Montreal Canadiens 5, San Jose Sharks 7: final score and stats
San Jose Sharks beat Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Canadiens 5 to San Jose Sharks 7, on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, CA. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for San Jose Sharks vs Montreal Canadiens.
NHLTuesday, March 3, 2026
DateMar 3, 2026
Start time10:00 PM ET
VenueSAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, CA
TVESPN+
Attendance17,435
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Canadiens | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| San Jose Sharks | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Montreal CanadiensSan Jose Sharks
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
33-18-9Record30-25-4
2nd in Atlantic DivisionStanding5th in Pacific Division
6-2Road record / home record4-5
LWWLWLast 5WLLLL
L1StreakW1
Team stats
Montreal CanadiensSan Jose Sharks
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Montreal Canadiens
Ivan Demidov RW · Ankle - Fracture
Injured ReserveSam Montembeault G · Lower Body
Injured ReserveBryce Pickford D · Undisclosed
Injured ReserveLucas Condotta LW · Undisclosed
Injured ReserveMike Matheson D · Lower Body
Day-To-DaySan Jose Sharks
Igor Chernyshov LW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveQuentin Musty LW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveKyle Keyser G · Upper Body
Injured ReserveBox score
Montreal Canadiens Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Anderson | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10:04 | 0:00 | 1:00 | 9:04 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Zack Bolduc | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13:10 | 1:53 | 0:00 | 11:17 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Caufield | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 20:48 | 5:53 | 0:00 | 14:55 | 20 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirby Dach | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 14:32 | 1:57 | 0:00 | 12:35 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Phillip Danault | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 13:46 | 0:00 | 3:49 | 9:57 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Demidov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:43 | 5:41 | 0:00 | 10:02 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Evans | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:36 | 0:00 | 4:16 | 11:20 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 84.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Gallagher | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 11:17 | 2:15 | 0:00 | 9:02 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Kapanen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:55 | 0:05 | 1:08 | 8:42 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 62.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex Newhook | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:53 | 2:05 | 0:00 | 13:48 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 37.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Juraj Slafkovsky | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:31 | 5:52 | 0:00 | 12:39 | 18 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Suzuki | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 22:26 | 5:50 | 0:19 | 16:17 | 21 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 45.8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Montreal Canadiens Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Carrier | 5 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:39 | 0:00 | 4:04 | 8:35 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Dobson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:58 | 1:48 | 1:09 | 18:01 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaiden Guhle | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20:14 | 0:00 | 1:12 | 19:02 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane Hutson | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 25:03 | 6:19 | 0:00 | 18:44 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Matheson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:18 | 0:47 | 4:07 | 19:24 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Struble | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 8:47 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:47 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Montreal Canadiens Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Dobes | 6 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .778 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 58:03 | 0 | 0 |
San Jose Sharks Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macklin Celebrini | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:49 | 4:00 | 0:38 | 18:11 | 24 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 33.3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| William Eklund | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14:43 | 1:16 | 1:46 | 11:41 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Gaudette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:32 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:32 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 77.8 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Barclay Goodrow | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:41 | 0:00 | 3:54 | 7:47 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Collin Graf | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 13:11 | 0:00 | 2:05 | 11:06 | 21 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Philipp Kurashev | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12:58 | 1:16 | 0:51 | 10:51 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Misa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:37 | 1:16 | 0:00 | 11:21 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Ostapchuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11:37 | 0:00 | 4:06 | 7:31 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kiefer Sherwood | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13:46 | 1:15 | 0:05 | 12:26 | 22 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 19:37 | 4:00 | 0:10 | 15:27 | 22 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Toffoli | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:54 | 4:00 | 0:00 | 7:54 | 15 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Wennberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:54 | 4:00 | 2:33 | 12:21 | 24 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 45.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
San Jose Sharks Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Desharnais | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:45 | 0:00 | 4:46 | 15:59 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sam Dickinson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:51 | 0:00 | 2:27 | 14:24 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mario Ferraro | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22:25 | 0:01 | 4:40 | 17:44 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| John Klingberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:56 | 1:30 | 0:00 | 14:26 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Shakir Mukhamadullin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19:06 | 0:00 | 3:21 | 15:45 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dmitry Orlov | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 19:44 | 3:46 | 0:58 | 15:00 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
San Jose Sharks Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yaroslav Askarov | 5 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 31 | .861 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 59:48 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Montreal Canadiens vs San Jose Sharks?
San Jose Sharks won, 7-5, on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.
What was the final score of Montreal Canadiens vs San Jose Sharks?
Montreal Canadiens 5, San Jose Sharks 7.
Who were the top performers?
Montreal Canadiens: Alex Newhook (2 goals). San Jose Sharks: Macklin Celebrini (1 goals).
Where is Montreal Canadiens vs San Jose Sharks played?
SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, CA.
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