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San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild

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Wild host the Sharks after overtime win

San Jose Sharks (20-47-10, in the Pacific Division) vs. Minnesota Wild (42-29-7, in the Central Division)

Saint Paul, Minnesota; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The San Jose Sharks visit the Minnesota Wild after the Wild beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 in overtime.

Minnesota is 42-29-7 overall and 20-17-2 in home games. The Wild have a 37-3-3 record when scoring at least three goals.

San Jose has a 20-47-10 record overall and an 8-21-8 record on the road. The Sharks are 10-15-5 in games decided by one goal.

The teams match up Wednesday for the third time this season. The Wild won the last meeting 3-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Mats Zuccarello has 18 goals and 30 assists for the Wild. Matthew Boldy has five goals and six assists over the last 10 games.

William Eklund has 17 goals and 38 assists for the Sharks. Mikael Granlund has scored four goals with five assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Wild: 4-4-2, averaging 2.5 goals, 4.1 assists, three penalties and 6.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.

Sharks: 2-7-1, averaging two goals, 3.2 assists, 4.1 penalties and 10.4 penalty minutes while giving up 4.2 goals per game.

INJURIES: Wild: None listed.

Sharks: None listed.

Regular Season Series

MIN leads series 2-0

Statistics

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3.74 Goals Against Average 2.83
31.6 Shots Against per Game 29.8
74.4 Penalty Kill Percentage 72.7
61 Power Play Goals Against 54
0 Short Handed Goals Against 0
2.55 Goals For per Game 2.68
27.1 Shots per Game 27.3
41 Power Play Goals 40
18.9 Power Play Percentage 20.4
5 Short Handed Goals 4
677 Penalty Minutes 583
Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jake Middleton, D Day-To-Day Apr 7
Kirill Kaprizov, LW Injured Reserve Mar 30
David Jiricek, D Out Mar 28
Joel Eriksson Ek, C Injured Reserve Mar 27
Troy Grosenick, G Injured Reserve Oct 7
San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Vincent Desharnais, D Out Apr 7
Jan Rutta, D Injured Reserve Apr 7
Tyler Toffoli, C Out Apr 7
Shakir Mukhamadullin, D Out Apr 7
Logan Couture, C Injured Reserve Nov 2

Game Information

Xcel Energy Center

Location: Saint Paul, MN
Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 47 22 102 8
Los Angeles 44 24 97 9
Edmonton 44 28 93 5
Calgary 37 27 87 13
Vancouver 35 29 83 13
Anaheim 34 35 76 8
Seattle 34 38 74 6
San Jose 20 47 50 10

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 53 21 110 4
Dallas 50 22 105 5
Colorado 47 27 98 4
St. Louis 43 29 93 7
Minnesota 42 29 91 7
Utah 35 30 82 12
Nashville 27 42 62 8
Chicago 22 45 54 10
Full Standings
Sharks Last 5
Date OPP Result
@ LA L 8-1
@ ANA L 4-3 SO
vs EDM L 3-2
vs SEA L 5-1
vs CGY L 3-2
Wild Last 5
Date OPP Result
vs NJ L 5-2
@ NJ L 3-2 SO
@ NYR L 5-4 OT
@ NYI L 3-1
vs DAL W 3-2 OT