Marc-Andre Fleury made 36 saves, Marco Rossi and Matt Boldy scored, and the short-handed Minnesota Wild beat the San Jose Sharks 3-1.

Boldy extended the Wild lead to 2-0 at 4:34 of the second period after he took a pass from Zuccarello, walked in on the right side, and scored with a snap-shot over the glove of Askarov from the top of the right circle.

William Eklund scored his ninth goal of the season in the second period, but the Sharks could not generate any other offense in a 3-1 loss to goalie Marc-Andre Fleury and the Minnesota Wild at SAP Center.

Marc-Andre Fleury made 36 saves for the visiting Minnesota Wild in a 3-1 win against the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night. Mats Zuccarello had a goal and two assists, Matt Boldy had a goal and an assist and Marco Rossi also scored for the Wild,

Minnesota Wild (26-12-4, in the Central Division ... TOP PERFORMERS: Fabian Zetterlund has 12 goals and 16 assists for the Sharks. William Eklund has three goals and three assists over the ...

How did the Minnesota Wild combat the speed, skill and spunk of the much younger San Jose Sharks? By having their 40-year-old goalie school the kids. In the age-old battle of youth vs. experience, future Hall of Famer Marc-Andre Fleury prevailed to backstop the Wild to a 3-1 victory Saturday night at SAP Center for their fifth win in their past six games.

Marc-Andre Fleury made a season-high 36 saves to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 3-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks Saturday night at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif.

The Minnesota Wild and San Jose Sharks faced off on Saturday night, Jan. 11, in San Jose, California. The Wild’s injury list was the same as the past week, as they remained without Jonas Brodin, Jakub Lauko,

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Wild hit the road against the San Jose Sharks aiming to extend a three-game road winning streak. San Jose has an 8-13-1 record at home and a 13-25-6 record overall. The Sharks have a -38 scoring differential, with 113 total goals scored and 151 allowed.

Multiple NHL scouts and San Jose Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky weighed in on rookie Will Smith's struggles this season and how he can improve.

SAN JOSE — Marc-Andre Fleury made 36 saves, Marco Rossi and Matt Boldy scored, and the short-handed Minnesota Wild beat the San Jose Sharks 3-1 on Saturday night.

Benching Will Smith is part of the process. That’s how San Jose Sharks head coach Ryan Warsofsky looks at it. On Saturday, in a 3-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild, the top prospect was sat late in the second period.