Stars vs. Sharks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Dec. 5

The Dallas Stars (18-5-5) host the San Jose Sharks (13-12-3) on Friday, Dec. 5, with the Stars coming off a victory and the Sharks a defeat. The oddsmakers have made the Stars heavy favorites at -278 on the moneyline, and the Sharks are at +225.

Dallas earned a 3-0 victory on the road its last time out on Dec. 3 against the New Jersey Devils. Three Stars skaters had two points each, including Miro Heiskanen (one goal and one assist) and Esa Lindell (two assists).

San Jose's last game was a home loss, 7-1, to the Washington Capitals on Dec. 3. The Sharks got one point apiece out of three skaters in that matchup, including Pavol (one goal) and Adam Gaudette (one assist).

Ahead of this matchup, here is who we project to take home the victory in Friday's hockey contest.

Stars vs. Sharks Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming game between the Dallas Stars and San Jose Sharks, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Stars 4 - Sharks 1
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5.08 goals)
  

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Stars vs. Sharks Moneylines

Snag a peek below at the most recent moneylines for the Stars-Sharks matchup.

• Favorite: Stars (-278)
• Underdog: Sharks (+225)

Stars Betting Insights

• In the 21 times this season the Stars have been favored on the moneyline, they have finished 13-8 in those games.
• Dallas is yet to play with moneyline odds of -278 or shorter.
• Based on the moneyline in this game, the Stars' implied win probability is 73.5%.
• In 12 games this season, Dallas and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.

Sharks Betting Insights

• The Sharks have been made an underdog 28 times this season, and won 13, or 46.4%, of those games.
• This season San Jose has won one of its four games when it's the underdog by at least +225 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 30.8% chance of victory for the Sharks.
• San Jose has played 13 games this season with more than 6.5 goals.

Stars Key Stats

• Dallas' 96 total goals (3.4 per game) rank third in the NHL.
• Defensively, the Stars have been one of the stingiest squads in NHL play, conceding 72 total goals (2.6 per game) to rank sixth.
• Its goal differential (+24) makes the team third-best in the league.
• The 29 power-play goals the Stars have put up this season lead the NHL (on 92 power-play chances).
• Dallas has the league's third-best power-play conversion rate (31.52%).
• Dallas has the league's 18th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (80.9%).
• Dallas has the seventh-best faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 52.4%.
• The Stars shoot 13.2% as a team (second in the league).

Sharks Key Stats

• San Jose has 80 goals this season (2.9 per game), 19th in the NHL.
• The Sharks have given up 93 total goals this season (3.3 per game), 26th in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of -13, the team is 28th in the league.
• With 20 power-play goals (on 104 chances), the Sharks are seventh-best in the NHL.
• San Jose has the NHL's 15th-ranked power-play percentage (19.23%).
• This season, the Sharks have two shorthanded goals (12th in league).
• San Jose's has the 17th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (81.05%).
• San Jose is 23rd in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (47.8%).
• The 11.8% shooting percentage of the Sharks is eighth in the league.