Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks
· SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose · Regular Season · Final/SO
Final score
The San Jose Sharks beat the Minnesota Wild 4–3 in a shootout on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
SOShootout |
Total |
| Minnesota Wild |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| San Jose Sharks |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
SOShootout |
Total |
| Minnesota Wild |
8 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
23 |
| San Jose Sharks |
8 |
9 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
28 |
Three stars
- M. Celebrini, San Jose Sharks (1 goal, 1 assist)
- I. Chernyshov, San Jose Sharks (1 goal, 1 assist)
- J. Skinner, San Jose Sharks (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
10:38 |
Minnesota Wild |
Vladimir Tarasenko (8) |
Ryan Hartman (7), Vinnie Hinostroza (4) |
Even strength |
MIN 1, SJS 0 |
| 2nd |
01:14 |
San Jose Sharks |
Igor Chernyshov (3) |
Macklin Celebrini (40), William Eklund (16) |
Even strength |
MIN 1, SJS 1 |
| 2nd |
16:47 |
San Jose Sharks |
Jeff Skinner (5) |
Dmitry Orlov (19) |
Power play |
MIN 1, SJS 2 |
| 3rd |
04:16 |
San Jose Sharks |
Macklin Celebrini (22) |
Igor Chernyshov (5) |
Even strength |
MIN 1, SJS 3 |
| 3rd |
06:40 |
Minnesota Wild |
Marcus Foligno (1) |
Zach Bogosian (2), Jake Middleton (8) |
Even strength |
MIN 2, SJS 3 |
| 3rd |
08:47 |
Minnesota Wild |
Mats Zuccarello (4) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
MIN 3, SJS 3 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Shootout
Shootout attempts in order
| Round |
Team |
Shooter |
Result |
| 1 |
San Jose Sharks |
Collin Graf |
Saved |
| 1 |
Minnesota Wild |
Mats Zuccarello |
Saved |
| 2 |
San Jose Sharks |
Macklin Celebrini |
Goal (winner) |
| 2 |
Minnesota Wild |
Matt Boldy |
Saved |
| 3 |
San Jose Sharks |
William Eklund |
Goal |
Team stats
Team stats, Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks
| Stat |
Minnesota Wild |
San Jose Sharks |
| Shots on goal |
23 |
28 |
| Power play |
0 of 1 |
1 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
2 |
2 |
| Hits |
19 |
19 |
| Blocked shots |
13 |
22 |
| Giveaways |
14 |
19 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
5 |
| Faceoffs won |
25/56 (44.6%) |
31/56 (55.4%) |
Box score
Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 12 M. Boldy |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:01 |
| Number 13 Y. Trenin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:06 |
| Number 14 J. Eriksson Ek |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
36.4% |
20:17 |
| Number 17 M. Foligno |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:06 |
| Number 18 V. Hinostroza |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:54 |
| Number 22 D. Yurov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
53.3% |
14:36 |
| Number 36 M. Zuccarello |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
16:17 |
| Number 38 R. Hartman |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
33.3% |
15:47 |
| Number 78 N. Sturm |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
71.4% |
10:20 |
| Number 90 M. Johansson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:04 |
| Number 91 V. Tarasenko |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:17 |
| Number 97 K. Kaprizov |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:19 |
| Number 5 J. Middleton |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:43 |
| Number 7 B. Faber |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
23:35 |
| Number 24 Z. Bogosian |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:16 |
| Number 25 J. Brodin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:12 |
| Number 43 Q. Hughes |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
29:05 |
| Number 46 J. Spurgeon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:41 |
Minnesota Wild goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 J. Wallstedt |
28 |
25 |
3 |
.893 |
64:27 |
OT loss |
San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 10 T. Dellandrea |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
71.4% |
13:56 |
| Number 21 A. Wennberg |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
52.9% |
21:58 |
| Number 23 B. Goodrow |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:26 |
| Number 51 C. Graf |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:37 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
14:31 |
| Number 63 Z. Ostapchuk |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
62.5% |
09:54 |
| Number 71 M. Celebrini |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
46.7% |
21:59 |
| Number 72 W. Eklund |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:26 |
| Number 73 T. Toffoli |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:43 |
| Number 75 R. Reaves |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
11:25 |
| Number 84 P. Regenda |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:36 |
| Number 92 I. Chernyshov |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:08 |
| Number 3 J. Klingberg |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
25:46 |
| Number 6 S. Dickinson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
14:39 |
| Number 9 D. Orlov |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:21 |
| Number 22 V. Iorio |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:05 |
| Number 38 M. Ferraro |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:15 |
| Number 85 S. Mukhamadullin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
20:15 |
San Jose Sharks goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 Y. Askarov |
23 |
20 |
3 |
.870 |
65:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
03:22 |
San Jose Sharks |
Pavol Regenda |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
14:50 |
Minnesota Wild |
Zach Bogosian |
Slashing |
2 |
Game information
- Minnesota Wild head coach
- John Hynes
- San Jose Sharks head coach
- Ryan Warsofsky
- Referees
- Jon McIsaac, Brandon Schrader
- Linesmen
- Kyle Flemington, Travis Gawryletz
- Minnesota Wild scratches
- Tyler Pitlick, Matt Kiersted
- San Jose Sharks scratches
- Nick Leddy, Adam Gaudette, Timothy Liljegren
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Status |
Details |
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 at Washington Capitals
6
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Final
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|
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4
 at Vegas Golden Knights
2
|
Final
|
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|
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4
 at Anaheim Ducks
3
|
Final/OT
|
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|
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1
 at Detroit Red Wings
2
|
Final
|
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|
 New Jersey Devils
3
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
2
|
Final
|
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|
 Buffalo Sabres
4
 at Dallas Stars
1
|
Final
|
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|
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1
 at Colorado Avalanche
6
|
Final
|
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|
 Philadelphia Flyers
1
 at Calgary Flames
5
|
Final
|
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|
 Boston Bruins
6
 at Edmonton Oilers
2
|
Final
|
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Sources and further reading
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