The San Jose Sharks (4-9-3) travel to take on the Minnesota Wild (7-6-1) at Xcel Energy Center on Sunday. San Jose is coming off a high-scoring 5-4 win over the Stars on Friday, ending a five-game losing streak.
The Sharks took advantage of their power play opportunities, scoring once on two shots while holding Dallas without a power play goal. Five players found the net for the Sharks. James Reimer only saved 25 of 29 shots (.862%) in the win.
Minnesota beat the Kraken 1-0 on Friday. Mats Zuccarello netted the lone goal for the Wild. Marc-Andre Fleury earned his zeroth shutout of the season with 28 saves.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Wild won two of the three games between the teams last season, including a 5-4 (OT) victory in their final meeting in April. Kevin Fiala led Minnesota with four points (1G 3A). Four players had two points for San Jose. Fleury got the win despite saving only 26 of 30 shots (.866%).
FACING OFF
San Jose is averaging 2.75 goals per game for the season, 26th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Wild team that is allowing 3.00 goals a game (14th).
Meanwhile, Minnesota has found the net 2.79 times a game on average, 25th in the league, and the Sharks are allowing opponents to score 3.44 goals per game (23rd).
Look for multiple power play opportunities for the Sharks, as the Wild have been penalized 5.29 times a game, third-most in the NHL, for an average of 15.00 minutes (second-highest). The visitors are averaging 3.25 penalties (3rd-fewest in the league) and 8.25 penalty minutes a game (10th-fewest).
The Wild’s 25.53% power play percentage ranks seventh in the league, while the Sharks are 18th with a conversion rate of 20.00%. San Jose has been equally successful at penalty killing, boasting the league’s second-highest PK% at 90.48%. Minnesota ranks 14th at 80.43%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 21 points this season, fourth-most in the NHL, Erik Karlsson is the top skater for the Sharks. He is among the league leaders with 10 goals (4th) and has added 11 assists. In the net, Reimer (2-5-2) is San Jose’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.88 GAA and a .910% save percentage.
Kirill Kaprizov leads the Wild in scoring with 16 points. He has 10 goals (4th) and six assists in 14 games. Filip Gustavsson (1-3-0) has the best goals against average for Minnesota at 3.10. He has a save percentage of .904%. Fleury (5-3-1) has played the most games in net for the Wild this season. He has a 3.17 GAA and a .896% save percentage.
HOME AND AWAY
San Jose is 3-4-0 on the road this season. Minnesota is 2-4-0 at home this season.
SportsTips’ NHL Pick:
Minnesota -1.5 (-110)
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