nhl Game Recap
Wild vs Sharks Final: 5-2 - Recap
The Wild earned a 5-2 victory over the Sharks on Saturday at Xcel Energy Center.
Bettors who backed the Wild were rewarded as -180 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.
Minnesota got goals from Zach Parise, Joel Eriksson Ek, Mats Zuccarello, Nico Sturm, and Kirill Kaprizov in the victory. Zuccarello opened the scoring at 14:35 of the first period.
Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 26 of 28 San Jose shots in the victory.
San Jose got goals from Joel Kellman, and Brent Burns in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
San Jose got a 19-stop effort from Martin Jones in the loss.
Minnesota scored 1 times on 4 chances on the power play, while San Jose went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Minnesota outshot San Jose 28-28 in the game.
Next game, Minnesota takes its act on the road to face Arizona looking for another win. For San Jose, they head on the road to face Vegas.