ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Devan Dubnyk gave up two goals late in the second period during an otherwise stellar night in net for Minnesota, potential trouble for a team on a skid.
The Wild scored twice themselves in the same decisive stretch, sending the San Jose Sharks away with another defeat.
Martin Hanzal and Charlie Coyle scored 15 seconds apart right before the second intermission to help the Wild stop a five-game losing streak and hang on for a 3-2 victory over the Sharks on Tuesday night.
"This is what we needed against a really good hockey team on the other end," said Dubnyk, who stopped 21 shots. "We can stop talking about the other stuff now. This is what we're about."
David Schlemko and Patrick Marleau had goals that gave each team two scores in a 63-second span to set a record for the fastest four-goal stretch in Wild history, but the Sharks didn't get any more on the way to a season-high fourth straight loss. They have four goals during the streak, after losing 1-0 in Dallas on Monday.
"Obviously, there is some concern," center Logan Couture said. "But we've got a chance to finish strong."
Matt Dumba scored on a power play in the first period to give Minnesota a recently rare early lead and restore some confidence for Dubnyk, whose 37 wins are tied for second-most in the NHL. The Wild improved to 3-8 in March and cut their magic number for clinching a playoff spot to two points.
"We just came out the right way," Coyle said. "It was nice to get that first one and feel good and get some momentum right away."
Among the league leaders all winter but slumping at a critical time, two teams struggling to recapture their rhythm badly needed the two points on this night.
After playing more than four months without consecutive losses until their slide accelerated two weeks ago, the Wild have fallen behind rival Chicago in the Central Division chase after leading the Western Conference for most of the season. They're six points behind, with one game in hand.
They held the ominous players-only, closed-door meeting on Sunday after a 5-4 loss to Winnipeg when they outshot the Jets 48-21 and coach Bruce Boudreau angrily cut short his postgame news conference.
"Sometimes it was even unlucky games we lost, but this was really a huge win for us," Hanzal said. "It's going to build the confidence of the team."
Anaheim, Edmonton and Calgary have surged into contention for the Pacific Division title, shrinking the Sharks' lead to four points over the Ducks and Oilers and five points over the Flames.
"We just need to stick with it," Schlemko said. "You drop four in a row? Obviously teams are going to be catching up to you. Somebody's going to be getting points. We're more worried about this room and our own game and the level we need to get to."
Schlemko's wrist shot from the blue line with 2:03 left in the second period tied the game after the puck blew through traffic and bounced off Wild defenseman Marco Scandella.
Hanzal answered with a rebound from the side of the net for his first goal in 10 games with the Wild since being acquired in a trade with Arizona. Coyle followed Zach Parise's second assist with a one-timer for a 3-1 lead before Marleau brought the Sharks closer with his wraparound.
"We tried hard," Boudreau said. "They probably ran out of a little bit of gas."
Game notes
Martin Jones made 24 saves for the Sharks. He gave up more than two goals for the first time in nine games. ... The Wild swept the season series, winning all three games, for the first time in their history. ... The Wild have gone 11 straight home games without allowing a power-play goal. ... Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic was a late scratch with the flu. San Jose center Chris Tierney returned after missing Monday's game with the illness. ... Dumba became the 11th player to reach the 10-goal mark for the Wild this season, matching his career high.
UP NEXT
Sharks: Continue their four-game Central Division tour with a second visit to Dallas this week to play the Stars on Friday.
Wild: Play the second leg of their three-game homestand Thursday, hosting the Philadelphia Flyers.





Final
Series (Game 3 of 3)

Sharks 2

(42-24-7, 91 pts)

Wild 3

(44-22-6, 94 pts)









8:30PM,EDT,March 21,2017
Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul,Minnesota

1 2 3 T
SJ 0 2 02
MIN 1 2 03
Z. Parise (Wild - LW): Goals: 0, Assists: 2
C. Coyle (Wild - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 0
M. Hanzal (Wild - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 0




Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.
Period: All | 1 | 2 | 3

1st Period Summary

Time Team Detail
0:00
Start of 1st period
0:00 Minnesota Eric Staal won faceoff in neutral zone
0:17 San Jose Shot missed by Mikkel Boedker
0:55 San Jose Brent Burns shot blocked by Marco Scandella
1:06
Stoppage - High Stick
1:06 Minnesota Martin Hanzal won faceoff in defensive zone
1:28 Minnesota Shot on goal by Jason Pominville saved by Martin Jones
1:30 Minnesota Shot missed by Martin Hanzal
1:39 San Jose Dylan DeMelo credited with hit on Jason Pominville in defensive zone
2:07 Minnesota Penalty to Chris Stewart 5 minutes for Fighting (Major) Micheal Haley
2:07 San Jose Penalty to Micheal Haley 5 minutes for Fighting (Major) Chris Stewart
2:07 San Jose Chris Tierney won faceoff in neutral zone
2:34 San Jose Shot on goal by Patrick Marleau saved by Devan Dubnyk
2:38 San Jose Shot on goal by Patrick Marleau saved by Devan Dubnyk
2:47
Stoppage - Icing
2:47 San Jose Joel Ward won faceoff in offensive zone
3:23 Minnesota Eric Staal shot blocked by Justin Braun
3:28 San Jose Justin Braun credited with hit on Eric Staal in defensive zone
3:41 Minnesota Shot on goal by Eric Staal saved by Martin Jones
4:24 San Jose Shot missed by Brenden Dillon
5:24 San Jose Joe Pavelski credited with hit on Erik Haula in neutral zone
5:29 Minnesota Jonas Brodin shot blocked by David Schlemko
5:36
Stoppage - Icing
5:36 Minnesota Charlie Coyle won faceoff in offensive zone
5:55 San Jose Chris Tierney credited with hit on Charlie Coyle in defensive zone
7:12 Minnesota Shot on goal by Jason Pominville saved by Martin Jones
7:19 Minnesota Gustav Olofsson shot blocked by Joe Thornton
7:48 Minnesota Takeaway by Jason Zucker in defensive zone
8:15 Minnesota Giveaway by Erik Haula in defensive zone
9:02 San Jose Penalty to Joel Ward 2 minutes for Hooking Jared Spurgeon
9:02
Stoppage - TV timeout
9:02 Minnesota Power play - Mikko Koivu won faceoff in offensive zone
9:48 Minnesota Power play - Jared Spurgeon shot blocked by Justin Braun
9:57 Minnesota Power play - Jonas Brodin shot blocked by Tomas Hertl
10:29 Minnesota Power Play Goal Scored by Mathew Dumba assisted by Eric Staal and Zach Parise
10:29 San Jose Joe Thornton won faceoff in neutral zone
11:00
Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
11:00 Minnesota Erik Haula won faceoff in neutral zone
11:15
Stoppage - Icing
11:15 Minnesota Jordan Schroeder won faceoff in offensive zone
11:21 Minnesota Shot on goal by Jonas Brodin saved by Martin Jones
11:34 Minnesota Jordan Schroeder credited with hit on Dylan DeMelo in offensive zone
11:40 San Jose Shot on goal by Timo Meier saved by Devan Dubnyk
11:58 San Jose Shot missed by Logan Couture
12:51 Minnesota Shot missed by Mikko Koivu
13:00 Minnesota Shot on goal by Mikael Granlund saved by Martin Jones
13:08 San Jose Patrick Marleau shot blocked by Jared Spurgeon
13:17
Stoppage - Icing
13:17 Minnesota Charlie Coyle won faceoff in offensive zone
13:42
Stoppage - Offside
13:42 San Jose Tomas Hertl won faceoff in neutral zone
14:00 San Jose Brent Burns credited with hit on Charlie Coyle in defensive zone
14:11 San Jose Tomas Hertl shot blocked by Mathew Dumba
14:15 San Jose Shot on goal by Tomas Hertl saved by Devan Dubnyk
14:52 San Jose Shot on goal by Brenden Dillon saved by Devan Dubnyk
14:59
Stoppage - Puck in Benches - TV timeout
14:59 San Jose Chris Tierney won faceoff in neutral zone
15:07 Minnesota Shot on goal by Jordan Schroeder saved by Martin Jones
15:14 Minnesota Jordan Schroeder shot blocked by Dylan DeMelo
15:19
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
15:19 Minnesota Martin Hanzal won faceoff in neutral zone
15:54 Minnesota Shot missed by Jared Spurgeon
15:59 Minnesota Ryan Suter shot blocked by Mikkel Boedker
16:06 Minnesota Shot on goal by Martin Hanzal saved by Martin Jones
16:11 Minnesota Nino Niederreiter credited with hit on Justin Braun in offensive zone
16:18 Minnesota Shot missed by Martin Hanzal
16:53 San Jose Joe Thornton credited with hit on Jason Zucker in defensive zone
17:07 Minnesota Shot on goal by Mathew Dumba saved by Martin Jones
17:08
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
17:08 Minnesota Charlie Coyle won faceoff in offensive zone
17:36 Minnesota Takeaway by Zach Parise in offensive zone
17:39 Minnesota Shot on goal by Charlie Coyle saved by Martin Jones
17:44 San Jose Penalty to Dylan DeMelo 2 minutes for Holding Zach Parise
17:44 San Jose Shorthanded - Chris Tierney won faceoff in defensive zone
18:26 Minnesota Power play - Jonas Brodin shot blocked by Logan Couture
18:45 Minnesota Power play - Mikko Koivu shot blocked by Logan Couture
19:05 Minnesota Power play - Shot on goal by Eric Staal saved by Martin Jones
19:51 Minnesota Mathew Dumba shot blocked by Joel Ward
20:00
End of 1st period

2nd Period Summary

Time Team Detail
0:00
Start of 2nd period
0:00 Minnesota Eric Staal won faceoff in neutral zone
0:53 San Jose Takeaway by Brent Burns in offensive zone
0:58 San Jose Penalty to Joe Thornton 2 minutes for Hooking Mathew Dumba
0:58 Minnesota Power play - Mikko Koivu won faceoff in offensive zone
1:21 Minnesota Power play - Giveaway by Mikko Koivu in offensive zone
1:51 Minnesota Power play - Shot on goal by Jonas Brodin saved by Martin Jones
1:53 Minnesota Power play - Shot on goal by Mikko Koivu saved by Martin Jones
2:09 Minnesota Power play - Shot on goal by Nino Niederreiter saved by Martin Jones
2:11 Minnesota Power play - Shot on goal by Mikko Koivu saved by Martin Jones
2:43 Minnesota Power play - Shot on goal by Mathew Dumba saved by Martin Jones
3:37 San Jose Shot missed by Dylan DeMelo
3:49 Minnesota Jason Pominville credited with hit on David Schlemko in offensive zone
3:59 San Jose Dylan DeMelo shot blocked by Martin Hanzal
4:13 San Jose Shot on goal by Dylan DeMelo saved by Devan Dubnyk
4:14
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
4:14 Minnesota Erik Haula won faceoff in defensive zone
4:52 San Jose Shot on goal by Brenden Dillon saved by Devan Dubnyk
4:53
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
4:53 Minnesota Charlie Coyle won faceoff in defensive zone
5:06 San Jose Mikkel Boedker credited with hit on Eric Staal in defensive zone
5:15
Stoppage - Referee or Linesman
5:15 San Jose Joe Pavelski won faceoff in offensive zone
5:21 San Jose Brent Burns shot blocked by Jason Zucker
5:33 Minnesota Shot on goal by Mikko Koivu saved by Martin Jones
5:58 Minnesota Shot on goal by Mikael Granlund saved by Martin Jones
6:05 Minnesota Shot missed by Mikko Koivu
7:14 San Jose Takeaway by Tomas Hertl in defensive zone
7:26
Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
7:26 San Jose Tomas Hertl won faceoff in neutral zone
7:59 San Jose Shot on goal by Joonas Donskoi saved by Devan Dubnyk
8:02 Minnesota Mathew Dumba credited with hit on Tomas Hertl in defensive zone
8:08
Stoppage - Offside
8:08 Minnesota Charlie Coyle won faceoff in neutral zone
8:18 Minnesota Charlie Coyle credited with hit on David Schlemko in offensive zone
8:42 San Jose Logan Couture shot blocked by Jared Spurgeon
8:48 San Jose Shot on goal by David Schlemko saved by Devan Dubnyk
9:08 Minnesota Jared Spurgeon credited with hit on Patrick Marleau in defensive zone
9:15 San Jose Shot missed by Joe Pavelski
9:21 San Jose Shot missed by Brent Burns
9:24 San Jose Shot on goal by Joe Thornton saved by Devan Dubnyk
9:25
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
9:25 Minnesota Penalty to Jared Spurgeon 2 minutes for High-sticking Joe Thornton
9:25 San Jose Power play - Joe Thornton won faceoff in offensive zone
9:45 San Jose Power play - Shot on goal by Logan Couture saved by Devan Dubnyk
10:14 San Jose Power play - Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Devan Dubnyk
10:15
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
10:15 Minnesota Shorthanded - Mikko Koivu won faceoff in defensive zone
10:21 San Jose Power play - Shot on goal by David Schlemko saved by Devan Dubnyk
10:23
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
10:23 San Jose Power play - Joe Pavelski won faceoff in offensive zone
10:33
Stoppage - Icing
10:33 Minnesota Shorthanded - Erik Haula won faceoff in offensive zone
10:36 Minnesota Shorthanded - Zach Parise shot blocked by Logan Couture
10:40 Minnesota Shorthanded - Shot missed by Ryan Suter
11:01 Minnesota Shorthanded - Takeaway by Ryan Suter in neutral zone
11:04 Minnesota Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Ryan Suter saved by Martin Jones
11:06
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
11:06 San Jose Power play - Tomas Hertl won faceoff in defensive zone
11:51 Minnesota Takeaway by Marco Scandella in defensive zone
12:16 San Jose Dylan DeMelo shot blocked by Zach Parise
12:26 San Jose Timo Meier shot blocked by Jared Spurgeon
12:33 San Jose Shot on goal by Micheal Haley saved by Devan Dubnyk
13:02 Minnesota Shot missed by Jared Spurgeon
13:32 San Jose Shot on goal by Logan Couture saved by Devan Dubnyk
13:52
Stoppage - Puck in Benches - TV timeout
13:52 San Jose Tomas Hertl won faceoff in offensive zone
13:55 San Jose Shot on goal by Joonas Donskoi saved by Devan Dubnyk
14:20 Minnesota Nino Niederreiter credited with hit on Joonas Donskoi in neutral zone
14:27
Stoppage - High Stick
14:27 San Jose Joe Thornton won faceoff in neutral zone
14:55 San Jose Takeaway by Joe Pavelski in offensive zone
14:59 San Jose Shot missed by Patrick Marleau
15:00
Stoppage - Puck Frozen - TV timeout
15:00 San Jose Joel Ward won faceoff in offensive zone
15:44 Minnesota Shot missed by Jordan Schroeder
16:08
Stoppage - Icing
16:08 San Jose Chris Tierney won faceoff in defensive zone
17:57 San Jose Goal scored by David Schlemko assisted by Joe Pavelski and Dylan DeMelo
17:57 Minnesota Martin Hanzal won faceoff in neutral zone
18:24 Minnesota Shot on goal by Nino Niederreiter saved by Martin Jones
18:30 Minnesota Goal scored by Martin Hanzal assisted by Nino Niederreiter and Jason Pominville
18:30 Minnesota Eric Staal won faceoff in neutral zone
18:45 Minnesota Goal scored by Charlie Coyle assisted by Zach Parise
18:45 San Jose Joe Pavelski won faceoff in neutral zone
18:59 Minnesota Giveaway by Devan Dubnyk in defensive zone
19:00 San Jose Goal scored by Patrick Marleau
19:00 San Jose Joe Pavelski won faceoff in neutral zone
19:17 Minnesota Mikael Granlund shot blocked by Joe Pavelski
19:20
Stoppage - Icing
19:20 Minnesota Mikko Koivu won faceoff in defensive zone
19:43 Minnesota Shot on goal by Marco Scandella saved by Martin Jones
19:59 San Jose Brent Burns shot blocked by Mikko Koivu
20:00
End of 2nd period

3rd Period Summary

Time Team Detail
0:00
Start of 3rd period
0:00 Minnesota Mikko Koivu won faceoff in neutral zone
0:38 San Jose Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Devan Dubnyk
0:39
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
0:39 Minnesota Eric Staal won faceoff in defensive zone
1:51 Minnesota Shot missed by Martin Hanzal
2:05 San Jose Shot missed by Brenden Dillon
2:53 San Jose Joe Pavelski credited with hit on Erik Haula in defensive zone
2:55
Stoppage - Referee or Linesman
2:55 Minnesota Mikko Koivu won faceoff in neutral zone
3:04
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
3:04 San Jose Joe Pavelski won faceoff in offensive zone
3:06 San Jose Brent Burns shot blocked by Jason Zucker
3:16
Stoppage - Offside
3:16 Minnesota Eric Staal won faceoff in neutral zone
3:43 Minnesota Eric Staal shot blocked by David Schlemko
3:46 Minnesota Zach Parise credited with hit on Logan Couture in offensive zone
3:52 Minnesota Takeaway by Zach Parise in neutral zone
4:08
Stoppage - Icing
4:08 Minnesota Martin Hanzal won faceoff in defensive zone
7:22 Minnesota Shot on goal by Chris Stewart saved by Martin Jones
7:23
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout
7:23 Minnesota Mikko Koivu won faceoff in offensive zone
7:44 Minnesota Shot missed by Mikko Koivu
8:07 Minnesota Shot on goal by Jason Zucker saved by Martin Jones
8:08
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
8:08 Minnesota Martin Hanzal won faceoff in offensive zone
8:24 San Jose Dylan DeMelo credited with hit on Jason Pominville in defensive zone
8:37 Minnesota Martin Hanzal credited with hit on Marcus Sorensen in defensive zone
8:39 Minnesota Shot on goal by Jason Pominville saved by Martin Jones
8:57 San Jose Tomas Hertl shot blocked by Marco Scandella
9:27 Minnesota Takeaway by Mikael Granlund in neutral zone
9:33 Minnesota Mikko Koivu shot blocked by Joel Ward
9:47 Minnesota Mikko Koivu credited with hit on Mikkel Boedker in defensive zone
10:39 Minnesota Shot on goal by Mikael Granlund saved by Martin Jones
10:45 San Jose Joe Pavelski credited with hit on Mikael Granlund in defensive zone
11:10 Minnesota Jason Zucker credited with hit on Justin Braun in defensive zone
12:14 San Jose Joe Pavelski credited with hit on Mathew Dumba in offensive zone
12:20 San Jose Shot on goal by Paul Martin saved by Devan Dubnyk
12:21
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout
12:21 Minnesota Charlie Coyle won faceoff in defensive zone
13:03 San Jose Shot on goal by Joe Thornton saved by Devan Dubnyk
13:08 San Jose Takeaway by Joe Pavelski in offensive zone
13:21 San Jose Dylan DeMelo shot blocked by Mathew Dumba
13:54
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
13:54 Minnesota Martin Hanzal won faceoff in defensive zone
14:05 Minnesota Martin Hanzal shot blocked by David Schlemko
14:09 San Jose Justin Braun credited with hit on Jason Pominville in defensive zone
14:41 Minnesota Giveaway by Jonas Brodin in defensive zone
14:52 San Jose Paul Martin shot blocked by Zach Parise
15:40 San Jose Shot on goal by Joel Ward saved by Devan Dubnyk
15:41 San Jose Shot on goal by Joel Ward saved by Devan Dubnyk
15:42
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout
15:42 San Jose Joel Ward won faceoff in offensive zone
15:57
Stoppage - Offside
15:57 San Jose Joe Pavelski won faceoff in neutral zone
16:25 San Jose Joe Pavelski credited with hit on Mikael Granlund in offensive zone
16:45 San Jose Shot missed by Brent Burns
17:01
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
17:01 San Jose Tomas Hertl won faceoff in neutral zone
17:53
Stoppage - Offside
17:53 San Jose Chris Tierney won faceoff in neutral zone
19:02 Minnesota Mikko Koivu credited with hit on Joe Thornton in defensive zone
19:18 San Jose Shot missed by David Schlemko
19:19
Stoppage - Puck in Netting - Visitor Timeout
19:19 San Jose Joe Pavelski won faceoff in offensive zone
19:43 San Jose Brent Burns shot blocked by Jared Spurgeon
20:00
End of 3rd period
20:00
End of Game







Player Summary

San Jose SharksTime On IceFaceoffs
Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL %
M. Boedker LW00-1011001002516:430:431:3314:270000.0
J. Braun D 00-1002002002321:400:193:0618:150000.0
B. Burns D 000220001102425:201:412:2121:180000.0
L. Couture C 00-1213000002518:331:171:1616:000400.0
D. DeMelo D 001111122002114:590:000:0014:590000.0
B. Dillon D 00-1220000002216:000:190:5114:500000.0
J. Donskoi RW00-1200000001611:220:000:0011:220100.0
M. Haley C 00010015000117:030:000:007:030000.0
T. Hertl C 00-1101000102316:390:432:3113:255741.7
P. Marleau C 202410000002517:301:170:0416:090000.0
P. Martin D 000100000002421:300:002:2119:090000.0
T. Meier RW00010000000139:480:000:219:270000.0
J. Pavelski C 012011005202419:521:330:3217:477558.3
D. Schlemko D 011213000002419:120:082:1516:490000.0
M. Sorensen RW00-1000000001712:110:001:1910:520000.0
J. Thornton C 002201121002417:001:170:0015:433350.0
C. Tierney C 000000001001913:000:001:3611:245455.6
J. Ward RW00-1202120002617:310:431:4215:063442.9
San Jose Sharks Scratches
PlayerDetail
M. VlasicScratched
D. O'reganScratched
M. KarlssonLower Body Injury
J. HansenUndisclosed
Minnesota WildTime On IceFaceoffs
Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL %
J. Brodin D 000200000012017:443:440:5313:070000.0
C. Coyle C 101200001002216:511:470:0015:046185.7
M. Dumba D 10-1302001002221:111:321:0718:320000.0
M. Granlund C 00-1300000102620:143:400:3416:000000.0
M. Hanzal C 100231001002315:450:000:5314:526746.2
E. Haula LW00000000001117:580:000:337:253442.9
M. Koivu C 00-1331002012520:133:400:3415:597943.8
N. Niederreiter RW010200002002217:003:400:0013:200000.0
G. Olofsson D 00000000000119:380:000:009:380000.0
Z. Parise LW021002001202317:221:470:3315:020000.0
J. Pominville RW010300001001813:130:000:1912:540000.0
M. Scandella D 00-1102000102219:500:000:5318:570000.0
J. Schroeder C 00011000100107:090:000:007:0910100.0
J. Spurgeon D 001024121002523:383:550:0019:430000.0
E. Staal C 011200000002418:241:470:3416:035271.4
C. Stewart RW0001001500096:090:000:006:090000.0
R. Suter D 001110000102628:041:431:0725:140000.0
J. Zucker LW00-1102001102417:370:000:0017:370000.0
Minnesota Wild Scratches
PlayerDetail
N. ProsserScratched
R. WhiteScratched
C. FolinUpper Body

Goaltending Summary

San Jose Sharks Goaltending
Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM
M. Jones27324.88958:400
Minnesota Wild Goaltending
Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM
D. Dubnyk23221.91360:000

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.