Saturday, December 12, 2015

SAP Center

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The Minnesota Wild travel to SAP Center to play the San Jose Sharks on Saturday, December 12, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Wild at +127 and the Sharks at -140. The over/under has been set at 5.

Minnesota comes into this matchup having played 26 games. They have an overall record of 14-7-5 and on the road they have a record of 4-4-4. Currently they are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 70 goals and given up 64 goals for a point differential of +6. San Jose shows up with a record of 14-13-1 including 4-8-0 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 75 goals and surrendered 76 for a goal differential of -1.

Mikko Koivu has accumulated 20 total points this season for the Wild. He has 4 goals this season with 43 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Thomas Vanek has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 10 goals on 59 shots. He has 9 assists giving him a total of 19 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 13 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has had 620 shots against him and has given up 51 goals. He has made 569 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Joe Pavelski has accumulated 26 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 13 goals this season with 82 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Patrick Marleau has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 11 goals on 77 shots. He has 11 assists giving him a total of 22 points on the season. Martin Jones has 12 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has had 593 shots against him and has given up 50 goals. He has made 543 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Wild have 33 total points this season. They have scored 70 goals while giving up 64 goals. They have had 88 power play opportunities and have scored 16 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Wild have allowed 62 power play opportunities and given up 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.76% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Sharks have a total of 29 points on the season. They have 17 power play goals on 94 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 91 power play opportunities and have given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Wild have a total of 74 goals scored while they've given up 76 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.84%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 14-12 straight up

The Minnesota Wild are 9-12-5 against the over/under

San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 13-14 straight up

The San Jose Sharks are 15-10-2 against the over/under

Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/10/15 GO Devan Dubnyk Groin out indefinitely
11/03/15 C Tyler Graovac Groin out another 6 weeks

San Jose Sharks Injuries

12/09/15 C Logan Couture Lower Body injured last game, "?" Saturday vs Minnesota
12/09/15 D Marc-Edouard Vlasic Lower Body "?" Saturday vs Minnesota
11/19/15 RW Ben Smith Head out indefinitely
10/05/15 LW Raffi Torres Suspension expected to miss 41 games

Josh's Pick: Take San Jose

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