San Jose Sharks vs Calgary Flames 3 November 2026 Prediction

The Western Conference opponents meet in California. San Jose has been inconsistent throughout the regular season, while Calgary has picked up points more regularly of late. The teams sit next to each other in the standings, making this a difficult game to call.

San Jose Risks Missing the Playoffs

The Sharks have lost three of their last four games despite facing relatively manageable opponents. Their only win in that stretch came against Vancouver (3-2), and they had to overcome a 2-0 deficit with three goals in the third period.

Defensive lapses have become a problem. San Jose allowed five goals against Ottawa in its last game (1-5) and six against Boston (4-6). Even so, the Sharks have killed 84% of opposing power plays, the eighth-best rate in the NHL.

San Jose Predicted Lineup: Askarov (Nedeljkovic) — Dickinson, Trouba — Smith, Celebrini, Graf

Full Roster: Defensemen — Nurse, Kesselring, Orlov, Allan; forwards — Marchment, Misa, Sherwood, Stenberg, Bystedt, Toffoli, Goodrow, Ostapchuk, Dellandrea

Out: Chernyshov, Wennberg (both injured)

Manager: Ryan Warsofsky

Calgary's Recent Improvement

Calgary looked headed for the bottom of the Western Conference early in the regular season, but its results have improved. The Flames have won five of their last seven games, including victories over Carolina (3-2), Minnesota (2-1) and Toronto (5-2), and have moved closer to a playoff spot.

Better defense has helped: Calgary allowed no more than two goals in six of its last nine games. The Flames struggled against Colorado in their most recent outing, though, losing 5-2. The Avalanche generated 3.6 expected goals and scored five times.

Calgary Predicted Lineup: Wolf (Sergeyev) — Bahl, Nemec — Farabee, Backlund, Coronato

Full Roster: Defensemen — Middleton, Whitecloud, Kuznetsov, Parekh; forwards — Gridin, Pospisil, Strome, Sharangovich, Frost, Suniev, Tsyplakov, Castagna, Klapka

Out: Honzek, Huberdeau, Cooley (injured); Othmann (questionable)

Manager: Ryan Huska

Calgary Won Both February Meetings

The Flames beat the Sharks twice in February. Calgary won 3-2 at home, then took a 4-1 victory in San Jose by scoring three unanswered goals in the third period. The Sharks outshot the Flames 35-29 in that road game.

Key Stats

San Jose generates 2.6 expected goals per game, the third-lowest mark in the NHL.

Calgary converts 9% of its shots, a rate better than only two other teams.

The Sharks take about 3.8 penalties per game, putting them among the NHL's 10 most penalized teams.

San Jose Sharks vs Calgary Flames Prediction: Calgary Flames Moneyline

Main prediction: Calgary has won nine of its last 10 meetings with San Jose, holding the Sharks to fewer than two goals four times in that stretch. Home ice has not helped San Jose recently, either: the Sharks have lost four of their last five home games. Given their inconsistency, the pick is Calgary Flames moneyline at 2.18. Predicted score: San Jose 2, Calgary 3.

Total goals prediction: Two of San Jose's last three games and four of Calgary's last seven finished with fewer than six goals. The same was true of six of their last eight meetings. The pick is under 5.5 goals at 2.21.