San Jose Sharks vs. Columbus Blue Jackets: game summary
Final · March 28, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.
Shots on goal : SJS 36 — CBJ 24 · Nationwide Arena
Three stars
- 1★
I. ChernyshovSJS · L · 2B 0A - 2★
E. MerzlikinsCBJ · G · 91.7 % - 3★
M. CelebriniSJS · C · 1B 1A
SJSGame stats
CBJ
- 36Shots on goal24
- 47 %Faceoff win %53 %
- 1/2Power play0/1
- 2Penalty minutes4
- 16Hits17
- 8Blocked shots11
- 25Giveaways12
- 4Takeaways6
Shots by period
| P1 | P2 | P3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SJS | 8 | 18 | 10 | 36 |
| CBJ | 9 | 8 | 7 | 24 |
Season series SJS 2 – 0 CBJ
Official NHL reports
Shot map
← SJS 3 / 36 / 512 / 24 / 35 CBJ →
SJS 3 / 36 / 512 / 24 / 35 CBJ →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
Denton MateychukCBJ · 00:31Assists : Adam Fantilli0 – 1▶ Watch- Igor ChernyshovSJS · 17:17Assists : Will Smith1 – 1▶ Watch
2nd period
Cole SillingerCBJ · 12:09Assists : Ivan Provorov1 – 2▶ Watch
3rd period
- Macklin CelebriniSJS · 00:57 · PPAssists : Dmitry Orlov, Alexander Wennberg2 – 2▶ Watch
- Igor ChernyshovSJS · 18:35Assists : Will Smith, Macklin Celebrini3 – 2▶ Watch
Penalties
2nd period
- 03:05CBJBoone Jenner — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Collin Graf
- 14:45SJSZack Ostapchuk — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Ivan Provorov
3rd period
- 00:54CBJCharlie Coyle — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by William Eklund
Box score
San Jose Sharks
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. SmithC | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19:14 |
| A. WennbergC | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 16:47 |
| B. GoodrowC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:56 |
| K. SherwoodL | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 6 | 16:52 |
| C. GrafR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15:21 |
| Z. OstapchukC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 08:58 |
| M. CelebriniC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 19:42 |
| W. EklundL | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 16:12 |
| T. ToffoliC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:48 |
| M. MisaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:09 |
| A. GaudetteR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 09:41 |
| I. ChernyshovL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15:31 |
| N. LeddyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:37 |
| V. DesharnaisD | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 19:37 |
| S. DickinsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17:23 |
| D. OrlovD | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 22:13 |
| M. FerraroD | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20:58 |
| S. MukhamadullinD | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 20:30 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Nedeljkovic(W) | 22/24 | 91.7 % | 59:31 |
| L. Brossoit | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. CoyleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:26 |
| C. SillingerC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16:23 |
| D. VoronkovL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 04:03 |
| M. MarchmentL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14:18 |
| A. FantilliC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19:58 |
| I. LundestromC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:49 |
| S. MonahanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:34 |
| M. OlivierR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 15:40 |
| B. JennerC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 17:17 |
| C. GarlandR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 1 | 12:41 |
| K. MarchenkoR | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 20:50 |
| K. JohnsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13:37 |
| J. ChristiansenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:43 |
| D. MateychukD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:57 |
| Z. WerenskiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30:51 |
| I. ProvorovD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 25:39 |
| D. FabbroD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 16:52 |
| E. GudbransonD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 19:09 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Greaves | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
| E. Merzlikins(L) | 33/36 | 91.7 % | 59:10 |
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About this game
Who won Sharks vs Blue Jackets?
Sharks won 3-2 over Blue Jackets on Saturday, March 28, 2026.
When was Sharks vs Blue Jackets played?
On Saturday, March 28, 2026, at 5:00 PM ET at Nationwide Arena.
Where was Sharks vs Blue Jackets played?
At Nationwide Arena, in Columbus.
Have the Sharks and Blue Jackets played this season?
Yes: January 6 (Blue Jackets 2, Sharks 5).