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PuckCast Edge
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2026-27 forecast · Thu, Oct 1, 10:00 PM ET
Jacob Markstrom · 0.883 SV%
The preseason ratings make San Jose Sharks 53.0% to win at home: barely a lean at all, worth 3.0 points over a coin flip, which grades C. Over a full season those same ratings project SJS for 91 points and FLA for 92.
A preseason forecast from each team's regressed rating and home ice, the ratings behind the projected standings. The full model read, with the starting goalies, rest and form, publishes within seven days of the game and replaces this page’s numbers. How this is calculated
PuckCast's preseason forecast gives San Jose Sharks a 53.0% chance to win on Thu, Oct 1. The matchup detail follows.
FLA controlled play at 5v5 last season, 53.7% of the expected goals to 40.3%.
In goal, neither team has named a starter. Last season Alex Nedeljkovic (SJS) saved -14.6 goals above expected to Jacob Markstrom's -29.8, on save percentages of 0.896 and 0.883.
None of that is the model read. This is a rating-and-home-ice forecast; the full prediction, with confirmed goalies, rest and form, priced against the market, publishes inside the seven days before puck drop and replaces these numbers. San Jose Sharks over Florida Panthers is where it starts, not where it ends.
No sportsbook has posted a price for this game yet. Prices usually appear roughly a week before puck drop.
No starter is named this far out. These are each side’s projected starters on the current roster, with last season’s numbers.
FLA
Jacob Markstrom
44 games, 2025-26
SJS
Alex Nedeljkovic
40 games, 2025-26
| FLA | Metric | SJS |
|---|---|---|
| 53.7% | xGF% (5v5) | 40.3% |
| — | Shot share | — |
| — | Goals for / game | — |
| — | Goals against / game | — |
| — | Power play | — |
| — | Penalty kill | — |
| — | Faceoffs | — |
Florida Panthers
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brady Tkachuk | L | 29 | 38 | 67 |
 Sam Reinhart | C | 31 | 34 | 65 |
 Matthew Tkachuk | L | 23 | 41 | 63 |
 Carter Verhaeghe | C | 23 | 29 | 52 |
San Jose Sharks
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Macklin Celebrini | C | 39 | 60 | 99 |
Florida PanthersComes in from Tue, Sep 29 · FLA @ CAR
San Jose SharksSeason opener: no previous game, no rest edge either way.
| Team | Proj. points | Playoff odds |
|---|---|---|
| Florida Panthers | 92 | 38.1% |
| San Jose Sharks | 91 | 45.4% |
Forecast method preseason-elo-v1; ratings as of 2026-08-19.
Final scores from the graded ledger. A loss in overtime also reads L.
Last three seasons: SJS 2, FLA 4
| Date | Game | Final | Our pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-19 | SJS @ FLA | SJS 4, FLA 1 | FLA missed |
| 2025-11-08 | FLA @ SJS | FLA 1, SJS 3 | FLA missed |
| 2025-01-25 | FLA @ SJS | FLA 7, SJS 2 | FLA hit |
| 2024-12-07 | SJS @ FLA | SJS 1, FLA 3 | FLA hit |
| 2023-11-14 | FLA @ SJS | FLA 5, SJS 3 | FLA hit |
| 2023-10-24 | SJS @ FLA | SJS 1, FLA 3 | FLA hit |
 Will Smith | C | 25 | 36 | 60 |
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 Mason Marchment | L | 17 | 24 | 41 |
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 Tyler Toffoli | C | 19 | 22 | 41 |
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