Burns’ OT goal lifts Wild past Sharks (AP)

December 31, 2008 · Filed Under NHL 

San Jose Sharks's Joe Pavelski (8) and Minnesota Wild's Marek Zidlicky (3) battle for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn. Minnesota won 3-2 in overtime.

The Minnesota Wild saved its much-needed best game of the month for last. Brent Burns scored at 1:38 of overtime to give the Wild a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night. Burns took a cross-ice pass from Mikko Koivu and beat Evgeni Nabokov over the left shoulder. Owen Nolan also scored in his return to the Minnesota lineup, and Krystofer Kolanos added a goal to help the Wild…

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