Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks

· National Hockey League

Minnesota Wild

24-10-7

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San Jose Sharks

20-17-3

Celebrini celebrates Team Canada selection by leading Sharks past Wild 4-3 in shootout

Minnesota Wild vs. San Jose Sharks: Game Highlights

Celebrini and William Eklund scored for the Sharks in the tiebreaker, while Minnesota failed to convert on either of its two attempts. San Jose has won three straight following a three-game slide.

Igor Chernyshov had a goal and two assists, and Jeff Skinner also scored for the Sharks. The 19-year-old Celebrini got his 40th assist of the season, passing Mikko Rantanen for second-most in the NHL. Yaroslav Askarov finished with 20 saves.

Vladimir Tarasenko, Marcus Foligno and Mats Zuccarello scored for the Wild, who are 2-0-1 on their seven-game trip. Jesper Wallstedt stopped 25 shots.

Celebrini gave the Sharks a 3-1 lead with his 22nd goal at 4:16 of the third period. Foligno answered with his first of the season at 6:40, and the Wild tied it when Zuccarello scored unassisted at 8:47.

Tarasenko opened the scoring at 10:38 of the first period.

Chernyshov extended his goal streak to three games, scoring the equalizer 1:14 into the second. Skinner followed with a power-play goal at 16:47.

Up next Wild: Visit the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.

Sharks: Host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

SJ wins series 3-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 10:38	Vladimir Tarasenko Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan Hartman (7), Vincent Hinostroza (4)
Goal	2nd Period 1:14	Igor Chernyshov Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Macklin Celebrini (40), William Eklund (16)
Goal	2nd Period 16:47	Jeff Skinner Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Dmitry Orlov (19)
Goal	3rd Period 4:16	Macklin Celebrini Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Igor Chernyshov (5)
Goal	3rd Period 6:40	Marcus Foligno Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Zach Bogosian (2), Jake Middleton (8)
Goal	3rd Period 8:47	Mats Zuccarello Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: none
Goal	5 0:00	Macklin Celebrini Goal Wrist Shot
Goal	5 0:00	William Eklund Goal Wrist Shot

Statistics

MIN		SJ
13	Blocked Shots	22
19	Hits	19
3	Takeaways	5
23	Shots	28
0	Power Play Goals	1
1	Power Play Opportunities	1
0.0	Power Play Percentage	100.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
25	Faceoffs Won	31
44.6	Faceoff Win Percent	55.4
14	Giveaways	19
1	Total Penalties	1
2	Penalty Minutes	2

San Jose Sharks Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Kiefer Sherwood, LW	Injured Reserve	Jan 27
Philipp Kurashev, C	Injured Reserve	Jan 25
Ty Dellandrea, C	Injured Reserve	Jan 15
Shakir Mukhamadullin, D	Injured Reserve	Jan 12
Logan Couture, C	Injured Reserve	Sep 30