Minnesota Wild 4–1 San Jose Sharks
- Season
- NHL
- 2026
NHL: Minnesota Wild beat San Jose Sharks 4–1.
Game leaders
4Kirill KaprizovPoints
1Macklin Celebrini
7Matt BoldyShots on goal6Macklin Celebrini
23Jesper WallstedtSaves
25Yaroslav Askarov
Three stars
- ★ First starKirill KaprizovMinnesota Wild · 1 G · 3 A · 3 SOG
★ Second starQuinn HughesMinnesota Wild · 1 G · 2 A · 2 SOG- ★ Third starMatt BoldyMinnesota Wild · 1 A · 7 SOG
Picked by formula, not by vote. Skaters: 3 a goal, 2 an assist, 0.25 a shot on goal, 0.5 a plus-minus point, 0.1 a hit, block or takeaway, less 0.1 a giveaway. Goaltenders: 0.15 a save, less 1 a goal against, plus 1 for the win.
Scoring
Goals and assists from the box score. PPG is a power-play goal.
Minnesota Wild
- Kirill Kaprizov●1 G · 3 A · 1 PPG
- Quinn Hughes●1 G · 2 A
- Zach Bogosian●1 G
- Maxim Shabanov●1 G · 1 PPG
Assists: Jonas Brodin 1, Matt Boldy 1, Joel Eriksson Ek 1
In goal
Saves and shots faced, at even strength, against the power play and short-handed.
- Even strength19/20
- Against the power play3/3
- Short-handed1/1
- Even strength13/15
- Against the power play10/12
- Short-handed2/2
Key stats
- 29Shots on goal24
- 13.8Shooting %4.2
- 2Power-play goals0
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this game.
Minnesota Wild: 4 won, 1 lost in their last 5 games.
San Jose Sharks: 1 won, 4 lost in their last 5 games.
- Their last meeting: Minnesota Wild 1–2 San Jose Sharks.
Recent form
Standings
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 26 | |
| 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 24 | |
| 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 24 | |
| 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | |
| 26 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | |
| 27 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| 28 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | |
| 29 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | |
| 30 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
- Minnesota Wild
- San Jose Sharks
Shooting
- 29Shots on goal24
- 13.8Shooting %4.2
- 2Power-play goals0
Physical play
- 29Hits17
- 17Blocked shots18
Puck control
- 53.5Faceoffs won %58.4
- 2Takeaways3
- 14Giveaways11
Goaltending
- 23Saves25
- 95.8Save %86.2
Discipline
- 6Penalty minutes10
Shots and finishing
Minnesota Wild took 55% of the shots on goal.
- Minnesota Wild
- San Jose Sharks
2924
- Shooting %
- 13.8%4.2%
- Save %
- 95.8%86.2%
- Shooting + save %
- 109.690.4
Shooting % plus save % is hockey's PDO: 100 is par, and a side far above it was finishing and saving better than usual.
Ice time
Minutes on the ice for each skater, the most used first. Who a coach trusted tells you as much as who scored.
Minnesota Wild
- Quinn Hughes31:00
- Jonas Brodin24:25
- Kirill Kaprizov19:28
- Matt Boldy19:26
- Joel Eriksson Ek18:52
- Olli Maatta18:20
- Bobby Brink17:58
- Maxim Shabanov16:56
- Danila Yurov16:29
- Blake Coleman15:55
San Jose Sharks
- Macklin Celebrini24:59
- Darnell Nurse22:38
- Will Smith21:11
- Michael Misa20:18
- Jacob Trouba19:15
- Michael Kesselring18:56
- Sam Dickinson18:17
- Kiefer Sherwood17:13
- Mason Marchment16:35
- Eric Pohlkamp16:10
Skaters
| 25Jonas BrodinD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 24:25 |
| 10Bobby BrinkRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 17:58 |
| 24Zach BogosianD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13:22 |
| 97Kirill KaprizovLW | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19:28 |
| 3Olli MaattaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 18:20 |
| 38Ryan HartmanRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 80% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11:27 |
| 12Matt BoldyLW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 19:26 |
| 82David SpacekD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11:56 |
| 78Nico SturmC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 33% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10:19 |
| 47Michael McCarronRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14:00 |
| 43Quinn HughesD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 31:00 |
| 26Matt KierstedD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12:59 |
| 20Blake ColemanLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15:55 |
| 13Yakov TreninC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 13:53 |
| 19Tyler PitlickC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 07:32 |
| 14Joel Eriksson EkC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 41% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18:52 |
| 22Danila YurovR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 56% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 16:29 |
| 49Maxim ShabanovR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 16:56 |
Goaltenders
| 31Calvin PickardG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | – | – | – | 00:00 |
| 30Jesper WallstedtG | 24 | 23 | 1 | 95.8% | 19/20 | 3/3 | 1/1 | 59:43 |
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 26 | |
| 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 24 | |
| 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 24 | |
| 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | |
| 5 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 6 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 7 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 8 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 10 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 11 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 12 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 13 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 14 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | |
| 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | |
| 16 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 18 | |
| 17 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | |
| 18 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 19 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 20 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | |
| 21 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 16 | |
| 22 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 23 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 24 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 14 | |
| 25 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | |
| 26 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | |
| 27 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| 28 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | |
| 29 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | |
| 30 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | |
| 31 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | |
| 32 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 |