Kirill Kaprizov scored one goal and set up three others as the Minnesota Wild beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1 on Friday at Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul. The win extended Minnesota to 12-3-3.
Celebrini’s second-period tip-in tied it at 1-1, but the Wild scored three times in the third, Quinn Hughes, Maxim Shabanov and Zach Bogosian, to pull away. Jesper Wallstedt stopped 23 of 24 shots.
Takeaways From Wild’s Win Over Sharks
Kaprizov controls every phase of the game
Kaprizov opened the scoring 7:55 into the first period with a snap shot, assisted by Quinn Hughes and Matt Boldy. He then set up Shabanov’s tip-in at 14:15 of the second, Hughes’ goal at 6:54 of the third and Bogosian’s goal at 13:58 of the third.
Power play flips the game in the third
Minnesota converted 2 of 5 power-play chances; San Jose went 0 for 3. The Wild out-shot the Sharks 29-24 and won 51.7% of faceoffs.
Wallstedt outduels Askarov in net
Wallstedt’s .958 save percentage held up against Yaroslav Askarov’s .862 for San Jose, who allowed four goals on 29 shots.
Player Of The Game: Kirill Kaprizov
Kaprizov logged 19:28 of ice time, including 5:02 on the power play, and recorded a goal and three assists. He factored into goals in all three periods.
Wild Vs. Sharks By The Numbers
Minnesota’s 40% power play (2 for 5) beat San Jose’s 0% (0 for 3). The Wild out-hit the Sharks 29-17 and won faceoffs 31-29. Quinn Hughes logged 31:00 and recorded a goal and two assists.
What’s Next
The Wild moved to 12-3-3 and lead the Central Division with 27 points. San Jose fell to 7-10-1, now tied for fifth in the Pacific with 15 points. Minnesota leads the season series 1-0.
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