Minnesota Wild vs. San Jose Sharks - NHL Game Preview - December 31, 2025 - CBS Sports

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Wed Dec 31

9:00PM

San Jose

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	1	2	3	T
Minnesota MIN--	-	-	-
San Jose SJ--	-	-	-

SAP Center at San JoseSan Jose, CA

Wild	5.00 GF AVG	.00 GA AVG	33.30 Power Play
Sharks	2.95 GF AVG	3.93 GA AVG	25.00 Power Play

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Mats Zuccarello (RW)	Lower Body	11-18-2025Expected to be out until at least Nov 19
Jonas Brodin (D)	Upper Body	10-10-2025Expected to be out until at least Oct 11
Nico Sturm (C)	Back	11-20-2025Expected to be out until at least Nov 21
Cameron Butler (RW)	Undisclosed	10-16-2025Expected to be out until at least Oct 17

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Carey Price (G)	Knee	08-31-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 1
Logan Couture (C)	Groin	09-14-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 15
Egor Afanasyev (LW)	Lower Body	10-13-2025Expected to be out until at least Oct 14
Jack Thompson (D)	Lower Body	10-10-2025Expected to be out until at least Oct 11

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