"Collin Graf scored at the 2:40 mark of overtime to lead the surging San Jose Sharks to a dramatic 2-1 comeback win over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night at Grand Casino Arena. Graf's goal came on an odd-man rush as he took a pass from Macklin Celebrini and made a forehand to backhand move to beat Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson for his second goal of the season."
"Goaltender Yaroslav Askarov's outstanding performance on Tuesday gave the Sharks a chance to make a comeback. Askarov, making an unexpected start, was the Sharks' best player through two periods as he stopped 22 of 23 shots, with the lone blemish being a Matt Boldy power play goal at the 5:02 mark of the second period. He finished with 28 saves. The Sharks, meanwhile, only managed five shots in both the first and second periods, including one shot on Gustavsson in their first two power plays."
"The Sharks have been ice cold on the man advantage lately, converting only 1 of 23 chances over their last eight games before Smith scored in the third. Smith now has points in each of the past five games with a combined three goals and four assists, and Celebrini had three goals and four assists in that time. Celebrini came into Tuesday with a team-leading 24 points, tied for fourth most in the NHL."
Collin Graf finished an odd-man rush 2:40 into overtime to give the San Jose Sharks a 2-1 comeback win over the Minnesota Wild. Will Smith tied the game at 1-1 with a power-play goal at 11:57 of the third following puck movement by Tyler Toffoli and Macklin Celebrini. Yaroslav Askarov made an unexpected start and stopped 22 of 23 shots through two periods, finishing with 28 saves. Matt Boldy scored on a second-period power play for Minnesota. The Sharks improved to 8-6-3 and are 6-0-1 since Oct. 28, winning four straight games.
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