The San Jose Sharks will look to grab a road win when they take on the Wild in Minnesota at Xcel Energy Center on Tuesday in hockey odds action.

The Wild are 21-15-6 so far on the season. The Sharks, meanwhile, are 23-11-4. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen Minnesota go 15-19-8 and the Sharks go 17-21 on the totals.



View San Jose vs Minnesota Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
On the Sportsbook NHL line for this matchup, Minnesota sat as +125 underdogs. The total was set at 5.

Power Rankings:
The Wild sit at No. 27 in the current NHL power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Sharks sit at a No. 6 on the same chart.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Minnesota's No. 29-ranked offense (2.3 goals per game) against a Sharks defense that ranks No. 6 at 2.3 goals per game allowed. The Wild Sportsbook has clicked at a 14.5% rate while the Sharks have a 75.9% rate on the penalty kill.

Last time out for San Jose, they were a 5-2 Sportsbook as they battled the Capitals at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Sharks at -140 were rewarded, while the 7 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

The Wild were a 3-1 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Flames. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Calgary at -106 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors.


San Jose Sharks Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Toronto are 4-6
After playing Washington are 6-6-1
After a win are 6-4

Minnesota Wild Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Florida are 4-4-2
After playing Calgary are 4-6
After a loss are 1-9

A few Sharks at Wild trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Jose's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Jose's last 7 games
San Jose is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
San Jose is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games at home
Minnesota is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against San Jose
Minnesota is 5-16 SU in its last 21 games when playing San Jose
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home


Next up:
San Jose at Winnipeg, Thursday, January 12
Minnesota at Chicago, Thursday, January 12