Sharks lose 4-1 at Minnesota
Celebrini scored San Jose's only goal. Askarov stopped 25 of 29 shots.
The San Jose Sharks lost 4-1 to the Minnesota Wild on Friday night, Nov. 6, at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul, according to the National Hockey League's official game summary.
Kirill Kaprizov opened the scoring with a power-play goal at 7:55 of the first period, with assists from Quinn Hughes and Matt Boldy. Macklin Celebrini tied the game at 12:11 of the second with a tip-in, assisted by Dmitry Orlov and Will Smith. Maxim Shabanov restored Minnesota's lead on the power play at 14:15 of the second, with assists from Kaprizov and Hughes.
Hughes scored at 6:54 of the third, with assists from Kaprizov and Jonas Brodin. Zach Bogosian added a goal at 13:58, assisted by Joel Eriksson Ek and Kaprizov.
Minnesota outshot San Jose 29-24. Wild goalie Jesper Wallstedt stopped 23 of 24 shots; Sharks goalie Yaroslav Askarov stopped 25 of 29. Hughes was the first star, Kaprizov the second, and Wallstedt the third.
The Sharks fall to 7-10-1 (15 points) on a four-game losing streak; the Wild are 12-3-3, according to the league standings. San Jose plays at Dallas on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 5 p.m. PT, per the league schedule.
Source: NHL official game center, Sharks at Wild; NHL.com game recap; NHL game summary; Sharks schedule