Minnesota Wild vs San Jose Sharks at 5:00PM

🏒 GAME TONIGHT🏒
🚨 Puck drops at 5:00 PM
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🌟 Wild Hockey Insider Projected Lineup:
• Line 1: Kaprizov - Eriksson Ek - Boldy
• Line 2: Johansson - Rossi - Tarasenko
• Line 3: Foligno - Hartman - Trenin
• Line 4: Jones - Yurov - Hinostroza

• Def 1: Brodin - Faber
• Def 2: Buium - Spurgeon
• Def 3: Middleton - Jiricek

• In Net: Gustavsson 🥅
• Backups: Wallstedt

Injured: Zuccarello, Sturm,

🏒 Quick Hits

📍 When & Where: Sunday, October 26 at 5:00PM at the Grand Casino Arena

📊 Records: Wild are 3-5-1; Sharks are 1-5-2. 

🔁 Head-to-Head Edge: Minnesota has won the last 7 meetings vs. San Jose and swept them last season (3-0-0). 

🎯 Special Teams Spotlight: The Wild’s power play is converting at ~30.6% while the Sharks’ penalty kill is struggling (~67.9%). 

🔍 Defensive Concerns: San Jose is giving up ~4.63 goals per game; Minnesota must clean up gap control and support their goalie. 

💡 Momentum Opportunity: After recent losses, this is a prime chance for the Wild to get back on track at home against a team they’ve had success versus.

🧠 Player Watch: Keep an eye on the Kaprizov-Boldy duo and how they exploit the Sharks’ weakened back end.