The Sharks made a late push in the third period but were still trailing the entire game as they go down to the Minnesota Wild 5-2.
The Wild took control of this game early on and for most of the game. San Jose gave up the first goal early on in the first to Kevin Fiala. Minnesota added on to their lead in the second period with goals from Joel Eriksson Ek and Jordan Greenway to make it 3-0 through two periods.
The Sharks began their comeback in the third period, starting with a deflection from Jonathan Dahlen off the initial shot from Erik Karlsson. This was Dahlen's eighth goal of the season, which is second in the NHL in goals among rookies, only trailing the Red Wings' Lucas Raymond, who has ten on the season. San Jose got within one via Tomas Hertl on the power play, who grabbed the rebound off the shot from Jonathan Dahlen. Hertl also assisted on the Sharks' first goal of the game by Dahlen, while Logan Couture recorded the secondary assist on the Hertl goal. Speaking of Logan Couture, he recently hit the 600-point mark in his career. The Sharks' late push in the third was ultimately thwarted after the Wild sealed the deal with two empty-netters from Jordan Greenway and Kirill Kaprizov for Minnesota's eighth-straight win.
Adin Hill wasn't bad in net, stopping 22 of 25 shots against. James Reimer was the backup to Hill in the loss to Minnesota, indicating that Reimer will be able to start in net again very soon.
The Sharks should have played desperately the entire game, not just in the third period. They also can't seem to win in their Stealth jerseys, which I hope changes sooner rather than later. Team Teal is looking to get back into the win column in their next game against the Dallas Stars on Saturday at 7:30 pm PT.
Sources: NBC Sports Bay Area/California, NHL App
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