San Jose Sharks vs Winnipeg Jets on Sunday March 1st at SAP Center (via SanJoseSharks/x)

By Madison Montez

SAN JOSE- Two minutes and 44 seconds into the game, Winnipeg struck first with Morgan Barron scoring his eighth goal of the season on a wrist shot. This would be the only goal they score in the 2-1 San Jose win. Tanner Pearson registered the primary assist and Cole Koepke registersted the secondary assist.

Two minutes into the third period, San Jose got to work when Will Smith scored his eighteenth of the season to tie the game at 1-1. Colin Graf registered the primary assist and Macklin Celebrini registered the secondary assist.

Regulation wasn’t enough and the game went into overtime. 2 minutes in, Michael Misa scored his fourth goal of the season to win the game for San Jose.

After the first period, San Jose outshot Montreal thirteen to eight. After the second period, Winnipeg outshot San Jose eleven to four. Lastly after the third period, San Jose outshot Winnipeg 14 to 10.

Coming into today’s game, the Canadiens ranked 7th on the powerplay with a 24.3% and the Sharks ranked 17th with a 20.0%. Shorthanded, the Sharked are ranked 21st with a 78.5% and the Canadiens are ranked 25th with a 77.1%. Today, San Jose went 0/4on the powerplay and Montreal went 0/3.

The starting goalie matchup was San Jose Sharks Alex Nedeljkovic versus Winnipeg’s Gold Medal Winning Connor Hellebuyck. Nedeljkovic, who recorded 27 saves on 28 shots, recorded tonights win. Hellebuyck, who recorded 31 saves on 33 shots, recorded tonights loss.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

1. Alex Nedeljkovic
2. Connor Hellebuyck
3. Michael Misa

The Sharks will be back in action on Tuesday March 3rd where they will host the Montreal Canadiens for a one game series. The last time these two teams faced off was on February 27th 2025 when the Sharks visited Montreal and lost 4 to 3 in overtime. Will Smith, and former Sharks Fabian Zetterlund, and Nico Sturm scored in the loss.