Final · All games

ANA 0 – 10 SJS

Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks. Final. The model's pre-game price is kept below as recorded.

Model
ANA 50%
Expected score
3.0 – 3.1
Market
—
Venue
SAP Center at San Jose
Pre-game price

What the model says

Lineups not yet published: each club's usual lineup assumed. Starting goalie not confirmed: goaltending held at league average.

SJS win50%ANA 50%
FinishesSJS reg 37% · OT/SO 13%ANA reg 40% · OT/SO 10%
Most likely finalsANA 3–2 SJS (7%) · ANA 2–3 SJS (6%) · ANA 3–4 SJS (5%)
Club ratings (Elo)SJS 1470 · ANA 1482by results; last season's, until this one has enough games

Source: CapOrCup game model (derived from club ratings, rest and starters)

Starters · depth chart 2026-09-28

In goal

The league names no starter before puck drop. First on each club's depth chart, from the licensed feed, is the expected starter.

ANA · expected (depth chart)

Lukas Dostal

Goalie rating 1485 (below the league middle) · +9.5 saved above expected on 2361 shots last season
SJS · expected (depth chart)

Yaroslav Askarov

Goalie rating 1441 (bottom tenth of the league) · -14.7 saved above expected on 1988 shots last season
Projected lineups · Sportradar NHL API v7, team depth charts · as of 2026-09-28

Expected lines

What each club intends per the feed's depth chart, with each forward's shooter rating (Elo, against the goalies faced last season). A listing is the club's statement, not a game sheet.

ANA

Anaheim Ducks

Head coach Joel Quenneville

L1 Alex Killorn (above the league middle) · Leo Carlsson (above the league middle) · Cutter Gauthier (top tenth of the league)

L2 Beckett Sennecke (bottom tenth of the league) · Mikael Granlund (above the league middle) · Nikita Klepov

L3 A.J. Greer (above the league middle) · Ryan Poehling (above the league middle) · Frank Vatrano (below the league middle)

D1 Jackson LaCombe (below the league middle) · Nick Jensen (above the league middle)

D2 Pavel Mintyukov (above the league middle) · Tristan Luneau

PP1 Beckett Sennecke (bottom tenth of the league) · Leo Carlsson (above the league middle) · Mikael Granlund (above the league middle) · Jackson LaCombe (below the league middle) · Cutter Gauthier (top tenth of the league)

SJS

San Jose Sharks

Head coach Ryan Warsofsky

L1 Mason Marchment (above the league middle) · Macklin Celebrini (top tenth of the league) · Will Smith (top tenth of the league)

L2 Ivar Stenberg · Alexander Wennberg (above the league middle) · Collin Graf (above the league middle)

L3 Tyler Toffoli (below the league middle) · Michael Misa (above the league middle) · Igor Chernyshov (above the league middle)

D1 Sam Dickinson (below the league middle) · Jacob Trouba (above the league middle)

D2 Darnell Nurse (above the league middle) · Michael Kesselring (below the league middle)

PP1 Igor Chernyshov (above the league middle) · Alexander Wennberg (above the league middle) · Will Smith (top tenth of the league) · Macklin Celebrini (top tenth of the league) · Luca Cagnoni

Injury listings · as of 2026-09-29

Who the clubs list as out

Club-announced listings relayed by the licensed feed. No cause is inferred; Day To Day players are shown but not counted as out.

ANA · 1 out

Anaheim Ducks

Troy Terry (RW): Out (hip), listed since 2026-05-21, expected back 2026-11-15

SJS · 0 out

San Jose Sharks

Nobody listed.

Goals · the league's own clips

10 goals

Each goal links to the league's clip on its own site. Nothing is rehosted.

SJS · P1 03:55 · M. Marchment · clip

SJS · P1 05:29 · I. Stenberg (M. Misa) · clip

SJS · P1 09:29 · I. Chernyshov (F. Bystedt, J. Huntington) · clip

SJS · P1 11:33 · M. Misa (I. Stenberg, N. Allan) · clip

SJS · P1 15:45 · I. Chernyshov (L. Cagnoni, S. Dickinson) · clip

SJS · P2 03:04 · I. Stenberg (M. Misa, K. Sherwood) · clip

SJS · P2 12:57 · M. Marchment (W. Smith, M. Celebrini) · clip

SJS · P3 07:54 · B. Leason (E. Pohlkamp, M. Misa) · PP · clip

SJS · P3 16:57 · I. Stenberg (B. Leason, J. Huntington) · PP · clip

SJS · P3 17:23 · F. Bystedt (I. Chernyshov) · clip

Replay review once the condensed game has been read · Ledger