Montreal Canadiens vs. San Jose Sharks: game summary
Final · March 3, 2026 at 10:00 p.m.
Shots on goal : MTL 36 — SJS 28 · SAP Center at San Jose
Three stars
- 1★
M. CelebriniSJS · C · 1B 3A - 2★
W. SmithSJS · C · 1B 1A - 3★
K. SherwoodSJS · L · 1B 1A
MTLGame stats
SJS
- 36Shots on goal28
- 55 %Faceoff win %45 %
- 2/5Power play2/4
- 12Penalty minutes14
- 20Hits21
- 18Blocked shots9
- 13Giveaways17
- 4Takeaways6
Shots by period
| P1 | P2 | P3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 8 | 10 | 18 | 36 |
| SJS | 8 | 9 | 11 | 28 |
Season series MTL 0 – 2 SJS
Official NHL reports
Shot map
← MTL 5 / 36 / 577 / 28 / 37 SJS →
MTL 5 / 36 / 577 / 28 / 37 SJS →Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.
Goals
1st period
Oliver KapanenMTL · 06:18Assists : Juraj Slafkovský, Mike Matheson1 – 0▶ Watch
Collin GrafSJS · 15:32Assists : Will Smith, Macklin Celebrini1 – 1▶ Watch
2nd period
Phillip DanaultMTL · 05:09Assists : Mike Matheson, Jake Evans2 – 1▶ Watch
Michael MisaSJS · 10:282 – 2▶ Watch- Macklin CelebriniSJS · 18:23Assists : Collin Graf2 – 3▶ Watch
Alexander WennbergSJS · 18:48Assists : Kiefer Sherwood2 – 4▶ Watch
3rd period
- Will SmithSJS · 03:29 · PPAssists : Macklin Celebrini, Dmitry Orlov2 – 5▶ Watch
Ivan DemidovMTL · 05:02 · PPAssists : Lane Hutson, Nick Suzuki3 – 5▶ Watch
Alex NewhookMTL · 05:20Assists : Jake Evans, Kaiden Guhle4 – 5▶ Watch- Alex NewhookMTL · 10:56 · PPAssists : Brendan Gallagher, Mike Matheson5 – 5▶ Watch
- Kiefer SherwoodSJS · 16:34 · PPAssists : Philipp Kurashev, William Eklund5 – 6▶ Watch
Adam GaudetteSJS · 19:56Assists : Macklin Celebrini5 – 7▶ Watch
Penalties
1st period
- 11:42MTLNick Suzuki — Interference (2 min) · drawn by Vincent Desharnais
2nd period
- 02:13SJSCollin Graf — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Lane Hutson
- 06:55SJSMacklin Celebrini — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Cole Caufield
- 12:33MTLOliver Kapanen — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Dmitry Orlov
- 13:32SJSAlexander Wennberg — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Jake Evans
3rd period
- 02:43MTLJosh Anderson — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Kiefer Sherwood
- 02:43SJSMario Ferraro — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Jayden Struble
- 02:43MTLJayden Struble — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Mario Ferraro
- 03:54SJSVincent Desharnais — Cross checking (2 min) · drawn by Kirby Dach
- 08:58SJSSam Dickinson — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Ivan Demidov
- 11:41SJSAdam Gaudette — Interference goalkeeper (2 min) · drawn by Jakub Dobes
- 11:41MTLKirby Dach — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Adam Gaudette
- 15:03MTLBench — Too many men on the ice (2 min) · served by Z. Bolduc
Box score
Montreal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. GallagherR | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 2 | 11:17 |
| C. CaufieldR | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 | 0 | 20:48 |
| N. SuzukiC | 0 | 1 | -3 | 4 | 0 | 22:26 |
| A. NewhookC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15:53 |
| J. AndersonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10:04 |
| J. SlafkovskýL | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 18:31 |
| P. DanaultC | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 13:46 |
| J. EvansC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:36 |
| Z. BolducR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13:10 |
| K. DachC | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 14:32 |
| O. KapanenC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 09:55 |
| I. DemidovR | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 15:43 |
| M. MathesonD | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24:18 |
| K. GuhleD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20:14 |
| A. CarrierD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 12:39 |
| J. StrubleD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 08:47 |
| L. HutsonD | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 25:03 |
| N. DobsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20:58 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Montembeault | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
| J. Dobes(L) | 21/27 | 77.8 % | 58:03 |
San Jose Sharks
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. SmithC | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 19:37 |
| A. WennbergC | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 18:54 |
| B. GoodrowC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:41 |
| K. SherwoodL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13:46 |
| C. GrafR | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 2 | 13:11 |
| Z. OstapchukC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:37 |
| M. CelebriniC | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 22:49 |
| W. EklundL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:43 |
| T. ToffoliC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11:54 |
| M. MisaC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12:37 |
| A. GaudetteR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10:32 |
| P. KurashevC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:58 |
| J. KlingbergD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 15:56 |
| V. DesharnaisD | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20:45 |
| S. DickinsonD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16:51 |
| D. OrlovD | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 19:44 |
| M. FerraroD | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 22:25 |
| S. MukhamadullinD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:06 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Y. Askarov(W) | 31/36 | 86.1 % | 59:48 |
| A. Nedeljkovic | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
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About this game
Who won Canadiens vs Sharks?
Sharks won 7-5 over Canadiens on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.
When was Canadiens vs Sharks played?
On Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at 10:00 PM ET at SAP Center at San Jose.
Where was Canadiens vs Sharks played?
At SAP Center at San Jose, in San Jose.
Have the Canadiens and Sharks played this season?
No, this is their first meeting of the season.