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Sharks Down Minnesota 2-1 - Match Report

The Sharks beat Minnesota 2-1 on Tuesday, earning a victory backstopped by Yaroslav Askarov's 28 saves.

San Jose won as a +163 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Will Smith, and Collin Graf each scored for the Sharks in the victory. Smith opened the scoring for San Jose.

Yaroslav Askarov stopped 28 of 29 Minnesota shots in the victory.

Matt Boldy scored for the Wild, finding the net behind Yaroslav Askarov.

Minnesota got a 16-stop effort from Filip Gustavsson in the loss.

On the power play, San Jose went 1-for-3, while the Wild were 1-for-4 with the man advantage.

San Jose lost the shots on goal battle to Minnesota by a margin of 29-18.

San Jose heads into a battle against the Flames. Minnesota, meanwhile, will have their next action against Anaheim.