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Montreal Canadiens at San Jose Sharks

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Celebrini has 4 points, Sherwood scores go-ahead goal as Sharks beat Canadiens 7-5

Montreal Canadiens vs. San Jose Sharks: Game Highlights

Will Smith, Michael Misa, Collin Graf, Alexander Wennberg and Adam Gaudette also scored for the Sharks, who won their third straight since a four-game skid.

Alex Newhook had two power-play goals for the Canadiens. Oliver Kapanen, Phillip Danault and Ivan Demidov also scored for Montreal, and Mike Matheson added three assists.

The Canadiens lost in regulation for the first time since Jan. 24 at Boston.

Playing in his fourth game since helping Canada to the silver medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics, the 19-year-old Celebrini scored his 30th goal of the season as part of a flurry in the second period when the Sharks scored three times in a span of 8:20 to take a 5-2 lead.

Canadiens rallied with three goals in the third. Newhook's second goal made it 5-5 midway through the third.

Sherwood got deep into Montreal’s zone and missed from close range, and Philipp Kurashev controlled the rebound and passed it back to Sherwood for the go-ahead goal.

Yaroslav Askarov had 30 saves for the Sharks. Jakub Dobes stopped 21 of 27 shots for the Canadiens.

Misa, whose overtime score capped San Jose’s comeback win over the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday, scored midway through the second period to make it 2-all. Late in the second, Celebrini and Wennberg found the net 25 seconds apart.

Up next Canadiens: At Anaheim on Friday.

Sharks: Host St. Louis on Friday.

Regular Season Series

SJ leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 6:18 Oliver Kapanen Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (26), Mike Matheson (24)
Goal 1st Period 15:32 Collin Graf Goal (16) Backhand, assists: Will Smith (24), Macklin Celebrini (55)
Goal 2nd Period 5:09 Phillip Danault Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Mike Matheson (25), Jake Evans (7)
Goal 2nd Period 10:28 Michael Misa Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 2nd Period 18:23 Macklin Celebrini Goal (30) Wrist Shot, assists: Collin Graf (18)
Goal 2nd Period 18:48 Alexander Wennberg Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Kiefer Sherwood (7)
Goal 3rd Period 3:29 Will Smith Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Macklin Celebrini (56), Dmitry Orlov (23)
Goal 3rd Period 5:02 Ivan Demidov Goal (13) Slap Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (50), Nick Suzuki (50)
Goal 3rd Period 5:20 Alex Newhook Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake Evans (8), Kaiden Guhle (4)
Goal 3rd Period 10:56 Alex Newhook Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Brendan Gallagher (14), Mike Matheson (26)
Goal 3rd Period 16:34 Kiefer Sherwood Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Philipp Kurashev (12), William Eklund (27)
Goal 3rd Period 19:56 Adam Gaudette Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Macklin Celebrini (57)

Statistics

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18 Blocked Shots 9
20 Hits 21
4 Takeaways 6
36 Shots 28
2 Power Play Goals 2
5 Power Play Opportunities 4
40.0 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
35 Faceoffs Won 29
54.7 Faceoff Win Percent 45.3
13 Giveaways 17
6 Total Penalties 7
12 Penalty Minutes 14
San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ryan Reaves, RW Out Apr 10
Logan Couture, C Injured Reserve Sep 30
Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Alexandre Carrier, D Day-To-Day Apr 17
Noah Dobson, D Out Apr 12

Game Information

SAP Center at San Jose

Location: San Jose, CA
Attendance: 17,435 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Buffalo 50 23 109 9
Tampa Bay 50 26 106 6
Montreal 48 24 106 10
Boston 45 27 100 10
Ottawa 44 27 99 11
Detroit 41 31 92 10
Florida 40 38 84 4
Toronto 32 36 78 14

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 39 26 95 17
Edmonton 41 30 93 11
Anaheim 43 33 92 6
Los Angeles 35 27 90 20
San Jose 39 35 86 8
Seattle 34 37 79 11
Calgary 34 39 77 9
Vancouver 25 49 58 8
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