After squandering a 3-0 lead, the Wild gathered themselves into overtime, controlled the puck, and Nino Niederreiter found the back of the net top put the Wild over the San Jose Sharks to wrap up a three-game road trip to California. Ryan Murphy scored a power play goal and Eric Staal scored two before Niederreiter’s overtime heroics.
The Wild started well in the first period. Minnesota had a game plan to protect Alex Stalock, a former San Jose Shark, and to get on the board early.