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Minnesota Wild vs San Jose Sharks

Regular season · Thursday, April 8, 2027 · SAP Center at San Jose

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Game preview

The Minnesota Wild visit the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center at San Jose on Thursday, April 8, 2027, with puck drop at 10:00 PM ET. The game is on MINNHL, Wild+, SN+ and NBCSCA.

This is the third of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Wild

First game of a road trip.

  1. 292027-03-29: at NYR
  2. 302027-03-30: no game
  3. 312027-03-31: at NJD
  4. 12027-04-01: no game
  5. 22027-04-02: vs DAL
  6. 32027-04-03: no game
  7. 42027-04-04: vs COL
  8. 52027-04-05: no game
  9. 62027-04-06: vs CHI
  10. 72027-04-07: no game
  11. 82027-04-08: at SJS
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,578 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,578 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−2 h
body clock vs home

Sharks

Another game at home.

  1. 292027-03-29: vs COL
  2. 302027-03-30: no game
  3. 312027-03-31: at EDM
  4. 12027-04-01: no game
  5. 22027-04-02: no game
  6. 32027-04-03: at VAN
  7. 42027-04-04: vs STL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  8. 52027-04-05: no game
  9. 62027-04-06: no game
  10. 72027-04-07: no game
  11. 82027-04-08: vs MIN
rest since last game
3 days
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Minnesota WildWildTue, Oct 13 at WPG
  1. L1Kaprizov#97Boldy#12Eriksson Ek#14
    12:43 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewColeman#20Yurov#22Shabanov#49
    9:19 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewLorenz#61Hartman#38Brink#10
    8:24 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewPitlick#19McCarron#47Trenin#13
    7:32 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewBrodin#25Hughes#43
    19:06 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewBogosian#24Maatta#3
    11:09 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHunt#48Spacek#82
    8:10 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kaprizov LBoldy LEriksson Ek CShabanov RHughes D3:00
  2. 2Coleman LHartman RBrink RYurov RSpacek D0:32

Penalty kill

  1. 1Boldy LMcCarron CBogosian DMaatta D1:10
  2. 2Boldy LEriksson Ek CBrodin DMaatta D0:37
San Jose SharksSharksTue, Oct 13 vs BOS
  1. L1NewChernyshov#92Smith#2Celebrini#71
    11:30 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMarchment#27Toffoli#73Wennberg#21
    10:36 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewSherwood#44Stenberg#41Misa#77
    8:19 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewGoodrow#23Ostapchuk#63Graf#51
    7:02 together at 5v5
  1. D1Trouba#65Dickinson#6
    14:31 together at 5v5
  2. D2Nurse#25Kesselring#7
    11:57 together at 5v5
  3. D3Orlov#9Cagnoni#42
    9:55 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Stenberg LWennberg CSmith CCelebrini CCagnoni D2:34
  2. 2Marchment LChernyshov LToffoli CMisa COrlov D1:08

Penalty kill

  1. 1Goodrow CGraf RTrouba DNurse D1:27
  2. 2Sherwood LOstapchuk CNurse DKesselring D0:49

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

MINSJS

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

MIN 58% (7th most shuffled)SJS 71% (12th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

MIN 1:59 left (9th earliest · 12 pulls)SJS 1:59 left (8th earliest · 15 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

MIN 53.8s (longest)SJS 51.3s (2nd longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

MIN 44% (most often)SJS 33% (7th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series