Minnesota Wild vs San Jose Sharks Prediction 12/31/2025 Today’s NHL Picks

In this article, we will formulate a Wild vs Sharks Prediction for this NHL game on Wednesday, December 31st. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this NHL matchup.

San Jose Sharks Preview

The Sharks have 41 points this season with a 19-17-3 record, and are 26-13 ATS and 19-19 in over/under. They have a 10-7-3 home record and a 9-10-0 road record and are sitting 5th in the Pacific Division. They are coming off a 5-4 road win over the Ducks, and their previous three games were a 6-3 road win against the Canucks, a 2-7 road loss against the Golden Knights, and a 2-4 home loss against the Kraken.

Offensively, the Sharks are averaging 3.05 goals per game and are scoring 17.9% of their power play opportunities. Defensively, they are allowing 3.46 goals per game and are killing 78.4% of their opponent’s power plays.

Macklin Celebrini leads the Sharks with 60 points and 21 goals, also leading the team in assists with 39. Yaroslav Askarov is the starting goalie for the Sharks, and he has a 14-10-1 record, with 3.38 GAA and .898 SV%. Alex Nedeljkovic is the backup goalie and he has a 5-7-2 record, with 3.06 GAA and .895 SV%.

Minnesota Wild Preview

The Wild have 54 points this season with a 24-10-6 record, and are 22-18 ATS and 16-21 in over/under. They have a 13-4-5 home record and a 11-6-1 road record and are sitting 3rd in the Central Division. They are coming off a 5-2 road win over the Golden Knights, and their previous three games were a 4-3 road overtime win against the Jets, a 2-3 home overtime loss against the Predators, and a 1-5 home loss against the Avalanche.

Offensively, the Wild are averaging 3.08 goals per game and are scoring 22.7% of their power play opportunities. Defensively, they are allowing 2.58 goals per game and are killing 77.6% of their opponent’s power plays.

Matt Boldy leads the Wild with 47 points and 25 goals, while Kirill Kaprizov leads the team in assists with 24. Filip Gustavsson is the starting goalie for the Wild, and he has a 13-8-4 record, with 2.47 GAA and .912 SV%. Jesper Wallstedt is the backup goalie and he has a 11-2-2 record, with 2.17 GAA and .931 SV%.

Minnesota Wild @ San Jose Sharks Betting Trends: December 31, 2025

Why the San Jose Sharks will win

• The Sharks have won seven of their last eight games as home underdogs against Western Conference opponents.
• The Wild have lost three of their last four games as road favorites following a road win.
• The Sharks have covered the puck line in 10 of their last 11 games as home underdogs against Western Conference opponents.
• The Wild have failed to cover the puck line in seven of their last eight road games against opponents on a winning streak.
• In each of the last five games between the Wild and Sharks at SAP Center at San Jose, the team leading after the second period has won the third period.

Why the Minnesota Wild will win

• The Sharks have lost 18 of their last 20 home games against opponents on a winning streak.
• The Wild have won seven of their last eight games following a road win.
• The road team has covered the puck line in each of the last six games between the Wild and Sharks.
• The Sharks have failed to cover the puck line in three of their last four home games.
• The Sharks have lost the third period in each of their last seven games as underdogs against Central Division opponents when leading after the second period.

Total Goals Facts

• Each of the Wild’s last 10 road games against the Sharks following a road win have gone OVER the total goals line.
• Nine of the last 10 games between the Wild and Sharks at SAP Center at San Jose have gone OVER the total goals line.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3’ market has hit in each of the Wild’s last 10 road games against opponents on a winning streak.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in 12 of the Sharks’ last 13 games as underdogs against Western Conference opponents.

San Jose Sharks Player Prop Facts

• Macklin Celebrini has scored at least one goal in five of the Sharks’ last six games as underdogs.
• Macklin Celebrini has recorded at least one assist in each of the Sharks’ last six home games against Western Conference opponents.
• Macklin Celebrini ranks T1st in the league for multi-assist games (12) this season.

Minnesota Wild Player Prop Facts

• Mats Zuccarello has scored a goal in each of his last four road appearances against the Sharks.
• Quinn Hughes has recorded at least one assist in each of his last 11 Wednesday road appearances.
• Quinn Hughes ranks 1st in the league for average time on ice (27:23) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

• The San Jose Sharks rank 30th in the league for goals against per game this season (3.46).
• The San Jose Sharks rank 32nd in the league for shots per game this season (25.0).
• The Minnesota Wild rank 3rd in the league for goals against per game this season (2.58).
• The Minnesota Wild rank 1st in the league for Period 2 goals allowed per game this season (0.73).

Wild vs Sharks Prediction

The Sharks have won both meetings against the Wild this season, both in Minnesota by 2-1 and 6-5 in overtime. The Wild have won their 8 meetings before that and the over is 7-3 in their last 10 meetings.

In this Wild vs Sharks Prediction, the Wild are coming as -172 road favorites. The Wild have been the better team this season and have been red-hot lately, with an 8-2 record in their last 10 games, having four consecutive road wins. The Sharks have back-to-back losses at home and the Wild are looking for revenge after having lost both meetings this season. They have a better defense, power play and goaltending, so I expect them to get the job done on the road in this one. Take the Wild on the moneyline.

Nikos Lagouretos's Pick: Minnesota Wild ML