- The Canadian Press
San Jose visits Minnesota following shootout win
San Jose Sharks (2-2-0, seventh in the West Division) vs. Minnesota Wild (3-1-0, fourth in the West Division) St. Paul, Minnesota; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: San Jose visits the Minnesota Wild after the Sharks defeated St. Louis 2-1 in a shootout. Minnesota went 35-27-7 overall and 8-10-1 in division games in the 2019-20 season. The Wild scored 3.2 goals per game while allowing opponents to average 3.1 last season. San Jose went 11-11-1 in division games and 12-19-3 on the road during the 2019-20 season. The Sharks scored 180 total goals last season averaging 2.6 per game. The matchup Friday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams. INJURIES: Wild: None listed. Sharks: Maxim Letunov: out (health protocols). ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. The Associated Press
- The Associated Press
Eriksson Ek helps Wild cap road trip with 3-2 win over Ducks
Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and an assist, including the game-winning score early in the third period, and the Minnesota Wild capped a successful season-opening road trip with a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night. Eriksson Ek ripped a quick wrist shot past Ryan Miller's glove side off a pass from Jordan Greenway 1:53 into the third for his second goal of the season and the eighth game-winning goal of his career. The win is the third in four games for Minnesota, which is part of the reconfigured West Division this season.
- LA Times
Ducks fall short against Wild
Nicolas Deslauriers and Cam Fowler scored, and Ryan Miller stopped 29 shots, but the Ducks fall short against the Minnesota Wild 3-2.
