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Montréal Canadiens 5, San Jose Sharks 7 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Montréal Canadiens 5, San Jose Sharks 7. Shots on goal: MTL 36, SJS 28. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 MTL 1-1 SJS; P2 MTL 1-3 SJS; P3 MTL 3-3 SJS.

Scoring plays: P1 06:18 Oliver Kapanen (assists: Juraj Slafkovský, Mike Matheson) to make it MTL 1-0 SJS; P1 15:32 Collin Graf (assists: Will Smith, Macklin Celebrini) to make it MTL 1-1 SJS; P2 05:09 Phillip Danault (assists: Mike Matheson, Jake Evans) to make it MTL 2-1 SJS; P2 10:28 Michael Misa to make it MTL 2-2 SJS; P2 18:23 Macklin Celebrini (assists: Collin Graf) to make it MTL 2-3 SJS; P2 18:48 Alexander Wennberg (assists: Kiefer Sherwood) to make it MTL 2-4 SJS; P3 03:29 Will Smith (assists: Macklin Celebrini, Dmitry Orlov) to make it MTL 2-5 SJS; P3 05:02 Ivan Demidov (assists: Lane Hutson, Nick Suzuki) to make it MTL 3-5 SJS; P3 05:20 Alex Newhook (assists: Jake Evans, Kaiden Guhle) to make it MTL 4-5 SJS; P3 10:56 Alex Newhook (assists: Brendan Gallagher, Mike Matheson) to make it MTL 5-5 SJS; P3 16:34 Kiefer Sherwood (assists: Philipp Kurashev, William Eklund) to make it MTL 5-6 SJS; P3 19:56 Adam Gaudette (assists: Macklin Celebrini) to make it MTL 5-7 SJS. Top skaters: Macklin Celebrini (SJS) 1 G, 3 A; Mike Matheson (MTL) 0 G, 3 A; Alex Newhook (MTL) 2 G, 0 A; Kiefer Sherwood (SJS) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Jakub Dobes (MTL) 21 saves on 27, decision L; Yaroslav Askarov (SJS) 32 saves on 37, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · SJS
Macklin Celebrini
1 G, 3 A, 4 PTS, 7 SOG · 22:50 TOI
Goals · MTL
Alex Newhook
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 15:53 TOI
Goaltending · SJS
Yaroslav Askarov
32 saves on 37 shots (.865) · W
Season highs
Mike Matheson · Season-high 3 points

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

📊 Game Flow

MTL 1 largest lead P1 6:18 (MTL 1, SJS 0) · 3-0 run, P3 5:02–P3 10:56
SJS 3 largest lead P3 3:29 (MTL 2, SJS 5) · 4-0 run, P2 10:28–P3 3:29
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 3 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 6:18 Oliver Kapanen (Juraj Slafkovský, Mike Matheson) MTL · wrist shot · MTL 1, SJS 0
  • P1 15:32 Collin Graf (Will Smith, Macklin Celebrini) SJS · backhand shot · MTL 1, SJS 1
  • P2 5:09 Phillip Danault (Mike Matheson, Jake Evans) MTL · tip-in shot · MTL 2, SJS 1
  • P2 10:28 Michael Misa SJS · wrist shot · MTL 2, SJS 2
  • P2 18:23 Macklin Celebrini (Collin Graf) SJS · wrist shot · MTL 2, SJS 3
  • P2 18:48 Alexander Wennberg (Kiefer Sherwood) SJS · wrist shot · MTL 2, SJS 4
  • P3 3:29 Will Smith (Macklin Celebrini, Dmitry Orlov) SJS · Power play · wrist shot · MTL 2, SJS 5
  • P3 5:02 Ivan Demidov (Lane Hutson, Nick Suzuki) MTL · Power play · slap shot · MTL 3, SJS 5
  • P3 5:20 Alex Newhook (Jake Evans, Kaiden Guhle) MTL · wrist shot · MTL 4, SJS 5
  • P3 10:56 Alex Newhook (Brendan Gallagher, Mike Matheson) MTL · Power play · wrist shot · MTL 5, SJS 5
  • P3 16:34 Kiefer Sherwood (Philipp Kurashev, William Eklund) SJS · Power play · wrist shot · MTL 5, SJS 6
  • P3 19:56 Adam Gaudette (Macklin Celebrini) SJS · Empty net · wrist shot · MTL 5, SJS 7

Linescore

123 T
MTL 113 5
SJS 133 7

Shots on goal: MTL 37, SJS 28

📋 Team Stats

MTLSJS
36Shots on goal28
76Shot attempts49
35Faceoff wins29
20Hits21
18Blocked shots9
2Power-play goals2
4Takeaways6
12Giveaways17
10Penalty minutes14
77.8%Save %86.5%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
MTL8101836
SJS891128

🎯 Shot Map

Montréal Canadiens5 G · 57 attempts
Nick Suzuki: saved (wrist)Alex Newhook: missed the netBrendan Gallagher: saved (backhand)Oliver Kapanen: goal (wrist)Noah Dobson: saved (wrist)Alexandre Carrier: saved (wrist)Kaiden Guhle: saved (wrist)Alex Newhook: missed the netLane Hutson: missed the netOliver Kapanen: saved (wrist)Josh Anderson: saved (wrist)Noah Dobson: missed the netNoah Dobson: missed the netAlex Newhook: saved (wrist)Phillip Danault: goal (tip-in)Oliver Kapanen: saved (wrist)Juraj Slafkovský: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: missed the netBrendan Gallagher: saved (wrist)Cole Caufield: saved (wrist)Cole Caufield: saved (wrist)Nick Suzuki: saved (wrist)Lane Hutson: saved (wrist)Alex Newhook: missed the netAlexandre Carrier: saved (wrist)Noah Dobson: missed the netMike Matheson: saved (wrist)Kirby Dach: missed the netNoah Dobson: saved (wrist)Phillip Danault: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: saved (wrist)Ivan Demidov: saved (slap)Ivan Demidov: goal (slap)Alex Newhook: goal (wrist)Mike Matheson: saved (slap)Phillip Danault: missed the netJosh Anderson: saved (wrist)Josh Anderson: missed the netBrendan Gallagher: saved (wrap-around)Zachary Bolduc: missed the netAlex Newhook: goal (wrist)Mike Matheson: saved (wrist)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (wrist)Josh Anderson: saved (wrist)Josh Anderson: saved (backhand)Nick Suzuki: missed the netNick Suzuki: saved (wrist)Kaiden Guhle: missed the netIvan Demidov: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: missed the netCole Caufield: saved (wrist)Ivan Demidov: saved (slap)Nick Suzuki: saved (slap)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (slap)Juraj Slafkovský: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: missed the netNick Suzuki: missed the net
  • 5Goals9% of attempts
  • 31Saved54% of attempts
  • 21Missed the net37% of attempts
San Jose Sharks7 G · 37 attempts
Sam Dickinson: missed the netWilliam Eklund: missed the netAdam Gaudette: missed the netCollin Graf: saved (wrist)Kiefer Sherwood: saved (wrist)Will Smith: missed the netMacklin Celebrini: missed the netMacklin Celebrini: saved (wrist)Kiefer Sherwood: saved (wrist)Macklin Celebrini: saved (wrist)Collin Graf: goal (backhand)Macklin Celebrini: saved (wrist)Macklin Celebrini: saved (wrist)Philipp Kurashev: saved (wrist)Collin Graf: saved (wrist)Sam Dickinson: saved (slap)Michael Misa: goal (wrist)Kiefer Sherwood: saved (wrist)Will Smith: missed the netAlexander Wennberg: saved (tip-in)Mario Ferraro: saved (wrist)Collin Graf: missed the netMacklin Celebrini: goal (wrist)Alexander Wennberg: goal (wrist)Sam Dickinson: missed the netMichael Misa: saved (wrist)Tyler Toffoli: saved (wrist)Will Smith: goal (wrist)Alexander Wennberg: saved (wrist)Adam Gaudette: missed the netJohn Klingberg: saved (wrist)Adam Gaudette: saved (backhand)Dmitry Orlov: saved (slap)Macklin Celebrini: saved (wrist)Macklin Celebrini: saved (wrist)Kiefer Sherwood: goal (wrist)Adam Gaudette: goal (wrist)
  • 7Goals19% of attempts
  • 21Saved57% of attempts
  • 9Missed the net24% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

MTL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Mike Matheson D 033030024:19
Alex Newhook C 202+131115:53
Jake Evans C 022+201115:35
Ivan Demidov R 101-130015:43
Phillip Danault C 101-111013:46
Oliver Kapanen C 101030109:55
Lane Hutson D 011-111225:03
Nick Suzuki C 011-340122:26
Kaiden Guhle D 011012120:15
Juraj Slafkovský L 011-130018:31
Brendan Gallagher R 011-132111:17
Noah Dobson D 000020420:58
Cole Caufield R 000-340020:48
Kirby Dach C 000-203014:32
Zachary Bolduc R 000+104013:10
Alexandre Carrier D 000-120512:38
Josh Anderson R 000043110:04
Jayden Struble D 000-102008:47
MTL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jakub Dobes L 212777.8658:03
SJS skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Macklin Celebrini C 134071122:50
Will Smith C 112-110019:37
Kiefer Sherwood L 112+145013:46
Collin Graf R 112-132013:11
Alexander Wennberg C 101+230118:54
Michael Misa C 101+120112:37
Adam Gaudette R 101+120010:32
Dmitry Orlov D 011-112019:44
William Eklund L 011+101014:43
Philipp Kurashev C 011+110012:58
Mario Ferraro D 000+212222:25
Vincent Desharnais D 000+201220:45
Shakir Mukhamadullin D 000+102019:06
Sam Dickinson D 000+112116:51
John Klingberg D 000-110015:56
Tyler Toffoli C 000+111011:54
Barclay Goodrow C 000001111:41
Zack Ostapchuk C 000001011:36
SJS goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Yaroslav Askarov W 323786.5559:48

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series MTL 0 – 1 SJS
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