Sharks 7–8 Wild — Final Score & Stats (Apr 9, 2025)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦈 SJS

Macklin Celebrini

3 G, 2 A

4 shots · 19:09 TOI

2nd star 🌲 MIN

Joel Eriksson Ek

4 G

8 shots · 20:04 TOI

3rd star 🌲 MIN

Matt Boldy

4 A

4 shots · 19:55 TOI

Scoring

15 goals · in order

1st period

🦈 Tyler Toffoli Go-ahead 1st · 12:11

Assists: William Eklund, Alex Wennberg · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

1–0

🌲 Marcus Johansson Tying 1st · 14:16

Assists: Frederick Gaudreau, Gustav Nyquist · beat Alexandar Georgiev

1–1

🌲 Brock Faber Go-ahead 1st · 18:48

Assists: Matt Boldy · beat Alexandar Georgiev

1–2

2nd period

🦈 Macklin Celebrini Tying 2nd · 07:29

Assists: Jack Thompson, Will Smith · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

2–2

🌲 Joel Eriksson Ek Go-ahead 2nd · 07:47

Assists: Marcus Foligno, Matt Boldy · beat Alexandar Georgiev

2–3

🦈 Carl Grundstrom Tying 2nd · 08:35

Assists: Cam Lund · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

3–3

🦈 Macklin Celebrini Go-ahead 2nd · 12:28

Assists: Will Smith, Timothy Liljegren · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

4–3

🌲 Kirill Kaprizov PP Tying 2nd · 17:02

Assists: Mats Zuccarello, Marco Rossi · beat Alexandar Georgiev

4–4

🌲 Joel Eriksson Ek PP Go-ahead 2nd · 19:48

Assists: Marco Rossi, Matt Boldy · beat Alexandar Georgiev

4–5

3rd period

🌲 Joel Eriksson Ek PP 3rd · 01:02

Assists: Kirill Kaprizov, Mats Zuccarello · beat Alexandar Georgiev

4–6

🌲 Joel Eriksson Ek 3rd · 02:06

Assists: Matt Boldy, Marcus Foligno · beat Alexandar Georgiev

4–7

🦈 Nikolai Kovalenko 3rd · 04:44

Assists: Macklin Celebrini, Henry Thrun · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

5–7

🦈 Macklin Celebrini 3rd · 10:02

Assists: Will Smith, Jack Thompson · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

6–7

🦈 Will Smith Tying 3rd · 19:08

Assists: Timothy Liljegren, Macklin Celebrini · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

7–7

Overtime

🌲 Kirill Kaprizov Go-ahead OT · 01:01

Assists: Mats Zuccarello, Jared Spurgeon · beat Alexandar Georgiev

7–8

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦈Sharks

L1 Wennberg · Smith · Celebrini 20:44

L2 Eklund · Toffoli · Kovalenko 17:48

L3 Goodrow · Dellandrea · Grundstrom 13:25

L4 Gregor · Ostapchuk · Lund 8:18

D1 Liljegren · Thrun 24:11

D2 Thompson · Carlsson 20:08

D3 Ferraro · Vlasic 15:28

🌲Wild

L1 Boldy · Eriksson Ek · Zuccarello 19:55

L2 Kaprizov · Foligno · Rossi 19:02

L3 Johansson · Trenin · Hartman 13:26

L4 Nyquist · Gaudreau · Brazeau 11:29

D1 Faber · Brodin 23:38

D2 Spurgeon · Chisholm 20:32

D3 Merrill · Bogosian 12:58

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦈SJS MIN🌲

31 Shots on goal 44

0/0 Power play (goals / chances) 3/4

27 Hits 24

24 Blocked shots 14

3 Takeaways 5

10 Giveaways 17

10 Penalty minutes 2

SJS shooting 22.6% (7/31) MIN shooting 18.2% (8/44)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦈Sharks

Alexandar Georgiev

36/44

.818 SV% · 8 GA · 59:40 TOI

🌲Wild

Marc-Andre Fleury

24/31

.774 SV% · 7 GA · 61:01 TOI

Where the goals came from

15 of 15 goals located

SJS MIN

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Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Sharks

Sharks — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-13 (19% win rate, 16 games)

Wild

Wild — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 15-3-2 (75% win rate, 20 games)

After 2nd — 4–5

Sharks

Sharks — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-8-2 (0% win rate, 10 games)

Wild

Wild — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 14-0 (100% win rate, 14 games)

Last meetings

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Wild lead the season series 3–0

Jan 112025 🌲MIN @ 🦈SJS 3–1 Nov 72024 🌲MIN @ 🦈SJS 5–2 Apr 132024 🌲MIN @ 🦈SJS 6–2 Mar 282024 🦈SJS @ 🌲MIN 1–3 Mar 32024 🦈SJS @ 🌲MIN 3–4

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SJS vs MIN, answered

Who won Sharks vs Wild on April 9, 2025?

Wild won 8–7 in overtime. The final score was Sharks 7, Wild 8.

Who scored for Sharks?

Macklin Celebrini (3), Carl Grundstrom, Nikolai Kovalenko, Tyler Toffoli, Will Smith.

Who scored for Wild?

Joel Eriksson Ek (4), Kirill Kaprizov (2), Brock Faber, Marcus Johansson.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Alexandar Georgiev made 36 saves on 44 shots (.818 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 24 saves on 31 shots (.774 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 3–0 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦈 Sharks

BeforeApr 7 🔥CGY @ 🦈SJS 3–2 AfterApr 11 🦈SJS @ 🛢️EDM 2–4

🌲 Wild

BeforeApr 6 ⭐DAL @ 🌲MIN 2–3 AfterApr 11 🌲MIN @ 🔥CGY 2–4

Also on April 9

🍁TOR 4–3 ⚡TBL 🔔PHI 8–5 🗽NYR 🎵STL 3–4 🛢️EDM 🔥CGY 3–4 🦆ANA

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