National Hockey League

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Minnesota Wild 2
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San Jose Sharks 4
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Match Report

Sharks beat Wild 4-2 for 2-game series sweep

— Rudolfs Balcers and Ryan Donato scored in the second period, and the San Jose Sharks completed a two-game sweep of the Minnesota Wild with a 4-2 victory Wednesday night.

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Team Stats

MIN SJ
18
Blocked Shots
16
28
Hits
34
5
Takeaways
13
28
Shots
33
0
Power Play Goals
1
2
Power Play Opportunities
3
0.0
Power Play Percentage
33.3
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
27
Faceoffs Won
28
49.1
Faceoff Win Percent
50.9
8
Giveaways
9
4
Total Penalties
3
8
Penalty Minutes
6

Top Performers

MIN

  • Kaapo Kahkonen G GA 3 · SA 32 · SOS 0
  • Nick Bjugstad C BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 1
  • Ryan Hartman RW BS 1 · HT 4 · TK 0
  • Victor Rask C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0

SJ

  • Martin Jones G GA 2 · SA 28 · SOS 0
  • Logan Couture C BS 1 · HT 3 · TK 0
  • Tomas Hertl C BS 2 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Patrick Marleau C BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 1

Head to Head

SJ leads series 3-2

Injuries

San Jose Sharks

  • Igor Chernyshov Out
  • Alexander Wennberg Out
  • Quentin Musty Injured Reserve
  • Kyle Keyser Injured Reserve

Minnesota Wild

  • Jared Spurgeon Day-To-Day
  • Filip Gustavsson Injured Reserve
  • Marcus Foligno Injured Reserve
  • Nick Foligno Injured Reserve
  • Brock Faber Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Goal 19:59 2-4
    Evander Kane 3rd
  2. Goal 19:47 2-3
    Mats Zuccarello 3rd
  3. Missed 18:39 1-3
    Erik Karlsson 3rd
  4. Missed 17:38 1-3
    Nick Bonino 3rd
  5. Penalty 16:24 1-3
    Patrick Marleau 3rd
  6. Missed 14:43 1-3
    Matt Dumba 3rd
  7. Penalty 12:22 1-3
    Ryan Hartman 3rd
  8. Penalty 12:22 1-3
    Evander Kane 3rd
  9. Goal 10:58 1-3
    Nikolai Knyzhov 3rd
  10. Goal 8:23 1-2
    Kirill Kaprizov 3rd
  11. Missed 8:18 0-2
    Carson Soucy 3rd
  12. Missed 5:41 0-2
    Ryan Suter 3rd
  13. Missed 5:35 0-2
    Carson Soucy 3rd
  14. Missed 3:15 0-2
    Evander Kane 3rd
  15. Penalty 0:19 0-2
    Ryan Hartman 3rd
  16. Missed 15:38 0-2
    Luke Johnson 2nd
  17. Missed 15:02 0-2
    Timo Meier 2nd
  18. Goal 9:22 0-2
    Ryan Donato 2nd
  19. Penalty 7:55 0-1
    Kevin Fiala 2nd
  20. Missed 6:47 0-1
    Mats Zuccarello 2nd
  21. Goal 4:41 0-1
    Rudolfs Balcers 2nd
  22. Missed 3:15 0-0
    Patrick Marleau 2nd
  23. Missed 19:01 0-0
    Erik Karlsson 1st
  24. Missed 17:13 0-0
    Jonas Brodin 1st
  25. Missed 16:50 0-0
    Mats Zuccarello 1st
  26. Missed 15:57 0-0
    Dylan Gambrell 1st
  27. Missed 14:57 0-0
    Victor Rask 1st
  28. Missed 14:29 0-0
    Evander Kane 1st
  29. Penalty 12:44 0-0
    Brent Burns 1st
  30. Penalty 9:32 0-0
    Nico Sturm 1st
  31. Missed 2:28 0-0
    Nico Sturm 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 2-4
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 2-4
    3rd
  3. Goal 19:59 2-4
    Evander Kane 3rd
  4. Blocked 19:57 2-3
    Mats Zuccarello 3rd
  5. Face Off 19:47 2-3
    Nick Bonino 3rd
  6. Goal 19:47 2-3
    Mats Zuccarello 3rd
  7. Hit 19:39 1-3
    Kevin Fiala 3rd
  8. Shot 19:36 1-3
    Kirill Kaprizov 3rd
  9. Hit 19:30 1-3
    Mario Ferraro 3rd
  10. Face Off 18:54 1-3
    Tomas Hertl 3rd
  11. Stoppage 18:54 1-3
    3rd
  12. Blocked 18:54 1-3
    Erik Karlsson 3rd
  13. Takeaway 18:45 1-3
    Erik Karlsson 3rd
  14. Missed 18:39 1-3
    Erik Karlsson 3rd
  15. Face Off 18:33 1-3
    Logan Couture 3rd
  16. Stoppage 18:33 1-3
    3rd
  17. Shot 18:14 1-3
    Kevin Fiala 3rd
  18. Blocked 18:04 1-3
    Ryan Suter 3rd
  19. Blocked 17:49 1-3
    Ryan Suter 3rd
  20. Missed 17:38 1-3
    Nick Bonino 3rd
  21. Shot 17:33 1-3
    Kevin Fiala 3rd
  22. Hit 17:10 1-3
    Mario Ferraro 3rd
  23. Blocked 17:06 1-3
    Kevin Fiala 3rd
  24. Blocked 16:55 1-3
    Jared Spurgeon 3rd
  25. Blocked 16:38 1-3
    Kirill Kaprizov 3rd
  26. Face Off 16:24 1-3
    Logan Couture 3rd
  27. Penalty 16:24 1-3
    Patrick Marleau 3rd
  28. Giveaway 16:21 1-3
    Kirill Kaprizov 3rd
  29. Hit 15:49 1-3
    Brent Burns 3rd
  30. Shot 14:56 1-3
    Matt Dumba 3rd
  31. Missed 14:43 1-3
    Matt Dumba 3rd
  32. Face Off 14:26 1-3
    Victor Rask 3rd
  33. Stoppage 14:26 1-3
    3rd
  34. Shot 14:26 1-3
    Erik Karlsson 3rd
  35. Takeaway 14:18 1-3
    Timo Meier 3rd
  36. Shot 14:02 1-3
    Nikolai Knyzhov 3rd
  37. Shot 13:54 1-3
    Jared Spurgeon 3rd
  38. Hit 13:46 1-3
    Ryan Suter 3rd
  39. Giveaway 13:33 1-3
    Matt Dumba 3rd
  40. Shot 13:15 1-3
    Kirill Kaprizov 3rd

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