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Chicago Blackhawks 2, San Jose Sharks 3 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Chicago Blackhawks 2, San Jose Sharks 3. Shots on goal: CHI 29, SJS 23. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 CHI 1-0 SJS; P2 CHI 0-2 SJS; P3 CHI 1-1 SJS.

Scoring plays: P1 09:01 Ryan Donato (assists: Frank Nazar, Connor Bedard) to make it CHI 1-0 SJS; P2 06:57 William Eklund to make it CHI 1-1 SJS; P2 14:55 Kiefer Sherwood (assists: William Eklund, Alexander Wennberg) to make it CHI 1-2 SJS; P3 03:28 Will Smith (assists: Collin Graf, Macklin Celebrini) to make it CHI 1-3 SJS; P3 06:09 Frank Nazar (assists: Teuvo Teravainen, Anton Frondell) to make it CHI 2-3 SJS. Top skaters: William Eklund (SJS) 1 G, 1 A; Frank Nazar (CHI) 1 G, 1 A; Ryan Donato (CHI) 1 G, 0 A; Kiefer Sherwood (SJS) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Alex Nedeljkovic (SJS) 27 saves on 29, decision W; Spencer Knight (CHI) 20 saves on 23, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · CHI
Frank Nazar
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 6 SOG · 21:35 TOI
Goals · SJS
William Eklund
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 1 SOG · 15:03 TOI
Goaltending · SJS
Alex Nedeljkovic
27 saves on 29 shots (.931) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

CHI 1 largest lead P1 9:01 (CHI 1, SJS 0)
SJS 2 largest lead P3 3:28 (CHI 1, SJS 3) · 3-0 run, P2 6:57–P3 3:28
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 9:01 Ryan Donato (Frank Nazar, Connor Bedard) CHI · wrist shot · CHI 1, SJS 0
  • P2 6:57 William Eklund SJS · wrist shot · CHI 1, SJS 1
  • P2 14:55 Kiefer Sherwood (William Eklund, Alexander Wennberg) SJS · slap shot · CHI 1, SJS 2
  • P3 3:28 Will Smith (Collin Graf, Macklin Celebrini) SJS · snap shot · CHI 1, SJS 3
  • P3 6:09 Frank Nazar (Teuvo Teravainen, Anton Frondell) CHI · Power play · slap shot · CHI 2, SJS 3

Linescore

123 T
CHI 101 2
SJS 021 3

Shots on goal: CHI 29, SJS 23

Biggest Period

The San Jose Sharks scored 2 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

CHISJS
29Shots on goal23
53Shot attempts48
16Faceoff wins36
8Hits27
12Blocked shots8
1Power-play goals0
5Takeaways2
14Giveaways18
4Penalty minutes6
87.0%Save %93.1%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI7121029
SJS612523

🎯 Shot Map

Chicago Blackhawks2 G · 40 attempts
Frank Nazar: saved (wrist)Nick Lardis: saved (wrist)Connor Bedard: missed the netFrank Nazar: saved (slap)Ryan Donato: goal (wrist)Connor Bedard: missed the netSam Rinzel: saved (wrist)Tyler Bertuzzi: saved (wrist)Alex Vlasic: missed the netAnton Frondell: saved (backhand)Ilya Mikheyev: saved (wrist)Ethan Del Mastro: saved (wrist)Connor Bedard: saved (wrist)Connor Bedard: saved (backhand)Louis Crevier: missed the netConnor Bedard: saved (backhand)Frank Nazar: saved (wrist)Anton Frondell: saved (slap)Anton Frondell: saved (wrist)Tyler Bertuzzi: missed the netFrank Nazar: saved (wrist)Connor Bedard: saved (wrist)Tyler Bertuzzi: saved (wrist)Teuvo Teravainen: saved (wrist)Anton Frondell: missed the netAnton Frondell: missed the netConnor Bedard: missed the netTyler Bertuzzi: missed the netConnor Bedard: saved (wrist)Frank Nazar: goal (slap)Louis Crevier: missed the netAlex Vlasic: saved (slap)Alex Vlasic: missed the netKevin Korchinski: saved (wrist)Connor Bedard: saved (wrist)Anton Frondell: saved (wrist)Tyler Bertuzzi: saved (tip-in)Ryan Donato: saved (wrist)Frank Nazar: saved (wrist)Connor Bedard: saved (slap)
  • 2Goals5% of attempts
  • 27Saved68% of attempts
  • 11Missed the net28% of attempts
San Jose Sharks3 G · 37 attempts
Nick Leddy: saved (slap)Will Smith: missed the netCollin Graf: missed the netKiefer Sherwood: missed the netMario Ferraro: saved (backhand)Kiefer Sherwood: missed the netKiefer Sherwood: saved (snap)Dmitry Orlov: missed the netVincent Desharnais: saved (wrist)Collin Graf: saved (tip-in)Vincent Desharnais: missed the netDmitry Orlov: saved (wrist)Macklin Celebrini: missed the netIgor Chernyshov: saved (wrist)Macklin Celebrini: saved (wrist)William Eklund: goal (wrist)Macklin Celebrini: saved (wrist)Tyler Toffoli: saved (wrist)Tyler Toffoli: missed the netMacklin Celebrini: missed the netZack Ostapchuk: saved (backhand)Kiefer Sherwood: goal (slap)Alexander Wennberg: saved (wrist)Macklin Celebrini: saved (wrist)Shakir Mukhamadullin: saved (wrist)Shakir Mukhamadullin: saved (wrist)Mario Ferraro: missed the netMario Ferraro: saved (wrist)Macklin Celebrini: missed the netNick Leddy: missed the netWill Smith: saved (wrist)Will Smith: goal (snap)Dmitry Orlov: saved (slap)Dmitry Orlov: missed the netTyler Toffoli: saved (slap)Dmitry Orlov: saved (wrist)Collin Graf: missed the net
  • 3Goals8% of attempts
  • 20Saved54% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net38% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

CHI skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Frank Nazar C 112+160121:35
Ryan Donato C 101+120015:40
Connor Bedard C 011-270121:13
Anton Frondell C 011040018:44
Teuvo Teravainen C 011-310018:36
Wyatt Kaiser D 000000021:54
Louis Crevier D 000000120:25
Tyler Bertuzzi L 000030020:16
Ilya Mikheyev R 000011018:06
Alex Vlasic D 000-210118:00
Sam Rinzel D 000011216:34
Kevin Korchinski D 000-111115:38
Ryan Greene C 000+100015:34
Ethan Del Mastro D 000-211214:23
Nick Lardis L 000-311013:03
Andrew Mangiapane L 000001110:04
Landon Slaggert L 000000209:55
Sacha Boisvert C 000002007:39
CHI goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Spencer Knight L 202387.0358:41
SJS skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
William Eklund L 112+210015:03
Will Smith C 101+120017:47
Kiefer Sherwood L 101+225013:15
Macklin Celebrini C 011+132022:05
Collin Graf R 011011120:36
Alexander Wennberg C 011+111019:14
Vincent Desharnais D 000+112224:11
Mario Ferraro D 000+123221:51
Dmitry Orlov D 000+134120:48
Nick Leddy D 000010017:27
Sam Dickinson D 000+101016:22
Shakir Mukhamadullin D 000020015:31
Igor Chernyshov L 000012114:27
Tyler Toffoli C 000020014:16
Michael Misa C 000000113:40
Barclay Goodrow C 000003010:08
Ty Dellandrea C 000-100009:23
Zack Ostapchuk C 000013008:09
SJS goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Alex Nedeljkovic W 272993.1259:59

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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