Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks NHL Picks & Predictions 4/7/2018

Saturday, April 7, 2018

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The Minnesota Wild travel to SAP Center to play the San Jose Sharks on Saturday, April 7, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Wild at +112 and the Sharks at -122.

Minnesota has a record of 44-26-11 this season and on the road they have a record of 17-20-3-2. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 247 goals and given up 229 goals for a point differential of +18. For the season they have an ATS record of 44-37-0 and an over/under record of 40-37-0. San Jose has a record of 45-26-10 including 25-12-3-1 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 249 goals and surrendered 223 for a goal differential of +26. Their record against the spread is 45-36-0 while their over/under record is 36-43-0.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 44-37-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 40-37-0 against the over/under this season

Important San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 45-36-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 36-43-0 against the over/under this season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

04/06/18 D Gustav Olofsson Upper Body is "?" Saturday vs San Jose
04/01/18 D Ryan Suter Ankle is out indefinitely
03/15/18 D Jared Spurgeon Groin is out indefinitely
03/05/18 C Luke Kunin ACL is out for season

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

04/06/18 LW Evander Kane Undisclosed is "?" Saturday vs Minnesota
04/06/18 RW Eric Fehr Lower Body is "?" Saturday vs Minnesota
03/30/18 RW Barclay Goodrow Upper Body is out indefinitely
03/19/18 D Joakim Ryan Upper Body is out indefinitely
01/24/18 C Joe Thornton MCL IR (01/23)

Player Spotlight

Devan Dubnyk has 34 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 1,739 shots against him and he's given up 142 goals. He's made 1,597 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Jason Zucker has accumulated 62 total points this season for the Wild. He has 31 goals this year with 217 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 31 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Eric Staal averages 17.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 41 goals on 238 shots. He has 34 assists, giving him a total of 75 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Logan Couture has scored 61 total points this year for the Sharks. He has 34 goals this season with 202 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 27 assists on the season and averages 18.6 minutes played per game. Martin Jones has 30 wins and 21 losses this year in goal for the Sharks. He has 1,680 shots against him and he's surrendered 140 goals. He's made 1,540 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Brent Burns averages 25.2 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 3% by scoring 11 goals on 328 shots. He has 54 assists, giving him a total of 65 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild have allowed 270 power play opportunities and have given up 51 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81% this year. That is 13th in the NHL. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.07% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 12th in the league. The Wild has 99 total points this season, ranking 9th in the NHL in offense. They are 12th in the league with 247 goals while they've given up 229 goals, which is 20th overall. They have had 239 power play opportunities and scored 49 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 17th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Sharks are 11th with 249 goals scored while they are 23rd in the NHL with 223 goals allowed this year. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.32%. They give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 13th place in the league. The Sharks have a total of 100 points this year, which is 8th in the NHL. They have 53 power play goals on 255 opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That ranks their power play unit 15th. They've allowed 223 power play opportunities and have given up 34 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, which is 2nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota has a Corsi percentage of 47% as they've tried 4,303 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,858 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 28th in Corsi percentage. They are 24th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 48% as they have 3,310 shots while they've given up 3,585 attempts on defense. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 48.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.3% for the year. That puts them 22nd and 8th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 2,389 face-off wins as opposed to 2,406 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.8%. That is 14th overall in the NHL. On defense Minnesota has 1,352 hits and they've blocked 1,273 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 5th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Sharks are 12th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.1% for the season, which is 22nd in the NHL. They have 2,530 face-off wins compared to 2,407 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.2%. That is 11th in the league. On defense San Jose has 1,364 hits and they have blocked 1,358 shots from the opposition, which is 1st in the league. San Jose is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.7% as they've attempted 4,937 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,798 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.2% ranks 7th as they have 3,750 attempts while they have given up 3,440 shots on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's Wild/Sharks NHL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take San Jose -122

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