Minnesota Wild vs San Jose Sharks Prediction, 12/31/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs San Jose Sharks

Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Location: SAP Center in San Jose, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Wild (-130) Sharks (+110)

The Minnesota Wild (23-10-6) are en route to SAP Center on Wednesday where they will meet the San Jose Sharks (18-17-3). The moneyline on this contest has Minnesota at -130 and San Jose is at +110. The total is set at 6.

The Minnesota Wild were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 4-3 win over the Jets in their last outing. The Wild had a solid offensive performance in the win. In the game, they earned a goal on 4 of the 19 shots they put on net. Additionally, they had 4 power play opportunities and scored 1 goal. Minnesota had 11 mins in the box for this contest.

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With respect to scoring goals, the Minnesota Wild have notched 118 goals (13th in pro hockey) so far this season and have surrendered 101. For the year, they have earned 52 points and their points percentage sits at .667. Minnesota has accumulated 130 power play opportunities and they have scored 30 goals out of those tries, earning them a percentage of 23.08%. At even strength, the Wild have allowed the opponent to score 79 goals while having 88 on offense. Minnesota has tried 1,103 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.7%. The Wild so far have had 1,168 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .914. Minnesota Wild opponents have tallied 96 power play opportunities (31st in hockey) and have tallied 22 goals in those attempts.

The player between the pipes for this game is Filip Gustavsson. The opposition has scored 495 goals against Gustavsson in his career and his goals against rate is 2.68. Gustavsson has played in 193 games during his NHL career. His save percentage currently sits at .913 for his 9,017 mins guarding the cage. He has a mark of 95-67-24 and he has started in 185 games. For his career, Gustavsson has compiled 115 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .622. Gustavsson has had 5,661 shots against him and has recorded 5,166 saves.

Their last time out, San Jose opposed the Canucks in a game where the Sharks got the win by a final of 6-3. They had 5 opportunities on the power play in this outing and converted 1 out of those chances. The Sharks notched 6 goals out of the 37 shots on goal they took.

On the campaign, the San Jose Sharks have earned a total of 114 goals, 39 points, as well as a points percentage of .513. They have permitted 131 goals to be scored by of a combination of 104 goals at even strength and 27 goals while they were shorthanded. The Sharks have accumulated 90 goals at even strength and 24 goals (12th in professional hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have earned 132 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play rate of 18.18%. San Jose has taken 962 shots (27th in the league) and has a shot percentage of 11.85%, while allowing the opposition 1,189 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 77.87% on their opponents 122 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 89.0%.

For the opposition you are likely to see Yaroslav Askarov between the pipes. Opponents are averaging 3.08 goals per contest and he has relinquished 117 goals overall. Askarov's percentage of quality starts is 55.3% and he has 21 quality starts in his NHL career. He has been a starter 38 games and has racked up 903 mins. Askarov has earned a career mark of 18-17-3 and has been in net for 40 games. He has compiled 1,025 stops out of the 1,142 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save % of .898.

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Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take San Jose (+110) and under 6 goals

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