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Minnesota Wild vs San Jose Sharks · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
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SAP Center at San Jose
MINNHL · Wild+ · NBCSCA
Minnesota Wild
Wild
2–0–0
@
San Jose Sharks
Sharks
2–0–0
Upcoming
THU · APR 8 · 9:00 PM CT
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Minnesota Wild
Away · Wild
2–0–0
4 PTS
VS
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The read
San Jose has seen Joel Eriksson Ek at his best before: a 4-goal night against them. But Jesper Wallstedt has had trouble with San Jose, a .866 save percentage on 82 shots.
SAP Center at San Jose
San Jose Sharks
Home · Sharks
2–0–0
4 PTS
Wild
GOALIES
Sharks
Jesper Wallstedt
Jesper Wallstedt
Expected
.957 SV% · 1.01 GAA · 2W
.935 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Yaroslav Askarov
Yaroslav Askarov
Expected
.885 SV% · 3.32 GAA · 2W
.858 SV% L5 · Cooling
Wild
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Sharks
L1
Blake Coleman · Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy
L1
Mason Marchment · Macklin Celebrini · Will Smith
L2
Kirill Kaprizov · Danila Yurov · Maxim Shabanov
L2
Ivar Stenberg · Alexander Wennberg · Collin Graf
L3
Yakov Trenin · Ryan Hartman · Bobby Brink
L3
Igor Chernyshov · Michael Misa · Tyler Toffoli
L4
Nick Foligno · Michael McCarron · Marcus Foligno
L4
Barclay Goodrow · Zack Ostapchuk · Kiefer Sherwood
D1
Quinn Hughes · Jared Spurgeon
D1
Darnell Nurse · Michael Kesselring
D2
Olli Maatta · Jonas Brodin
D2
Nolan Allan · Jacob Trouba
D3
Daemon Hunt · Zach Bogosian
D3
Dmitry Orlov · Luca Cagnoni
PP1
Maxim Shabanov · Joel Eriksson Ek · Kirill Kaprizov · Quinn Hughes · Matt Boldy
PP1
Igor Chernyshov · Alexander Wennberg · Will Smith · Macklin Celebrini · Luca Cagnoni
PP2
Blake Coleman · Danila Yurov · Ryan Hartman · Jared Spurgeon · Bobby Brink
PP2
Mason Marchment · Michael Misa · Tyler Toffoli · Dmitry Orlov · Ivar Stenberg
PK1
Michael McCarron · Blake Coleman · Jonas Brodin · Jared Spurgeon
PK1
Alexander Wennberg · Collin Graf · Darnell Nurse · Jacob Trouba
PK2
Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy · Olli Maatta · Zach Bogosian
PK2
Barclay Goodrow · Kiefer Sherwood · Nolan Allan · Dmitry Orlov
WildProjected lines
L1
Blake Coleman · Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy
L2
Kirill Kaprizov · Danila Yurov · Maxim Shabanov
L3
Yakov Trenin · Ryan Hartman · Bobby Brink
L4
Nick Foligno · Michael McCarron · Marcus Foligno
D1
Quinn Hughes · Jared Spurgeon
D2
Olli Maatta · Jonas Brodin
D3
Daemon Hunt · Zach Bogosian
PP1
Maxim Shabanov · Joel Eriksson Ek · Kirill Kaprizov · Quinn Hughes · Matt Boldy
PP2
Blake Coleman · Danila Yurov · Ryan Hartman · Jared Spurgeon · Bobby Brink
PK1
Michael McCarron · Blake Coleman · Jonas Brodin · Jared Spurgeon
PK2
Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy · Olli Maatta · Zach Bogosian
SharksProjected lines
L1
Mason Marchment · Macklin Celebrini · Will Smith
L2
Ivar Stenberg · Alexander Wennberg · Collin Graf
L3
Igor Chernyshov · Michael Misa · Tyler Toffoli
L4
Barclay Goodrow · Zack Ostapchuk · Kiefer Sherwood
D1
Darnell Nurse · Michael Kesselring
D2
Nolan Allan · Jacob Trouba
D3
Dmitry Orlov · Luca Cagnoni
PP1
Igor Chernyshov · Alexander Wennberg · Will Smith · Macklin Celebrini · Luca Cagnoni
PP2
Mason Marchment · Michael Misa · Tyler Toffoli · Dmitry Orlov · Ivar Stenberg
PK1
Alexander Wennberg · Collin Graf · Darnell Nurse · Jacob Trouba
PK2
Barclay Goodrow · Kiefer Sherwood · Nolan Allan · Dmitry Orlov
Dylan Loucks · as of Oct 3 Max Miller · Oct 3 · 8:38 PM CT
Wild
INJURY REPORT
Sharks
Brock Faber
IR · Skull (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Adam Gaudette
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Filip Gustavsson
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Nov 1
Alex Barre-Boulet
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 5
Quentin Musty
IR · Upper body · Expected back Dec 1
Cam Lund
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 19
Kyle Keyser
IR · Upper body · Expected back Dec 1
WildInjury report
Brock Faber
IR · Skull (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Filip Gustavsson
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Nov 1
SharksInjury report
Adam Gaudette
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Alex Barre-Boulet
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 5
Quentin Musty
IR · Upper body · Expected back Dec 1
Cam Lund
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 19
Kyle Keyser
IR · Upper body · Expected back Dec 1
Dylan Loucks · as of Oct 3 Max Miller · Oct 3 · 8:38 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Wild have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games. The Sharks have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

San Jose has seen Joel Eriksson Ek at his best before: a 4-goal night against them. But Jesper Wallstedt has had trouble with San Jose, a .866 save percentage on 82 shots.

The numbers behind it
Player
Joel Eriksson Ek once scored 4 goals in a game against San Jose. See the games →
(Minnesota)
4 goals, one game vs SJS
Player
Macklin Celebrini once put up 5 points in a game against Minnesota. See the games →
(San Jose)
5 pts, one game vs MIN
Goaltending
Jesper Wallstedt has struggled against San Jose — a .866 save % on 82 shots.
.866 SV% vs SJS