Montreal Canadiens vs San Jose Sharks

NHL

Canadiens

33-18-9, 75 PTS

5-7

Final

Sharks

30-25-4, 64 PTS

SAP Center at San Jose

TV: TSN2 / Sportsnet / RDS

On the ice

MTL shoots leftSJ shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
MTL	8	10	18	36
SJ	8	9	11	28

In net

Jakub Dobes21/27 SV, .778

Yaroslav Askarov31/36 SV, .861

Team	1	2	3	T
MTL	1	1	3	5
SJ	1	3	3	7

Who won: Sharks 7-5

The San Jose Sharks beat the Montreal Canadiens 7-5 on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at SAP Center at San Jose. The Sharks lead the series 1-0. The Sharks outscored the Canadiens 3-1 in the 2nd period. Macklin Celebrini led the Sharks in goals (1). Alex Newhook led the Canadiens in goals (2).

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
End of the 3rd period
P3 0:04
Jake Evans faceoff won against Zack Ostapchuk
GOALP3 0:04
Goal! Wrist shot
Adam Gaudette
Adam Gaudette Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Macklin Celebrini (57)
MTL 5 - 7 SJ
P3 0:14
Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot Wide Right
P3 0:27
Juraj Slafkovský Wrist Shot Wide Right
P3 0:39
Juraj Slafkovský Tip-In Wide Left
P3 0:48
Juraj Slafkovský Slap Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
P3 0:50
Nick Suzuki Slap Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
P3 0:54
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Adam Gaudette
P3 0:56
Juraj Slafkovský shot blocked by Alexander Wennberg
P3 1:07
Ivan Demidov Slap Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
P3 1:19
Cole Caufield Wrist Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
P3 1:20
Juraj Slafkovský Wrist Shot Wide Left
P3 1:22
Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Vincent Desharnais
P3 1:39
Ivan Demidov Slap Shot Wide Right
P3 1:52
Kaiden Guhle Wrist Shot Wide Left
P3 1:59
Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
P3 2:07
Nick Suzuki Snap Shot High and Wide Right
P3 2:32
TO
Takeaway by Lane Hutson
P3 3:05
Barclay Goodrow hit Lane Hutson
P3 3:18
TO
Giveaway by Adam Gaudette
P3 3:26
Zack Ostapchuk faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
GOALP3 3:26
Goal! Wrist shot
Kiefer Sherwood
Kiefer Sherwood Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Philipp Kurashev (12), William Eklund (27)
MTL 5 - 6 SJ
P3 3:29
Kiefer Sherwood shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier