Minnesota Wild vs San Jose Sharks, Sunday 1-24-21, 7:00pm, Xcel Energy Center

[MNSOTA]

https://thesportsdaily.com/?p=1180550

 

Minnesota Wild (4-1-0)  8pts  2nd in Honda West

3.00 Goals For Per Game (15th in the NHL)

2.00 Goals Against Per Game (3rd in the NHL)

4.4% Power Play (30th in the NHL)

93.8% Penalty Kill (2nd in the NHL)

 

Top 5 Scorers:

1. #14 Joel Eriksson Ek ~ 3G 2A = 5pts

2. #97 Kirill Kaprizov ~ 1G 4A = 5pts

3. #18 Jordan Greenway ~ 1G 4A = 5pts

4. #24 Matt Dumba ~ 2G 1A = 3pts

5. #20 Ryan Suter ~ 0G 3A = 3pts

 

Top 3 PIM's:

1. #18 Jordan Greenway ~ 8 PIM's

2. #22 Kevin Fiala ~ 6 PIM's

3. #24 Matthew Dumba ~ 6 PIM's

 

Top Goaltenders:

1. #33 Cam Talbot (2-1-0)  2.34GAA  .925%SP

2. #34 Kaapo Kahkonen (2-0-0)  1.20GAA  .951%SP

3. #31? Andrew Hammond N/A

 

Vs.

 

San Jose Sharks (2-3-0)  4pts  8th in Honda West

2.40 Goals For Per Game (27th in the NHL)

3.60 Goals Against Per Game (27th in the NHL)

23.8% Power Play (13th in the NHL)

88.9% Penalty Kill (6th in the NHL)

 

Top 5 Scorers:

1. #48 Tomas Hertl ~ 3G 3A = 6pts

2. #39 Logan Couture ~ 2G 2A = 4pts

3. #9 Evander Kane ~ 1G 3A = 4pts

4. #28 Timo Meier ~ 1G 2A = 3pts

5. #88 Brent Burns ~ 1G 2A = 3pts

 

Top 3 PIM's:

1. #9 Evander Kane ~ 14 PIM's

2. #88 Brent Burns ~ 6 PIM's

3. #62 Kevin Lebanc ~ 4 PIM's

 

Top Goaltenders:

1. #31 Martin Jones (2-1-0)  3.08GAA  .893%SP

2. #40 Devan Dubnyk (0-2-0)  3.23GAA  .887%SP

Edited January 24, 2021 by MNSOTA

[lynxrattle]

I'm expecting Fiala to have a great game today. Would it not be fine to have the both of them, Kaprizov and Fiala to bring their best sides to the same game? Now that would be entertainment!  

[wildstars95]

this game could be scary  tonight

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

8 minutes ago, wildstars95 said:

this game could be scary  tonight

 

I'm looking forward to seeing how Kaapo is with extended time in the net.
I want him to make the Wild's decision as to who their number one in net is EXTREMELY difficult!

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

Alright, Wild...a bit of play at the other end please.
Maybe register a SOG...the Sharks don't exactly have Vezina guys in the nets!

Oh, and I LOVE the swap of Pateryn for Cole.....Cole is much more dynamic, more been there, done that, aggressive (in a good way), and just seems like a better overall skater.
He is pretty noticeable out there for the RIGHT reasons!

[bbgarnett]

Parise!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

There we go!
Ya see?

One shot...one goal.
Good ol Martin Jones...

[ClusterChuck]

Nice one Parise !!

 

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

Ian Cole putting himself in positions to take feeds and shots in the offensive zone...something you NEVER would have seen from Pateryn!

[bbgarnett]

Loving Bonino's play as well

[MNSOTA]

Man, trying to screen cast this stream to our tv is a nightmare. I may need to invest in an Apple TV so I can Airplay from my phone. 

[Alexandron]

13 minutes ago, TropicalFruitGirl26 said:

Alright, Wild...a bit of play at the other end please.
Maybe register a SOG...the Sharks don't exactly have Vezina guys in the nets!

Oh, and I LOVE the swap of Pateryn for Cole.....Cole is much more dynamic, more been there, done that, aggressive (in a good way), and just seems like a better overall skater.
He is pretty noticeable out there for the RIGHT reasons!

Overall , this modified team has a better drive/ a better speed so far in comparison to previous years.

[bbgarnett]

1 minute ago, Alexandron said:

Overall , this modified team has a better drive/ a better speed so far in comparison to previous years.

Well Captain Kyldesdale is gone

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

1 minute ago, Alexandron said:

Overall , this modified team has a better drive/ a better speed so far in comparison to previous years.

 

Definitely.
Last time the Wild had a really speedy dangerous team was when they were regularly meeting the Blackhawks in the playoffs.

[Alexandron]

Who knows what happened with Sturm? Is he injured? I do not see him a 2nd game in a row.

[Alexandron]

Shark limited us to 3 shots this period so far. Not as good stat as I wish for that period.

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

Ryan Donato bites the Wild.
Go figure.

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

That Timo Meier of the Sharks...brickhouse built apparently.
Takes checks and keeps on skating.

Wild definitely are gonna wanna keep him to the perimeter if they can.

[ClusterChuck]

Hopefully that period is our usual 2nd, Or it'll be a long night.

Edited January 25, 2021 by ClusterChuck

[ClusterChuck]

I felt kinda bad for Dubnyk last game with the tribute and no fans in the stands.
1st time back I'm sure he would have appreciated some cheers for what was his best year(s) of his career here.

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

16 minutes ago, ClusterChuck said:

Hopefully that period is our usual 2nd, Or it'll be a long night.

 

Given how much time San Jose spent in the Wild's end, I will actually take a tie score.
Everything looked ok except for zone time.

If Minnesota can flip the script in the 2nd on the zone time, I think they will be ok.
Sharks can be made to fold defensively under pressure.

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

Close call for Kaapo and the Wild just now.
They escape for now...but man, PK time.

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

Ouch, ouch, ouch....

Wild are being overwhelmed on rushes!

[wildstars95]

their taking so many left hooks that their begging for some right uppercuts 

[ClusterChuck]

This is turning ugly fast.