With the Wild the team has not really been able to play nearly at the level the Minnesota squad was expected to play. The Wild are actually sitting behind the Blackhawks in the standings when the tie break is taken into account. The Wild have a 5-9-1 record on the year and have not really looked impressive on the season so far when it comes to playing defense..
The Wild have been a fairly weak team when it comes to scoring on the year with 2.47 goals a game. The power play has been decent for the Wild with 18.4% conversion and the penalty kill has managed to do well on the year killing off 83% of the opponents penalties. The Wild have been challenged on the defensive side of the puck giving up 3.40 goals a game.
For the Sharks the team has not really shown up to be good at all on the year. The Sharks are only a point over the Kings out of the basement of the Pacific Division. The Sharks have managed to post a 5-10-1 record on the year so far. The last game for the Sharks was a win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
San Jose on the year has managed to score at a clip of 2.50 goals a game. The Sharks have played really well on the power play at 20.8% on the year. The Sharks have given up only 3.63 goals a game on the year. The Sharks have ended up killing off 90.2% of the penalties the team has faced.
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The Sharks have been had a lot of problems on the year so far and have not looked impressive at all. However, the Wild are a team that has a good chance to bring home a good win in the game here as the Wild are facing a defense that is playing even worse than them and that is a change of pace for the Wild. Final Score Prediction, Minnesota Wild win 4-3.
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