A Saturday that started with news that Erik Karlsson would miss the rest of the season with a broken thumb and the NHL had suspended Evander Kane for three games ended — perhaps remarkably — with a Sharks victory.
Dylan Gambrell broke a scoreless tie at the 3:08 mark of the third period and goalie Martin Jones made 39 saves for his first shutout of the season to lead the Sharks to a 2-0 win over the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.
Brent Burns took a pass from Antti Suomela and fed a shot toward the net that bounced off Gambrell and past Wild goalie Alex Stalock for his third goal of the season.