nhl Game Recap
San Jose Sharks vs Minnesota Wild Wrap - San Jose Wins 6-5
San Jose earned a 6-5 victory over Minnesota behind a 2-goal performance from William Eklund on Sunday at Grand Casino Arena.
The Sharks were a +158 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.5.
San Jose got goals from William Eklund(2), Tyler Toffoli, Macklin Celebrini, Ryan Reaves, and Michael Misa in the victory. Eklund opened the scoring at 5:28 of the first period.
Yaroslav Askarov stopped 28 of 33 Minnesota shots in the victory.
Minnesota got goals from Marcus Johansson, Joel Eriksson Ek, Marco Rossi, Ryan Hartman, and Zeev Buium in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Minnesota got a 19-stop effort from Jesper Wallstedt in the loss.
On the power play, San Jose went 2-for-2, while the Wild were 2-for-4 with the man advantage.
San Jose lost the shots on goal battle to Minnesota by a margin of 33-25.
San Jose heads into a battle against the Kings. Minnesota, meanwhile, will have their next action against Winnipeg.