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San Jose Sharks 4, Montréal Canadiens 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: San Jose Sharks 4, Montréal Canadiens 2. Shots on goal: SJS 22, MTL 27. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 SJS 1-1 MTL; P2 SJS 2-1 MTL; P3 SJS 1-0 MTL.

Scoring plays: P1 07:21 Cole Caufield (assists: Juraj Slafkovský, Noah Dobson) to make it SJS 0-1 MTL; P1 13:12 Macklin Celebrini (assists: Collin Graf, John Klingberg) to make it SJS 1-1 MTL; P2 11:56 Mario Ferraro (assists: Alexander Wennberg, William Eklund) to make it SJS 2-1 MTL; P2 16:20 Collin Graf (assists: Macklin Celebrini, John Klingberg) to make it SJS 3-1 MTL; P2 17:38 Nick Suzuki (assists: Ivan Demidov, Noah Dobson) to make it SJS 3-2 MTL; P3 17:57 Macklin Celebrini (assists: Collin Graf, Barclay Goodrow) to make it SJS 4-2 MTL. Top skaters: Macklin Celebrini (SJS) 2 G, 1 A; Collin Graf (SJS) 1 G, 2 A; John Klingberg (SJS) 0 G, 2 A; Noah Dobson (MTL) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Alex Nedeljkovic (SJS) 25 saves on 27, decision W; Jakub Dobes (MTL) 17 saves on 20, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · SJS
Macklin Celebrini
2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS, 3 SOG · 22:11 TOI
Goals · SJS
Collin Graf
1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 3 SOG · 17:10 TOI
Goaltending · SJS
Alex Nedeljkovic
25 saves on 27 shots (.926) · W
Season highs
Collin Graf · Season-high 3 points

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

📊 Game Flow

SJS 2 largest lead P2 16:20 (SJS 3, MTL 1) · 3-0 run, P1 13:12–P2 16:20
MTL 1 largest lead P1 7:21 (SJS 0, MTL 1)
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 7:21 Cole Caufield (Juraj Slafkovský, Noah Dobson) MTL · snap shot · SJS 0, MTL 1
  • P1 13:12 Macklin Celebrini (Collin Graf, John Klingberg) SJS · snap shot · SJS 1, MTL 1
  • P2 11:56 Mario Ferraro (Alexander Wennberg, William Eklund) SJS · snap shot · SJS 2, MTL 1
  • P2 16:20 Collin Graf (Macklin Celebrini, John Klingberg) SJS · snap shot · SJS 3, MTL 1
  • P2 17:38 Nick Suzuki (Ivan Demidov, Noah Dobson) MTL · snap shot · SJS 3, MTL 2
  • P3 17:57 Macklin Celebrini (Collin Graf, Barclay Goodrow) SJS · Empty net · snap shot · SJS 4, MTL 2

Linescore

123 T
SJS 121 4
MTL 110 2

Shots on goal: SJS 21, MTL 27

Biggest Period

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

📋 Team Stats

SJSMTL
22Shots on goal27
58Shot attempts57
24Faceoff wins37
23Hits22
14Blocked shots9
0Power-play goals0
5Takeaways4
22Giveaways21
4Penalty minutes0
92.6%Save %85.0%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
SJS113822
MTL164727

🎯 Shot Map

San Jose Sharks4 G · 43 attempts
William Eklund: saved (snap)William Eklund: saved (snap)John Klingberg: saved (tip-in)Collin Graf: missed the netJohn Klingberg: missed the netCollin Graf: saved (snap)Alexander Wennberg: missed the netKiefer Sherwood: missed the netCollin Graf: saved (snap)Tyler Toffoli: missed the netMichael Misa: saved (snap)Michael Misa: saved (backhand)Michael Misa: saved (tip-in)Macklin Celebrini: goal (snap)Macklin Celebrini: saved (snap)Macklin Celebrini: missed the netZack Ostapchuk: saved (snap)Kiefer Sherwood: missed the netKiefer Sherwood: missed the netWilliam Eklund: missed the netCollin Graf: missed the netMario Ferraro: goal (snap)Shakir Mukhamadullin: missed the netShakir Mukhamadullin: saved (snap)Collin Graf: goal (snap)Barclay Goodrow: missed the netAdam Gaudette: missed the netShakir Mukhamadullin: saved (slap)Adam Gaudette: saved (snap)Kiefer Sherwood: saved (snap)Kiefer Sherwood: saved (snap)Dmitry Orlov: missed the netMichael Misa: missed the netMario Ferraro: saved (snap)Barclay Goodrow: missed the netJohn Klingberg: missed the netWilliam Eklund: missed the netKiefer Sherwood: missed the netWilliam Eklund: saved (snap)Kiefer Sherwood: saved (snap)Macklin Celebrini: goal (snap)Kiefer Sherwood: missed the netCollin Graf: missed the net
  • 4Goals9% of attempts
  • 18Saved42% of attempts
  • 21Missed the net49% of attempts
Montréal Canadiens2 G · 47 attempts
Lane Hutson: saved (snap)Alex Newhook: saved (tip-in)Oliver Kapanen: saved (snap)Alexandre Texier: saved (backhand)Alexandre Texier: saved (backhand)Lane Hutson: missed the netAlexandre Carrier: saved (snap)Alexandre Carrier: missed the netMike Matheson: saved (snap)Noah Dobson: missed the netCole Caufield: goal (snap)Kaiden Guhle: saved (snap)Zachary Bolduc: saved (snap)Kirby Dach: saved (snap)Lane Hutson: missed the netIvan Demidov: saved (slap)Nick Suzuki: missed the netPhillip Danault: missed the netKirby Dach: missed the netZachary Bolduc: saved (snap)Kirby Dach: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: saved (slap)Ivan Demidov: saved (snap)Alex Newhook: missed the netMike Matheson: saved (slap)Cole Caufield: saved (snap)Alexandre Texier: missed the netOliver Kapanen: missed the netKaiden Guhle: missed the netNick Suzuki: goal (snap)Nick Suzuki: saved (snap)Kaiden Guhle: missed the netOliver Kapanen: missed the netKaiden Guhle: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: missed the netKirby Dach: saved (snap)Zachary Bolduc: missed the netKirby Dach: missed the netZachary Bolduc: saved (snap)Oliver Kapanen: missed the netKirby Dach: saved (snap)Noah Dobson: saved (snap)Juraj Slafkovský: missed the netLane Hutson: missed the netLane Hutson: saved (snap)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (snap)
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 25Saved53% of attempts
  • 20Missed the net43% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

SJS skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Macklin Celebrini C 213+231122:11
Collin Graf R 123+230017:10
John Klingberg D 022+112217:48
Mario Ferraro D 101+222123:18
William Eklund L 011+132023:57
Alexander Wennberg C 011000016:45
Barclay Goodrow C 011+101013:15
Vincent Desharnais D 000001421:31
Dmitry Orlov D 000001120:52
Sam Dickinson D 000002218:08
Shakir Mukhamadullin D 000+122116:44
Will Smith C 000+200016:14
Kiefer Sherwood L 000-135016:07
Tyler Toffoli C 000002014:16
Michael Misa C 000-120013:16
Zack Ostapchuk C 000012011:10
Adam Gaudette R 000010210:54
Igor Chernyshov L 000000000:28
SJS goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Alex Nedeljkovic W 252792.6260:00
MTL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Noah Dobson D 022+110121:29
Nick Suzuki C 101020022:01
Cole Caufield R 101-130020:14
Juraj Slafkovský L 011-112021:28
Ivan Demidov R 011020016:49
Lane Hutson D 000-321226:12
Mike Matheson D 000-121020:50
Kaiden Guhle D 000021118:21
Alex Newhook C 000+112117:11
Kirby Dach C 000043115:02
Oliver Kapanen C 000010014:56
Zachary Bolduc R 000033113:59
Alexandre Carrier D 000010013:55
Phillip Danault C 000-302213:44
Jake Evans C 000002012:19
Alexandre Texier L 000-220011:26
Jayden Struble D 000003011:14
Josh Anderson R 000-202009:25
MTL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jakub Dobes L 172085.0357:29

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series SJS 2 – 0 MTL
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
After this game
San Jose Sharks 32-26-6 W2 L10 5-3-2 Next game recap: @ OTT · Sun, Mar 15
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