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VAN 3-10-1
2 – 3
FINAL
SJS 6-6-1

Vancouver Canucks 2, San Jose Sharks 3 — Recap

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📰Game Recap

Vancouver established an early lead against San Jose when Drew O'Connor scored at 13:21 of the first period, assisted by Elias Pettersson, giving the Canucks a 1-0 advantage into the first intermission.

The Canucks extended their lead in the second period as Liam Ohgren found the net at 18:56, with Filip Hronek assisting, putting Vancouver up 2-0 heading into the final frame. By game's end, Vancouver's Leevi Meriläinen had made 21 saves on 24 shots, while San Jose's Yaroslav Askarov stopped 22 of 24 shots faced.

The Sharks mounted a dramatic third-period comeback, scoring three unanswered goals. Will Smith began the rally at 8:00, assisted by Dmitry Orlov and Mason Marchment, cutting the deficit to 2-1. Smith struck again just 2:39 later at 10:39, with assists from Macklin Celebrini and Michael Kesselring, tying the game 2-2. Mason Marchment completed the surge moments later at 10:50, scoring the go-ahead goal with help from Kiefer Sherwood and Nolan Allan, giving San Jose a 3-2 lead.

Will Smith led all scorers with two goals for San Jose, while Mason Marchment contributed a goal and an assist. Drew O'Connor and Liam Ohgren each scored for Vancouver. San Jose's victory was anticipated by SportsFBI's model, which leaned San Jose at 66%. The win improves San Jose's record to 6-6-1, while Vancouver falls to 3-10-1.

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How the Prediction Fared

✓ Favorite Won

Before puck drop, DraftKings favored the San Jose Sharks (-175, 64% implied) over the Vancouver Canucks.

✓ Model Hit

SportsFBI's model, locked before puck drop, favored the San Jose Sharks (66% confidence). It gave a 35% chance of a 3+ goal margin; the game was decided by 1 goal.

💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line

Puck line · SJS -1.5 VAN covered Won by 1
Total · 6.5 Under 5 combined
Moneyline VAN +140 · SJS -170 SJS favored
Line movementOpening line → close
Puck line (SJS) -1.5-1.5 No move
Total 6.56.5 No move
Moneyline (SJS) -196-170 +26

Standouts

Top Scorer · SJS
Will Smith
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 17:44 TOI
Goals · SJS
Mason Marchment
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 17:36 TOI

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

📊 Game Flow

VAN 2 largest lead P2 18:56 (VAN 2, SJS 0) · 2-0 run, P1 13:21–P2 18:56
SJS 1 largest lead P3 10:50 (VAN 2, SJS 3) · 3-0 run, P3 8:00–P3 10:50
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 13:21 Drew O'Connor (Elias Pettersson) VAN · wrist shot · VAN 1, SJS 0
  • P2 18:56 Liam Ohgren (Filip Hronek) VAN · wrist shot · VAN 2, SJS 0
  • P3 8:00 Will Smith (Dmitry Orlov, Mason Marchment) SJS · Power play · wrist shot · VAN 2, SJS 1
  • P3 10:39 Will Smith (Macklin Celebrini, Michael Kesselring) SJS · wrist shot · VAN 2, SJS 2
  • P3 10:50 Mason Marchment (Kiefer Sherwood, Nolan Allan) SJS · wrist shot · VAN 2, SJS 3

Linescore

123 T
VAN 110 2
SJS 003 3

Shots on goal: VAN 24, SJS 24

Biggest Period

The San Jose Sharks scored 3 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

VANSJS
25Shots on goal24
48Shot attempts50
22Faceoff wins21
17Hits27
10Blocked shots13
0Power-play goals1
3Takeaways3
19Giveaways17
10Penalty minutes6
87.5%Save %92.0%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
VAN126725
SJS87924

🎯 Shot Map

Vancouver Canucks2 G · 35 attempts
Brock Boeser: saved (wrist)Jake DeBrusk: missed the netBrock Boeser: missed the netTom Willander: saved (wrist)Liam Ohgren: missed the netFilip Hronek: saved (wrist)Liam Ohgren: saved (snap)Filip Hronek: saved (wrist)Drew O'Connor: saved (tip-in)Drew O'Connor: saved (wrist)Drew O'Connor: saved (wrist)Elias Pettersson: saved (wrist)Drew O'Connor: goal (wrist)Filip Chytil: saved (wrist)Elias Pettersson: missed the netJonathan Lekkerimäki: missed the netFilip Chytil: saved (wrist)Brock Boeser: missed the netJake DeBrusk: missed the netTom Willander: saved (wrist)Victor Mancini: saved (wrist)Paul Cotter: saved (backhand)Jonathan Lekkerimäki: saved (wrist)Liam Ohgren: saved (wrist)Liam Ohgren: goal (wrist)Tom Willander: saved (slap)Jake DeBrusk: saved (wrist)Jake DeBrusk: missed the netElias Pettersson: saved (wrist)Jake DeBrusk: saved (tip-in)Jake DeBrusk: missed the netFilip Hronek: saved (wrist)Brock Boeser: missed the netElias Pettersson: saved (slap)Filip Chytil: saved (slap)
  • 2Goals6% of attempts
  • 23Saved66% of attempts
  • 10Missed the net29% of attempts
San Jose Sharks3 G · 36 attempts
Collin Graf: missed the netFilip Bystedt: saved (wrist)Adam Gaudette: saved (wrist)Sam Dickinson: missed the netMichael Misa: saved (wrist)Kiefer Sherwood: saved (wrist)Ivar Stenberg: saved (wrist)Macklin Celebrini: saved (wrist)Collin Graf: saved (wrist)Kiefer Sherwood: saved (backhand)Kiefer Sherwood: saved (wrist)Macklin Celebrini: saved (wrist)Kiefer Sherwood: missed the netFilip Bystedt: saved (wrist)Kiefer Sherwood: missed the netMacklin Celebrini: saved (wrist)Mason Marchment: saved (wrist)Macklin Celebrini: saved (wrist)Mason Marchment: missed the netMason Marchment: missed the netDmitry Orlov: saved (slap)Macklin Celebrini: saved (wrist)Collin Graf: missed the netTyler Toffoli: missed the netDarnell Nurse: saved (wrist)Collin Graf: missed the netWill Smith: goal (wrist)Michael Misa: saved (wrist)Will Smith: saved (wrist)Macklin Celebrini: saved (wrist)Will Smith: missed the netWill Smith: goal (wrist)Mason Marchment: goal (wrist)Filip Bystedt: missed the netMason Marchment: saved (wrist)Barclay Goodrow: missed the net
  • 3Goals8% of attempts
  • 21Saved58% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net33% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

VAN skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Drew O'Connor L 101+141017:21
Liam Ohgren L 101033013:21
Filip Hronek D 011031127:03
Elias Pettersson C 011030121:25
Filip Chytil C 000030022:13
Jamie Oleksiak D 000001020:48
Tom Willander D 000031219:55
Elias Pettersson D 000000118:23
Jonathan Lekkerimäki R 000011017:14
Jake DeBrusk L 000020016:03
Brock Boeser R 000010115:26
Zeev Buium D 000000215:02
Linus Karlsson C 000-103014:29
Victor Mancini D 000011012:42
Marco Rossi C 000-101211:15
Arshdeep Bains L 000+100010:39
Max Sasson C 000002010:37
Paul Cotter L 000012010:36
VAN goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Leevi Meriläinen L 212487.5356:27
SJS skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Will Smith C 202030017:44
Mason Marchment L 112030017:36
Macklin Celebrini C 011+160122:56
Michael Kesselring D 011000219:01
Dmitry Orlov D 011-111118:11
Kiefer Sherwood L 011+134018:01
Nolan Allan D 011000013:06
Jacob Trouba D 000003224:00
Darnell Nurse D 000+116123:01
Ivar Stenberg L 000-110117:59
Collin Graf R 000+113017:42
Sam Dickinson D 000000214:27
Michael Misa C 000020114:13
Tyler Toffoli C 000001012:29
Barclay Goodrow C 000005111:41
Ty Dellandrea C 000-104111:36
Filip Bystedt C 000-120010:28
Adam Gaudette R 000010010:12
SJS goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Yaroslav Askarov W 232592.0259:37

🎟️ Player Props Results Consensus lines

PlayerPropLineActualResult
Mason Marchment SJS Points0.52 Over
Assists0.51 Over
Shots on goal1.53 Over
Will Smith SJS Points0.52 Over
Assists0.50 Under
Goals0.52 Over
Shots on goal2.53 Over
Kiefer Sherwood SJS Points0.51 Over
Assists0.51 Over
Shots on goal1.53 Over
Dmitry Orlov SJS Points0.51 Over
Assists0.51 Over
Shots on goal1.51 Under
Macklin Celebrini SJS Points1.51 Under
Assists0.51 Over
Goals0.50 Under
Shots on goal3.56 Over
Filip Hronek VAN Points0.51 Over
Assists0.51 Over
Shots on goal1.53 Over

The last pregame line, graded against the final box score.

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2026-27 season series VAN 0 – 1 SJS
Last 5 meetings · since 2025-26 VAN 1 – 4 SJS
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
After this game
Vancouver Canucks 3-11-1 L1 L10 1-8-1 Next game recap: vs TOR · Sat, Oct 31
San Jose Sharks 7-6-1 W1 L10 4-5-1 Next game recap: vs OTT · Sat, Oct 31

🔍 Key Suspects Results

4 of 15 graded picks hit. Pushes and voided picks are not counted.

VAN — Away
Marco Rossi Marco Rossi C Assists · BetMGM 0.5 UNDER HIT Actual 0
Filip Chytil Filip Chytil C Points · BetMGM 0.5 UNDER HIT Actual 0
Linus Karlsson Linus Karlsson C Points · DraftKings 0.5 OVER MISS Actual 0
Brock Boeser Brock Boeser RW Assists · DraftKings 0.5 OVER MISS Actual 0
Max Sasson Max Sasson C Anytime Goal · FanDuel 1+ MILESTONE MISS Actual 0
Filip Hronek Filip Hronek D Shots on Goal · DraftKings 1.5 UNDER MISS Actual 3
Elias Pettersson Elias Pettersson D Anytime Goal · FanDuel 1+ MILESTONE MISS Actual 0
SJS — Home
Dmitry Orlov Dmitry Orlov D Assists · BetMGM 0.5 UNDER MISS Actual 1
Collin Graf Collin Graf RW Points · BetMGM 0.5 UNDER HIT Actual 0
Macklin Celebrini Macklin Celebrini C Assists · BetMGM 0.5 UNDER MISS Actual 1
Jacob Trouba Jacob Trouba D Shots on Goal · BetMGM 1.5 UNDER HIT Actual 0
Michael Misa Michael Misa C Shots on Goal · DraftKings 1.5 UNDER MISS Actual 2
Mason Marchment Mason Marchment LW Shots on Goal · DraftKings 2.5 UNDER MISS Actual 3
Will Smith Will Smith C Points · BetMGM 0.5 UNDER MISS Actual 2
Darnell Nurse Darnell Nurse D Shots on Goal · DraftKings 1.5 OVER MISS Actual 1

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