Wild vs. Sharks Time, TV & Live Stream – 12/31/2025

The Minnesota Wild (24-10-6) hit the ice against the San Jose Sharks (19-17-3) as a part of Wednesday's NHL slate, starting at 4 p.m. ET at SAP Center at San Jose and broadcast on ESPN+. The Wild rank third while the Sharks are eighth in the Western Conference.

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Wild vs. Sharks: Dec. 31 Viewing Options

• Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025
• Time: 4 p.m. ET
• How to watch on TV: ESPN+
• Location: San Jose, California
• Venue: SAP Center at San Jose
• Live Stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

Wild's 2025-26 Stats

Sharks' 2025-26 Stats

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Wild vs. Sharks Top Players

Wild

• Kirill Kaprizov has been imperative to Minnesota's offense this season, putting up 47 points in 40 games.
• Having scored 25 goals and adding 22 assists, Matthew Boldy is excelling for Minnesota through 40 games.
• Marcus Johansson has contributed 32 points for Minnesota in 38 games this season, netting a goal on 20.3% of his shots and recording 12 goals and 20 assists.
• Filip Gustavsson (13-8-4) has a 2.5 goals against average and a save percentage of .912 for Minnesota.

Sharks

• Macklin Celebrini has racked up 60 points (1.5 per game) for San Jose, with 21 goals and 39 assists in 39 games (playing 20:29 per game).
• Will Smith has helped lead the offense for San Jose this season with 12 goals and 17 assists.
• San Jose's Tyler Toffoli is among the top offensive players on the team with 26 total points (10 goals and 16 assists).
• Yaroslav Askarov is 14-10-1 this season, amassing 678 saves and allowing 77 goals (3.3 goals against average) with an .898 save percentage (34th in the league).

Wild vs. Sharks Injury Report

Wild

Daemon Hunt: Out (Undisclosed)

Sharks

Philipp Kurashev: Out (Upper Body),

Vincent Desharnais: Out (Upper Body),

Will Smith: Out (Upper Body),

Timothy Liljegren: Day-To-Day (Upper Body),

Shakir Mukhamadullin: Day-To-Day (Undisclosed),

Adam Gaudette: Day-To-Day (Lower Body)

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Wild's Schedule

Sharks' Schedule