Coming off of two straight losses, it was clear that the San Jose Sharks were going to need to set the tempo early and win this next game if they wanted to stay in the Pacific race for the time being. That’s exactly what they did last night, taking down the Minnesota Wild 4-1, at Xcel Energy Center.
Minnesota was coming off of a three-day break after winning 4-2 against the Seattle Kraken on Saturday. Their record is now 10-5-0 on the season after last night’s loss.
The first period was tilted in the Sharks’ favor.