Minnesota Wild vs San Jose Sharks Prediction & Picks - NHL
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The Minnesota Wild will be on their home ice Friday for an NHL game at Grand Casino Arena against the San Jose Sharks that is scheduled to start at 8:00 pm ET. Minnesota (11-3-3, 25 points) is leading the Central Division. San Jose (7-9-1, 15 points) is sixth out west in the Pacific Division. Minnesota was victorious on Tuesday, 4-2, over Philadelphia. The win was the Wild’s second straight. San Jose fell to Los Angeles 7-2 on Wednesday, and is mired in a three-game losing skid. Minnesota’s form is much better at this time, and the Wild -1.5 are our pick to win.
Minnesota is performing well at both ends of the ice. The Wild are 14th in goals-for at 3.29 per game and lead the NHL in goals-against at 2.24 per game. Minnesota has taken points in six consecutive games, going 5-0-1. Kirill Kaprizov has 15 goals and 26 points to lead the Wild in both. Between the pipes, Jesper Wallstedt has been a big wall for opponents, with 10 wins in 15 appearances, a goals-against average of 2.06 and a save percentage of .920. The Wild are 4-0-1 at home this season.
The Sharks have had problems keeping the puck out of their own net while at the same time putting it in the opposing net. San Jose is 27th in goals-against at 3.59 per game, and lowly 28th in goals-for at 2.59 per game. The Sharks have lost five of the last six, including their five-goal loss to LA on Wednesday. Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith each have six goals to lead the Sharks. Goalie Yaroslav Askarov is 4-7-0 with a 3.29 GAA and an SV% of .888. He allowed all seven goals in Wednesday's loss to Los Angeles.
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Minnesota Wild against San Jose Sharks : Head to Head (H2H)
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Players list
C. Pickard
J. Wallstedt
O. Maatta
J. Brodin
M. Kiersted
D. Spacek
Q. Hughes
Z. Bogosian
J. Eriksson Ek
K. Kaprizov
T. Pitlick
R. Hartman
M. McCarron
B. Coleman
Y. Trenin
M. Shabanov
Y. Danila
B. Brink
M. Boldy
N. Sturm
A. Nedeljkovic
Y. Askarov
M. Kesselring
D. Nurse
J. Trouba
S. Dickinson
E. Pohlkamp
N. Allan
D. Orlov
M. Misa
K. Sherwood
A. Gaudette
M. Marchment
B. Goodrow
T. Dellandrea
B. Filip
I. Stenberg
M. Celebrini
W. Smith
C. Graf
Z. Ostapchuk
T. Toffoli
Most goals and assists
Minnesota Wild
San Jose Sharks
Q. Hughes
(17 Assists)
M. Celebrini
(11 Assists)
Minnesota Wild - San Jose Sharks Key Points
- Minnesota is 11-3-3, compared with San Jose at 7-9-1
- Minnesota allows only 2.24 goals per game
- San Jose allows an average of 3.59 goals per game
- Minnesota has covered the puck line in 10 of 16 games this season
- San Jose has failed to cover the puck line in 11 of 17 games this season
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Our Minnesota Wild vs San Jose Sharks Prediction
Minnesota has been one of the NHL's better teams through the opening weeks of the season. Kaprizov continues to lead the attack, while Wallstedt has provided strong goaltending. The Wild are allowing barely more than two goals per game, and their recent results show how difficult they have been to beat.
San Jose is coming off a poor defensive performance against Los Angeles, and the Sharks have lost three straight games. Allowing 3.59 goals per game will make it difficult to stop Minnesota's attack. The Wild have the stronger defense, better recent form and home-ice advantage. Minnesota should be able to take control of this matchup.
Our pick for Minnesota Wild vs San Jose Sharks is: Wild -1.5.
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