Dallas StarsStars23-7-5
5FinalDec 18, 2025
San Jose SharksSharks17-15-3
3TVNBC Sports BAStreamESPN+Victory+
Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
DAL−198
SJ+164
Puck line
DAL −1.5+130
SJ +1.5−155
Total O/U
Over 5.5−135
Under 5.5+114
- Puck line: Stars −1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 5.5 (8 goals).
Recap
The Dallas Stars beat the San Jose Sharks 5-3 at SAP Center at San Jose on Dec 18, 2025 to move to 23-7-5.
The Stars won despite being outshot 37-30.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| SJ | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
W: Oettinger · L: Nedeljkovic
Scoring plays
First Period
- DALGoal · 12:25Roope Hintz Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Mikko Rantanen (31), Esa Lindell (9)1-0
- DALGoal · 17:38Wyatt Johnston Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Miro Heiskanen (23), Esa Lindell (10)2-0
Second Period
- SJGoal · 1:43Shakir Mukhamadullin Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Ty Dellandrea (9)2-1
- DALGoal · 8:40Wyatt Johnston Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Mikko Rantanen (32), Roope Hintz (18)3-1
- SJGoal · 16:44Collin Graf Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Macklin Celebrini (34)3-2
- DALGoal · 19:17Justin Hryckowian Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: none4-2
Third Period
- SJGoal · 4:32Collin Graf Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Igor Chernyshov (2), Macklin Celebrini (35)4-3
- DALGoal · 18:42Jamie Benn Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: none5-3
Team stats
DALSJ
- Shots
- 30
- 37
- Power Play Goals
- 1
- 0
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 58.5
- 41.5
- Hits
- 16
- 30
- Blocked Shots
- 20
- 11
- Penalty Minutes
- 6
- 2
Top performers
Dallas StarsSan Jose Sharks
Goals
Wyatt Johnston2
Collin Graf2
Assists
Esa Lindell2
Macklin Celebrini2
Points
Wyatt Johnston2
Collin Graf2
Player stats
Stars · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oskar Back C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jamie Benn LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:44 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Colin Blackwell C | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 10:41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
| Mavrik Bourque C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:30 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 55.6 | 0 |
| Matt Duchene C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.5 | 0 |
| Radek Faksa C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11:57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71.4 | 0 |
| Roope Hintz C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:35 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 52.9 | 0 |
| Justin Hryckowian C | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 14:07 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Wyatt Johnston C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:43 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Mikko Rantanen RW | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 17:43 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 |
| Jason Robertson LW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:43 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sam Steel C | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 11:09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 4 |
Stars · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Harley D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Miro Heiskanen D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23:48 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Esa Lindell D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25:46 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nils Lundkvist D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:54 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ilya Lyubushkin D | 5 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 15:58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Alexander Petrovic D | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 14:06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Stars · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Oettinger G | 3 | 37 | 34 | .919 | 60:00 | 0 |
Sharks · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Cardwell RW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11:22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Macklin Celebrini C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:04 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 40.0 | 0 |
| Igor Chernyshov LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:39 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ty Dellandrea C | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13:31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41.2 | 0 |
| William Eklund LW | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 20:31 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Adam Gaudette RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Barclay Goodrow C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Collin Graf RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:29 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Zack Ostapchuk C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.6 | 0 |
| Ryan Reaves RW | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7:36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Tyler Toffoli C | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 18:49 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Alexander Wennberg C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 20:59 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48.0 | 0 |
Sharks · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Ferraro D | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 17:31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Vincent Iorio D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| John Klingberg D | 2 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 26:54 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Timothy Liljegren D | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20:46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Shakir Mukhamadullin D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:53 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Dmitry Orlov D | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 23:40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Sharks · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Nedeljkovic G | 4 | 29 | 25 | .862 | 58:04 | 0 |
Three stars
- Wyatt Johnston (DAL)
- Collin Graf (SJ)
- Macklin Celebrini (SJ)
Game info
VenueSAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, CA
Attendance15,808
OfficialsLinesman: Ryan Gibbons · Referee: Kelly Sutherland · Linesman: Kiel Murchison · Referee: Graedy Hamilton
TVNBC Sports BA · local
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