Minnesota Wild vs San Jose Sharks Prediction, 11/7/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs San Jose Sharks

Date: Thursday, November 7, 2024

Location: SAP Center in San Jose, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Wild (-122) Sharks (+102)

The Minnesota Wild (8-2-2) are on their way to SAP Center on Thursday where they will take on the San Jose Sharks (4-8-2). The line on this contest has Minnesota at -122 while San Jose is sitting at +102. The total has been set at 6.

The Minnesota Wild were on the losing side of the ice with a 5-1 loss to the Kings in their previous game. Minnesota compiled 4 penalty minutes in this game. The Wild had an offensive game that was below their expectations in this defeat. Additionally, they had 4 power play opportunities but weren't able to score. In the outing, they were able to notch a goal on 1 out of the 24 shots they looked to score on.

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While playing at even strength, the Wild have surrendered 23 goals while notching 34 as an offensive unit. Minnesota Wild opponents have recorded 24 power play opportunities (31st in pro hockey) and have notched 9 goals in those chances. When it comes to scoring goals, the Minnesota Wild have notched 42 goals (13th in pro hockey) on the campaign and have given up 32. Minnesota has tried 337 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 12.5%. For the current campaign, they have tallied 18 points and their points percentage is .750. The Wild have seen 343 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .907. Minnesota is sitting with 40 power play chances and they have notched 8 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 20.00%.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Filip Gustavsson. Opponents have racked up 310 goals versus Gustavsson in his professional hockey career and his goals against average is 2.92. Gustavsson has taken the ice for 120 games over the course of his professional hockey career. His save percentage sits at .912 during his 6,379 minutes in the crease. He has earned an overall record of 58-42-15 and got the start in 112 games. In his professional hockey career, Gustavsson has accounted for 65 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .580. Gustavsson has seen 3,536 shot attempts against him and has garnered 3,226 saves.

In their last outing, San Jose squared up with the Blue Jackets in an outing where the Sharks got the victory by a mark of 2-1. They had 4 attempts on the power play in this matchup but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal. The Sharks notched 2 goals out of the 27 shots on goal they pursued.

San Jose has taken 382 shots (14th in the NHL) and has a shot percentage of 8.90%, while allowing their opponents 462 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 82.46% on the other teams 57 tries on the power play, and their save percentage is currently 89.2%. They have a tally of 43 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 18.60%. The Sharks have tallied 26 goals at even strength and 8 goals (20th in the NHL) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 50 goals to be scored by of a combination of 40 goals at even strength and 10 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the campaign, the San Jose Sharks have earned a total of 34 goals, 10 points, and a points percentage of .357.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Mackenzie Blackwood protecting the net. He has tallied 5,533 stops out of 6,123 shots taken against him, which gives him a rate of .904. Blackwood has a career record of 77-86-24 and has participated in 204 contests. He has started in 192 games and has played 11,018 mins. Blackwood's percentage of quality starts sits at 53.1% and he has made 102 quality starts in his pro career. Teams are averaging 3.21 goals per game and he has surrendered 590 goals overall.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony's Pick: Take San Jose (+102)

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