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NHLSeason 2026
Friday, 2 October 2026 · 04:00
San Jose Sharks
Florida Panthers
SAP Center at San Jose · San Jose, CA
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Under 6.5 goals
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What the published prediction returned once the match was played.
Florida brings a more experienced core and could benefit from playing its first official game, but San Jose has the advantage of SAP Center and a less demanding immediate schedule.
Read the full analysisSan Jose finished the 2025-26 season with a 39-35-8 record, fifth in the Pacific Division, without making the playoffs. The Sharks scored notably through Macklin Celebrini, but ranked 30th in goals against per game and 25th in save percentage.
Florida finished at 40-38-4, seventh in the Atlantic Division, and missed the playoffs after an injury-disrupted season. The preseason results available as of September 25, 2026 do not allow a robust comparison of form, particularly because of rotations, ice time, and the goaltenders used.
Information is unavailable regarding documented recent matchups between San Jose and Florida. The record therefore allows neither a list of dates, seasons, and scores nor a conclusion that no matchups occurred; the prédictive valeur of the historical record remains unknown.
San Jose hosts Florida at SAP Center on October 1, 2026 at 19 h PT, i.e. October 2 at 02:00 UTC; this is the Sharks’ regular-season opener. San Jose scenario: the home advantage, the absence of an intervening road trip, and the young offensive core around Celebrini could exploit Florida’s fatigue, as Florida will have played at Carolina on September 29; defensive fragility and goaltending uncertainty limit this scenario.
Florida scenario: an official opener against Carolina may provide a higher-quality competitive benchmark, while Barkov’s announced return and the core’s experience could matter; Marchand’s absence, the short turnaround, and uncertainty surrounding the goaltending tandem reduce this possibility. The actual impact of the game at Carolina, goaltender management, and the special-teams units used are unknown.
NHL game at SAP Center in San Jose, on ice, with three 20-minute periods, five skaters and one goaltender per team, plus special teams. The final lineups and starting goaltenders are unknown.
Florida is projected to have Aleksander Barkov, Brady Tkachuk, and Sam Reinhart on the first line, with Jacob Markstrom as the projected primary goaltender. San Jose is projected to have Macklin Celebrini, Will Smith, and Collin Graf, with Yaroslav Askarov or Alex Nedeljkovic in goal.
These NHL.com projections published on September 17 and 21, 2026, are not official lineups.
San Jose SharksFlorida Panthers
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | Diff | Pts |
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| 1 | Edmonton Oilers | 13 | 9 | 2 | +13 | 20 |
| 2 | Minnesota Wild | 14 | 9 | 3 | +13 | 20 |
| 3 | Vegas Golden Knights | 14 | 9 | 4 | +12 | 19 |
| 4 | Seattle Kraken | 13 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 17 |
| 8 | Nashville Predators | 12 | 4 | 3 | -5 | 13 |
| 9 | San Jose Sharks | 13 | 6 | 6 | -8 | 13 |
| 10 | St. Louis Blues | 12 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 11 |
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | Diff | Pts |
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| 1 | Carolina Hurricanes | 14 | 10 | 2 | +19 | 22 |
| 2 | Boston Bruins | 13 | 9 | 3 | +21 | 19 |
| 3 | Montreal Canadiens | 12 | 7 | 3 | +2 | 16 |
| 4 | New Jersey Devils | 13 | 8 | 5 | +5 | 16 |
| 5 | Ottawa Senators | 13 | 8 | 5 | +1 | 16 |
| 6 | Florida Panthers | 13 | 7 | 4 | +2 | 16 |
| 7 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 15 | 7 | 6 | +5 | 16 |
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