San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens

· National Hockey League

San Jose Sharks

32-26-6

Final
4 - 2

Montreal Canadiens

36-19-10

Celebrini's 3-point game powers Sharks to a 4-2 win over the Canadiens

San Jose Sharks vs. Montreal Canadiens: Game Highlights

Collin Graf had a goal and two assists and Mario Ferraro also scored for San Jose, which ended Montreal’s three-game winning streak. John Klingberg finished with two assists, and Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 25 shots.

Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki scored for Montreal, and Noah Dobson had two assists. Jakub Dobes made 17 saves.

The Canadiens held third place in the Atlantic Division, four points behind the division-leading Buffalo Sabres with two games in hand, heading into Saturday’s games.

The Sharks were one point shy of the Los Angeles Kings for the Western Conference’s second wild-card spot, with two fewer games played.

Caufield opened the scoring at 7:21 in the first period, beating Nedeljkovic with a wrist shot for his career-best 38th goal of the season.

Celebrini tied the game with his 34th at 13:12. Ferraro later floated a wrist shot from the point and fooled Dobes before Celebrini’s attempt deflected off Graf’s leg, giving San Jose a 3-1 lead at 16:20 in the second.

Suzuki beat Nedeljkovic on the glove side with 2:22 remaining in the second to cut the lead.

Celebrini sealed the win, scoring his second of the game into an empty net at 17:56 in the third.

San Jose rookie forward Igor Chernyshov left early in the first period after a scary fall. Chernyshov collided with Canadiens defenseman Mike Matheson in the neutral zone before losing his balance twice when he attempted to stand up. San Jose coach Ryan Warsofsky said Chernyshov was released from the hospital and will travel with the team to Ottawa.

The 33rd overall draft pick in 2024, Chernyshov was playing in his 16th NHL game and his first since being recalled from the San Jose Barracuda of the AHL. He has three goals and 11 points this season.

The Canadiens released a statement on social media, saying their thoughts were with Chernyshov.

Up next Sharks: At Ottawa on Sunday.

Canadiens: Host the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

SJ wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 7:21	Cole Caufield Goal (38) Snap Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (30), Noah Dobson (31)
Goal	1st Period 13:12	Macklin Celebrini Goal (34) Snap Shot, assists: Collin Graf (20), John Klingberg (13)
Goal	2nd Period 11:56	Mario Ferraro Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Alexander Wennberg (30), William Eklund (29)
Goal	2nd Period 16:20	Collin Graf Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Macklin Celebrini (59), John Klingberg (14)
Goal	2nd Period 17:38	Nick Suzuki Goal (22) Snap Shot, assists: Ivan Demidov (38), Noah Dobson (32)
Goal	3rd Period 17:57	Macklin Celebrini Goal (35) Snap Shot, assists: Collin Graf (21), Barclay Goodrow (6)

Statistics

SJ		MTL
14	Blocked Shots	9
23	Hits	22
5	Takeaways	4
22	Shots	27
0	Power Play Goals	0
1	Power Play Opportunities	3
0.0	Power Play Percentage	0.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
24	Faceoffs Won	37
39.3	Faceoff Win Percent	60.7
23	Giveaways	21
3	Total Penalties	1
6	Penalty Minutes	2

Montreal Canadiens Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Josh Anderson, RW	Day-To-Day	Mar 22
Kirby Dach, C	Out	Mar 17
Patrik Laine, RW	Injured Reserve	Jan 10

San Jose Sharks Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Ryan Reaves, RW	Out	Mar 23
Vincent Desharnais, D	Day-To-Day	Mar 22
Igor Chernyshov, LW	Day-To-Day	Mar 22
Tyler Toffoli, C	Out	Mar 21
Ty Dellandrea, C	Injured Reserve	Mar 13