Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks

SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the San Jose Sharks 5–2 on Thursday, December 9, 2021 on the road.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks
Team Goals 2021-2022 record
Minnesota Wild 5 53-22-7
at San Jose Sharks 2 32-37-13

Goals by period

Goals by period, Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Minnesota Wild 1 2 2 5
San Jose Sharks 0 0 2 2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Minnesota Wild 10 8 9 27
San Jose Sharks 9 7 19 35

Three stars

  1. K. Fiala, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. J. Dahlen, San Jose Sharks (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. J. Greenway, Minnesota Wild (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:22 Minnesota Wild Kevin Fiala (4) Jon Merrill (7), Brandon Duhaime (6) Even strength MIN 1, SJS 0
2nd 07:04 Minnesota Wild Joel Eriksson Ek (11) Mats Zuccarello (14), Kirill Kaprizov (22) Power play MIN 2, SJS 0
2nd 15:20 Minnesota Wild Jordan Greenway (3) Kevin Fiala (13), Alex Goligoski (15) Power play MIN 3, SJS 0
3rd 03:29 San Jose Sharks Jonathan Dahlen (8) Erik Karlsson (10), Tomas Hertl (6) Even strength MIN 3, SJS 1
3rd 13:26 San Jose Sharks Tomas Hertl (13) Jonathan Dahlen (6), Logan Couture (16) Power play MIN 3, SJS 2
3rd 18:12 Minnesota Wild Jordan Greenway (4) Ryan Hartman (9), Joel Eriksson Ek (8) Even strength, Empty net MIN 4, SJS 2
3rd 18:44 Minnesota Wild Kirill Kaprizov (10) Unassisted Even strength, Empty net MIN 5, SJS 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks
Stat Minnesota Wild San Jose Sharks
Shots on goal 27 35
Power play 2 of 3 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 6
Hits 19 31
Blocked shots 10 14
Giveaways 3 8
Takeaways 11 7
Faceoffs won 21/49 (42.9%) 28/49 (57.1%)

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 7 N. Sturm C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 50% 14:18
Number 14 J. Eriksson Ek C 1 1 2 +1 0 4 2 1 1 57.1% 15:35
Number 17 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 15:00
Number 18 J. Greenway L 2 0 2 +1 0 2 0 1 1 17:16
Number 21 B. Duhaime L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 3 0 0 13:46
Number 22 K. Fiala L 1 1 2 +1 0 2 0 0 0 16:39
Number 27 N. Bjugstad C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 66.7% 11:10
Number 36 M. Zuccarello R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 100% 15:31
Number 38 R. Hartman R 0 1 1 +2 0 1 2 0 0 10% 17:56
Number 49 V. Rask C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 33.3% 13:31
Number 58 M. Shaw C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 10:38
Number 97 K. Kaprizov L 1 1 2 +1 0 3 0 2 0 17:03
Number 4 J. Merrill D 0 1 1 +1 2 2 0 2 0 20:07
Number 8 J. Benn D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 1 0 17:43
Number 25 J. Brodin D 0 0 0 +2 2 2 2 1 0 21:16
Number 29 D. Kulikov D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 20:05
Number 46 J. Spurgeon D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 0 0 0 19:32
Number 47 A. Goligoski D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 1 0 19:14
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 33 C. Talbot 35 33 2 .943 59:31 Win

San Jose Sharks

San Jose Sharks skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 A. Cogliano C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 10:41
Number 13 N. Bonino C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 3 0 66.7% 15:51
Number 26 J. Weatherby C 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 80% 13:40
Number 28 T. Meier R 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 17:08
Number 39 L. Couture C 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 0 0 53.3% 18:57
Number 42 J. Gadjovich L 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 13:19
Number 48 T. Hertl C 1 1 2 -2 0 2 0 1 1 47.1% 16:42
Number 62 K. Labanc R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 4 0 0 16:06
Number 73 N. Gregor L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 2 0 15:50
Number 76 J. Dahlen C 1 1 2 0 0 6 1 0 0 16:35
Number 83 M. Nieto L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 10:34
Number 94 A. Barabanov L 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 0 0 14:21
Number 21 J. Middleton D 0 0 0 +1 6 0 1 3 0 18:12
Number 38 M. Ferraro D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 1 0 21:53
Number 44 M. Vlasic D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:42
Number 53 N. Meloche D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 15:26
Number 65 E. Karlsson D 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 23:59
Number 88 B. Burns D 0 0 0 -3 0 2 3 2 0 22:50
San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 33 A. Hill 25 22 3 .880 59:05 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 01:47 Minnesota Wild Jon Merrill Tripping 2
2nd 06:49 San Jose Sharks Jake Middleton Tripping 2
2nd 13:33 San Jose Sharks Jake Middleton Holding 2
3rd 00:34 San Jose Sharks Jake Middleton Hooking 2
3rd 09:02 Minnesota Wild Jordie Benn Holding the stick 2
3rd 13:17 Minnesota Wild Jonas Brodin Hooking 2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach
Dean Evason
San Jose Sharks head coach
Bob Boughner
Referees
Corey Syvret, Steve Kozari
Linesmen
Vaughan Rody, Bryan Pancich
Minnesota Wild scratches
Mathew Dumba, Kevin Czuczman, Rem Pitlick
San Jose Sharks scratches
Lane Pederson, Radim Simek

2021-2022 season series

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