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Recap - Wild Defeat San Jose 4-1

The Wild earned a 4-1 victory over the Sharks on Friday at Xcel Energy Center.

Minnesota was favored by -155 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 5.5.

Kevin Fiala, Joel Eriksson Ek, Zach Parise, and Jordan Greenway each scored for the Wild in the victory. Eriksson opened the scoring for Minnesota.

Kaapo Kahkonen turned in a 17-save effort for the Wild.

San Jose got a goal from Matt Nieto in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Devan Dubnyk stopped 25 of 27 shots for the Sharks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Minnesota went 0-for-3, while the Sharks were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Minnesota outshot San Jose 29-29 in the game.