Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks

· National Hockey League

Minnesota Wild

27-12-4

Final
3 - 1

San Jose Sharks

13-26-6

Marc-Andre Fleury makes 36 saves as the short-handed Wild beat the Sharks 3-1

Minnesota Wild vs. San Jose Sharks: Game Highlights

The Wild, without leading scorer Kirill Kaprizov and several other key players, earned their fifth win in six games.

Rossi and Boldy each scored their 16th goal of the season to give the Wild a 2-0 lead in the second period. Mats Zuccarello assisted on both goals and added an empty-netter.

William Eklund cut the lead in half late in the second for the Sharks. Yaroslav Askarov made 18 saves.

Takeaways Wild: Minnesota rebounded after a 6-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday. The Wild were outshot 37-21 but were bailed out by the 40-year-old Fleury, who has won three straight starts.

Sharks: Have lost three straight, but the offense generated more scoring chances than in their 2-1 defeat Friday at Utah. Askarov continued to show promise as the Sharks’ goaltender of the future with several point-blank saves. … Will Smith, part of the team's young core, did not take a shift in the third period but remained on the bench.

Key moment With just over a minute to play, Declan Chisholm stripped Macklin Celebrini of the puck as the San Jose rookie was carrying it into the Wild zone. Zuccarello recovered it before scoring into an empty net as Askarov had just left the crease.

Key stat Fleury, in what was likely his last game at SAP Center, improved to 20-5-4 in his career against San Jose. He entered with a .939 career save percentage against the Sharks.

Up next The Wild play at Vegas on Sunday, while the Sharks begin a five-game trip in Detroit on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

MIN leads series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 5:51	Marco Rossi Goal (16) Backhand, assists: Mats Zuccarello (18), Matt Boldy (21)
Goal	2nd Period 4:34	Matt Boldy Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Mats Zuccarello (19)
Goal	2nd Period 17:30	William Eklund Goal (9) Backhand, assists: Macklin Celebrini (16), Jake Walman (21)
Goal	3rd Period 18:43	Mats Zuccarello Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Declan Chisholm (9)

Statistics

MIN		SJ
17	Blocked Shots	14
20	Hits	18
10	Takeaways	4
22	Shots	37
0	Power Play Goals	0
0	Power Play Opportunities	2
0.0	Power Play Percentage	0.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
23	Faceoffs Won	27
46.0	Faceoff Win Percent	54.0
17	Giveaways	12
2	Total Penalties	0
4	Penalty Minutes	0

San Jose Sharks Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Yaroslav Askarov, G	Day-To-Day	Mar 22
Vincent Desharnais, D	Day-To-Day	Mar 22
Igor Chernyshov, LW	Day-To-Day	Mar 22
Ryan Reaves, RW	Day-To-Day	Mar 21
Tyler Toffoli, C	Out	Mar 21