San Jose Sharks vs Minnesota Wild Prediction 4/9/25 NHL Picks

The San Jose Sharks and Minnesota Wild meet on Wednesday in NHL action at the Xcel Energy Center. Here’s a San Jose Sharks vs Minnesota Wild Prediction. This article will include a San Jose Sharks vs Minnesota Wild Pick.

San Jose Sharks Betting Preview 

The San Jose Sharks lost to the Kraken and Flames, and they play the Oilers, Flames, and Canucks next. The Sharks have lost six straight games and 11 of their last 14 games overall. 

The San Jose Sharks are averaging 2.55 goals per game and are scoring 18.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Tyler Toffoli leads San Jose with 28 goals, William Eklund has 38 assists, and Macklin Celebrini has 222 shots on goal. Defensively, the San Jose Sharks are allowing 3.74 goals per game and are killing 74.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Alexandar Georgiev has given up 100 goals on 788 shots faced, and Vitek Vanecek has allowed 63 goals on 533 shots.

Minnesota Wild Betting Preview 

The Minnesota Wild lost to the Islanders, beat the Stars, and they play the Flames, Canucks, and Ducks next. The Wild have lost six of their last eight games and have seen overtime in three of their last four games.

The Minnesota Wild are averaging 2.68 goals per game and are scoring 20.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Matt Boldy leads Minnesota with 26 goals, Marco Rossi has 34 assists, and Ryan Hartman has 150 shots on goal. Defensively, the Minnesota Wild are allowing 2.83 goals per game and are killing 72.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Filip Gustavsson has allowed 138 goals on 1,626 shots faced, and Marc-Andre Fleury has given up 61 goals on 631 shots.

Why the Minnesota Wild will win

• The Sharks have lost 24 of their last 25 games against Western Conference opponents.
• The home team has won each of the Wild’s last four games.
• The Wild have covered the puck line in each of their last four games against the Sharks.
• The Sharks have lost the third period in nine of their last 10 games against Central Division opponents when tied after the second period.

Why the San Jose Sharks will win

• The Wild have lost each of their last three games as home favorites after coming off overtime.
• The road team has won each of the Sharks’ last three games.
• The Wild have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last four games as home favorites following an overtime win.
• The underdogs have covered the puck line in five of the Wild’s last six games.
• The Sharks have won the third period in each of their last four night games against the Wild at Xcel Energy Center when leading after the second period.

San Jose Sharks vs Minnesota Wild Injury Report 

The Minnesota Wild will be without Troy Grosenick, Joel Eriksson Ek, David Jiricek, Kirill Kaprizov, and Jake Middleton.

The San Jose Sharks will be without Logan Couture, Shakir Mukhamadullin, and Jan Rutta. Vincent Desharnais and Tyler Toffoli are questionable.

San Jose Sharks vs Minnesota Wild Prediction

The Sharks have had nothing to play for, and they’re looking like it, as the losses are piling up and there’s little effort at either end of the ice. The Sharks have eight wins on the road this season. The Wild have won six straight games against the Sharks, and they need to keep winning to lock up a wild card spot. There’s no excuse for the Wild in a game like this, especially at home. This game shouldn’t be close. Give me the Wild and the PL for maximum betting value. 

Randy Chambers's Pick: Minnesota Wild -1.5