Chicago BlackhawksBlackhawks28-36-14
2FinalApr 6, 2026
San Jose SharksSharks37-32-7
3TVNBC Sports BACHSNStreamESPN+
Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
CHI+136
SJ−162
Puck line
CHI +1.5−180
SJ −1.5+150
Total O/U
Over 6.5+100
Under 6.5−120
- Puck line: Blackhawks +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: under 6.5 (5 goals).
Recap
The San Jose Sharks edged the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 at SAP Center at San Jose on Apr 6, 2026 to move to 37-32-7.
The Sharks won despite being outshot 29-23.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| SJ | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
W: Nedeljkovic · L: Knight
Scoring plays
First Period
- CHIGoal · 9:01Ryan Donato Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Frank Nazar (26), Connor Bedard (42)1-0
Second Period
- SJGoal · 6:57William Eklund Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: none1-1
- SJGoal · 14:55Kiefer Sherwood Goal (22) Slap Shot, assists: William Eklund (34), Alexander Wennberg (35)1-2
Third Period
- SJGoal · 3:28Will Smith Goal (23) Snap Shot, assists: Collin Graf (24), Macklin Celebrini (66)1-3
- CHIGoal · 6:09Frank Nazar Goal (15) Slap Shot, assists: Teuvo Teravainen (21), Anton Frondell (5)2-3
Team stats
CHISJ
- Shots
- 29
- 23
- Power Play Goals
- 1
- 0
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 30.8
- 69.2
- Hits
- 8
- 27
- Blocked Shots
- 12
- 8
- Penalty Minutes
- 4
- 6
Top performers
Chicago BlackhawksSan Jose Sharks
Goals
Frank Nazar1
William Eklund1
Assists
Frank Nazar1
William Eklund1
Points
Frank Nazar2
William Eklund2
Player stats
Blackhawks · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Bedard C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 21:13 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 40.0 | 2 |
| Tyler Bertuzzi LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sacha Boisvert C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7:39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ryan Donato C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15:40 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 71.4 | 0 |
| Anton Frondell C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:44 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 |
| Ryan Greene C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nick Lardis LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 13:03 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Andrew Mangiapane LW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ilya Mikheyev RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18:06 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Frank Nazar C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:35 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 |
| Landon Slaggert LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Teuvo Teravainen C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 18:36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 |
Blackhawks · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Crevier D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ethan Del Mastro D | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 14:23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Wyatt Kaiser D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Kevin Korchinski D | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sam Rinzel D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Alex Vlasic D | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 18:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Blackhawks · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Knight G | 3 | 23 | 20 | .870 | 58:41 | 0 |
Sharks · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macklin Celebrini C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22:05 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 81.3 | 2 |
| Igor Chernyshov LW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ty Dellandrea C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9:23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 0 |
| William Eklund LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:03 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Barclay Goodrow C | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Collin Graf RW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Michael Misa C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71.4 | 0 |
| Zack Ostapchuk C | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8:09 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Kiefer Sherwood LW | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13:15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Will Smith C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:47 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Tyler Toffoli C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Alexander Wennberg C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 62.5 | 0 |
Sharks · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Desharnais D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24:11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sam Dickinson D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16:22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mario Ferraro D | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21:51 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nick Leddy D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Shakir Mukhamadullin D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Dmitry Orlov D | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20:48 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Sharks · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Nedeljkovic G | 2 | 29 | 27 | .931 | 59:59 | 0 |
Three stars
- William Eklund (SJ)
- Kiefer Sherwood (SJ)
- Will Smith (SJ)
Game info
VenueSAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, CA
Attendance16,204
OfficialsReferee: Kyle Rehman · Linesman: Ryan Daisy · Referee: Peter MacDougall · Linesman: Julien Fournier
TVNBC Sports BA · localCHSN · local
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