MIN
Minnesota Wild
24-10-7 · OT1 · L10: 7-1-2
W
W
OT
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
Final/SO
3—4
2025-12-31 · SAP Center
SJS
San Jose Sharks
20-17-3 · W3 · L10: 6-4-0
W
W
L
L
L
W
W
W
L
W
MIN controlled xG 2.9 to 2.3 but SJS won on execution · Decided in a shootout
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEMIN xG
2.86
ACTUAL
3 — 4
SJS xG
2.29
Scoring Timeline
0.07
MED xG
11
Vladimir Tarasenko(8)
R · MIN · #11
Ryan Hartman (7), Vinnie Hinostroza (4)MIN 1 - 0 SJS
0.16
HIGH xG
24
Igor Chernyshov(3)
L · SJS · #24
Macklin Celebrini (40), William Eklund (16)MIN 1 - 1 SJS
0.10
MED xG
53
Jeff Skinner(5)
C · SJS · #53
Dmitry Orlov (19)MIN 1 - 2 SJS
0.12
HIGH xG
71
Macklin Celebrini(22)
C · SJS · #71
Igor Chernyshov (5)MIN 1 - 3 SJS
0.03
LOW xG
17
Marcus Foligno(1)
L · MIN · #17
Zach Bogosian (2), Jake Middleton (8)MIN 2 - 3 SJS
0.16
HIGH xG
36
Mats Zuccarello(4)
R · MIN · #36
MIN 3 - 3 SJS
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
30
Jesper Wallstedt
G · MIN · #30
25/28 saves, .892 SV%, -0.7 GSAx
★2
30
Yaroslav Askarov
G · SJS · #30
20/23 saves, .869 SV%, -1.1 GSAx
★3
71
Macklin Celebrini
C · SJS · #71
1G, 1A, 4 SOG
Team Stats
MINSJS
23Shots28
2.85xGF2.29
54.5CF%45.5
44.6FO%55.4
0/1PP1/1
19Hits19
13Blocks22
14Giveaways19
3Takeaways5
2PIM2
Period Breakdown
| Period | MIN SOG | SJS SOG | MIN xG | SJS xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | 8 | 0.59 | 0.61 |
| 2nd | 6 | 7 | 1.18 | 0.77 |
| 3rd | 4 | 8 | 0.71 | 0.62 |
| OT | 3 | 2 | 0.38 | 0.29 |
| Total | 20 | 25 | 2.86 | 2.29 |
Penalties
2 TOTAL1P 03:22
Pavol Regendahooking (2 min)
Drawn by Ryan Hartman2P 14:50
Zach Bogosianslashing (2 min)
Drawn by William Eklund