Wild Beat Sharks 4-1 as Kaprizov Posts Four Points

The Minnesota Wild beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1 on Friday night, November 6, 2026, at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul. Kirill Kaprizov had one goal and three assists for four points, and Minnesota won its third straight game.

Kaprizov opened the scoring with his 16th goal in 18 games this season, and the goal came on the power play. He finished with three shots, one hit and a plus two rating. Minnesota improved to 12-3-3 with 27 points. San Jose fell to 7-10-1 with 15 points and has lost four straight.

Kaprizov runs the offense

Minnesota scored twice on the power play, and San Jose scored none. Maxim Shabanov had the other power play goal for the Wild. Quinn Hughes added one goal and two assists for three points.

Zach Bogosian scored once and delivered six hits. Matt Boldy had seven shots and one assist. With goals from four different players and points from across the lineup, Minnesota kept San Jose chasing for most of the night.

Celebrini answers, then Minnesota pulls away

Macklin Celebrini scored the lone goal for San Jose. He deflected a shot by Dmitry Orlov into the net to tie the game, and he put six shots on goal. The goal continued a strong run for Celebrini against Minnesota. He now has 8 goals and 16 points in 7 career games against the Wild.

After the tie, Minnesota pulled away and closed out the 4-1 win. The Wild outshot San Jose 29-24 and held a 37-19 edge in hits, numbers that fit a night when the Sharks spent long stretches defending.

A strong night in goal

Jesper Wallstedt stopped 23 of 24 shots for Minnesota, a save rate of 95.8 percent. At the other end, Yaroslav Askarov made 25 saves on 29 shots for San Jose. Wallstedt gave up only the Celebrini goal, and Minnesota held San Jose to one goal on 24 shots.

Key numbers

• Final score: Minnesota 4, San Jose 1
• Kirill Kaprizov: 1 goal, 3 assists, 4 points
• Quinn Hughes: 1 goal, 2 assists, 3 points
• Power play goals: Minnesota 2, San Jose 0
• Jesper Wallstedt: 23 saves on 24 shots
• Yaroslav Askarov: 25 saves on 29 shots
• Shots: Minnesota 29, San Jose 24
• Hits: Minnesota 37, San Jose 19
• Records: Minnesota 12-3-3 with 27 points, San Jose 7-10-1 with 15 points

What comes next

The win was Minnesota's third straight and moved the Wild to 12-3-3. San Jose has lost four straight and sits at 7-10-1. The Sharks do not get long to regroup. They play Saturday, November 7, at Dallas, where the Stars are 9-5-2 and come in off a shootout loss at Columbus.

For Minnesota, the night rested on its best player. Kaprizov scored the first goal, set up three more and reached 16 goals in 18 games. Hughes added three points from the back end, and Wallstedt took care of the rest in goal.