San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild

Tuesday, December 18, 2018, 8:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The San Jose Sharks beat the Minnesota Wild 4–0 on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 on the road.

Final score, San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2018-2019 record
San Jose Sharks	4	46-27-9
at Minnesota Wild	0	37-36-9

Goals by period

Goals by period, San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	0	2	2	4
Minnesota Wild	0	0	0	0

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	5	12	8	25
Minnesota Wild	8	8	10	26

Three stars

L. Couture, San Jose Sharks (2 goals)
T. Hertl, San Jose Sharks (2 assists)
R. Simek, San Jose Sharks (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	09:49	San Jose Sharks	Logan Couture (12)	Lukas Radil (3), Radim Simek (3)	Even strength	SJS 1, MIN 0
2nd	10:18	San Jose Sharks	Joe Pavelski (21)	Tomas Hertl (16), Radim Simek (4)	Even strength	SJS 2, MIN 0
3rd	00:51	San Jose Sharks	Logan Couture (13)	Tomas Hertl (17), Erik Karlsson (21)	Even strength	SJS 3, MIN 0
3rd	17:45	San Jose Sharks	Lukas Radil (2)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	SJS 4, MIN 0

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild
Stat	San Jose Sharks	Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal	25	26
Power play	0 of 1	0 of 0
Penalty minutes	5	7
Hits	10	21
Blocked shots	14	16
Giveaways	3	2
Takeaways	2	2
Faceoffs won	27/52 (51.9%)	25/52 (48.1%)

Box score

San Jose Sharks

San Jose Sharks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 J. Pavelski	C	1	0	1	+2	0	1	2	0	57.1%	18:01
Number 9 E. Kane	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	33.3%	17:26
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	60%	15:58
Number 20 M. Sorensen	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	12:45
Number 23 B. Goodrow	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	1	42.9%	13:04
Number 27 J. Donskoi	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		17:44
Number 28 T. Meier	R	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0		15:15
Number 39 L. Couture	C	2	0	2	+3	0	2	0	1	50%	16:16
Number 48 T. Hertl	C	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	1	50%	17:32
Number 52 L. Radil	C	1	1	2	+2	0	1	1	1		12:33
Number 62 K. Labanc	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100%	11:07
Number 68 M. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0		12:41
Number 4 B. Dillon	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		19:01
Number 44 M. Vlasic	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4		19:35
Number 51 R. Simek	D	0	2	2	+2	0	1	1	0		14:50
Number 61 J. Braun	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	2		19:14
Number 65 E. Karlsson	D	0	1	1	+2	0	6	0	1		24:12
Number 88 B. Burns	D	0	0	0	+3	0	2	0	2		22:46

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 M. Jones	26	26	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 3 C. Coyle	C	0	0	0	-3	0	2	1	2	55.6%	17:58
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	36.4%	12:59
Number 11 Z. Parise	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		15:05
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0	66.7%	18:45
Number 14 J. Eriksson Ek	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	55.6%	11:59
Number 16 J. Zucker	L	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0		17:25
Number 17 M. Foligno	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2		11:07
Number 18 J. Greenway	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		16:01
Number 19 L. Kunin	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1		12:24
Number 21 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	62.5%	10:17
Number 22 N. Niederreiter	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		15:26
Number 64 M. Granlund	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1		19:01
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	1		29:01
Number 25 J. Brodin	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0		21:33
Number 29 G. Pateryn	D	0	0	0	-1	5	1	2	5		20:06
Number 36 N. Seeler	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1		12:24
Number 39 N. Prosser	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2		11:47
Number 46 J. Spurgeon	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	1		25:09

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 D. Dubnyk	24	21	3	.875	59:33	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	05:05	San Jose Sharks	Timo Meier	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	05:05	Minnesota Wild	Greg Pateryn	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	18:46	Minnesota Wild	Mikko Koivu	Tripping	2

Game information

San Jose Sharks head coach: Peter DeBoer
Minnesota Wild head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Referees: Jon McIsaac, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Kiel Murchison, Mark Shewchyk
San Jose Sharks scratches: Tim Heed, Joakim Ryan, Rourke Chartier
Minnesota Wild scratches: Matt Hendricks, JT Brown, Mathew Dumba

2018-2019 season series

Every San Jose Sharks and Minnesota Wild game in the 2018-2019 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 3 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Nov 6, 2018
San Jose Sharks 4 at Minnesota Wild 0	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Dec 18, 2018
San Jose Sharks 3 at Minnesota Wild 0	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild, Mon, Mar 11, 2019

Other NHL games on Dec 18

Other NHL games on Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 5 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Dec 18, 2018
Toronto Maple Leafs 7 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Dec 18, 2018
Anaheim Ducks 1 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at New York Rangers, Tue, Dec 18, 2018
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Dec 18, 2018
Nashville Predators 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks, Tue, Dec 18, 2018
Calgary Flames 0 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Dallas Stars, Tue, Dec 18, 2018
St. Louis Blues 4 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Dec 18, 2018
New York Islanders 3 at Arizona Coyotes 1	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Arizona Coyotes, Tue, Dec 18, 2018
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Dec 18, 2018
Winnipeg Jets 1 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Dec 18, 2018

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