Away team
New Jersey Devils
53.3%
Fair American
-114
Fair decimal
1.88
New Jersey Devils vs San Jose Sharks prediction, odds, win probability, and matchup analysis for January 4, 2027
NHL matchup
New Jersey Devils at San Jose Sharks
View the PlayerWON Model V2 prediction, fair odds, market comparison, team performance, and recent head-to-head history for January 4, 2027.
January 4, 2027
· 9:00 PM CST
Model V2 pick:
New Jersey Devils at 53.3%
Prediction
Model V2 versus market
Compare PlayerWON win probabilities with fair odds and available market data.
Home team
San Jose Sharks
46.7%
Fair American
+114
Fair decimal
2.14
Simulated betting results
Team performance leading into this game
Model V2 · One-unit bets backing each team before Jan 4, 2027.
All Model Picks
- Bets
- 11
- Record
- 7-4
- Net units
- 0.74
- ROI
- 6.7%
Value Picks
- Bets
- 6
- Record
- 4-2
- Net units
- 1.37
- ROI
- 22.9%
Market Favourite
- Bets
- 9
- Record
- 6-3
- Net units
- 0.65
- ROI
- 7.2%
All Model Picks
- Bets
- 4
- Record
- 2-2
- Net units
- 0.45
- ROI
- 11.3%
Value Picks
- Bets
- 9
- Record
- 4-5
- Net units
- 0.66
- ROI
- 7.3%
Market Favourite
- Bets
- 1
- Record
- 1-0
- Net units
- 0.89
- ROI
- 89.3%
This game and later dates are excluded.
Recent usage
Forward trios & defense pairs
Most-used five-on-five trio and defense pair from each team's last 10 completed regular-season games before Jan 4. Historical usage, not confirmed lines for this matchup.
New Jersey Devils
10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes
Forward trio
84:14 together · 8 games
- Corsi for / against
- 105 / 60
- Fenwick for / against
- 67 / 40
- Corsi share
- 63.6%
- Fenwick share
- 62.6%
- xG for / against
- 5.88 / 2.30
Defense pair
161:33 together · 10 games
- Corsi for / against
- 192 / 134
- Fenwick for / against
- 119 / 89
- Corsi share
- 58.9%
- Fenwick share
- 57.2%
- xG for / against
- 7.24 / 5.26
San Jose Sharks
10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes
Forward trio
63:28 together · 7 games
- Corsi for / against
- 76 / 51
- Fenwick for / against
- 59 / 36
- Corsi share
- 59.8%
- Fenwick share
- 62.1%
- xG for / against
- 4.69 / 2.73
Defense pair
128:35 together · 10 games
- Corsi for / against
- 111 / 133
- Fenwick for / against
- 79 / 95
- Corsi share
- 45.5%
- Fenwick share
- 45.4%
- xG for / against
- 4.57 / 5.46
Ambiguous events and unreliable intervals are excluded. xG requires complete current scoring for each contributing game. These summaries do not change the model prediction.
Goalie predictions
Expected starters
Estimated starting chances among eligible goalies. These are model predictions, not confirmed starters.
New Jersey Devils
Expected starter unavailable.
San Jose Sharks
Expected starter unavailable.
Goalie context
Recent starting goalies
Each team's last recorded starter before this matchup. These are not confirmed or projected starters for this game. Results cover their last 5 appearances before the matchup.
Connor Hellebuyck
New Jersey Devils · Last start: Oct 27
1 / 1 appearances covered
- Shots faced
- 18
- Save %
- 94.4
- Goals allowed
- 1
- Close-range shots %
- 55.6
Yaroslav Askarov
San Jose Sharks · Last start: Oct 27
5 / 5 appearances covered
- Shots faced
- 158
- Save %
- 91.8
- Goals allowed
- 13
- Close-range shots %
- 35.4
Pregame context · xG V1
Recent expected goals
Last 10 completed regular-season games before Jan 4, 2027. This game and later dates are excluded.
New Jersey Devils
- xG for / game
- 3.43
- xG against / game
- 2.21
- xG differential / game
- 1.22
10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.
San Jose Sharks
- xG for / game
- 3.07
- xG against / game
- 3.93
- xG differential / game
- -0.86
10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.
Recent play-by-play
Team tendencies before this game
Last 10 completed regular-season games before Jan 4, 2027. This game and later dates are excluded.
New Jersey Devils
10 / 10 games covered
- Attempts / game
- 67.5
- Corsi share (%)
- 58.1
- Fenwick share (%)
- 58.0
- Faceoff win %
- 51.5
- Penalties / game
- 2.5
Shots / game: 32.1 · Shooting: 11.8% · Avg distance: 30.3 ft
San Jose Sharks
10 / 10 games covered
- Attempts / game
- 58.6
- Corsi share (%)
- 47.0
- Fenwick share (%)
- 45.9
- Faceoff win %
- 48.0
- Penalties / game
- 4.1
Shots / game: 29.0 · Shooting: 9.3% · Avg distance: 34.0 ft
Team comparison
Season and recent form
Season overview
|
NJD
|
Metric |
SJS
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Points | 13 |
| 0.667 | Points % | 0.500 |
| 41 | Goals for | 37 |
| 33 | Goals against | 45 |
| 8 | Goal differential | -8 |
| W4 | Current streak | L2 |
Road versus home
|
NJD road
|
Metric |
SJS home
|
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Games | 5 |
| 2 | Wins | 2 |
| 4 | Points | 4 |
| -3 | Goal differential | -5 |
Last 10 games
|
NJD
|
Metric |
SJS
|
|---|---|---|
| 7-3-0 | Record | 4-5-1 |
| 14 | Points | 9 |
| 38 | Goals for | 28 |
| 25 | Goals against | 33 |
| 13 | Goal differential | -5 |
History
Last 10 head-to-head games
NJD
5 wins
10
games reviewed
SJS
5 wins
Total goals28 – 29
Goal differential
-1
/
+1
Goals per game2.8 / 2.9
Shots per game36.4 / 25.7
| Date | Matchup | Score | Shots | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2025 |
New Jersey Devils
at
San Jose Sharks
|
2 - 5 | 31 - 28 | View |
| Oct 24, 2025 |
San Jose Sharks
at
New Jersey Devils
|
1 - 3 | 17 - 29 | View |
| Jan 4, 2025 |
New Jersey Devils
at
San Jose Sharks
|
2 - 3 | 30 - 24 | View |
| Nov 10, 2024 |
San Jose Sharks
at
New Jersey Devils
|
1 - 0 | 27 - 44 | View |
| Feb 27, 2024 |
New Jersey Devils
at
San Jose Sharks
|
7 - 2 | 44 - 31 | View |
| Dec 1, 2023 |
San Jose Sharks
at
New Jersey Devils
|
6 - 3 | 18 - 47 | View |
| Jan 16, 2023 |
New Jersey Devils
at
San Jose Sharks
|
4 - 3 | 41 - 32 | View |
| Oct 22, 2022 |
San Jose Sharks
at
New Jersey Devils
|
1 - 2 | 22 - 36 | View |
| Nov 30, 2021 |
San Jose Sharks
at
New Jersey Devils
|
5 - 2 | 31 - 34 | View |
| Nov 6, 2021 |
New Jersey Devils
at
San Jose Sharks
|
3 - 2 | 28 - 27 | View |