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Minnesota Wild
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San Jose Sharks
San Jose - SAP Center at San Jose
December 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM - PREGAME
Central / Pacific
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
MIN
1
L
Kirill Kaprizov
23G - 24A
(47P)
2
L
Matt Boldy
25G - 22A
(47P)
3
L
Marcus Johansson
12G - 20A
(32P)
4
D
Quinn Hughes
3G - 27A
(30P)
5
C
Joel Eriksson Ek
10G - 19A
(29P)
MIN Injuries
Hunt, Daemon
Undisclosed
Day to Day
Hunt (undisclosed) was put on injured reserve Thursday, per the NHL media site.
Jan 2, 2026
Trades
Dec 28 2025
The Minnesota Wild acquired Boris Katchouk from the Tampa Bay Lightning for Michael Milne
Central
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SJS
1
C
Macklin Celebrini
21G - 39A
(60P)
2
C
Will Smith
12G - 17A
(29P)
3
C
Tyler Toffoli
10G - 16A
(26P)
4
C
Alexander Wennberg
7G - 19A
(26P)
5
L
William Eklund
10G - 15A
(25P)
SJS Injuries
Kurashev, Philipp
Upper Body
Day to Day
Kurashev (upper body) is week-to-week, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports Tuesday.
Dec 31, 2025
Mukhamadullin, Shakir
Lower Body
Day to Day
Mukhamadullin (lower body) is questionable for Wednesday's meeting with the Minnesota Wild, per Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now.
Dec 31, 2025
Gaudette, Adam
Lower Body
Day to Day
Gaudette sustained a lower-body injury during Monday's 5-4 win over the Anaheim Ducks, per Eric Stephens of The Athletic.
Jan 3, 2026
Liljegren, Timothy
Upper Body
Day to Day
Liljegren (upper body) won't play against the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday, per Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now.
Jan 3, 2026
Smith, Will
Upper Body
Day to Day
Smith (upper body) is week-to-week, per Max Miller of NHL.com on Monday.
Jan 3, 2026
Misa, Michael
Not Injury Related
Day to Day
Misa (lower body) has been loaned to Team Canada for the upcoming World Junior Championship, the San Jose Sharks announced Wednesday.
Jan 7, 2026
Desharnais, Vincent
Upper Body
Week to Week
Desharnais (upper body) will be sidelined through the Christmas break, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports Tuesday.
Jan 19, 2026
Ellis, Ryan
Back
Season
Ellis (back) was acquired by the San Jose Sharks along with a conditional sixth-round draft pick from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Carl Grundstrom and Artem Guryev, the team announced Sunday.
Jul 1, 2026
Price, Carey
Knee
Season
Sep 1, 2026
Couture, Logan
Groin
Season
Sep 15, 2026
Trades
Pacific
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Goaltending
MIN
13-8-4
2.47 GAA
91.2% SV
SJS
14-10-1
3.38 GAA
89.8% SV
MIN
11-2-2
2.16 GAA
93.1% SV
SJS
5-7-2
3.06 GAA
89.5% SV
Goaltenders
MIN
24-10-6
GAA: 2.58
SV%: 0.913
vs
SJS
19-17-3
GAA: 3.46
SV%: 0.890