San Jose vs Minnesota game
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The gist
Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov scored a goal and added three assists as Minnesota beat San Jose 4-1.
The Sharks have now lost four straight and remain without a point against Minnesota since 2023.
Background
The Minnesota Wild hosted the San Jose Sharks at Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in the teams' first meeting of the season. Minnesota came in on a six-game point streak (5-0-1), while San Jose had lost five of its previous six and was outscored 24-11 over that stretch. Kaprizov, the Wild's star forward, entered as the NHL's leading goal scorer with 27 points in 21 games against San Jose. Both clubs were missing several regulars to injury, and the Sharks reshuffled their top line before puck drop.
How it unfolded
- Nov 4, 2026Los Angeles beat San Jose 7-2, with Adrian Kempe's hat trick moving him past Dustin Brown on the Kings' franchise goal list; the Sharks held a players-only meeting afterward.
- Nov 6, 2026San Jose (7-9-1, 15 points) visited Minnesota (11-3-3, 25 points) at Grand Casino Arena, with Jesper Wallstedt starting in net for the Wild and Yaroslav Askarov for the Sharks.
- Nov 6, 2026San Jose moved Michael Misa to left wing on the top line with Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith.
- Nov 6, 2026Minnesota beat San Jose 4-1, with Kirill Kaprizov scoring a goal and adding three assists.
Key terms
- hat trick
- The achievement of a positive feat three times in a single match or game.
- general manager
- An executive with overall responsibility for managing a company's revenue, costs, and day-to-day operations.
Source: Wikipedia
Who’s saying what
- Caution
- Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky said the team is "pretty aware of where we need to get to" and is "battling to find our game."
- Support
- Reporter Pierre LeBrun reported that general manager Mike Grier is not considering a coaching change, leaving Warsofsky's job safe for now.
- Party
- Wild forward Michael McCarron credited Minnesota's fast starts to "probably having the best line in hockey," referring to Matt Boldy, Joel Eriksson Ek and Kirill Kaprizov.
- Public
- Sharks player Kiefer Sherwood called the Kings' celebrations disrespectful after the Nov. 4 loss and said his teammates needed to respond, framing it as a question of maturity.