MIN at SJS
Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks. Preview from the model, the licensed feeds and last season's measures. Nothing here is a betting recommendation.
- Model now
- Expected score
- Market
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- Venue
- SAP Center at San Jose
What the model says now
Lineups not yet published: each club's usual lineup assumed. Starting goalie not confirmed: goaltending held at league average. This estimate moves until the ledger freezes it before puck drop.
Source: CapOrCup game model (derived from club ratings, rest and starters)
What the schedule did to each side
Nights off, back-to-backs, third games in four nights, road-trip position and travel since the last game, from the statistical schedule. Shown as facts; rest is in the price, travel is not.
1 night off · 2500 km since the last game, 2 time zones
3 nights off
In goal
The league names no starter before puck drop. First on each club's depth chart, from the licensed feed, is the expected starter.
Jesper Wallstedt
Alex Nedeljkovic
Expected lines
What each club intends per the feed's depth chart, with each forward's shooter rating (Elo, against the goalies faced last season). A listing is the club's statement, not a game sheet.
Minnesota Wild
L1 Kirill Kaprizov (top tenth of the league) · Joel Eriksson Ek (below the league middle) · Matt Boldy (top tenth of the league)
L2 Blake Coleman (below the league middle) · Ryan Hartman (above the league middle) · Maxim Shabanov (below the league middle)
L3 Marcus Foligno (above the league middle) · Danila Yurov (above the league middle) · Bobby Brink (below the league middle)
D1 Quinn Hughes (bottom tenth of the league) · Jared Spurgeon (above the league middle)
D2 Zach Bogosian · Jonas Brodin (above the league middle)
PP1 Maxim Shabanov (below the league middle) · Joel Eriksson Ek (below the league middle) · Kirill Kaprizov (top tenth of the league) · Quinn Hughes (bottom tenth of the league) · Matt Boldy (top tenth of the league)
San Jose Sharks
L1 Mason Marchment (above the league middle) · Will Smith (top tenth of the league) · Igor Chernyshov (above the league middle)
L2 Ivar Stenberg · Alexander Wennberg (above the league middle) · Kiefer Sherwood (above the league middle)
L3 Collin Graf (above the league middle) · Michael Misa (above the league middle) · Tyler Toffoli (below the league middle)
D1 Darnell Nurse (above the league middle) · Michael Kesselring (below the league middle)
D2 Sam Dickinson (below the league middle) · Jacob Trouba (above the league middle)
PP1 Will Smith (top tenth of the league) · Alexander Wennberg (above the league middle) · Igor Chernyshov (above the league middle) · Luca Cagnoni · Ivar Stenberg
Who the clubs list as out
Club-announced listings relayed by the licensed feed. No cause is inferred; Day To Day players are shown but not counted as out.
Minnesota Wild
Jared Spurgeon (D): Day To Day (upper-body), listed since 2026-10-13, expected back 2026-10-17
Kirill Kaprizov (LW): Day To Day (undisclosed), listed since 2026-10-16, expected back 2026-10-18
Brock Faber (D): Out (skull), listed since 2026-09-28, expected back 2026-11-03
Filip Gustavsson (G): Out (hip), listed since 2026-09-04, expected back 2026-11-01
Marcus Foligno (LW): Out (lower body), listed since 2026-10-10, expected back 2026-10-20
Nick Foligno (LW): Out (upper body), listed since 2026-10-06, expected back 2026-10-18
Nico Sturm (C): Out (upper body), listed since 2026-10-12, expected back 2026-10-20
Olli Maatta (D): Out (upper body), listed since 2026-10-15, expected back 2026-10-18
San Jose Sharks
Quentin Musty (LW): Out (upper body), listed since 2026-09-28, expected back 2026-12-01
Who has the whistle
Named by the league, usually near puck drop. Each referee's record is from last season's play-by-play penalties; ranks are distance from league norms.