Marcus Sorensen has himself a night, leads Sharks over Wild 4-3

A furiously fast-paced game, and a crazy rally by the Wild falls short in San Jose. The Minnesota Wild skated with a Cup contender all night long, but a goal by Barclay Goodrow after the Wild evened the score in the third period did the Wild in for good.

The first period was about as good as the Wild could hope for. With Eric Staal a late scratch due to illness, they put up eight shots while holding the Sharks to just two shots in the frame. Minnesota missed on a couple key chances early to score. On the other end, Marcus Sorensen got the Sharks on the board first. The Sharks move the puck all over the ice as good, or better, than any team in the NHL, and it was a passing play that ended…