San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild 4/16/21 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The San Jose Sharks look to snap a three-game losing streak when visiting the Minnesota Wild on Friday. San Jose is 18-20-4 with 40 points following game 4-1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks. San Jose was swept in its two-game series against Anaheim and prior to that loss had been defeated by the Los Angeles Kings. San Jose is sixth in the West division three points behind its closest competitor Arizona and 24 points behind first-place Colorado.

Evander Kane is leading San Jose in goals scored with 16 and in points with 35. Brent Burns is the leader in assists with 20. In goal, Martin Jones is 15-10-2 with a goals against average of 3.14, save percentage of .900 and one shutout. San Jose is scoring an average of 2.60 goals per game while allowing an average of 3.31 goals per game. San Jose's power play is scoring 16.5% of the time and it's penalty-kill unit has been successful 80.4% of the time.

Minnesota looks for its second straight victory when hosting San Jose on Friday. The Wild are 25-13-3 with 53 points following a 5-2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday. Mats Zuccarello scored a pair of goals and Nick Bonino scored one goal and added two assists. Minnesota is third in the West division seven points behind second-place Vegas and 11 points behind first-place Colorado.

Kirill Kaprizov is leading Minnesota in goals scored with 16, assists with 19 and points with 35. In goal, Cam Talbot is 13-6-3 with a goals-against average of 2.43, save percentage of .923 and two shutouts. Minnesota is scoring an average of 3.00 goals per game and allowing an average of 2.68 goals per game. Minnesota’s power play is scoring 17.1% of the time and it's penalty kill unit has been successful 83.7% of the time.