Dallas Stars vs San Jose Sharks Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 12/18/25

The Dallas Stars will be visiting the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night. The Stars are one of the strongest offensive and defensive teams in the NHL. They are ranked fourth offensively averaging 3.29 goals per game, and fifth defensively averaging 2.59 goals against per game. The Sharks are a solid team offensively, but naturally they have their struggles on the defensive side of things. They are 24^th in the NHL averaging 3.29 goals against per game. The Stars also have the second-best powerplay in the NHL, operating at 31.4%. The Stars are a very solid and deep team, and not many teams have the depth to match them. They have two players who have eclipsed the 40-point mark, and one who is sitting with 39.

The Sharks are led by phenom Macklin Celebrini. He is third in league scoring with 51 points. He has 22 more points than the next player on his team. This is where the Sharks are out-matched by the Stars. Aside from Celebrini, they do not have the scoring to keep up with them. I will be taking the Stars in this one.

Stars vs. Sharks prediction: Stars 3-way ML (-135) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.