Sharks escape with 6-5 win over Wild

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In San Jose, 11 goals were scored between the Sharks and Minnesota Wild and 11 different skaters had strikes on the night.

Logan Couture had a goal and four points in the win.

The Sharks have won two straight.

“There’s situations we need to handle better, but I’m not going to be picky,” San Jose coach Peter DeBoer said. “Wins have been hard to come by, and we did enough to win a game. We’ll move on to the next one.”

The Sharks held a 5-2 lead until the Wild rallied for three unanswered goals in the third period.

“I thought there was a chance,” Wild coach Bruce Boudreau said. “Like I told them in between the second and third, this isn’t over.”

Martin Jones made 21 saves in the win.

“We’ll take the four points,” Kane said. “We did a lot of good things in that game. There were some breakdowns. We got a little too comfortable. We’ve just got to keep our foot on the gas for a full 60 minutes.”

Eric Staal and Luke Kunin  scored for Minnesota.

Timo Meier, Marcus Sorensen and Couture gave the Sharks a 3-0 lead.

“Maybe Al Stalock did me a favor over there,” Couture said of the former San Jose goalie. “I texted him before the game, ‘I need one buddy.’ So maybe he let me get that one. Yeah, it felt good to see that one hit the back of the net.”

Radim Simek, Evander Kane and Tomas Hertl also scored for San Jose.

“We’re finding a way as a team to be successful,” Meier said. “I want to chip in any way I can. It’s great to see we’re going in the right direction as a team.”

Brad Hunt, Ryan Donato and Jason Zucker scored in the third period to make it interesting.

“We had a flurry of emotions to start like that and then end like that, and still not get the reward,” Staal said. “We had plenty of chances to tie, we just didn’t get it past them. Our first period, I won’t make any excuses about it.”

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Alex Stalock got the start for the Wild, but a four-goal first period by the Sharks meant he was given the hook in the first intermission.

Devan Dubnyk made 17 saves in relief.