Boldy extended the Wild lead to 2-0 at 4:34 of the second period after he took a pass from Zuccarello, walked in on the right side, and scored with a snap-shot over the glove of Askarov from the top of the right circle.

Eklund notched a power-play assist and a minus-2 rating in Thursday's 6-5 loss to the Predators. Eklund has gone five games without a goal, but he has earned three assists over his last two outings. He helped out on Macklin Celebrini's game-tying goal in the second period Thursday,

Benching Will Smith is part of the process. That’s how San Jose Sharks head coach Ryan Warsofsky looks at it. On Saturday, in a 3-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild, the top prospect was sat late in the second period.