🦈 Away Sharks 2-0-2 before this game
3–3
Final / OT
🌲 Home Wild 4-0-1 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
SJS 10203
MIN 12003

Sharks at Wild

Sharks beat Wild 3–3 in overtime at Xcel Energy Center on October 16, 2001.

🗓 Tue, Oct 16, 2001 · 19:00 CDT 📍 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌲 MIN
Marian Gaborik
1 G, 2 A
5 shots · 17:20 TOI · +2
2nd star 🌲 MIN
Jim Dowd
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 18:00 TOI · +1
3rd star 🌲 MIN
Andrew Brunette
2 A
13:44 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order
1st period
🌲 Marian Gaborik Go-ahead 1st · 05:45
Assists: Jim Dowd, Andrew Brunette · beat Evgeni Nabokov
0–1
🦈 Niklas Sundstrom Tying 1st · 16:36
Assists: Marco Sturm, Patrick Marleau · beat Dwayne Roloson
1–1
2nd period
🌲 Jim Dowd Go-ahead 2nd · 05:47
Assists: Andrew Brunette, Marian Gaborik · beat Evgeni Nabokov
1–2
🌲 Antti Laaksonen 2nd · 11:54
Assists: Marian Gaborik, Filip Kuba · beat Evgeni Nabokov
1–3
3rd period
🦈 Mark Smith 3rd · 11:19
Assists: Matt Bradley · beat Dwayne Roloson
2–3
🦈 Gary Suter PP Tying 3rd · 17:28
Assists: Jeff Jillson, Owen Nolan · beat Dwayne Roloson
3–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦈SJS MIN🌲
26 Shots on goal 31
1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4
19 Hits 17
10 Blocked shots 17
3 Takeaways 6
8 Giveaways 23
13 Penalty minutes 17
SJS shooting 11.5% (3/26) MIN shooting 9.7% (3/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦈Sharks
Evgeni Nabokov
28/31
.903 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI
🌲Wild
Dwayne Roloson
23/26
.885 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 1st: 2-0-2 (50% win rate, 4 games)
Wild
Wild — tied after 1st: 4-0-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)
After 2nd — 1–3
Sharks
Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.
Wild
Wild: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦈Sharks
L1 Graves · Damphousse · Nolan 24:33
L2 Sturm · Marleau · Sundstrom 16:19
L3 Matteau · Ricci · Selanne 14:17
L4 Smith · Harvey · Bradley 8:20
D1 Suter · Ragnarsson 24:36
D2 Stuart · Jillson 21:52
D3 Marchment · Hannan 18:20
🌲Wild
L1 Laaksonen · Roest · Dowd 18:01
L2 Hendrickson · Gaborik · Dupuis 16:19
L3 Brunette · Bordeleau · Zholtok 13:44
L4 Blouin · Gavey · Krivokrasov 11:31
D1 Kuba · Sekeras 29:15
D2 Benysek · Marshall 20:32
D3 Schultz · Mitchell 11:54

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →
Oct 6, 2001
🌲MIN @ 🦈SJS
0–0 (OT) · Wild won
Apr 2, 2001
🌲MIN @ 🦈SJS
2–4 · Sharks won
Feb 18, 2001
🦈SJS @ 🌲MIN
1–3 · Wild won
Nov 28, 2000
🌲MIN @ 🦈SJS
1–4 · Sharks won
Oct 20, 2000
🦈SJS @ 🌲MIN
3–1 · Sharks won

❓ SJS vs MIN, answered

Who won Sharks vs Wild on October 16, 2001?

Sharks won 3–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Sharks vs Wild?

The final score was Sharks 3, Wild 3, in overtime.

Who scored for Sharks?

Gary Suter, Mark Smith, Niklas Sundstrom.

Who scored for Wild?

Antti Laaksonen, Jim Dowd, Marian Gaborik.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Evgeni Nabokov made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Dwayne Roloson made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

Where is Sharks vs Wild played?

At Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, the Wild home rink.

What is the Sharks vs Wild season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it
🦈Sharks
Previous game · Oct 13
🐻BOS @ 🦈SJS
2–3 · SJS won
Next game · Oct 18
🦈SJS @ 😈NJD
1–6 · NJD won
🌲Wild
Previous game · Oct 14
🛢️EDM @ 🌲MIN
3–3 · EDM won
Next game · Oct 19
🎵STL @ 🌲MIN
3–2 · STL won
Also on October 16, 2001
🐯NSH @ ⚔️BUF
3–3 final
🏛️OTT @ 🐧PIT
2–5 final
🔔PHI @ 🐦ATL
3–3 final
🧥CBJ @ 🐙DET
3–4 final
⚡TBL @ 🏔️COL
1–2 final
🍁TOR @ 🛢️EDM
4–1 final
🐆FLA @ 🐋VAN
2–2 final
🐻BOS @ 🌵PHX
1–1 final
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