NHL Game Preview: Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks with Line Combinations 2/8/2025

Dallas Stars (34-18-2, 69 Pts) at San Jose Sharks (15-34-7, 37 pts)

Venue: SAP Center
Date: Saturday, February 8
Time: 10:00 ET
TV: ESPN+/Victory+/ NBCSCA
Radio:
Dallas – 96.7 FM KTCK-AM
Sharks – Sharks Audio Network

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Dallas -1.5 ML -278
San Jose: +1.5 ML +225
O/U 6.5

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Dallas Stars News & Notes:

The Stars suffered a 5-4 shooutout loss to the Kings last night. It was Dallas’s second straight loss. They are 6-3-1 in their last ten and are averaging 3.30 goals per game while allowing an average of 2.80 goals per game. Jamie Benn has recorded a point in three straight games. This will also be the return of Mikael Granlund and Cody Ceci to San Jose after they were acquired by Dallas just a week ago. Granlund has two points in three games with Dallas while Ceci has just one point.

San Jose Sharks News & Notes:

The Sharks dropped their third straight game on Thursday in overtime 2-1 against the Vancouver Canucks. They’ve now dropped 12 of their last 14, allowing 4.21 goals per game while scoring 2.50 goals per game. Despite the skid, Tyler Toffoli is on a four-game point streak and a three-game goal streak, he has five points in his last four games on three goals and two assists.

Dallas Stars Projected Lines:

Robertson-Hintz-Dadonov
Marchment-Duchene-Granlund
Benn-Johnston-Stankoven
Back-Steel-Bourque

Harley-Ceci
Lindell-Dumba
Bichsel-Smith

Desmith
Oettinger

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San Jose Sharks Projected Lines:

Eklund-Celebrini-Toffoli
Zetterlund-Poturalski-Smith
Goodrow-Kunin-Graf
Grundstrom-Dellandrea-Duehr

Walman-Thrun
Ferraro-Thompson
Mukhamadullin-Liljegren

Vanecek
Georgiev

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Players To Watch:

Dallas Stars

Jason Robertson this season has 50 points on 19 goals and 31 assists. He’s faced the Sharks 11 times in his career recording 15 points on seven goals and eight assists; in the previous two matchups this season he had four points on a goal and three assists.

San Jose Sharks

Tyler Toffoli this season has 35 points on 20 goals and 15 assists. He’s faced the Stars 26 times in his career recording 17 points on six goals and 11 assists; he scored a goal in an earlier matchup this season.

Injury Report:

Dallas Stars

F Tyler Seguin – IR
D Nils Lundkvist – IR
D Ilya Lyubushkin – DTD
D Miro Heiskanen – IR

San Jose Sharks

C Logan Couture – LTIR
RW Nikolai Kovalenko – DTD
D Jan Rutta – IR
C Nico Sturm – IR
F Klim Kostin – IR
C Alex Wennberg – DTD

Next Game:

Dallas – February 22 at New Jersey Devils
San Jose – February 22 at Calgary Flames

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