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San Jose Sharks vs Minnesota Wild Predictions, H2H Stats & TV Channels (Wednesday, December 31, 2025)

Match Info

NHL

Date: 31 December 2025, Wednesday

Location: SAP Center (San Jose, CA)

Where to Watch on TV:


Brazil	Disney+
Chile	Disney+
Denmark	Viaplay
Finland	Veikkaus TV, Viaplay 1 Urheilu, Viaplay
Germany	NHL.tv
Iceland	Viaplay
Mexico	Sky Sport
Norway	Viaplay
Spain	DAZN Espana
Sweden	Viaplay, V Sport Extra
United-kingdom	DAZN
Uruguay	Disney+
Usa	ESPN+
Venezuela	Disney+
World	NHL.tv


	San Jose Sharks		Minnesota Wild

	1	X	2
	3.5	4.25	1.87	Watch
	3.41	4.44	1.87
	3.22	4.4	1.94	Watch
	3.25	4.5	1.91
	3.15	4.67	2
	3.3	4.5	1.86
Avarage Now (Initially)	3.31 ↑ (2.96)	4.46 ↓ (4.52)	1.91 ↓ (2.12)

The most likely Over/Under: 6.00

The best margin for this event is 3.2%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

San Jose Sharks
28.8%

Draw
21.3%

Minnesota Wild
49.9%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

32.8%

21.5%

45.8%

Our Initial ML Estimation

32%

21%

46.9%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

San Jose Sharks has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-4%)

Minnesota Wild has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+4.1%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for San Jose Sharks than the current prediction. (+3.2%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Minnesota Wild than the current prediction. (-3%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
22.2%	22.2%	55.6%

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Predictions

Users Predictions: 9 users predict this event. San Jose will win (votes: 2 - 22.2%). Minnesota will win (votes: 5 - 55.6%). It will Tie (votes: 2 - 22.2%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Minnesota: 23.1% – 88.1%.

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): San Jose Sharks will win (3 of 3 users predict this - 100%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.

Expected Score (Market Odds): 3:4

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Lineups

Line 1
30. Askarov Y. (G)	32. Gustavsson F. (G)
3. Klingberg J.	7. Faber B.
9. Orlov D.	43. Hughes Q.
92. Chernyshov I.	36. Zuccarello M.
71. Celebrini M.	22. Yurov D.
72. Eklund W.	97. Kaprizov K. (A)
Line 2
85. Mukhamadullin S.	46. Spurgeon J. (C)
38. Ferraro M. (A)	25. Brodin J.
73. Toffoli T. (A)	12. Boldy M.
21. Wennberg A. (A)	14. Eriksson J.
51. Graf C.	90. Johansson M.
Line 3
22. Iorio V.	24. Bogosian Z.
6. Dickinson S.	5. Middleton J.
84. Regenda P.	91. Tarasenko V.
10. Dellandrea T.	38. Hartman R.
53. Skinner J.	18. Hinostroza V.
Line 4
75. Reaves R.	13. Trenin Y.
63. Ostapchuk Z.	78. Sturm N.
23. Goodrow B.	17. Foligno M. (A)
Substitutes
33. Nedeljkovic A. (G)	30. Wallstedt J. (G)
Coaches
. Warsofsky R.	. Hynes J.

Key Events of the Match

1st Period (0 - 1)
03:22, Regenda P. (2 min),
10:38, 0 - 1, Tarasenko V. (G), Hartman R. (A), Hinostroza V. (A2)
2nd Period (2 - 0)
01:14, 1 - 1, Chernyshov I. (G), Celebrini M. (A), Eklund W. (A2)
14:50, Bogosian Z. (2 min),
16:47, 2 - 1, Skinner J. (G), Orlov D. (A),
3rd Period (1 - 2)
04:16, 3 - 1, Celebrini M. (G), Chernyshov I. (A),
06:40, 3 - 2, Foligno M. (G), Bogosian Z. (A), Middleton J. (A2)
08:47, 3 - 3, Zuccarello M. (G),
Overtime (0 - 0)
Penalties (2 - 0)
1, Graf C. (Penalty Shot),
1, Zuccarello M. (Penalty Shot),
2, Celebrini M. (Penalty Shot),
2, Boldy M. (Penalty Shot),
3, Eklund W. (Penalty Shot),

Preview

Enjoy a meeting between a mid-ranked team and one of the leaders (ranked 8 in the zone Promotion ~ NHL (Play Offs: ) and 3 in the zone Promotion ~ NHL (Play Offs: )).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, San Jose won 2.

Each of the teams is struggling with stability in their game.

Minnesota might have a minor edge in this game.

There will not play in San Jose: Couture L. (Groin Injury) Desharnais V. (Upper-Body Injury) Ellis R. (Back Injury) Gaudette A. (Lower-Body Injury) Kurashev P. (Upper-Body Injury) Misa M. (International duty) Price C. (Knee Injury) Smith W. (Upper-Body Injury)

There will not play in Minnesota: Hunt D. (Injury)

There are questionable in San Jose: Liljegren T. (Upper-Body Injury) Mukhamadullin S. (Lower-Body Injury)

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, San Jose won 7 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 13 matches, and goals 61:80. (average 3.1:4).

Including home matches between the teams, San Jose won 3 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 7 matches, and goals 27:43. (average 2.7:4.3).

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Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- San Jose Sharks
NHL
29.12.25	Anaheim Ducks - San Jose Sharks	4:5 ✺
27.12.25	Vancouver Canucks - San Jose Sharks	3:6 ✺
23.12.25	Vegas Golden Knights - San Jose Sharks	7:2 ✺
20.12.25	San Jose Sharks - Seattle Kraken	2:4 ✺
18.12.25	San Jose Sharks - Dallas Stars	3:5 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 13.8 WWLLL
- Minnesota Wild
NHL
29.12.25	Vegas Golden Knights - Minnesota Wild	2:5 ✺
27.12.25	Winnipeg Jets - Minnesota Wild	3:4 OT ✺
23.12.25	Minnesota Wild - Nashville Predators	2:3 OT ✺
21.12.25	Minnesota Wild - Colorado Avalanche	1:5 ✺
20.12.25	Minnesota Wild - Edmonton Oilers	5:2 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 11.6 WWLLW

Latest Head to Head

NHL
11.11.25	Minnesota Wild - San Jose Sharks	1:2 OT
26.10.25	Minnesota Wild - San Jose Sharks	5:6 OT
09.04.25	Minnesota Wild - San Jose Sharks	8:7 OT
11.01.25	San Jose Sharks - Minnesota Wild	1:3
07.11.24	San Jose Sharks - Minnesota Wild	2:5
13.04.24	San Jose Sharks - Minnesota Wild	2:6
28.03.24	Minnesota Wild - San Jose Sharks	3:1

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