zack Ostapchuk in neutral zone
  233. P1 02:37
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Brayden Point assisted by Max Crozier and Nikita Kucherov
    1-0
  234. P1 02:08
    Pavol Regenda won faceoff against Brayden Point in offensive zone
  235. P1 02:08
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  236. P1 02:06
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jeff Skinner saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  237. P1 01:24
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Pontus Holmberg saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  238. P1 00:00
    Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in neutral zone
  239. P1 00:00
    Game Setup.
Stats
Lightning
STATS
Sharks
26Shots on Goal22
44% Faceoff Win % 56%
5/3 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 3/1
16Penalty Infraction Mins30
8Hits23
8 Shots Blocked 17
19Giveaways13
LightningTB
SharksSJ
26Shots on Goal22
44% Faceoff Win % 56%
5/3 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 3/1
16Penalty Infraction Mins30
8Hits23
8 Shots Blocked 17
19Giveaways13

Lightning vs. Sharks: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Lightning vs. Sharks
  • Date: Saturday, January 3, 2026
  • Time: 4:00 PM ET
  • Venue: SAP Center at San Jose

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Lightning favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 6
  • Moneyline Odds: Lightning -210, Sharks +180

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Lightning: 64%
  • Sharks: 36%

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 Lightning a win probability of 64%, while the Sharks have a win probability of 36%. 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 SAP Center at San Jose on Saturday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.

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