San Jose Sharks 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 2: final score and stats
San Jose Sharks beat Columbus Blue Jackets, San Jose Sharks 3 to Columbus Blue Jackets 2, on Saturday, March 28, 2026 at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Columbus Blue Jackets vs San Jose Sharks.
NHLSaturday, March 28, 2026
DateMar 28, 2026
Start time5:00 PM ET
VenueNationwide Arena, Columbus, OH
TVESPN+
Attendance18,874
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose Sharks | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Top performers
Team comparison
San Jose SharksColumbus Blue Jackets
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
33-31-7Record38-24-11
5th in Pacific DivisionStanding7th in Metropolitan Division
4-7Road record / home record6-4
WLLLLLast 5LLWWL
W1StreakL2
Team stats
San Jose SharksColumbus Blue Jackets
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.
San Jose Sharks
Igor Chernyshov LW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveQuentin Musty LW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveKyle Keyser G · Upper Body
Injured ReserveColumbus Blue Jackets
Box score
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:42 | 1:52 | 0:00 | 17:50 | 19 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 35.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Igor Chernyshov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:31 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:31 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Eklund | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 16:12 | 0:56 | 0:00 | 15:16 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Gaudette | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:41 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:41 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Barclay Goodrow | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:56 | 0:00 | 0:57 | 10:59 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Collin Graf | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:21 | 0:00 | 1:03 | 14:18 | 18 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Misa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:09 | 0:11 | 0:00 | 14:58 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 60.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Ostapchuk | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 8:58 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:58 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kiefer Sherwood | 0 | 6 | 1 | -1 | 16:52 | 0:58 | 0:57 | 14:57 | 20 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:14 | 1:51 | 0:00 | 17:23 | 20 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Toffoli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:48 | 1:05 | 0:00 | 13:43 | 17 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Wennberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:47 | 1:07 | 1:03 | 14:37 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 47.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 19:37 | 0:00 | 1:24 | 18:13 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Dickinson | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17:23 | 0:04 | 0:00 | 17:19 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Ferraro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:58 | 0:00 | 1:23 | 19:35 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Leddy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:37 | 0:12 | 0:36 | 16:49 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shakir Mukhamadullin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:30 | 0:00 | 0:37 | 19:53 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dmitry Orlov | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 22:13 | 1:59 | 0:00 | 20:14 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
San Jose Sharks Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Nedeljkovic | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .917 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 59:31 | 0 | 0 |
Columbus Blue Jackets Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Coyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:26 | 2:00 | 1:06 | 15:20 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Adam Fantilli | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:58 | 2:00 | 0:13 | 17:45 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 53.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Garland | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 12:41 | 0:03 | 0:00 | 12:38 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boone Jenner | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 17:17 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 17:17 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 68.8 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Kent Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:37 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:37 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isac Lundestrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:49 | 0:00 | 0:49 | 12:00 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirill Marchenko | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20:50 | 1:54 | 0:00 | 18:56 | 21 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Marchment | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:18 | 1:57 | 0:00 | 12:21 | 16 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Monahan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:34 | 0:06 | 1:04 | 14:24 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 30.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathieu Olivier | 1 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 15:40 | 0:00 | 0:12 | 15:28 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Sillinger | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:23 | 0:00 | 0:42 | 15:41 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dmitri Voronkov | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4:03 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:03 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Columbus Blue Jackets Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Christiansen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:43 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:43 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dante Fabbro | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:52 | 0:00 | 0:12 | 16:40 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Gudbranson | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 19:09 | 0:00 | 1:50 | 17:19 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denton Mateychuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:57 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:57 | 20 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Provorov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25:39 | 0:00 | 1:51 | 23:48 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Werenski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30:51 | 2:00 | 0:13 | 28:38 | 26 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Columbus Blue Jackets Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Merzlikins | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 33 | .917 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 59:10 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
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Mar 28, 2026SJ 3, CBJ 2
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Frequently asked questions
Who won San Jose Sharks vs Columbus Blue Jackets?
San Jose Sharks won, 3-2, on Saturday, March 28, 2026.
What was the final score of San Jose Sharks vs Columbus Blue Jackets?
San Jose Sharks 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 2.
Who were the top performers?
San Jose Sharks: Igor Chernyshov (2 goals). Columbus Blue Jackets: Denton Mateychuk (1 goals).
Where is San Jose Sharks vs Columbus Blue Jackets played?
Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH.
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