🦈 Away Sharks 3-6-0 before this game
1–2
Final / OT
🌲 Home Wild 9-1-0 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
SJS 01001
MIN 00112

Sharks at Wild

Wild beat Sharks 2–1 in overtime at Xcel Energy Center on October 31, 2002.

🗓 Thu, Oct 31, 2002 · 19:00 CST 📍 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Wild lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌲 MIN
Sergei Zholtok
2 G
4 shots · 17:13 TOI · +1
2nd star 🌲 MIN
Brad Bombardir
2 A
3 shots · 25:12 TOI · +1
3rd star 🌲 MIN
Richard Park
1 A
2 shots · 18:07 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order
2nd period
🦈 Marco Sturm Go-ahead 2nd · 10:31
Assists: Niklas Sundstrom · beat Dwayne Roloson
1–0
3rd period
🌲 Sergei Zholtok Tying 3rd · 07:57
Assists: Richard Park, Brad Bombardir · beat Evgeni Nabokov
1–1
Overtime
🌲 Sergei Zholtok Go-ahead OT · 04:50
Assists: Brad Bombardir, Willie Mitchell · beat Evgeni Nabokov
1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦈SJS MIN🌲
20 Shots on goal 29
3 Hits 1
16 Penalty minutes 10
SJS shooting 5.0% (1/20) MIN shooting 6.9% (2/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦈Sharks
Evgeni Nabokov
27/29
.931 SV% · 2 GA · 64:48 TOI
🌲Wild
Dwayne Roloson
19/20
.950 SV% · 1 GA · 64:50 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 1st: 3-6 (33% win rate, 9 games)
Wild
Wild — tied after 1st: 9-1 (90% win rate, 10 games)
After 2nd — 1–0
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 Sturm · Sundstrom · Selanne 18:45
L2 Marleau · Ricci · Nolan 18:01
L3 Graves · Damphousse · Harvey 14:37
L4 Smith · Bradley · Cheechoo 7:21
D1 Ragnarsson · Hannan 28:00
D2 Marchment · Rathje 26:04
D3 Jillson · Jakopin 9:46
🌲Wild
L1 Ronning · Gaborik · Park 19:28
L2 Veilleux · Zholtok · Dupuis 17:13
L3 Brunette · Laaksonen · Walz 14:25
L4 Johnson · Dowd 11:14
D1 Bombardir · Mitchell 24:39
D2 Kuba · Sekeras 22:32
D3 Schultz · Brown 13:34
D4 Marshall 10:21

⚔️ Last meetings

Wild lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Apr 8, 2002
🦈SJS @ 🌲MIN
1–3 · Wild won
Nov 21, 2001
🌲MIN @ 🦈SJS
2–0 · Wild won
Oct 16, 2001
🦈SJS @ 🌲MIN
3–3 (OT) · Sharks won
Oct 6, 2001
🌲MIN @ 🦈SJS
0–0 (OT) · Wild won
Apr 2, 2001
🌲MIN @ 🦈SJS
2–4 · Sharks won

❓ SJS vs MIN, answered

Who won Sharks vs Wild on October 31, 2002?

Wild won 2–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Sharks vs Wild?

The final score was Sharks 1, Wild 2, in overtime.

Who scored for Sharks?

Marco Sturm.

Who scored for Wild?

Sergei Zholtok (2).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Evgeni Nabokov made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Dwayne Roloson made 19 saves on 20 shots (.950 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?

Wild lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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 29
🦈SJS @ 🐙DET
2–3 · DET won
Next game · Nov 3
🦈SJS @ 🦆ANA
4–3 · SJS won
🌲Wild
Previous game · Oct 29
🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN
2–3 · MIN won
Next game · Nov 2
🐋VAN @ 🌲MIN
4–2 · VAN won
Also on October 31, 2002
🦆ANA @ 🐻BOS
4–1 final
🐦ATL @ 🍁TOR
3–3 final
🌵PHX @ 🔔PHI
2–6 final
👑LAK @ 🪶CHI
1–2 final
⚔️BUF @ 🔥CGY
0–3 final
🏔️COL @ 🐋VAN
5–1 final
Sharks season page Wild season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule