Montréal Canadiens vs San Jose Sharks

Regular season · Tuesday, March 3, 2026 · SAP Center at San Jose

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Final

SOG 36–28

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Game summary

The San Jose Sharks beat the Montréal Canadiens 7-5 on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at SAP Center at San Jose. The Canadiens outshot the Sharks 36-28.

Alex Newhook scored twice. Oliver Kapanen, Collin Graf, Phillip Danault, Michael Misa, Macklin Celebrini, Alexander Wennberg, Will Smith, Ivan Demidov, Kiefer Sherwood and Adam Gaudette also scored.

Yaroslav Askarov made 31 saves on 36 shots for the win; Jakub Dobes stopped 21 of 27.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
MTL	1	1	3	5	36
SJS	1	3	3	7	28

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Oliver Kapanen (19)Juraj Slafkovský (26), Mike Matheson (24)1–006:18 MTL
Collin Graf (16)Will Smith (24), Macklin Celebrini (55)1–115:32 SJS

2nd period

Phillip Danault (4)Mike Matheson (25), Jake Evans (7)Orlov 1:07 into shift2–105:09 MTL
Michael Misa (5)Unassisted2–210:28 SJS
Macklin Celebrini (30)Collin Graf (18)2–318:23 SJS
Alexander Wennberg (12)Kiefer Sherwood (7)2–418:48 SJS

3rd period

Will Smith (19)Macklin Celebrini (56), Dmitry Orlov (23)Danault 1:31 into shift2–503:29 SJS · PPG
Ivan Demidov (13)Lane Hutson (50), Nick Suzuki (50)Dickinson 1:33 into shift3–505:02 MTL · PPG
Alex Newhook (7)Jake Evans (8), Kaiden Guhle (4)4–505:20 MTL
Alex Newhook (8)Brendan Gallagher (14), Mike Matheson (26)Mukhamadullin 1:00 into shift5–510:56 MTL · PPG
Kiefer Sherwood (18)Philipp Kurashev (12), William Eklund (27)5–616:34 SJS · PPG
Adam Gaudette (14)Macklin Celebrini (57)5–719:56 SJS · EN

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:33

3–5 · 3rd 5:02 · Demidov. Dickinson was 1:33 into his shift when it went in.

GoalMTL on iceSJS on iceDefenders’ longest

1–0 MTL

1st 6:18 · Kapanen

Orlov 0:25

Fresh legsOrlov 0:25

1–1 SJS

1st 15:32 · Graf

Caufield 0:51

NormalCaufield 0:51

2–1 MTL

2nd 5:09 · Danault

Long shift: Orlov 1:07

Long shiftOrlov 1:07

2–2 SJS

2nd 10:28 · Misa

Carrier 0:26

Fresh legsCarrier 0:26

2–3 SJS

2nd 18:23 · Celebrini

Kapanen 0:37

Fresh legsKapanen 0:37

2–4 SJS

2nd 18:48 · Wennberg

Guhle 0:45

NormalGuhle 0:45

2–5 SJS

3rd 3:29 · PP · Smith

Stuck out there: Danault 1:31

Stuck out thereDanault 1:31

3–5 MTL

3rd 5:02 · PP · Demidov

Stuck out there: Dickinson 1:33

Stuck out thereDickinson 1:33

4–5 MTL

3rd 5:20 · Newhook

Orlov 0:18

Fresh legsOrlov 0:18

5–5 MTL

3rd 10:56 · PP · Newhook

Long shift: Mukhamadullin 1:00

Long shiftMukhamadullin 1:00

5–6 SJS

3rd 16:34 · PP · Sherwood

Matheson 0:19

Fresh legsMatheson 0:19

5–7 SJS

3rd 19:56 · EN · Gaudette

Suzuki 2:53

Empty netSuzuki 2:53

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

MTLSJS

36Shots on goal28

55%Faceoff %45%

2/5Power play2/4

12Penalty minutes14

20Hits21

18Blocked shots9

13Giveaways17

4Takeaways6

Penalties

1st 11:42Nick Suzuki · interference2 min
2nd 02:13Collin Graf · tripping2 min
2nd 06:55Macklin Celebrini · hooking2 min
2nd 12:33Oliver Kapanen · slashing2 min
2nd 13:32Alexander Wennberg · tripping2 min
3rd 02:43Josh Anderson · roughing2 min
3rd 02:43Mario Ferraro · roughing2 min
3rd 02:43Jayden Struble · roughing2 min
3rd 03:54Vincent Desharnais · cross checking2 min
3rd 08:58Sam Dickinson · tripping2 min
3rd 11:41Adam Gaudette · interference goalkeeper2 min
3rd 11:41Kirby Dach · roughing2 min
3rd 15:03Bench · too many men on the ice2 min

Season series

Montréal Canadiens

Montréal Canadiens skaters

8Mike MathesonD	0	3	3	0	3	0	0	0	–	24:18
15Alex NewhookC	2	0	2	+1	3	1	1	0	38	15:53
71Jake EvansC	0	2	2	+2	0	1	1	0	85	15:36
11Brendan GallagherR	0	1	1	-1	3	2	1	0	–	11:17
14Nick SuzukiC	0	1	1	-3	4	0	1	2	46	22:26
20Juraj SlafkovskýL	0	1	1	-1	3	0	0	0	–	18:31
24Phillip DanaultC	1	0	1	-1	1	1	0	0	50	13:46
91Oliver KapanenC	1	0	1	0	3	0	1	2	63	09:55
93Ivan DemidovR	1	0	1	-1	3	0	0	0	–	15:43
21Kaiden GuhleD	0	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	–	20:14
48Lane HutsonD	0	1	1	-1	1	1	2	0	–	25:03
13Cole CaufieldR	0	0	0	-3	3	0	0	0	–	20:48
17Josh AndersonR	0	0	0	0	4	3	1	2	–	10:04
76Zachary BolducR	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	0	–	13:10
77Kirby DachC	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	2	–	14:32
45Alexandre CarrierD	0	0	0	-1	2	0	5	0	–	12:39
47Jayden StrubleD	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2	–	08:47
53Noah DobsonD	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	–	20:58

Montréal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
35Samuel MontembeaultG		0	0	0	–	00:00
75Jakub DobesG	L	27	21	6	.778	58:03

San Jose Sharks

San Jose Sharks skaters

71Macklin CelebriniC	1	3	4	0	7	1	1	2	33	22:49
2Will SmithC	1	1	2	-1	1	0	0	0	–	19:37
44Kiefer SherwoodL	1	1	2	+1	4	5	0	0	–	13:46
51Collin GrafR	1	1	2	-1	3	2	0	2	–	13:11
21Alexander WennbergC	1	0	1	+2	3	0	1	2	45	18:54
72William EklundL	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	–	14:43
77Michael MisaC	1	0	1	+1	2	0	1	0	38	12:37
81Adam GaudetteR	1	0	1	+1	2	0	0	2	78	10:32
96Philipp KurashevC	0	1	1	+1	1	0	0	0	–	12:58
9Dmitry OrlovD	0	1	1	-1	1	2	0	0	–	19:44
23Barclay GoodrowC	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	–	11:41
63Zack OstapchukC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50	11:37
73Tyler ToffoliC	0	0	0	+1	1	1	0	0	–	11:54
3John KlingbergD	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	–	15:56
5Vincent DesharnaisD	0	0	0	+2	0	1	2	2	–	20:45
6Sam DickinsonD	0	0	0	+1	1	2	1	2	–	16:51
38Mario FerraroD	0	0	0	+2	1	2	2	2	–	22:25
85Shakir MukhamadullinD	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	–	19:06

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Yaroslav AskarovG	W	36	31	5	.861	59:48
33Alex NedeljkovicG		0	0	0	–	00:00