Canadiens vs Sharks

Final · Tue Mar 3 · 10:00 PM ET · SAP Center at San Jose

Montreal CanadiensCanadiens33-18-9

FinalMar 3, 2026

San Jose SharksSharks30-25-4

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Closing line

US sportsbook at puck drop

Moneyline

MTL−135

SJ+114

Puck line

MTL −1.5+185

SJ +1.5−225

Total O/U

Over 6.5−120

Under 6.5+100

Puck line: Sharks +1.5 covered.
Total O/U: over 6.5 (12 goals).

Recap

The San Jose Sharks beat the Montreal Canadiens 7-5 at SAP Center at San Jose on Mar 3, 2026 to move to 30-25-4.

The Sharks have won 3 straight. The Sharks won despite being outshot 36-28. The Sharks scored 2 power-play goals.

Score by period

Montreal Canadiens and San Jose Sharks, score by period
Team	1	2	3	T
MTL	1	1	3	5
SJ	1	3	3	7

W: Askarov · L: Dobes

Scoring plays

First Period

MTLGoal · 6:18Oliver Kapanen Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (26), Mike Matheson (24)1-0
SJGoal · 15:32Collin Graf Goal (16) Backhand, assists: Will Smith (24), Macklin Celebrini (55)1-1

Second Period

MTLGoal · 5:09Phillip Danault Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Mike Matheson (25), Jake Evans (7)2-1
SJGoal · 10:28Michael Misa Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: none2-2
SJGoal · 18:23Macklin Celebrini Goal (30) Wrist Shot, assists: Collin Graf (18)2-3
SJGoal · 18:48Alexander Wennberg Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Kiefer Sherwood (7)2-4

Third Period

SJGoal · 3:29Will Smith Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Macklin Celebrini (56), Dmitry Orlov (23)2-5
MTLGoal · 5:02Ivan Demidov Goal (13) Slap Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (50), Nick Suzuki (50)3-5
MTLGoal · 5:20Alex Newhook Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake Evans (8), Kaiden Guhle (4)4-5
MTLGoal · 10:56Alex Newhook Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Brendan Gallagher (14), Mike Matheson (26)5-5
SJGoal · 16:34Kiefer Sherwood Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Philipp Kurashev (12), William Eklund (27)5-6
SJGoal · 19:56Adam Gaudette Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Macklin Celebrini (57)5-7

Team stats

MTLSJ

Shots: 36; 28
Power Play Goals: 2; 2
Faceoff Win Percent: 54.7; 45.3
Hits: 20; 21
Blocked Shots: 18; 9
Penalty Minutes: 12; 14

Top performers

Montreal CanadiensSan Jose Sharks

Goals

Alex Newhook2

Macklin Celebrini1

Assists

Mike Matheson3

Macklin Celebrini3

Points

Mike Matheson3

Macklin Celebrini4

Player stats

Canadiens · Forwards

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	G	A	S	FO%	PIM
Josh Anderson RW	1	3	0	0	10:04	0	0	4	0.0	2
Zack Bolduc RW	0	4	2	1	13:10	0	0	0	0.0	0
Cole Caufield RW	0	0	0	-3	20:48	0	0	3	0.0	0
Kirby Dach C	0	3	0	-2	14:32	0	0	0	0.0	2
Phillip Danault C	0	1	0	-1	13:46	1	0	1	50.0	0
Ivan Demidov RW	0	0	0	-1	15:43	1	0	3	0.0	0
Jake Evans C	1	1	0	2	15:36	0	2	0	84.6	0
Brendan Gallagher RW	1	2	0	-1	11:17	0	1	3	0.0	0
Oliver Kapanen C	1	0	0	0	9:55	1	0	3	62.5	2
Alex Newhook C	1	1	0	1	15:53	2	0	3	37.5	0
Juraj Slafkovsky LW	0	0	0	-1	18:31	0	1	3	0.0	0
Nick Suzuki C	1	0	0	-3	22:26	0	1	4	45.8	2

Canadiens · Defense

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	A	S	PIM
Alexandre Carrier D	5	0	0	-1	12:39	0	2	0
Noah Dobson D	4	0	0	0	20:58	0	2	0
Kaiden Guhle D	1	2	0	0	20:14	1	1	0
Lane Hutson D	2	1	2	-1	25:03	1	1	0
Mike Matheson D	0	0	0	0	24:18	3	3	0
Jayden Struble D	0	2	0	-1	8:47	0	0	2

Canadiens · Goalies

Player	GA	SA	SV	SV%	TOI	PIM
Jakub Dobes G	6	27	21	.778	58:03	0

Sharks · Forwards

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	G	A	S	FO%	PIM
Macklin Celebrini C	1	1	0	0	22:49	1	3	7	33.3	2
William Eklund LW	0	1	1	1	14:43	0	1	0	0.0	0
Adam Gaudette RW	0	0	0	1	10:32	1	0	2	77.8	2
Barclay Goodrow C	1	1	0	0	11:41	0	0	0	0.0	0
Collin Graf RW	0	2	0	-1	13:11	1	1	3	0.0	2
Philipp Kurashev C	0	0	2	1	12:58	0	1	1	0.0	0
Michael Misa C	1	0	0	1	12:37	1	0	2	37.5	0
Zack Ostapchuk C	0	1	1	0	11:37	0	0	0	50.0	0
Kiefer Sherwood LW	0	5	1	1	13:46	1	1	4	0.0	0
Will Smith C	0	0	0	-1	19:37	1	1	1	0.0	0
Tyler Toffoli C	0	1	0	1	11:54	0	0	1	0.0	0
Alexander Wennberg C	1	0	0	2	18:54	1	0	3	45.0	2

Sharks · Defense

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	A	S	PIM
Vincent Desharnais D	2	1	0	2	20:45	0	0	2
Sam Dickinson D	1	2	0	1	16:51	0	1	2
Mario Ferraro D	2	2	0	2	22:25	0	1	2
John Klingberg D	0	0	0	-1	15:56	0	1	0
Shakir Mukhamadullin D	0	2	0	1	19:06	0	0	0
Dmitry Orlov D	0	2	1	-1	19:44	1	1	0

Sharks · Goalies

Player	GA	SA	SV	SV%	TOI	PIM
Yaroslav Askarov G	5	36	31	.861	59:48	0

Three stars

Macklin Celebrini (SJ)
Will Smith (SJ)
Kiefer Sherwood (SJ)

Game info

VenueSAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, CA

Attendance17,435

OfficialsReferee: Francois St. Laurent · Linesman: Trent Knorr · Referee: Tom Chmielewski · Linesman: Devin Berg

TVNBC Sports BA · local

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