nhl Game Recap
San Jose Sharks vs Minnesota Wild Wrap - Minnesota Wins 5-4
Minnesota got a pair of goals from Jared Spurgeon as the Wild skated to a 5-4 victory over San Jose on Sunday at Xcel Energy Center.
Minnesota won as a -305 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
Minnesota got goals from Jared Spurgeon(2), Dmitry Kulikov, Matt Boldy, and Kevin Fiala in the victory. Kulikov opened the scoring at 6:04 of the first period.
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 26 of 30 San Jose shots in the victory.
Rudolfs Balcers, Noah Gregor, Matt Nieto, and Nick Bonino scored for the Sharks, finding the net behind Marc-Andre Fleury.
James Reimer stopped 23 of 28 shots for the Sharks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Minnesota went 0-for-5, while the Sharks were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
San Jose outshot Minnesota 30-28 in the game.
Minnesota looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Canadiens. The Sharks will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Columbus.