Final · All games
SJS – DAL
San Jose Sharks at Dallas Stars. Final. The price shown is the one frozen on the ledger before puck drop; nothing is re-priced after the fact.
- Frozen price
- Expected score
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- Market
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- Venue
- American Airlines Center
Recap · the league's own video
Recap
The league's three-minute recap and condensed game, played in the league's own player. Nothing is downloaded or rehosted.
The frozen price had DAL at ; the pick was right. Ledger
Frozen before puck drop
What the ledger recorded
The prices appended to the hash-chained ledger before the game. Shown as recorded; never recomputed.
Source: CapOrCup prediction ledger
Schedule spot
What the schedule did to each side
Nights off, back-to-backs, third games in four nights, road-trip position and travel since the last game, from the statistical schedule. Shown as facts; rest is in the price, travel is not.
1 night off · 2300 km since the last game, 2 time zones
1 night off · third game in four nights · 1000 km since the last game
Starters · depth chart 2026-10-12
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.
Alex Nedeljkovic
Jake Oettinger
Projected lineups · Sportradar NHL API v7, team depth charts · as of 2026-10-12
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.
San Jose Sharks
L1 Mason Marchment (above the league middle) · Will Smith (top tenth of the league) · Igor Chernyshov (above the league middle)
L2 Ivar Stenberg · Alexander Wennberg (above the league middle) · Kiefer Sherwood (above the league middle)
L3 Collin Graf (above the league middle) · Michael Misa (above the league middle) · Tyler Toffoli (below the league middle)
D1 Darnell Nurse (above the league middle) · Michael Kesselring (below the league middle)
D2 Sam Dickinson (below the league middle) · Jacob Trouba (above the league middle)
PP1 Will Smith (top tenth of the league) · Alexander Wennberg (above the league middle) · Igor Chernyshov (above the league middle) · Luca Cagnoni · Ivar Stenberg
Dallas Stars
L1 Sam Steel (above the league middle) · Wyatt Johnston (top tenth of the league) · Mikko Rantanen (above the league middle)
L2 Jason Robertson (top tenth of the league) · Roope Hintz (bottom tenth of the league) · Jamie Benn (above the league middle)
L3 Justin Hryckowian (above the league middle) · Arttu Hyry · Tyler Seguin
D1 Esa Lindell (above the league middle) · Miro Heiskanen (below the league middle)
D2 Thomas Harley (below the league middle) · Nils Lundkvist (above the league middle)
PP1 Wyatt Johnston (top tenth of the league) · Roope Hintz (bottom tenth of the league) · Mikko Rantanen (above the league middle) · Miro Heiskanen (below the league middle) · Jason Robertson (top tenth of the league)
Injury listings · as of 2026-10-18
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.
San Jose Sharks
Quentin Musty (LW): Out (upper body), listed since 2026-09-28, expected back 2026-12-01
Dallas Stars
Cameron Hughes (C): Out (upper-body), listed since 2026-09-21, expected back 2026-10-25
Matt Duchene (C): Out (abdomen), listed since 2026-09-30, expected back 2027-01-12
Oskar Back (C): Out (finger), listed since 2026-10-14, expected back 2026-10-22
Officials · the league's game centre
Who has the whistle
Named by the league, usually near puck drop. Each referee's record is from last season's play-by-play penalties; ranks are distance from league norms.
Thomas John Luxmore
Kendrick Nicholson
Dylan Blujus · Travis Gawryletz
Goals · the league's own clips
goals
Each goal plays in the league's own player, or opens on the league's site. Nothing is downloaded or rehosted.
DAL · P1 18:51 · M. Heiskanen (R. Hintz, J. Benn) · on nhl.com
DAL · P2 03:17 · J. Kiviranta (O. Bäck, R. Faksa) · on nhl.com
DAL · P2 06:19 · J. Benn (J. Robertson, R. Hintz) · on nhl.com
DAL · P2 16:30 · J. Robertson · on nhl.com
DAL · P3 15:22 · M. Rantanen (S. Steel) · on nhl.com
Replay review once the condensed game has been read · Ledger