nhl Game Recap
San Jose Skates Past Minnesota 5-3 - Recap
The Sharks earned a 5-3 victory over the Wild on Sunday at Xcel Energy Center.
San Jose was an underdog by +122 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
San Jose got goals from Evander Kane, Noah Gregor, Ryan Donato, Matt Nieto, and Brent Burns in the victory. Donato opened the scoring at 19:02 of the first period.
Martin Jones turned in a 26-save effort for the Sharks.
Minnesota got goals from Zach Parise, Nick Bjugstad, and Kevin Fiala in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 31 of 35 shots for the Wild, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
San Jose scored 1 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Minnesota went 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Minnesota lost the shots on goal battle to San Jose by a margin of 36-29.
San Jose looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Avalanche. The Wild will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Los Angeles.