Stalock played 62 games for the Sharks before being traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Feb. 26, 2016. The Wild have won three of their past four games and are coming off a 3-2 overtime victory against the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on Friday. The Sharks will try to win their third straight game and for the sixth time in eight games. They defeated the Ottawa Senators 5-0 on Saturday. Backup goalie Aaron Dell made 25 saves in the shutout. Martin Jones is expected to start against the Wild.
Players to watch
Wild forward Jason Zucker has 17 points (11 goals, six assists) in his past 16 games. Sharks center Logan Couture has four points (two goals, two assists) in his past two games and 401 points in his NHL career. He leads San Jose in goals (15), points (25), power-play goals (4), and game-winning goals (3).
They said it
"I've gotten some text messages of where they're going [to shoot]. It's obviously a skilled group over there. I spent a lot of extra hours on the ice with guys working on stuff. It's something that will be fun to do tonight." -- Minnesota goaltender Alex Stalock "We were hard to play against. We've just got to really take that and come in [Sunday] and play the same way we did tonight." -- Sharks forward Kevin Labanc after the game Saturday.
After being scratched Friday for the first time this season, Cullen will return to the lineup and replace Stewart. ... Olofsson will play for Reilly. ... Spurgeon resumed skating Friday. ... DeMelo was injured late in the game against Ottawa and will likely be replaced by Ryan.
Stat pack
Braun is one of 14 NHL skaters this season to have at least 50 hits and 50 blocked shots. ... Coyle is on a six-game point streak (two goals, four assists).
