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By Pearl Allison Lo

San Jose had the lead up until halfway through the third period, but the shutout went the opposite way of last game, as the Minnesota Wild won 4 to 3 Thursday.

The shootout went three rounds with Logan Couture scoring on the Sharks’ first chance, but Mikko Koivu and Jason Pominville followed to shut the door.

San Jose’s Mirco Mueller had his first NHL goal as he scored the first period’s only goal. Matt Nieto passed the puck cross ice to Mueller, who scored on a deflection at 16:06. James Sheppard got his first assist on the play.

Wingels then put the Sharks up 2-0 in the second period with his second power play goal in two games. Burns passed around the boards to Joe Pavelski. Then, at the same time Pavelski passed to Wingels, Burns got to one of Wingels’ defenders and Joe Thornton created a moving screen, before Wingels struck at 4:20.

Koivu got one back at 8:40.

Thornton took a pass from Pavelski to make it 3-1 at 1:37 of the third.

Kyle Brodziak and Thomas Vanek then tied the game by combining for two straight goals and the first assists. Justin Fontaine had the second assist at 5:13 and Nate Prosser had the second assist. It was Prosser’s first assist.

Both teams were pretty even shotwise through the third and overtime.

Burns had a shootout goal disallowed with 1:10 left in OT. It was ruled that the puck crossed after he made contact with Darcy Kuemper and the net.

Game notes: Minnesota outshot San Jose 19 to five in the second. Thorton blocked a puck with his body and Wingels took a puck to the face in the third period. Burns had to leave the ice in the first, but was able to return. The Sharks’ Barclay Goodrow made his NHL debut. San Jose has now held their opponents scoreless in the first for the 11th time in 12 games. The Sharks return home on the first of November to face the New York Islanders again at 7:00 PM.