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Lightning vs. Sharks Prediction, Picks and Odds
Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Lightning vs. Sharks NHL game on January 2, 2025 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Jan 3, 3:30AM SAP Center at San Jose
Jan 3, 3:30AM SAP Center at San Jose
In-Play ProbabilitiesIn-Play
Game PredictionsPre-Game
Best Bets | TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lightning | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Sharks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Live Probabilities
Moneyline
Over / Under
Win %
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Win Probability
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lightning | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Sharks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
P3 19:48 Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Jan Rutta
P3 19:48 Shot missed by Lightning
P3 19:25 Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Mario Ferraro
P3 18:37 Shot on goal by Nikita Kucherov saved by Yaroslav Askarov
P3 18:27 Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Cody Ceci
P3 18:21 Shot missed by Jake Guentzel
P3 16:03 Mario Ferraro shot blocked by Darren Raddysh
P3 14:01 Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Timothy Liljegren
P3 13:18 Shot on goal by Luke Kunin saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 12:17 Shot on goal by Jake Guentzel saved by Yaroslav Askarov
P3 10:18 Shot on goal by Ryan McDonagh saved by Yaroslav Askarov
P3 09:33 Power play - Shot missed by Brayden Point
P3 09:01 Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Barclay Goodrow saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 08:51 Power play - Victor Hedman shot blocked by Barclay Goodrow
P3 08:22 Power play - Shot on goal by Nikita Kucherov saved by Yaroslav Askarov
P3 06:50 Shot missed by Alex Wennberg
P3 06:43 Shot on goal by Mario Ferraro saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 06:10 Shot missed by Sharks
P3 06:01 Shot missed by Mikael Granlund
P3 05:06 Shot on goal by Henry Thrun saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Play by Play
P1
P2
P3
GOALS
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End of 3rd Period.
SHOT
Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Jan Rutta
SHOT
Shot missed by Lightning
SHOT
Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Mario Ferraro
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nikita Kucherov saved by Yaroslav Askarov
SHOT
Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Cody Ceci
Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Luke Kunin in offensive zone
Stoppage - Visitor Timeout
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot missed by Jake Guentzel
Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov in offensive zone
Giveaway by Jan Rutta in neutral zone
SHOT
Mario Ferraro shot blocked by Darren Raddysh
Giveaway by Brayden Point in neutral zone
SHOT
Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Timothy Liljegren
Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Will Smith in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Luke Kunin saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Giveaway by Barclay Goodrow in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jake Guentzel saved by Yaroslav Askarov
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ryan McDonagh saved by Yaroslav Askarov
Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Macklin Celebrini in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Brayden Point
Power play - Luke Glendening won faceoff against Luke Kunin in defensive zone
Stoppage - Referee or Linesperson
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Barclay Goodrow saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
SHOT
Power play - Victor Hedman shot blocked by Barclay Goodrow
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Nikita Kucherov saved by Yaroslav Askarov
Shorthanded - Luke Kunin won faceoff against Jake Guentzel in defensive zone
Penalty to Macklin Celebrini 2 minutes for Roughing (Drawn by Gage Goncalves)
Giveaway by Timothy Liljegren in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Alex Wennberg
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mario Ferraro saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
SHOT
Shot missed by Sharks
SHOT
Shot missed by Mikael Granlund
Giveaway by Jan Rutta in defensive zone
Luke Glendening won faceoff against Nico Sturm in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Henry Thrun saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Giveaway by Macklin Celebrini in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nicholas Paul saved by Yaroslav Askarov
SHOT
Shot missed by Emil Lilleberg
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nicholas Paul saved by Yaroslav Askarov
Takeaway by Nikolai Kovalenko in offensive zone
Alex Wennberg won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ryan McDonagh saved by Yaroslav Askarov
SHOT
Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Jan Rutta
SHOT
Shot missed by Darren Raddysh
Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Jake Guentzel in defensive zone
Stoppage
SHOT
Shot on goal by Darren Raddysh saved by Yaroslav Askarov
SHOT
Shot on goal by Zemgus Girgensons saved by Yaroslav Askarov
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mitchell Chaffee saved by Yaroslav Askarov
SHOT
Shot on goal by Fabian Zetterlund saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Alex Wennberg in neutral zone
End of 2nd Period.
SHOT
Shot missed by Anthony Cirelli
Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Macklin Celebrini in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Anthony Cirelli shot blocked by Mikael Granlund
SHOT
Shot on goal by Fabian Zetterlund saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Takeaway by Erik Cernak in defensive zone
Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Brayden Point in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Anthony Cirelli assisted by Erik Cernak and Brandon Hagel
1-2
Alex Wennberg won faceoff against Nicholas Paul in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nikolai Kovalenko saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Giveaway by Jake Guentzel in offensive zone
SHOT
Jake Guentzel shot blocked by Henry Thrun
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Nicholas Paul saved by Yaroslav Askarov
Shorthanded - Luke Glendening won faceoff against Alex Wennberg in defensive zone
Penalty to Jake Guentzel 2 minutes for Misconduct
Penalty to Jake Guentzel 2 minutes for Hooking (Drawn by Mikael Granlund)
Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Jake Guentzel in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
Nico Sturm won faceoff against Luke Glendening in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Tyler Toffoli saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Alex Wennberg won faceoff against Conor Geekie in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Mario Ferraro assisted by Mikael Granlund
0-2
SHOT
Shot missed by Mario Ferraro
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mikael Granlund saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
SHOT
Shot on goal by Luke Glendening saved by Yaroslav Askarov
SHOT
Shot on goal by Henry Thrun saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
SHOT
Shot on goal by Macklin Celebrini saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Giveaway by Darren Raddysh in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Anthony Cirelli
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Cody Ceci saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Brayden Point
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Nikita Kucherov
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Brayden Point
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Brandon Hagel saved by Yaroslav Askarov
Power play - Jake Guentzel won faceoff against Luke Kunin in offensive zone
Penalty to Barclay Goodrow 2 minutes for Misconduct
SHOT
Shot missed by Luke Kunin
Luke Kunin won faceoff against Jake Guentzel in offensive zone
SHOT
Barclay Goodrow shot blocked by Emil Lilleberg
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
SHOT
Shot missed by Luke Kunin
SHOT
Power play - Henry Thrun shot blocked by Nicholas Paul
SHOT
Power play - Will Smith shot blocked by Victor Hedman
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Macklin Celebrini saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Lightning saved by Yaroslav Askarov
Shorthanded - Luke Glendening won faceoff against Alex Wennberg in defensive zone
Stoppage - TV timeout
Penalty to Emil Lilleberg 2 minutes for Interference (Drawn by Alex Wennberg)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Victor Hedman saved by Yaroslav Askarov
SHOT
Shot missed by Fabian Zetterlund
Alex Wennberg won faceoff against Luke Glendening in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Henry Thrun saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
SHOT
Shot missed by Will Smith
SHOT
Shot on goal by Anthony Cirelli saved by Yaroslav Askarov
Macklin Celebrini won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in neutral zone
Penalty to Luke Kunin 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Emil Lilleberg)
Penalty to Emil Lilleberg 2 minutes for Misconduct
SHOT
Shot missed by Will Smith
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mikael Granlund saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Giveaway by Klim Kostin in neutral zone
SHOT
Jake Guentzel shot blocked by Cody Ceci
SHOT
Shot missed by Darren Raddysh
Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Brayden Point in neutral zone
Penalty to Mario Ferraro 5 minutes for Fighting (Drawn by Mitchell Chaffee)
Penalty to Mitchell Chaffee 5 minutes for Fighting (Drawn by Mario Ferraro)
Mitchell Chaffee credited with hit on Nikolai Kovalenko in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Emil Lilleberg
SHOT
Conor Geekie shot blocked by Timothy Liljegren
SHOT
Gage Goncalves shot blocked by Timothy Liljegren
SHOT
Shot missed by Alex Wennberg
Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Alex Wennberg in neutral zone
End of 1st Period.
SHOT
Shot missed by Brayden Point
SHOT
Jake Guentzel shot blocked by Jan Rutta
Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Brayden Point in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Fabian Zetterlund shot blocked by Mitchell Chaffee
Giveaway by Nicholas Paul in offensive zone
Giveaway by Will Smith in neutral zone
Giveaway by Macklin Celebrini in offensive zone
Giveaway by Alex Wennberg in neutral zone
Conor Geekie won faceoff against Alex Wennberg in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Nico Sturm
SHOT
Shot on goal by Zemgus Girgensons saved by Yaroslav Askarov
SHOT
Shot on goal by Henry Thrun saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Brayden Point in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Will Smith
Stoppage - Puck Frozen - TV timeout
Jake Guentzel won faceoff against Macklin Celebrini in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Nicholas Paul won faceoff against Macklin Celebrini in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Tyler Toffoli assisted by Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Jan Rutta
0-1
SHOT
Shot missed by Jan Rutta
SHOT
Shot missed by Nikolai Kovalenko
Alex Wennberg won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Sharks
Stoppage - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot missed by Macklin Celebrini
SHOT
Shot on goal by Barclay Goodrow saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Giveaway by Cody Ceci in defensive zone
Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Conor Geekie saved by Yaroslav Askarov
SHOT
Shot on goal by Conor Geekie saved by Yaroslav Askarov
SHOT
Shot on goal by Anthony Cirelli saved by Yaroslav Askarov
Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Alex Wennberg in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ryan McDonagh saved by Yaroslav Askarov
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mario Ferraro saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
SHOT
Shot on goal by Macklin Celebrini saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Giveaway by Will Smith in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Timothy Liljegren saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
SHOT
Timothy Liljegren shot blocked by Brandon Hagel
Tyler Toffoli won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
Jake Guentzel won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mitchell Chaffee saved by Yaroslav Askarov
SHOT
Shot missed by Victor Hedman
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Will Smith shot blocked by Victor Hedman
SHOT
Shot on goal by Cody Ceci saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Macklin Celebrini won faceoff against Brayden Point in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Shot on goal by Emil Lilleberg saved by Yaroslav Askarov
Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Sharks saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
SHOT
Shot missed by Mario Ferraro
Giveaway by Barclay Goodrow in defensive zone
SHOT
Jan Rutta shot blocked by teammate
SHOT
Shot missed by Nikita Kucherov
Jake Guentzel won faceoff against Macklin Celebrini in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nikita Kucherov saved by Yaroslav Askarov
SHOT
Shot missed by Nikita Kucherov
SHOT
Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Nikolai Kovalenko
Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Tyler Toffoli in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Alex Wennberg in neutral zone
Game Setup.
Stats
| STATS | |
|---|
| 25 | Shots on Goal | 25 | |||
| 55% | Faceoff Win % | 45% | |||
| 2/0 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 2/0 | |||
| 11 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 11 | |||
| 13 | Hits | 17 | |||
| 8 | Shots Blocked | 13 | |||
| 14 | Giveaways | 21 |
| |
|---|
| 25 | Shots on Goal | 25 | |||
| 55% | Faceoff Win % | 45% | |||
| 2/0 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 2/0 | |||
| 11 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 11 | |||
| 13 | Hits | 17 | |||
| 8 | Shots Blocked | 13 | |||
| 14 | Giveaways | 21 |
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Lightning vs. Sharks: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Lightning vs. Sharks
- Date: Thursday, January 2, 2025
- Time: 10:30 PM ET
- Venue: SAP Center at San Jose
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Lightning favored at -1.5
- Total (Over/Under): 6.5
- Moneyline Odds: Lightning -275, Sharks +228
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Lightning: 68%
- Sharks: 32%
Dimers.com's predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.
Our Prediction: Who Wins?
After extensive simulations, our model gives the Lightning a win probability of 68%, while the Sharks have a win probability of 32%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.
Summary
According to our analysis, the Lightning are more likely to beat the Sharks in the NHL game at SAP Center at San Jose on Friday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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