The Wild lead after two periods, with both goals coming on the power play and a narrow 21-19 edge in shots.
Minnesota leads San Jose 2-1 at the second intermission, outshooting the Sharks 21-19 and scoring twice on the power play while San Jose has no power-play goals. Kirill Kaprizov has 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 points, 3 shots, even plus-minus, 0 hits and 1 power-play goal; Maxim Shabanov has 1 goal, 0 assists, 1 point, 2 shots, -1, 1 hit and 1 power-play goal. Quinn Hughes has 0 goals, 2 assists, 2 points, 0 shots, -1, 0 hits and 0 power-play goals, while Matt Boldy has 0 goals, 1 assist, 1 point, 7 shots, even plus-minus, 0 hits and 0 power-play goals. Macklin Celebrini leads San Jose with 1 goal, 0 assists, 1 point, 5 shots, +1, 1 hit and 0 power-play goals; Will Smith has 0 goals, 1 assist, 1 point, 2 shots, +1, 1 hit and 0 power-play goals. Jesper Wallstedt has 18 saves on 19 shots for a .947 save percentage, while Yaroslav Askarov has 19 saves on 21 shots for a .905 save percentage.
Key Performers
Kirill Kaprizov (MIN): 1G, 1A, 2P, 3 SOG, +0, 0 hits, 1 PPG Macklin Celebrini (SJS): 1G, 0A, 1P, 5 SOG, +1, 1 hit, 0 PPG Jesper Wallstedt (MIN): 18 saves on 19 shots, .947 SV%