
Game No: 969
Started: 2026-03-03 22:08:00
Ended: 2026-03-04 00:43:00
Attendance: 17,435
Three Stars by: Dan Rusanowsky
Full Recap
| Period | Time | Team | Scorer | Shot Type | Distance (ft) | Assist | Assist | Highlight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6:18 | MTL | Oliver Kapanen | Juraj SlafkovskÝ | Mike Matheson | |||
| 1 | 15:32 | S.J | Collin Graf | Will Smith | MacKlin Celebrini | |||
| 2 | 5:09 | MTL | Phillip Danault | Mike Matheson | Jake Evans | |||
| 2 | 10:28 | S.J | Michael Misa | |||||
| 2 | 18:23 | S.J | MacKlin Celebrini | Collin Graf | ||||
| 2 | 18:48 | S.J | Alexander Wennberg | Kiefer Sherwood | ||||
| 3 | 3:29 | S.J | Will Smith | MacKlin Celebrini | Dmitry Orlov | |||
| 3 | 5:02 | MTL | Ivan Demidov | Lane Hutson | Nick Suzuki | |||
| 3 | 5:20 | MTL | Alex Newhook | Jake Evans | Kaiden Guhle | |||
| 3 | 10:56 | MTL | Alex Newhook | Brendan Gallagher | Mike Matheson | |||
| 3 | 16:34 | S.J | Kiefer Sherwood | Philipp Kurashev | William Eklund | |||
| 3 | 19:56 | S.J | Adam Gaudette | MacKlin Celebrini |
#8 Francois StLaurent
#18 Tom Chmielewski
#74 Trent Knorr
#87 Devin Berg
| Period | Time | Team | Player | Penalty | PIM | Drawn By |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11:42 | MTL | Nick Suzuki | Interference | 2 | Vincent Desharnais |
| 2 | 12:33 | MTL | Oliver Kapanen | Slashing | 2 | Dmitry Orlov |
| 3 | 2:43 | MTL | Josh Anderson | Roughing | 2 | Kiefer Sherwood |
| 3 | 2:43 | MTL | Jayden Struble | Roughing | 2 | Kiefer Sherwood |
| 3 | 11:41 | MTL | Kirby Dach | Roughing | 2 | |
| 3 | 15:03 | MTL | Too many men/ice - bench | 2 | ||
| 2 | 2:13 | S.J | Collin Graf | Tripping | 2 | Lane Hutson |
| 2 | 6:55 | S.J | MacKlin Celebrini | Hooking | 2 | Cole Caufield |
| 2 | 13:32 | S.J | Alexander Wennberg | Tripping | 2 | Jake Evans |
| 3 | 2:43 | S.J | Mario Ferraro | Roughing | 2 | |
| 3 | 3:54 | S.J | Vincent Desharnais | Cross-checking | 2 | Kirby Dach |
| 3 | 8:58 | S.J | Sam Dickinson | Tripping | 2 | Ivan Demidov |
| 3 | 11:41 | S.J | Adam Gaudette | Interference on goalkeeper | 2 | Jakub DobeŠ |
Coach: Martin St. Louis
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Mike Matheson | D |
| 11 | Brendan Gallagher | R |
| 13 | Cole Caufield | R |
| 14 | Nick Suzuki | C |
| 15 | Alex Newhook | C |
| 17 | Josh Anderson | R |
| 20 | Juraj SlafkovskÝ | L |
| 20 | Juraj SlafkovskÝ | L |
| 21 | Kaiden Guhle | D |
| 24 | Phillip Danault | C |
| 35 | Samuel Montembeault | G |
| 45 | Alexandre Carrier | D |
| 47 | Jayden Struble | D |
| 48 | Lane Hutson | D |
| 53 | Noah Dobson | D |
| 71 | Jake Evans | C |
| 75 | Jakub DobeŠ | G |
| 75 | Jakub Dobes | G |
| 76 | Zachary Bolduc | R |
| 77 | Kirby Dach | C |
| 91 | Oliver Kapanen | C |
| 93 | Ivan Demidov | R |
Coach: Ryan Warsofsky
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Will Smith | C |
| 3 | John Klingberg | D |
| 5 | Vincent Desharnais | D |
| 6 | Sam Dickinson | D |
| 9 | Dmitry Orlov | D |
| 21 | Alexander Wennberg | C |
| 23 | Barclay Goodrow | C |
| 30 | Iaroslav Askarov | G |
| 30 | Yaroslav Askarov | G |
| 33 | Alex Nedeljkovic | G |
| 38 | Mario Ferraro | D |
| 44 | Kiefer Sherwood | L |
| 51 | Collin Graf | R |
| 51 | Collin Graf | R |
| 63 | Zack Ostapchuk | C |
| 71 | MacKlin Celebrini | C |
| 72 | William Eklund | L |
| 73 | Tyler Toffoli | C |
| 77 | Michael Misa | C |
| 81 | Adam Gaudette | R |
| 85 | Shakir Mukhamadullin | D |
| 96 | Philipp Kurashev | C |
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 72 | Arber Xhekaj | D |
| 85 | Alexandre Texier | L |
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | Timothy Liljegren | D |
| 75 | Ryan Reaves | R |
| 84 | Pavol Regenda | L |
| 5 | Goals | 7 |
| 10 | Assists | 9 |
| -11 | Plus / Minus | 10 |
| 6 | Penalties | 7 |
| 12 | PIM | 14 |
| 57 | Corsi For | 37 |
| 60.64 | Corsi % | 39.36 |
| 36 | Fenwick For | 37 |
| 49.32 | Fenwick % | 50.68 |
| 36 | Shots | 28 |
| 12 | Shots Blocked | 19 |
| 21 | Missed Shots | 9 |
| 20 | Hits | 21 |
| 13 | Giveaways | 17 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 6 |
| 18 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 35 | Faceoffs Won | 29 |
| 29 | Faceoffs Lost | 35 |
| 55% | Faceoff Percentage | 45% |
| Montreal Canadiens | San Jose Sharks | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | Time With Lead | Lead | Time With Lead |
| 1 | 14:33 | 1 | 9:23 |
| 2 | 2 | 5:03 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1:33 | |
| Montreal Canadiens - San Jose Sharks | Time With Lead |
|---|---|
| 1 - 0 | 9:14 |
| 2 - 1 | 5:19 |
| 2 - 3 | 0:25 |
| 2 - 4 | 4:41 |
| 2 - 5 | 1:33 |
| 3 - 5 | 0:18 |
| 4 - 5 | 5:36 |
| 5 - 6 | 3:22 |
| 5 - 7 | 0:04 |
| # | Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | P | PIM | S | SB | MS | H | GV | TK | B Shots | FW | FL | F% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Mike Matheson | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Brendan Gallagher | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Cole Caufield | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Nick Suzuki | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 46 |
| 15 | Alex Newhook | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 38 |
| 17 | Josh Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Juraj SlafkovskÝ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Juraj SlafkovskÝ | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Kaiden Guhle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Phillip Danault | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 50 |
| 35 | Samuel Montembeault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Alexandre Carrier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Jayden Struble | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Lane Hutson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Noah Dobson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Jake Evans | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 85 |
| 75 | Jakub DobeŠ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Jakub Dobes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | Zachary Bolduc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Kirby Dach | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | Oliver Kapanen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 63 |
| 93 | Ivan Demidov | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | P | PIM | S | SB | MS | H | GV | TK | B Shots | FW | FL | F% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Will Smith | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | John Klingberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Vincent Desharnais | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Sam Dickinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Dmitry Orlov | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Alexander Wennberg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 45 |
| 23 | Barclay Goodrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Iaroslav Askarov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Yaroslav Askarov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Alex Nedeljkovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Mario Ferraro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Kiefer Sherwood | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Collin Graf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Collin Graf | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Zack Ostapchuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 50 |
| 71 | MacKlin Celebrini | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 33 |
| 72 | William Eklund | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | Tyler Toffoli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Michael Misa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 38 |
| 81 | Adam Gaudette | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 78 |
| 85 | Shakir Mukhamadullin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | Philipp Kurashev | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength |
| 8 | Mike Matheson | 26 | 00:56 | 24:18 | 00:47 | 04:07 | 19:24 |
| 11 | Brendan Gallagher | 15 | 00:45 | 11:17 | 02:15 | 00:00 | 09:02 |
| 13 | Cole Caufield | 20 | 01:02 | 20:48 | 05:53 | 00:00 | 14:55 |
| 14 | Nick Suzuki | 21 | 01:04 | 22:26 | 05:50 | 00:19 | 16:17 |
| 15 | Alex Newhook | 20 | 00:47 | 15:53 | 02:05 | 00:00 | 13:48 |
| 17 | Josh Anderson | 16 | 00:37 | 10:04 | 00:00 | 01:00 | 09:04 |
| 20 | Juraj SlafkovskÝ | ||||||
| 20 | Juraj SlafkovskÝ | 18 | 01:01 | 18:31 | 05:52 | 00:00 | 12:39 |
| 21 | Kaiden Guhle | 25 | 00:48 | 20:14 | 00:00 | 01:12 | 19:02 |
| 24 | Phillip Danault | 19 | 00:43 | 13:46 | 00:00 | 03:49 | 09:57 |
| 45 | Alexandre Carrier | 20 | 00:37 | 12:39 | 00:00 | 04:04 | 08:35 |
| 47 | Jayden Struble | 14 | 00:37 | 08:47 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 08:47 |
| 48 | Lane Hutson | 23 | 01:05 | 25:03 | 06:19 | 00:00 | 18:44 |
| 53 | Noah Dobson | 25 | 00:50 | 20:58 | 01:48 | 01:09 | 18:01 |
| 71 | Jake Evans | 22 | 00:42 | 15:36 | 00:00 | 04:16 | 11:20 |
| 76 | Zachary Bolduc | 17 | 00:46 | 13:10 | 01:53 | 00:00 | 11:17 |
| 77 | Kirby Dach | 20 | 00:43 | 14:32 | 01:57 | 00:00 | 12:35 |
| 91 | Oliver Kapanen | 18 | 00:33 | 09:55 | 00:05 | 01:08 | 08:42 |
| 93 | Ivan Demidov | 17 | 00:55 | 15:43 | 05:41 | 00:00 | 10:02 |
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength |
| 2 | Will Smith | 22 | 00:53 | 19:37 | 04:00 | 00:10 | 15:27 |
| 3 | John Klingberg | 18 | 00:53 | 15:56 | 01:30 | 00:00 | 14:26 |
| 5 | Vincent Desharnais | 21 | 00:59 | 20:45 | 00:00 | 04:46 | 15:59 |
| 6 | Sam Dickinson | 21 | 00:48 | 16:51 | 00:00 | 02:27 | 14:24 |
| 9 | Dmitry Orlov | 21 | 00:56 | 19:44 | 03:46 | 00:58 | 15:00 |
| 21 | Alexander Wennberg | 24 | 00:47 | 18:54 | 04:00 | 02:33 | 12:21 |
| 23 | Barclay Goodrow | 18 | 00:38 | 11:41 | 00:00 | 03:54 | 07:47 |
| 38 | Mario Ferraro | 22 | 01:01 | 22:25 | 00:01 | 04:40 | 17:44 |
| 44 | Kiefer Sherwood | 22 | 00:37 | 13:46 | 01:15 | 00:05 | 12:26 |
| 51 | Collin Graf | ||||||
| 51 | Collin Graf | 21 | 00:37 | 13:11 | 00:00 | 02:05 | 11:06 |
| 63 | Zack Ostapchuk | 18 | 00:38 | 11:37 | 00:00 | 04:06 | 07:31 |
| 71 | MacKlin Celebrini | 24 | 00:57 | 22:49 | 04:00 | 00:38 | 18:11 |
| 72 | William Eklund | 18 | 00:49 | 14:43 | 01:16 | 01:46 | 11:41 |
| 73 | Tyler Toffoli | 15 | 00:47 | 11:54 | 04:00 | 00:00 | 07:54 |
| 77 | Michael Misa | 16 | 00:47 | 12:37 | 01:16 | 00:00 | 11:21 |
| 81 | Adam Gaudette | 17 | 00:37 | 10:32 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 10:32 |
| 85 | Shakir Mukhamadullin | 22 | 00:52 | 19:06 | 00:00 | 03:21 | 15:45 |
| 96 | Philipp Kurashev | 19 | 00:40 | 12:58 | 01:16 | 00:51 | 10:51 |
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Jakub Dobes | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0.875 |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | 0.667 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 10 | 0.8 |
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Yaroslav Askarov | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0.875 |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | 0.9 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 18 | 0.833 |