Game Preview: Minnesota Wild host San Jose Sharks in big St. Paul reunion

The San Jose Sharks are coming to town to face the Minnesota Wild.

Minnesota Wild host San Jose Sharks at 5:00 p.m. CT at Xcel Energy Center. The Sharks are struggling and have the fourth-worst goal differential among all 32 teams with a minus-14. Wild are playing a series of games against the visiting teams in the next two weeks. They are going to play Pittsburgh Penguins, Carolina Hurricanes, Winnipeg Jets, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Edmonton Oilers. They also play the Nashville Predators. Minnesota is a good team and can beat any team in this league. However, they are in a tough stretch of the first half of this season. After the game, the Wild return home to get as many points as they can against an onslaught of visitors.

Minnesota Wild host San Jose Sharks in big St. Paul reunion. Filip Gustavsson will start in goal for the Wild. Adam Beckman and Joseph Cramarossa will play on the second line. They had a terrible time against Seattle Kraken on Friday.

Minnesota Wild host San Jose Sharks in big St. Paul reunion. James Reimer is going to start for the visitors. Erik Karlsson is leading all NHL defensemen in scoring with 21 points in his first 16 games. Puck drop is at 5:00 p.m. for Minnesota Wild. For Sanjay, it's a game between former players.

The second line looks like it can dominate. Matt Boldy will play on that line tonight. Minnesota Wild host San Jose Sharks in big St. Paul reunion.

The Wild are playing against their former team. The players who are returning from the NHL are not known to be big scorers.