nhl Game Recap
Minnesota Wild vs San Jose Sharks Wrap - San Jose Wins 6-5
The Wild came up short Thursday against the Sharks, falling 6-5.
The Sharks were a -145 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.5.
San Jose got goals from Tomas Hertl, Evander Kane, Marcus Sorensen, Logan Couture, Timo Meier, and Radim Simek in the victory. Couture opened the scoring at 0:52 of the first period.
Martin Jones stopped 21 of 26 Minnesota shots in the victory.
Minnesota got goals from Ryan Donato, Eric Staal, Luke Kunin, Jason Zucker, and Brad Hunt in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Minnesota got a 17-stop effort from Devan Dubnyk in the loss.
San Jose scored 2 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Minnesota went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Minnesota lost the shots on goal battle to San Jose by a margin of 31-26.
San Jose looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Predators. The Wild will aim to get back on the winning track at Arizona.