San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild NHL Picks & Predictions 2/25/2018

Sunday, February 25, 2018

Xcel Energy Center

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The San Jose Sharks travel to Xcel Energy Center to play the Minnesota Wild on Sunday, February 25, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Sharks at +136 and the Wild at -150.

San Jose has a record of 33-21-8 this season and on the road they have a record of 16-12-5-2. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 180 goals and given up 173 goals for a point differential of +7. For the season they have an ATS record of 33-29-0 and an over/under record of 23-37-0. Minnesota is 34-20-7 including 20-5-6-1 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 185 goals and surrendered 172 for a goal differential of +13. Their record against the spread is 34-27-0 while their over/under record is 31-27-0.

Valuable San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 33-29-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 23-37-0 against the over/under this season

Important Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 34-27-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 31-27-0 against the over/under this season

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

02/23/18 RW Marcus Sorensen Wrist is "?" Sunday vs Minnesota
02/19/18 RW Joel Ward Upper Body IR (02/08)
01/24/18 C Joe Thornton MCL IR (01/23)

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

02/07/18 D Jonas Brodin Hand is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Logan Couture has accumulated 47 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 25 goals this year with 157 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 18.5 minutes played per game. Brent Burns averages 25.1 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 4% by scoring 10 goals on 259 shots. He has 41 assists, giving him a total of 51 points on the season. Martin Jones has 19 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has 1,199 shots against him and he's given up 100 goals. He's made 1,099 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Jason Zucker has scored 44 total points this year for the Wild. He has 25 goals this season with 154 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 0%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 0 minutes played per game. Eric Staal averages 17.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 29 goals on 168 shots. He has 29 assists, giving him a total of 58 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 25 wins and 11 losses this year in goal for the Wild. He has 1,301 shots against him and he's surrendered 105 goals. He's made 1,196 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks have 74 total points this season, which ranks them 12th in the NHL. They are 15th in the league in goals scored with 180 while they've given up 173 goals, ranking them 20th overall. They have had 202 power play opportunities and have scored 44 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 6th in the NHL. The Sharks have allowed 181 power play opportunities and have given up 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, putting them 2nd in the league when short-handed. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.81% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 13th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild are 8th in the NHL with a total of 75 points this year. They have 38 power play goals on 180 opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That ranks them 11th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 214 power play opportunities and have given up 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. That is 15th in the NHL. As a team, the Wild are 11th in the league with 185 goals scored while they've given up 172 goals, which is 22nd overall. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.10%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 8th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

San Jose has a Corsi percentage of 51.2% as they've tried 3,813 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,635 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 13th in Corsi percentage. They are 9th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 52.2% as they have 2,873 shots while they've given up 2,630 attempts on defense. The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 52.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.6% for the year. That puts them 12th and 23rd in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,922 face-off wins as opposed to 1,829 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.2%. That is 12th overall in the NHL. On defense San Jose has 1,030 hits and they've blocked 1,005 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 3rd in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 47.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.1% for the year. That ranks them 29th and 6th respectively in the NHL. They have 1,821 face-off wins as opposed to 1,815 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.1%. That is 15th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 1,037 hits and they've blocked 972 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 4th in blocked shots. Minnesota is ranked 31st in Corsi percentage with 46% as they've tried 3,181 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,736 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 29th in the NHL at 47%, as they have 2,454 shots while they've given up 2,764 attempts on defense.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Minnesota -150

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