Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks - 3/29/21 NHL Picks and Prediction
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San Jose Sharks (13-16-4) vs Minnesota Wild (21-10-1)
Game Info: Monday, March 29, 2021 at 10:30 pm (SAP Center at San Jose)
Betting Odds: San Jose Sharks +136 / Minnesota Wild -150 --- Over/Under: 5.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Minnesota Wild and San Jose Sharks meet Monday in NHL action at the SAP Center.
The Minnesota Wild look to stay hot after winning 15 of their last 20 games. The Minnesota Wild are averaging three goals per game and are scoring on 10 percent of their power play opportunities. Joel Eriksson Ek leads Minnesota with 11 goals, Kirill Kaprizov has 16 assists and Kevin Fiala has 85 shots on goal. Defensively, the Minnesota Wild are allowing 2.5 goals per game and are killing 85.3 percent of their opponents power plays. Cam Talbot has allowed 36 goals on 480 shots faced and Kaapo Kahkonen has allowed 38 goals on 481 shots.
The San Jose Sharks need a win here after losing six of their last eight games. The San Jose Sharks are averaging 2.6 goals per game and are scoring on 18.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Logan Couture leads San Jose with 14 goals, Evander Kane has 15 assists and Timo Meier has 86 shots on goal. Defensively, the San Jose Sharks are allowing 3.4 goals per game and are killing 76.6 percent of their opponents power plays. Martin Jones has allowed 61 goals on 597 shots and Devan Dubnyk has allowed 47 goals on 462 shots.
The Wild are 1-5 in their last 6 road games and 8-2 in their last 10 overall. The Sharks are 5-11 in their last 16 home games and 2-6 in their last 8 overall. The under is 6-2 in Wild last 8 overall. The over is 19-8 in Sharks last 27 Monday games. The Wild are 5-2 in the last 7 meetings in San Jose. The favorite is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings. The road team is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
The Minnesota Wild aren't getting the same headlines as other teams, but they've been on an absolute tear over the last month or so and the offensive production is improving on a consistent basis. The Wild have been money in the favorite role this season and they're a win away from being a top five most profitable team. The San Jose Sharks can't get out of their own way right now and playing at home hasn't helped all that much. I have to side with the Wild here and the price isn't too crazy, so I can avoid getting burned by the PL.
Randy’s Pick Minnesota Wild -150
AUTHOR: Randy Chambers
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