San Jose Sharks vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 10/26/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Jose Sharks vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Sunday, October 26, 2025

Location: Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Sharks (+126) Wild (-152)

The San Jose Sharks (1-4-2) are hitting the road to Grand Casino Arena on Sunday where they will take on the Minnesota Wild (3-4-1). The line on this matchup has the Sharks at +126 while the Wild are priced at -152. The over/under comes in at 6.

The San Jose Sharks were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 6-5 win over the Rangers their last time out. The Sharks had a solid offensive performance and it showed in the victory. In the outing, they scored on 6 out of the 24 shots they attempted. In addition, they had 5 chances on the power play and were able to score 1 goal. San Jose accumulated 13 mins in the box in this matchup.

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In terms of their scoring, the San Jose Sharks have racked up 22 goals (19th in the NHL) over the course of the season and have surrendered 34. For the current campaign, they have racked up 4 points and their points % is .286. San Jose is sitting with 26 power play chances and they have scored 6 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 23.08%. When playing at even strength, the Sharks have surrendered 27 goals while earning 16 on the offensive side of the ice. San Jose has tried 175 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 12.6%. The Sharks so far have had 233 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .854. San Jose Sharks opponents have amassed 23 power play opportunities (21st in hockey) and have a total of 7 goals in those attempts.

The player between the pipes for this game is Yaroslav Askarov. Opponents have been able to score 60 goals versus Askarov in his career and his goals against average is 3.53. Askarov has participated in 19 games during his NHL career. He has a save percentage of .887 in his 855 mins played. He has accumulated a mark of 5-9-3 and he started in 17 games. For his professional hockey career, Askarov has accrued 8 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .471. Askarov has seen 532 shot attempts taken against him and has gathered 472 saves.

When they were on the ice last, Minnesota faced the Devils in a game where the Wild took a loss by a final of 4-1. They had 3 power play attempts in this game but weren't able to score a goal. The Wild netted 1 goal out of the 30 shots on goal they were seeking.

So far this year, the Minnesota Wild have earned a total of 20 goals, 7 points, in addition to a points percentage of .438. They have allowed 27 goals to be scored by way of 21 goals at even strength and 6 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Wild have racked up 10 goals at even strength and 10 goals (1st in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have a tally of 32 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play rate of 31.25%. Minnesota has taken 233 shots (8th in hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 8.58%, while allowing the other team 242 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 70.00% on their opponents 20 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 88.8%.

Across the ice you are going to see Filip Gustavsson in net. Gustavsson has accrued a career record of 85-63-20 and has been in net for 175 games. Gustavsson's rate of quality starts is 60.5% and he has qualified for 101 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He is sitting with 4,706 stops out of 5,159 shots taken, giving him a save percentage of .912. The opposition is averaging 2.71 goals per contest and he has conceded 453 goals altogether. He has started in 167 games and has played 8,972 minutes.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take Minnesota (-152)

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