San Jose Sharks vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 4/9/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Jose Sharks vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Location: Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Sharks (+162) Wild (-196)

The San Jose Sharks (20-47-10) are en route to Xcel Energy Center on Wednesday where they will go up against the Minnesota Wild (42-29-7). The moneyline on this matchup has San Jose at +162 and Minnesota is priced at -196. The total has been set at 6.

The San Jose Sharks were on the losing side of the ice with a 3-2 defeat against the Flames in their previous outing. San Jose accumulated 2 penalty mins in this matchup. The Sharks had a rough night on the offensive side of the ice in the defeat. Furthermore, they had 3 power play attempts and were able to notch 1 goal. For the outing, they finished 2 out of the 31 shots they tried.

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While playing at even strength, the Sharks let the opposition score 227 goals while getting 155 on offense. San Jose Sharks opponents have amassed 238 power play opportunities (2nd in pro hockey) and have a total of 61 goals in those attempts. In the matter of scoring goals, the San Jose Sharks have earned 196 goals (31st in pro hockey) on the season and have surrendered 288. San Jose has attempted 2,084 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 9.4%. For the current campaign, they have scored 50 points and their points percentage is .325. The Sharks have had 2,433 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .882. San Jose has accounted for 217 power play opportunities and they have scored 41 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 18.89%.

The man protecting the net in this game is Alexandar Georgiev. Opponents have been able to score 835 goals versus Georgiev in his career and his goals against average is 3.47. Georgiev has taken the ice for 300 games over the course of his hockey career. He has a save percentage of .903 for his 14,442 minutes played. He has accumulated a record of 151-107-24 and he started in 285 games. For his career, Georgiev has accounted for 142 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .498. Georgiev has seen 8,631 shots taken against him and he has 7,796 saves.

Their last time out, Minnesota faced the Stars in a matchup where the Wild took home the victory by a final score of 3-2. They had 4 power play opportunities in this matchup and converted 1 out of those opportunities. The Wild notched 3 goals out of the 41 shots on goal they took.

During this campaign, the Minnesota Wild have 209 goals, 91 points, in addition to a points percentage of .583. They have granted a total of 221 goals to be scored by of a combination of 167 goals at even strength and 54 goals while they were shorthanded. The Wild have accumulated 169 goals at even strength and 40 goals (23rd in professional hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have recorded 196 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 20.41%. Minnesota has tried 2,128 shots (23rd in professional hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 9.82%, while allowing their opponents 2,321 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 72.73% on their opponents 198 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 90.5%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Filip Gustavsson defending the net. He has recorded 4,482 stops out of 4,909 shots tried, giving him a save percentage of .913. Gustavsson holds a career mark of 82-58-20 and has played in 166 contests. He was named a starter in 158 games and has played 6,492 minutes. Gustavsson's quality start rate comes in at 60.8% and he has accumulated 96 quality starting assignments in his professional career. Teams are averaging 3.95 goals/game and he has allowed 427 goals in total.

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

Josh's Pick: Take San Jose (+162)

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