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

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Jan. 9, 2026, 5:51 p.m. ET

Jan 7, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; San Jose Sharks center Macklin Celebrini (71) celebrates his goal scored against the Los Angeles Kings during the third period at Crypto.com Arena.

The Dallas Stars (26-10-8) visit the San Jose Sharks (22-18-3) at SAP Center at San Jose on Saturday, Jan. 10 at 4 p.m. ET, airing on ESPN+. The matchup features a pair of the league’s most prolific skaters in Mikko Rantanen (17 goals and 42 assists) and Macklin Celebrini (24 goals and 43 assists).

Dallas won 4-1 on the road its last time out on Jan. 7 against the Washington Capitals.

San Jose won its last game 4-3 on the road over the Los Angeles Kings on Jan. 7.

Ahead of this matchup, here is what you need to prepare for Saturday’s hockey action.

Watch Stars vs. Sharks on ESPN+!Dallas Stars vs. San Jose Sharks odds and betting lines

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Favorite: Stars (-185)Underdog: Sharks (+153)Over/under: 6.5Stars vs. Sharks game info and start timeDate: Saturday, January 10, 2026Time: 4 p.m. ETTV channel: ESPN+Live stream: Watch on ESPN+Watch Stars vs. Sharks on ESPN+!Stars stats and trendsDallas has gotten the victory in 19 of the 34 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.In 10 games with moneyline oddds lower than -185, the Stars have six wins.Dallas has a 64.9% chance of winning this game, based on the moneyline odds.Dallas’ games this season have gone over 6.5 goals 21 of 44 times.In their last 10 games, the Stars are 4-3-3 to earn 55.0% of the possible points.They have averaged 3.8 goals per game (38 total) over that time.Defensively, the Stars have given up 33 goals (3.3 per game) in those 10 matchups.Sharks stats and trendsThe Sharks have been the underdog 42 times this season, and upset their opponent in 22, or 52.4%, of those games.San Jose is 10-13 when bookmakers have listed them as underdogs of +153 or longer on the moneyline.The win probability for the Sharks, implied from the moneyline, is 39.5%.In 53.5% of San Jose’s previous games this season (23/43), the teams combined to score more than Saturday’s over/under of 6.5 goals.In their past 10 games, the Sharks have gone 6-4-0 to earn 80.0% of the possible points.They have put up 39 goals over that time.On the defensive end, the Sharks have given up 3.9 goals per game (39 total) over those 10 outings.

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