Dallas Stars vs. San Jose Sharks odds, tips and betting trends

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Dec. 17, 2025, 5:52 p.m. ET

Dec 7, 2025; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; San Jose Sharks center Will Smith (2) skates with the puck against Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Sean Walker (26) during the second period at Lenovo Center.

The Dallas Stars (22-7-5) visit the San Jose Sharks (17-14-3) at SAP Center at San Jose on Thursday, Dec. 18 at 10 p.m. ET, airing on ESPN+. The matchup features a pair of the league’s most prolific skaters in Mikko Rantanen (14 goals and 30 assists) and Macklin Celebrini (18 goals and 33 assists).

Dallas earned a 4-1 victory at home its last time out on Dec. 15 against the Los Angeles Kings.

In its last game on Dec. 16, San Jose claimed a 6-3 home victory against the Calgary Flames.

Here is everything you need to prepare for Thursday’s hockey matchup.

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Favorite: Stars (-217)Underdog: Sharks (+178)Over/under: 6Stars vs. Sharks game info and start timeDate: Thursday, December 18, 2025Time: 10 p.m. ETTV channel: ESPN+Live stream: Watch on ESPN+Watch Stars vs. Sharks on ESPN+!Stars stats and trendsIn 27 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Dallas has won 17 of those matchups.In one game with moneyline odds shorter than -217 this season, the Stars have won every time.According to the moneyline odds, Dallas has a 68.5% chance of winning this contest.Dallas and its opponent have gone over the current 6-goal total in 17 of 34 matches (50.0%) so far this season.In their past 10 games, the Stars have gone 7-2-1 to earn 80.0% of the possible points.They are scoring at a 3.1 goals-per-game average (31 total) during that stretch.Defensively, the Stars have allowed 20 goals (2.0 per game) in those 10 matchups.Sharks stats and trendsThis season the Sharks have 17 wins in the 34 games in which they’ve been an underdog.San Jose has gone 4-8 when oddsmakers have made them underdogs of +178 or longer on the moneyline.Bookmakers have implied, based on the moneyline in this matchup, that the Sharks have a 36.0% chance to win.So far this season, 50.0% of San Jose’s games (17/34) have had more goals than Thursday’s over/under of 6.In the past 10 contests, the Sharks have claimed 80.0% of the possible points with a 6-4-0 record.They are scoring at a 3.4 goals-per-game average (34 total) during that stretch.Over on the defensive end, the Sharks have allowed 33 goals (3.3 per game) over those 10 outings.

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