Sharks 2, Wild 3
Final/OT · Grand Casino Arena
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SJ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 MIN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
The Minnesota Wild beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Dec 31, 2008 at Grand Casino Arena.
Top performers
Joe Thornton had 2 assists for the Sharks.
Evgeni Nabokov made 29 saves on 32 shots for the Sharks.
Brent Burns had 1 goal and 2 assists for the Wild.
Niklas Backstrom made 32 saves on 34 shots for the Wild.
Before and after
- Sharks · 2008-09 season · Previous Dec 29, 2008: SJ 3, DAL 1 · Next Jan 3, 2009: NYI 3, SJ 5
- Wild · 2008-09 season · Previous Dec 29, 2008: MIN 1, CGY 2 · Next Jan 3, 2009: DET 3, MIN 2
Other Sharks vs Wild games
| Mar 10, 2009 | SJ at MIN | 5-4 | Regular |
| Mar 5, 2009 | MIN at SJ | 4-3 | Regular |
| Nov 4, 2008 | MIN at SJ | 1-3 | Regular |
| Dec 31, 2025 | MIN at SJ | 3-4 | Regular |
| Nov 11, 2025 | SJ at MIN | 2-1 | Regular |
| Oct 26, 2025 | SJ at MIN | 6-5 | Regular |
