Montréal Canadiens at San Jose Sharks
Tue, Mar 3, 2026 · SAP Center at San Jose · 2025–26 Regular Season
The San Jose Sharks beat the Montréal Canadiens 7–5 on Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at SAP Center at San Jose. Alex Newhook scored twice. Yaroslav Askarov made 32 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 36–28.
Linescore
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 36 |
| SJS | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 28 |
Scoring summary
| Per | Time | Team | Str | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 06:18 | MTL | EV | Oliver Kapanen (19) · wrist | Juraj Slafkovský (26), Mike Matheson (24) | 1–0 |
| 1st | 15:32 | SJS | EV | Collin Graf (16) · backhand | Will Smith (24), Macklin Celebrini (55) | 1–1 |
| 2nd | 05:09 | MTL | EV | Phillip Danault (4) · tip-in | Mike Matheson (25), Jake Evans (7) | 2–1 |
| 2nd | 10:28 | SJS | EV | Michael Misa (5) · wrist | Unassisted | 2–2 |
| 2nd | 18:23 | SJS | EV | Macklin Celebrini (30) · wrist | Collin Graf (18) | 2–3 |
| 2nd | 18:48 | SJS | EV | Alexander Wennberg (12) · wrist | Kiefer Sherwood (7) | 2–4 |
| 3rd | 03:29 | SJS | PP | Will Smith (19) · wrist | Macklin Celebrini (56), Dmitry Orlov (23) | 2–5 |
| 3rd | 05:02 | MTL | PP | Ivan Demidov (13) · slap | Lane Hutson (50), Nick Suzuki (50) | 3–5 |
| 3rd | 05:20 | MTL | EV | Alex Newhook (7) · wrist | Jake Evans (8), Kaiden Guhle (4) | 4–5 |
| 3rd | 10:56 | MTL | PP | Alex Newhook (8) · wrist | Brendan Gallagher (14), Mike Matheson (26) | 5–5 |
| 3rd | 16:34 | SJS | PP | Kiefer Sherwood (18) · wrist | Philipp Kurashev (12), William Eklund (27) | 5–6 |
| 3rd | 19:56 | SJS | SH EN | Adam Gaudette (14) · wrist | Macklin Celebrini (57) | 5–7 |
Penalties
| Per | Time | Team | Player | Infraction | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11:42 | MTL | Nick Suzuki | interference | 2 |
| 2nd | 02:13 | SJS | Collin Graf | tripping | 2 |
| 2nd | 06:55 | SJS | Macklin Celebrini | hooking | 2 |
| 2nd | 12:33 | MTL | Oliver Kapanen | slashing | 2 |
| 2nd | 13:32 | SJS | Alexander Wennberg | tripping | 2 |
| 3rd | 02:43 | MTL | Josh Anderson | roughing | 2 |
| 3rd | 02:43 | SJS | Mario Ferraro | roughing | 2 |
| 3rd | 02:43 | MTL | Jayden Struble | roughing | 2 |
| 3rd | 03:54 | SJS | Vincent Desharnais | cross checking | 2 |
| 3rd | 08:58 | SJS | Sam Dickinson | tripping | 2 |
| 3rd | 11:41 | SJS | Adam Gaudette | interference goalkeeper | 2 |
| 3rd | 11:41 | MTL | Kirby Dach | roughing | 2 |
| 3rd | 15:03 | MTL | Bench | too many men on the ice | 2 |
Shot map
Expected goals: MTL 4.62 · SJS 2.96 · xG% MTL 61.0
Montréal Canadiens
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Mike Matheson | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24:19 | 26 | |
| 15 | Alex Newhook | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 37.5 | 15:53 | 20 |
| 71 | Jake Evans | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 84.6 | 15:35 | 22 |
| 48 | Lane Hutson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25:03 | 23 | |
| 14 | Nick Suzuki | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 45.8 | 22:26 | 21 |
| 21 | Kaiden Guhle | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20:15 | 25 | |
| 20 | Juraj Slafkovský | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18:31 | 18 | |
| 93 | Ivan Demidov | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15:43 | 17 | |
| 24 | Phillip Danault | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 13:46 | 19 |
| 11 | Brendan Gallagher | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11:17 | 15 | |
| 91 | Oliver Kapanen | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 62.5 | 9:55 | 18 |
| 53 | Noah Dobson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 20:58 | 25 | |
| 13 | Cole Caufield | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20:48 | 20 | |
| 77 | Kirby Dach | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14:32 | 20 | |
| 76 | Zachary Bolduc | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13:10 | 17 | |
| 45 | Alexandre Carrier | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12:38 | 20 | |
| 17 | Josh Anderson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10:04 | 16 | |
| 47 | Jayden Struble | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8:47 | 14 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Jakub Dobes | L | 27 | 21 | 6 | .778 | 58:03 |
San Jose Sharks
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Macklin Celebrini | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 33.3 | 22:50 | 24 |
| 2 | Will Smith | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:37 | 22 | |
| 44 | Kiefer Sherwood | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13:46 | 22 | |
| 51 | Collin Graf | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13:11 | 21 | |
| 9 | Dmitry Orlov | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19:44 | 21 | |
| 21 | Alexander Wennberg | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 45.0 | 18:54 | 24 |
| 72 | William Eklund | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:43 | 18 | |
| 96 | Philipp Kurashev | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:58 | 19 | |
| 77 | Michael Misa | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37.5 | 12:37 | 16 |
| 81 | Adam Gaudette | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 77.8 | 10:32 | 17 |
| 38 | Mario Ferraro | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 22:25 | 22 | |
| 5 | Vincent Desharnais | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20:45 | 21 | |
| 85 | Shakir Mukhamadullin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19:06 | 22 | |
| 6 | Sam Dickinson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16:51 | 21 | |
| 3 | John Klingberg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:56 | 18 | |
| 73 | Tyler Toffoli | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11:54 | 15 | |
| 23 | Barclay Goodrow | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11:41 | 18 | |
| 63 | Zack Ostapchuk | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 11:36 | 18 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Yaroslav Askarov | W | 37 | 32 | 5 | .865 | 59:48 |