Boldy scores twice, Kaprizov has three assists in Wild's 5-2 win over Sharks

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Matt Boldy had two goals, Kirill Kaprizov recorded three assists and the Wild beat the Sharks 5-2 on Thursday night.

Mats Zuccarello’s goal put the Wild ahead 2-1 in the second period, set up by a no-look pass through multiple defenders by Kaprizov. Kaprizov entered the night sixth in the league with 17 assists.

Boldy scored on the power play in the second to double Minnesota’s lead, and Jonas Brodin made it 4-1 with a slap shot from the point in the third. Boldy added an empty-net goal with 1:35 remaining.

Zach Bogosian put the Wild ahead 1-0 in the first.

Macklin Celebrini, the top pick in the 2024 NHL draft, scored both goals for the Sharks.

Celebrini tied the game early in the second for the Sharks, and he scored again in the third period. His two goals marked a statistical novelty, as Celebrini, the NHL's youngest player, scored on Marc-Andre Fleury, the league's oldest player.

Fleury, playing in his 1,029th career game, had 24 saves and tied Patrick Roy for third-most games played in NHL history among goaltenders.

Wild: Boldy’s goal snapped an 0 for 17 streak on the power play for Minnesota, which rebounded from a 5-1 defeat to the Kings on Tuesday.

Sharks: Celebrini has three goals in his first three NHL games. In his second game since coming back from a hip injury, Celebrini had a team-high seven shots and recorded the second multi-point game of his young career.

Celebrini energized the Sharks with his game-tying goal early in the second period, but Kaprizov’s assist on Zuccarello’s goal minutes later gave the Wild the lead and momentum back.

The Wild play the Ducks on the road on Friday, while the Sharks begin a four-game trip against the Devils on Sunday.

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San Jose Sharks goaltender Vitek Vanecek, center, watches as Minnesota Wild left wing Matt Boldy (12) moves the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

San Jose Sharks defenseman Timothy Liljegren (37) and Minnesota Wild center Yakov Trenin (13) compete for possession of the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Minnesota Wild center Joel Eriksson Ek, right, watches as San Jose Sharks goaltender Vitek Vanecek is unable to stop a goal by left wing Matt Boldy during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Minnesota Wild defenseman Zach Bogosian (24) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal against the San Jose Sharks during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Minnesota Wild left wing Matt Boldy, center, celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal against the San Jose Sharks during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Pistons guard Jaden Ivey had surgery on his left leg, a day after breaking his fibula in a collision during a win over the Orlando Magic.

The Pistons said Thursday that Ivey will be reevaluated in four weeks.

“I promise to come back even better,” Ivey wrote in a social media post. “The recovery starts now #DetroitBasketball.”

Detroit drafted Ivey with the No. 5 overall pick in 2022 and the former Purdue star was having a breakout year. Ivey averaged 17.6 points and 4.1 rebounds — both career highs — along with four assists in 30 games this season.

He was injured when Orlando’s Cole Anthony slipped and fell as he and Ivey went for the ball. Anthony’s momentum carried him into Ivey’s planted leg, knocking Ivey to the floor. The 22-year-old Ivey was in obvious distress as he grabbed for his shin, and the team's medical staff quickly attended to him.

Members of the training staff held up towels to block the crowd’s view of the injury and players from both teams formed a circle around him. After a lengthy delay, he was loaded onto a stretcher and wheeled out of the arena with a towel covering the injury.

“It is tough for all of us,” Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff said after Detroit’s 105-96 victory. “There’s no better person or teammate than J.I. and no one cares more about this than he does."

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Detroit Pistons guard Jaden Ivey, right, drives to the basket as Denver Nuggets forward Peyton Watson defends in the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Teammates look over Detroit Pistons guard Jaden Ivey (23) after an incident during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Orlando Magic, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in Detroit. Ivey was carted off the court by stretcher. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)