San Jose SharksSJS @ 9:30 PM EST Los Angeles KingsLAK

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

Win probability, % Win In reg OT/SO Exp pts
SJS 51.9 39.2 12.7 1.16
LAK 48.1 36.3 11.8 1.09

From the ratings the simulation plays every game with: this and last season's results, with home ice. 24% of games go past regulation.

Playoff odds, % Now Day Final Cup
SJS 37.2 -0.7 1.7 0.6
LAK 8.9 +0.1 0.3 0.1

No impact calculated for this game. Impacts are calculated for games in the next 7 days.

The teams

SJS LAK
4–3–1 Record 0–4–2
9 (.562) Points 2 (.167)
Out on tiebreaks Place 7 pts out
4–3–1 Last 10 0–4–2
2–2–0 At home 0–3–0
2–1–1 On the road 0–1–2
OTL1 Streak L2
2.75 GF per game 2.00
3.62 GA per game 4.17
45.1 (26th) Strength 38.8 (29th)
41.0 (29th) xG share, 5v5 49.8 (17th)
43.0 (30th) xG share, all 50.3 (12th)
+1.6 Saved above expected -7.6
Back-to-back Rest 3 days

This regular season. Strength and xG share with the league rank in parentheses.

Leading scorers

SkaterGPGAP
San Jose Sharks
Macklin Celebrini63811
Will Smith8336
Ivar Stenberg8246
Tyler Toffoli8235
Igor Chernyshov8224
Los Angeles Kings
Brandt Clarke6145
Artemi Panarin6314
Alex Laferriere6224
Adrian Kempe6134
Erik Haula6123

Season series

SJS leads the season series 1–0.

Oct 3LAK 4, SJS 5 OT
Nov 4SJS @ LAK
Dec 9SJS @ LAK · this game
Dec 11LAK @ SJS