Venue & Match Details
Location: SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, California
Puckdrop: 8:00 PM ET (5:00 PM PT)
Broadcast: ESPN+, NBC Sports California, NESN
Injury Report
Boston Bruins:
Viktor Arvidsson (lower body, out)
Casey Mittelstadt (lower body, out)
Elias Lindholm (lower body, out)
Charlie McAvoy (facial injury, out)
Jordan Harris (ankle, out)
San Jose Sharks:
Michael Misa (lower body, out)
Jeff Skinner (lower body, out)
Player Matchups
David Pastrnak (BOS, 11 G, 17 A, 28 pts) vs. Macklin Celebrini (SJS, 13 G, 19 A, 32 pts): Elite scorers leading their respective offenses.
Morgan Geekie (BOS, 16 G, 6 A) vs. Will Smith (SJS, 7 G, 14 A): Secondary scoring threats who can swing momentum.
Jeremy Swayman (BOS, 2.99 GAA, .902 SV%) vs. Alex Nedeljkovic (SJS, 2.97 GAA, .902 SV%): Goaltending duel between two capable but inconsistent netminders.
Team Recent Form
Boston Bruins: 13-10-0, 5th in Atlantic; 7-3-0 in last 10; averaging 3.0 goals/game, allowing 2.6.
San Jose Sharks: 10-9-3, 5th in Pacific; 6-3-1 in last 10; averaging 2.4 goals/game, allowing 1.8.
Recent Results:
Bruins: Beat Kings 2-1 OT (Nov. 21), lost to Ducks 4-3 (Nov. 19).
Sharks: Lost to Senators 3-2 (Nov. 22), tied Kings 3-3 (Nov. 20).
Series History
All-time head-to-head: Bruins lead 31-13-5 (68.4% win rate) vs. Sharks.
Recent trend: Bruins dominated with a 14-game win streak from 2017–2025, but Sharks snapped it with a 3-1 win on Mar. 22, 2025.
No playoff meetings between the franchises.
Betting Trends
Bruins have gone 2-1 as favorites this season, winning every time when favored at -135 or shorter.
Sharks are 10-11 as underdogs (+113 or longer), winning 45.5% of those games.
Bruins games have hit the Over in 13 of 23; Sharks in 11 of 22.
Bruins power play ranks 4th in NHL (26.7%), Sharks 19th (18.2%).
Game Odds
Boston Bruins – 130
San Jose Sharks 6.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Saturday, November 22, 2025
