Away team
Minnesota Wild
50.6%
Fair American
-102
Fair decimal
1.98
Minnesota Wild vs San Jose Sharks prediction, odds, win probability, and matchup analysis for April 8, 2027
NHL matchup
Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks
View the PlayerWON Model V2 prediction, fair odds, market comparison, team performance, and recent head-to-head history for April 8, 2027.
April 8, 2027
· 9:00 PM CST
Model V2 pick:
Minnesota Wild at 50.6%
Prediction
Model V2 versus market
Compare PlayerWON win probabilities with fair odds and available market data.
Home team
San Jose Sharks
49.4%
Fair American
+102
Fair decimal
2.02
Simulated betting results
Team performance leading into this game
Model V2 · One-unit bets backing each team before Apr 8, 2027.
All Model Picks
- Bets
- 7
- Record
- 6-1
- Net units
- 2.96
- ROI
- 42.3%
Value Picks
- Bets
- 5
- Record
- 3-2
- Net units
- 0.36
- ROI
- 7.3%
Market Favourite
- Bets
- 9
- Record
- 7-2
- Net units
- 2.61
- ROI
- 29.0%
All Model Picks
- Bets
- 4
- Record
- 2-2
- Net units
- 0.45
- ROI
- 11.3%
Value Picks
- Bets
- 9
- Record
- 4-5
- Net units
- 0.66
- ROI
- 7.3%
Market Favourite
- Bets
- 1
- Record
- 1-0
- Net units
- 0.89
- ROI
- 89.3%
This game and later dates are excluded.
Recent usage
Forward trios & defense pairs
Most-used five-on-five trio and defense pair from each team's last 10 completed regular-season games before Apr 8. Historical usage, not confirmed lines for this matchup.
Minnesota Wild
10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes
Forward trio
122:56 together · 10 games
- Corsi for / against
- 156 / 79
- Fenwick for / against
- 120 / 63
- Corsi share
- 66.4%
- Fenwick share
- 65.6%
- xG for / against
- 9.91 / 4.10
Defense pair
95:18 together · 10 games
- Corsi for / against
- 126 / 62
- Fenwick for / against
- 98 / 42
- Corsi share
- 67.0%
- Fenwick share
- 70.0%
- xG for / against
- 7.48 / 3.46
San Jose Sharks
10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes
Forward trio
63:28 together · 7 games
- Corsi for / against
- 76 / 51
- Fenwick for / against
- 59 / 36
- Corsi share
- 59.8%
- Fenwick share
- 62.1%
- xG for / against
- 4.69 / 2.73
Defense pair
128:35 together · 10 games
- Corsi for / against
- 111 / 133
- Fenwick for / against
- 79 / 95
- Corsi share
- 45.5%
- Fenwick share
- 45.4%
- xG for / against
- 4.57 / 5.46
Ambiguous events and unreliable intervals are excluded. xG requires complete current scoring for each contributing game. These summaries do not change the model prediction.
Goalie predictions
Expected starters
Estimated starting chances among eligible goalies. These are model predictions, not confirmed starters.
Minnesota Wild
Expected starter unavailable.
San Jose Sharks
Expected starter unavailable.
Goalie context
Recent starting goalies
Each team's last recorded starter before this matchup. These are not confirmed or projected starters for this game. Results cover their last 5 appearances before the matchup.
Jesper Wallstedt
Minnesota Wild · Last start: Oct 27
5 / 5 appearances covered
- Shots faced
- 120
- Save %
- 92.5
- Goals allowed
- 9
- Close-range shots %
- 31.7
Yaroslav Askarov
San Jose Sharks · Last start: Oct 27
5 / 5 appearances covered
- Shots faced
- 158
- Save %
- 91.8
- Goals allowed
- 13
- Close-range shots %
- 35.4
Pregame context · xG V1
Recent expected goals
Last 10 completed regular-season games before Apr 8, 2027. This game and later dates are excluded.
Minnesota Wild
- xG for / game
- 3.93
- xG against / game
- 2.71
- xG differential / game
- 1.21
10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.
San Jose Sharks
- xG for / game
- 3.07
- xG against / game
- 3.93
- xG differential / game
- -0.86
10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.
Recent play-by-play
Team tendencies before this game
Last 10 completed regular-season games before Apr 8, 2027. This game and later dates are excluded.
Minnesota Wild
10 / 10 games covered
- Attempts / game
- 64.7
- Corsi share (%)
- 55.3
- Fenwick share (%)
- 57.8
- Faceoff win %
- 49.5
- Penalties / game
- 4.3
Shots / game: 32.1 · Shooting: 10.3% · Avg distance: 32.8 ft
San Jose Sharks
10 / 10 games covered
- Attempts / game
- 58.6
- Corsi share (%)
- 47.0
- Fenwick share (%)
- 45.9
- Faceoff win %
- 48.0
- Penalties / game
- 4.1
Shots / game: 29.0 · Shooting: 9.3% · Avg distance: 34.0 ft
Team comparison
Season and recent form
Season overview
|
MIN
|
Metric |
SJS
|
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Points | 13 |
| 0.714 | Points % | 0.500 |
| 44 | Goals for | 37 |
| 31 | Goals against | 45 |
| 13 | Goal differential | -8 |
| W3 | Current streak | L2 |
Road versus home
|
MIN road
|
Metric |
SJS home
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Games | 5 |
| 5 | Wins | 2 |
| 12 | Points | 4 |
| 6 | Goal differential | -5 |
Last 10 games
|
MIN
|
Metric |
SJS
|
|---|---|---|
| 7-2-1 | Record | 4-5-1 |
| 15 | Points | 9 |
| 33 | Goals for | 28 |
| 23 | Goals against | 33 |
| 10 | Goal differential | -5 |
History
Last 10 head-to-head games
MIN
7 wins
10
games reviewed
SJS
3 wins
Total goals43 – 30
Goal differential
+13
/
-13
Goals per game4.3 / 3.0
Shots per game31.3 / 27.3
| Date | Matchup | Score | Shots | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 |
Minnesota Wild
at
San Jose Sharks
|
3 - 4 | 23 - 28 | View |
| Nov 11, 2025 |
San Jose Sharks
at
Minnesota Wild
|
2 - 1 | 18 - 29 | View |
| Oct 26, 2025 |
San Jose Sharks
at
Minnesota Wild
|
6 - 5 | 25 - 33 | View |
| Apr 9, 2025 |
San Jose Sharks
at
Minnesota Wild
|
7 - 8 | 31 - 44 | View |
| Jan 11, 2025 |
Minnesota Wild
at
San Jose Sharks
|
3 - 1 | 22 - 37 | View |
| Nov 7, 2024 |
Minnesota Wild
at
San Jose Sharks
|
5 - 2 | 31 - 26 | View |
| Apr 13, 2024 |
Minnesota Wild
at
San Jose Sharks
|
6 - 2 | 38 - 29 | View |
| Mar 28, 2024 |
San Jose Sharks
at
Minnesota Wild
|
1 - 3 | 27 - 32 | View |
| Mar 3, 2024 |
San Jose Sharks
at
Minnesota Wild
|
3 - 4 | 15 - 32 | View |
| Mar 11, 2023 |
Minnesota Wild
at
San Jose Sharks
|
5 - 2 | 29 - 37 | View |