Minnesota Wild win 5-2 over San Jose Sharks

Matt Boldy had two goals, Kirill Kaprizov recorded three assists and the Wild beat the Sharks 5-2 on Thursday night.

Mats Zuccarello's goal put the Wild ahead 2-1 in the second period, set up by a no-look pass through multiple defenders by Kaprizov. Kaprizov entered the night sixth in the league with 17 assists.

Boldy scored on the power play in the second to double Minnesota's lead, and Jonas Brodin made it 4-1 with a slap shot from the point in the third. Boldy added an empty-net goal with 1:35 remaining.

Zach Bogosian put the Wild ahead 1-0 in the first.

Macklin Celebrini, the top pick in the 2024 NHL draft, scored both goals for the Sharks.

Celebrini tied the game early in the second for the Sharks, and he scored again in the third period. His two goals marked a statistical novelty , as Celebrini, the NHL's youngest player, scored on Marc-Andre Fleury, the league's oldest player.

"Good for him," Fleury said with a laugh, when told about the stat. "He's got good awareness of where guys are at," Fleury said. "He's got a good shot. That last goal, I love. I wish I could get it back, but (it was) still good. Right at the bar above my head. I'll be looking forward to watching him."

At 18 years old, Celebrini is more than two decades younger than Fleury, who has been in the league for 21 years and has indicated this will be his last season.

"He's been in the league longer than I've been alive, so it's been amazing to watch his career," Celebrini said about Fleury. "Obviously, the runs he had with Pittsburgh and Vegas, and even him in Chicago and now Minnesota. He seems like a great personality, and it's been fun to watch his off-ice antics as much as his on-ice."

Fleury himself made history Thursday by playing in his 1,029th career game. He had 24 saves and tied Patrick Roy for third-most games played in NHL history among goaltenders.