San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild 2/15/20 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Sharks get to play in the second half of their back to back games here as the Sharks do play the Jets on Friday night. The game prior to the Jets game for the Sharks was a 6-2 loss to the Flames. The losses have dropped the Sharks to a 24-28-4 record on the year.

This season the weak point for the Sharks has been the offense which is sitting on 2.59 goals a game. The defense for San Jose has ended up getting 3.32 goals a game allowed. The power play for San Jose is converting at 16.8% on the year and the penalty kill is doing nicely at 85.6% on the year.

Minnesota is heading into the game here after having Friday night off. The Wild in their last game on the ice ended up losing to the New York Rangers by a 4-3 score in a game that went to a shootout. The Wild with the loss, though, have fallen to 27-23-7 on the year.

When it comes to finding the back of the net the Wild have ended up getting 3.07 goals a game. The defense for the Wild have allowed 3.20 goals a game. The power play for Minnesota is converting at 22.6% on the year and the defense has ended up killing off 74.3% of the power plays.