San Jose Sharks vs Montréal Canadiens — Recap

📰Game Recap

The San Jose Sharks mounted a third-period comeback before Macklin Celebrini secured a 4-3 overtime victory over the Montréal Canadiens. San Jose's win defied the SportsFBI pregame model, which leaned 70% toward Montréal. The first period saw both teams trade goals, with Celebrini opening the scoring for San Jose at 13:49. Nick Suzuki, assisted by Juraj Slafkovský and Lane Hutson, answered for Montréal at 16:38, leaving the score tied 1-1.

Montréal then seized control in the second period, building a two-goal advantage. Juraj Slafkovský, assisted by Cole Caufield, put the Canadiens ahead 1-2 just 1:49 into the frame. Cole Caufield extended Montréal's lead to 1-3 later in the period at 14:03, with assists from Nick Suzuki and Phillip Danault, as the Canadiens outshot the Sharks 34-30 overall through regulation.

San Jose engineered its rally in the third period. Michael Misa narrowed the deficit to 2-3 at 5:36, assisted by Kiefer Sherwood. Tyler Toffoli, with contributions from Macklin Celebrini and Jacob Trouba, then tied the game 3-3 at 11:09, forcing overtime. In the extra frame, Celebrini scored his second goal of the night at 2:11, assisted by Ivar Stenberg and Will Smith, to clinch the win for San Jose. Alex Nedeljkovic made 31 saves on 34 shots for the Sharks, while Jakub Dobes stopped 26 of 30 for the Canadiens. Celebrini finished with two goals and an assist for San Jose, while Suzuki, Caufield, and Slafkovský each contributed a goal and an assist for Montréal.