ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Wild ended their season-long, five-game losing streak with a 3-2 win against the San Jose Sharks at Xcel Energy Center on Tuesday.
Minnesota (44-22-6) is six points behind the Chicago Blackhawks for first place in the Central Division and Western Conference. The Wild are two points from clinching a berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
"I thought our first period was really good," Wild coach Bruce Boudreau said. "I don't know if our first period was really good and they were coming off the tiredness and didn't have their legs yet, but I was pretty happy with that and pretty happy with some efforts on the power play. They're a good team, and you beat them three times [this season] that's pretty good."
Wild defeat Sharks to end losing streak
Minnesota stops five-game slide; teams score four goals in 63 seconds
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