Minnesota Wild vs San Jose Sharks

NHL

Wild

24-10-7, 55 PTS

3-4

Final/SO

Sharks

20-17-3, 43 PTS

SAP Center at San Jose

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

MIN shoots leftSJ shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	T
MIN	8	6	6	3	2	25
SJ	8	9	9	2	2	30

In net

Jesper Wallstedt25/28 SV, .893

Yaroslav Askarov20/23 SV, .870

Team	1	2	3	OT	SO	T
MIN	1	0	2	0	0	3
SJ	0	2	1	0	1	4

Who won: Sharks 4-3

The San Jose Sharks beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 in a shootout on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at SAP Center at San Jose. The Sharks outscored the Wild 2-0 in the 2nd period. Macklin Celebrini led the Sharks in goals (1). Marcus Foligno led the Wild in goals (1).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

MINSJ

13Blocked Shots22

19Hits19

3Takeaways5

23Shots28

0Power Play Goals1

1Power Play Opportunities1

0.0Power Play Percentage100.0

0Short Handed Goals0

0Shootout Goals0

25Faceoffs Won31

44.6Faceoff Win Percent55.4

14Giveaways19

1Total Penalties1

2Penalty Minutes2

Player of the game

Macklin Celebrini

SJ · 1 G, 1 A, 4 SOG

8.1

Deserved to win

62%

MIN · 2.85 xG

38%

SJ · 2.15 xG

Wild deserved better: 62% on chances, lost 3-4

Play by play

End of the shootout
GOALSO 0:00
Goal! Wrist shot
W. Eklund · 1 A
William Eklund Goal Wrist Shot
MIN 0 - 2 SJ
SO 0:00
Wrist shot on goal
Matt Boldy Wrist Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
M. Boldy
GOALSO 0:00
Goal! Wrist shot
M. Celebrini · 1 G, 1 A
Macklin Celebrini Goal Wrist Shot
MIN 0 - 1 SJ
SO 0:00
Wrist shot on goal
Mats Zuccarello Wrist Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
M. Zuccarello · 1 G
SO 0:00
Penalty: failed shot attempt
Collin Graf failed shot attempt on Jesper Wallstedt
C. Graf
Start of the shootout
End of the overtime
OT 4:53
TO
Takeaway
Takeaway by Macklin Celebrini
M. Celebrini · 1 G, 1 A
OT 4:42
Wrist shot high and wide left
John Klingberg Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
J. Klingberg
OT 4:16
Faceoff win vs J. Eriksson Ek
Alexander Wennberg faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
A. Wennberg
OT 4:14
Wrist shot on goal
Matt Boldy Wrist Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
M. Boldy
OT 3:33
Wrist shot on goal
Macklin Celebrini Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
M. Celebrini · 1 G, 1 A
OT 3:31
Faceoff win vs J. Eriksson Ek
Ty Dellandrea faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
T. Dellandrea
OT 3:28
Slap shot on goal
Macklin Celebrini Slap Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
M. Celebrini · 1 G, 1 A
OT 2:30
Wrist shot failed bank attempt
Quinn Hughes Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
Q. Hughes
OT 2:29
Wrist shot on goal
Quinn Hughes Wrist Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
Q. Hughes
OT 1:26
Shot blocked by Q. Hughes
Macklin Celebrini shot blocked by Quinn Hughes
M. Celebrini · 1 G, 1 A
OT 1:00
Slap shot on goal
Marcus Johansson Slap Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
M. Johansson
OT 0:37
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov
D. Orlov · 1 A
OT 0:28
Big hit on A. Wennberg
Matt Boldy hit Alexander Wennberg
M. Boldy
OT 0:00
Faceoff win vs A. Wennberg
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Alexander Wennberg
J. Eriksson Ek
Start of the overtime
End of the 3rd period
P3 0:54
Shot blocked by M. Celebrini
Quinn Hughes shot blocked by Macklin Celebrini
Q. Hughes