To create a roster spot for Eklund, the Sharks returned forward Ethan Cardwell to the Barracuda. Cardwell played four games with the Sharks after his recall from the AHL on Nov. 2 and didn’t necessarily look out of place as he scored one goal and averaged 12:21 in ice time.

Collin Graf scored 2:41 into overtime and the surging San Jose Sharks came back to beat the Minnesota Wild 2-1 on Tuesday night.

Minnesota controlled a good part of Tuesday's matchup with the San Jose Sharks, but that's what made this 2-1 loss so hard to digest.

Eklund was reunited with Wennberg and Kurashev on Monday as the Sharks held a brief practice before their flight to the Twin Cities. Eklund is now the Sharks’ third-leading scorer with 11 points, trailing only Macklin Celebrini (24 points) and Will Smith (16 points).

San Jose Sharks will be looking for their fifth straight victory on Thursday when they play the Calgary Flames

Celebrini was bottled up for two periods and in the midst of one of his worst performances of the season. But in a mark of greatness, the Wild gave him a sliver of space in the third period and OT, and the 2024 No. 1 pick made brilliant passes to Will Smith and Collin Graf to win the game.

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The Minnesota Wild took on the San Jose Sharks for the second time this season on Veteran’s Day, Tuesday, Nov. 11, and the Wild’s Military Appreciation Night.

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Will Smith scored the tying goal in the third period for the Sharks, and Collin Graf got the winner in the extra period.