Saturday, January 23, 2016

SAP Center

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The Minnesota Wild travel to SAP Center to play the San Jose Sharks on Saturday, January 23, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Wild at +119 and the Sharks at -131. The over/under has been set at 5.

Minnesota comes into this matchup having played 47 games. They have an overall record of 23-16-8 and on the road they have a record of 9-8-6. Currently they are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 117 goals and given up 109 goals for a point differential of +8. San Jose shows up with a record of 24-18-3 including 8-12-1 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 130 goals and surrendered 122 for a goal differential of +8.

Mikko Koivu has accumulated 34 total points this season for the Wild. He has 10 goals this season with 80 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 24 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 15% by scoring 14 goals on 93 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 29 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 18 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has had 1069 shots against him and has given up 84 goals. He has made 985 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Joe Pavelski has accumulated 44 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 22 goals this season with 120 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 22 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 13% by scoring 15 goals on 116 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 31 points on the season. Martin Jones has 21 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has had 984 shots against him and has given up 84 goals. He has made 900 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Wild have 54 total points this season. They have scored 117 goals while giving up 108 goals. They have had 135 power play opportunities and have scored 23 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Wild have allowed 109 power play opportunities and given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.74% 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 51 points on the season. They have 32 power play goals on 148 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 133 power play opportunities and have given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Wild have a total of 128 goals scored while they've given up 121 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.40%. 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 23-24 straight up

The Minnesota Wild are 14-25-8 against the over/under

San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 22-21 straight up

The San Jose Sharks are 25-16-3 against the over/under

Minnesota Wild Injuries

01/14/16 C Ryan Carter Hand out indefinitely

San Jose Sharks Injuries

01/22/16 C Dainius Zubrus Upper Body is upgraded to expected to be available Saturday vs. Minnesota

Tony's Pick: Take Minnesota

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