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Minnesota Wild vs San Jose Sharks NHL Picks, Odds, Predictions 1/22/21

San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild 1/22/21: NHL Hockey free preview, analysis, prediction, odds and pick against the spread.
2021-01-22 20:00:00 EDT

The San Jose Sharks and the Minnesota Wild meet in NHL action from the Xcel Energy Center on Friday night.

The San Jose Sharks will look to build off of a 2-1 win over St. Louis in a shootout last time out. Tomas Hertl leads the Sharks with 6 points including team-highs of 3 goals and 3 assists while Evander Kane and Logan Couture each have 4 points with Kane logging a goal and 3 assists with a team-high 15 shots on goal while Couture has 2 goals and 2 assists. Brent Burns and Timo Meier each have a goal and a pair of assists for their three points this season. Martin Jones has seen the bulk of the work in goal for San Jose, posting a 2-1 record with a 3.08 GAA, allowing 9 goals on 84 shots against so far this season.

The Minnesota Wild will try to add to their 3-1 mark on the year after a 3-2 win over Anaheim last time out. Kirill Kaprizov leads the Wild in points with 5, including a team-high 4 assists while Joel Eriksson Ek, Ryan Suter, Matt Dumba and Joel Greenway each have 3 points with Eriksson Ek and Dumba each logging two goals and Eriksson Ek just edging out Dumba for the team-high with 14 shots on goal to Dumba’s 13. Suter and Greenway each have 3 assists this season. Cam Talbot’s got the bulk of the work in goal for Minnesota, posting a 2-1 record with 7 goals against on 94 shots this season.

San Jose is 2-6 in their last 8 games overall and 2-7 in their last 9 road games while the under is 7-0 in their last 7 Friday games. Minnesota is 2-6 in their last 8 home games and 7-1 in their last 8 Friday games while the under is 9-4-3 in their last 16 games as a home favorite. The Sharks are 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings between these two teams.

These two teams have played in close games pretty much all year up to this point, with 7 of their combined eight games being decided by one goal. With that said, if the line creeps up you could make a case for San Jose +1.5, but at this price, I’m leaning towards San Jose and the plus money. I think this line should be closer to a -135 or -140 for Minnesota, and San Jose hasn’t been terrible this season while the Wild did go 3-1 but it was against the two worst teams in the West in Anaheim and L.A. Give me the Sharks and the plus money here.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: San Jose +140

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Chris joined the Sports Chat Place team in August 2016 and has a proven system that combines multiple analytical and situational statistics and trends to give out thousands of winning picks over the last three years with winning records across all of the top leagues, Follow Chris Ruffolo on Twitter @ruffthepickdawg

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Minnesota Wild vs San Jose Sharks NHL Picks, Odds, Predictions 1/22/21

Minnesota Wild vs San Jose Sharks NHL Picks, Odds, Predictions 1/22/21
2021-01-22 20:00:00 EDT

The San Jose Sharks and the Minnesota Wild meet in NHL action from the Xcel Energy Center on Friday night.

The San Jose Sharks will look to build off of a 2-1 win over St. Louis in a shootout last time out. Tomas Hertl leads the Sharks with 6 points including team-highs of 3 goals and 3 assists while Evander Kane and Logan Couture each have 4 points with Kane logging a goal and 3 assists with a team-high 15 shots on goal while Couture has 2 goals and 2 assists. Brent Burns and Timo Meier each have a goal and a pair of assists for their three points this season. Martin Jones has seen the bulk of the work in goal for San Jose, posting a 2-1 record with a 3.08 GAA, allowing 9 goals on 84 shots against so far this season.

The Minnesota Wild will try to add to their 3-1 mark on the year after a 3-2 win over Anaheim last time out. Kirill Kaprizov leads the Wild in points with 5, including a team-high 4 assists while Joel Eriksson Ek, Ryan Suter, Matt Dumba and Joel Greenway each have 3 points with Eriksson Ek and Dumba each logging two goals and Eriksson Ek just edging out Dumba for the team-high with 14 shots on goal to Dumba’s 13. Suter and Greenway each have 3 assists this season. Cam Talbot’s got the bulk of the work in goal for Minnesota, posting a 2-1 record with 7 goals against on 94 shots this season.

San Jose is 2-6 in their last 8 games overall and 2-7 in their last 9 road games while the under is 7-0 in their last 7 Friday games. Minnesota is 2-6 in their last 8 home games and 7-1 in their last 8 Friday games while the under is 9-4-3 in their last 16 games as a home favorite. The Sharks are 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings between these two teams.

These two teams have played in close games pretty much all year up to this point, with 7 of their combined eight games being decided by one goal. With that said, if the line creeps up you could make a case for San Jose +1.5, but at this price, I’m leaning towards San Jose and the plus money. I think this line should be closer to a -135 or -140 for Minnesota, and San Jose hasn’t been terrible this season while the Wild did go 3-1 but it was against the two worst teams in the West in Anaheim and L.A. Give me the Sharks and the plus money here.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: San Jose +140

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Chris joined the Sports Chat Place team in August 2016 and has a proven system that combines multiple analytical and situational statistics and trends to give out thousands of winning picks over the last three years with winning records across all of the top leagues, Follow Chris Ruffolo on Twitter @ruffthepickdawg

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