Dallas enters Saturday’s matchup with a stronger record, a higher power ranking and a dominant season-series result.
Dallas is 9-5-2 with 20 points and sits eighth in the power index, while San Jose is 7-10-1 with 15 points and ranks 29th. The Stars have lost their latest game, but the Sharks arrive on a four-game skid after allowing 18 goals across their last four. Dallas won the teams’ previous meeting 5-0, and its leading scorers Jason Robertson and Mikko Rantanen have 18 points apiece; San Jose’s Macklin Celebrini leads his team with 15. Goaltending could decide whether the Sharks can change the pattern: Jake Oettinger’s .909 save percentage tops Yaroslav Askarov’s .884.