Sat, Dec 19 · 10:00 PM ET
San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks
Before the game
Away · SJS
- 2025-26 record
- 39–35–8
- rank
- 26of 32
Home · VAN
- 2025-26 record
- 25–49–8
- rank
- 32of 32
Expected goals per game, 2025-26
| Per game | SJS | VAN |
|---|---|---|
| for | 2.94 | 2.89 |
| against | 3.30 | 3.66 |
The model’s expected goals on each club’s open-play attempts, per game over 82 and 82 games. Last season’s, as the records are.
Pre-game win chance
SJS 49%VAN 51%
The model’s projection, not a betting recommendation. Its accuracy is modest (held-out AUC 0.590, on a scale where 0.5 is a coin flip and 1.0 is perfect).
The box score appears here after the game.