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San Jose Sharks game wrap: Sharks Lose 4-3 to Stars, Finish Road Trip Winless

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Dallas Stars left wing Jason Robertson (21) reacts after scoring against the San Jose Sharks goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic in the first peroid at American Airlines Center in Dallas on Sat Nov 7, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Mary Walsh

The San Jose Sharks lost 4-3 to the Dallas Stars Saturday. Roope Hintz, Jamie Benn, Jason Robertson and Thomas Harley scored for the Stars. Harley had three points. Jake Oettinger made 20 saves for the win. Michael Misa, Ivar Stenberg and Will Smith scored for the Sharks. Macklin Celebrini had three assists. Alex Nedeljkovic made 26 saves in the loss. It was the fifth loss in a row for the Sharks.

After the game, Sharks forward Will Smith said: “We worked hard. Special teams came up a little short. I thought we played a great game but like I said we came up a little short again.” He also talked about their power play struggles: “It starts with the break in. I mean you gotta recover pucks, gotta get them back. Won’t be able to get chances if we don’t have the puck. So it’s something we’ll work on. We know we have to be a difference-maker.”

Sharks Head Coach Ryan Warsofsky said: “Probably one of our best five on five games of the year. Obviously the p.k. lets in a couple. Power play could be a little bit more of a weapon for us. I thought we did some good things, again, some positives but unfortunately come up on the losing end.”

Providing more detail about the special teams, he said: “P.K., it feels like we’re just a little… we were pretty aggressive, had pace on it earlier in the year. We’ve kind of lost that a little bit. Power play, teams are pressuring and we can’t make the next play.”

Michael Misa scored the first goal of the game at 7:22. Hovering in front of the net, Misa caught a pass from Macklin Celebrini and snapped it past Oettinger. An assist also went to Will Smith.

Roope Hintz tied the game on the power play at 9:16. He knocked in a rebound from Wyatt Johnston’s shot. An assist also went to Thomas Harley.

Jamie Benn gave the Stars a lead at 15:17. On his way to the net, he caught Hintz’s pass from behind the net. His snap shot went by Nedeljkovic on the stick side.

Jason Robertson padded that lead with a power play goal at 16:51. Mikko Rantanen made a cross ice pass from one faceoff dot to the other for Robertson’s snap shot. The secondary assist went to Harley.

The Stars led in shots for the first period, 14-11. The Sharks took three penalties and the Stars took four. Two of those Stars penalties overlapped, giving the Sharks about 30 seconds of 2-man advantage.

The Sharks had some seconds of power play time carry over into the second period. They did not score then but, at 2:47, Ivar Stenberg trimmed the Stars’ lead with a snap shot. Celebrini carried the puck into the zone, two on one with Stenberg. From the half boards, he passed it to the center for Stenberg’s shot. Eric Pohlkamp got the secondary assist.

Harley restored the two-goal lead for the Stars at 14:30. He scored with a slap shot from the slot on the power play. Johnston and Rantanen got the assists.

The Sharks got that goal back during a five-on-three power play at 17:02. Mason Marchment passed the puck across the goal mouth to Will Smith in the left faceoff circle for the shot. Marchment and Celebrini got the assists.

The period ended in a giant scrum that started with Sam Dickinson, Mikko Rantanen and Alex Nedeljkovic. The result was two matching minors to each team. The Sharks led slightly in shots, 10-8. The teams each took two penalties before the end of the period. In a scoreless third period, the Sharks had two shots and took one penalty. The Stars had seven shots and took one penalty.

The Sharks next play on Monday at 7:00 PM PT at home against the New York Islanders.

Sharks Fall 4-1 to Red-Hot Wild; Loss for SJ is fourth in a row

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Things are getting tougher by the game that includes San Jose Sharks captain Macklin Celebrini (71) whose feeling the pain of the Minnesota Wild scoring at the Target Center in St Paul on Fri Nov 6, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Mary Walsh

The San Jose Sharks (7-10-1) lost 4-1 to the Minnesota Wild (12-3-3) on Friday. Kirill Kaprizov, Maxim Shabanov, Quinn Hughes and Zach Bogosian scored for the Wild. Kaprizov had four points in the game and Hughes had three. Jesper Wallstedt made 23 saves for the win. Macklin Celebrini scored for the Sharks. Yaroslav Askarov made 25 saves in the loss.

The Sharks did not play a terrible game. Compared to recent games, they showed more energy and focus. But the Wild were a merciless opponent. After the game, Sharks Captain Macklin Celebrini said: “Not to sound complacent, none of us want to be in this spot, but that’s how it goes sometimes. That’s hockey. You can do all the right things and still lose.”

Sharks defenseman Darnell Nurse said:

“If you’re playing your game more nights than not, you’re going to get the right result more nights than not. There’s areas that we have to clean up. In key moments, special teams can be better, I think, We continue to push five-on-five and create more.”

For the 13th time this season, the Wild scored first. This time, it came on the power play at 7:55, from Kirill Kaprizov. The Wild had a two-man advantage. Kaprizov scored from the right faceoff circle, his second try from there during that power play. Assists went to Quinn Hughes and Matt Boldy.

The shots in the first were 11-9 Minnesota. The Sharks had the two overlapping penalties and the Wild had two minors.

Macklin Celebrini tied the game at 12:11 of the second period. After winning an offensive zone faceoff, Celebrini went to the net and tipped a shot from Dmitry Orlov. An assist also went to Will Smith.

Maxim Shabanov gave the Wild the lead with another power play goal at 14:15. Shabanov tipped a shot from Kaprizov. An assist also went to Hughes.

The shots in the second period were 10-10. There were only two penalties called, one to each team.

In the third period, Hughes extended the lead to 1-3 at 6:54. His wrist shot came from the top of the left faceoff circle. Assists went to Kaprizov and Jonas Brodin.

Zach Bogosian made it 4-1 with a slap shot from the outside of the right faceoff circle. Assists went to Joel Eriksson Ek and Kaprizov.

The third period shot count was 8-5 Minnesota. The Sharks took two penalties.

The Sharks next play on Saturday at 5:00 PM PT in Dallas against the Stars.

Sharks Drubbed in LA, Lose 7-2 to Kings

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San Jose Sharks center Macklin Celebrini (71) moves the puck against the Los Angeles Kings Mikey Anderson (44) in the third period at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Wed Nov 4, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Mary Walsh

The San Jose Sharks lost 7-2 to the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday. Adrian Kempe scored a hat trick, Quinton Byfield scored twice, Erik Haula and Joel Armia also scored for Los Angeles. Darcy Kuemper made 30 saves for the win. Macklin Celebrini and Ivar Stenberg scored for San Jose. Yaroslav Askarov made 20 saves in the loss.

Adrian Kempe scored his first goal 1:23 into the game. Kempe caught a long pass from Artemi Panarin for a breakaway goal. Kempe scored again at 16:09. His slap shot came from the right faceoff circle. Assists went to Erik Gustafsson and Brandt Clarke.

Quinton Byfield made it 3-0 with a power play goal at 18:39. His snap shot came from low in the slot. Assists went to Panarin and Kempe.

The Kings outshot the Sharks 13-11 in the first period. Each team had two power plays in the period. The Sharks power play mustered three shots and allowed one to the Kings. Their penalty kill allowed four shots and the goal.

Macklin Celebrini scored on the power play at 5:07 of the second period. Celebrini’s wrist shot came from above the left faceoff circle. Assists went to Dmitry Orlov and Michael Misa.

Erik Haula scored at 11:10 to make it 4-1. Haula backhanded it in with Joel Armia screening Askarov. Assists went to Kenny Connors and Brian Dumoulin.

Kempe completed his hat trick with a power play goal at 15:51. His snap shot came from just inside the right faceoff dot. Assists went to Alex Laferriere and Panarin.

The Sharks outshot the Kings 10-5 in the second period. Each team took one penalty. It did not take either team many shots to score on the power play. The Sharks scored with one, the Kings with two.

Joel Armia tipped Erik Haula’s shot to score at 2:12 of the third to make it 6-1.

Ivar Stenberg scored his fourth of the season on the power play at 9:41. His shot came from the top of the left faceoff circle. Almost a mirror of Celebrini’s goal, assists went to Orlov and Misa.

Byfield scored his second of the night on the power play at 14:28. Byfield tipped Panarin’s shot from the blue line. An assist also went to Erik Gustafsson.

The Sharks next play on Friday at 5:00 PM PT in St. Paul against the Minnesota Wild.

Sharks Fall 6-4 to Bruins, Finish Road Trip 3-2-1

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Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman (1) watches as San Jose Sharks center Michael Misa (left) scores a first period goal past the Bruins defenseman Hampus Lindholm (27) at TD Garden in Boston on Sat Oct 24, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Mary Walsh

The San Jose Sharks lost 6-4 to the Boston Bruins Saturday. Casey Mittelstadt, Marat Khusnutdinov, David Pastrnak, James Hagens, David Minten and Will Borgen scored for Boston. Jeremy Swayman made 23 saves for the win. Michael Misa, Kiefer Sherwood, Dmitry Orlov and Will Smith scored for San Jose. Alex Nedeljkovic made 29 saves in the loss.

The Sharks finished this road trip 3-2-1. After the game, Sharks goaltender Alex Nedljkovic talked about the long eastern trip:

“We had chances, we had some momentum and just let it kind of slip away, and didn’t finish. Yeah, it’s a tough one to swallow right now, definitely, pretty sour taste in your mouth, at least for me. We did a lot of good things. I think there’s still plenty of room for us to grow, a lot of room for us to grow in certain areas and get better at. So we’ll take the five hundred record. It’s a tough trip, a long trip, played in some tough buildings.”

Casey Mittelstadt scored the first goal of the game at 3:08 of the first period. He passed the puck forward from behind the net, then joined the scrum in front of the net to poke the puck home. Assists went to Elias Lindholm and James Hagens.

Michael Misa tied the game at 5:54 with a power play goal. Tyler Toffoli sent the puck to the net from high up the boards. It went through the blue paint and out the other side. Misa was waiting for it and knocked it home. Assists went to Toffoli and Jacob Trouba.

The shots were 12-11 Boston in the first period. The Bruins took two penalties and the Sharks took none.

Marat Khusnutdinov gave the Bruins their second lead of the night with a goal at 8:20 of the second period. The Bruins had the puck moving all around the Sharks zone before Morgan Geekie got it in front of the net. But the Sharks defense was on him, so Geekie handed it off to Khusnutdinov, who found a little space and backhanded it in. An assist also went to Fraser Minten.

Kiefer Sherwood tied it up again with a short handed goal at 13:34. Sherwood intercepted a pass in the neutral zone, carried the puck in and beat Swayman on the stick side.

The shots were 11-6 Boston in the second. The Sharks took three penalties and Boston took one, until Michael Kesselring responded to being boarded by Mark Kastelic and got a roughing penalty. They each got a minor for those, and then fighting majors to boot.

Dmitry Orlov gave the Sharks their only lead of the game with a power play goal at 4:03 of the third period. His slap shot came from the blue line, assisted by Ivar Stenberg and Mason Marchment.

David Pastrnak tied it back up again at 8:27. He caught a cross-ice pass from JJ Peterka and fired off a snap shot from above the faceoff dot.

James Hagens gave the Bruins a 4-3 lead at 9:07, wristing it through a crowd at the blue paint. An assist went to Lindholm.

David Minten scored a power play goal at the 12 minute mark. Minten knocked in a rebound from a Peterka shot. Assists went to Peterka and Mittelstadt.

Will Smith gave the Sharks life with a goal at 12:27. His shot came from just inside the faceoff circle. Assists went to Jacob Trouba and Macklin Celebrini.

Will Borgen put the game away with an empty netter at 19:32.

The third saw an early fight at 2:38 between Tanner Jeannot and Zack Ostapchuk. After that, the Bruins took three penalties and the Sharks took one. The shots were 12-9 Boston.

The Sharks next play on Tuesday at home against the Buffalo Sabres at 7:30 PM PT.

Sharks Defeat Senators 6-2 in Regulation, Score Two Shorthanded Goals

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Ottawa Senators Nikolas Matinpalo (33) looks to block the shot of the San Jose Sharks Collin Graf (51) during the first period at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa on Thu Oct 22, 2026 (Canadian Press via AP)

By Mary Walsh

OTTAWA– The San Jose Sharks defeated the Ottawa Senators 6-2 Thursday. Nolan Allan, Tyler Toffoli, Collin Graf, Jacob Trouba, Zack Ostapchuk and Ivar Stenberg, scored for San Jose. Yaroslav Askarov made 41 saves for the win. Tim Stützle and Jordan Spence scored for Ottawa. Samuel Ersson made 22 saves in the 6-2 loss. This was the Sharks’ first regulation win of the season and their first win in Ottawa since 2021.

The team scored two short-handed goals in the game. After the game, Collin Graf talked this aggressive penalty-killing: “Especially up ice, we’ve got a lot of fast guys out there, guys that have good sticks and can get up there so we’d might as well play to our strengths a little bit.”

The game saw the Sharks on their heels frequently, especially in the third period. The burden then fell to their goaltender Yaroslav Askarov to keep them in the game. Sharks Head Coach Ryan Warsofsky said: “We were under siege for the majority of that game. He made some big saves at big times.”

Tim Stützle gave Ottawa a lead at 6:16 of the first period. Drake Batherson made a cross-ice pass as Stützle skated to the net. Stützle caught the pass near the face-off dot and shot the puck by Askarov on the blocker side. Assists went to Batherson and Warren Foegele.

Nolan Allan tied the game at 11:04. Allan caught the puck along the boards and passed it up to Dmitry Orlov on the blue line. Orlov sent it back in as if to Igor Chernyshov but it went by him to Allan, who was on his way to the net. His snap shot went by Samuel Ersson on the glove side.

The shots were 11-8 San Jose in the first. There was only one penalty called in the first and it was to the Senators. The Sharks penalty kill allowed no shots.

The second period was very prolific for the Sharks. Tyler Toffoli started the scoring glut at 9:13 with a power play goal. After a back and forth with Kiefer Sherwood, Toffoli took his shot from just below the blue line and scored on the glove side. Assists went to Sherwood and Jacob Trouba.

Less than three minutes later, Collin Graf scored a short-handed goal with a diving shot. Graf broke the puck out, then made a drop-pass to Ty Dellandrea. Dellandrea sent it to the net for Graf. Assists went to Dellandrea and Sam Dickinson.

Less than two minutes after that, Trouba scored to make it 4-1. Darnell Nurse sent the puck to the corner where Graf tracked it down and centered it for Trouba’s snap shot.

The shots for the period were 18-11 Senators. The Sharks took two penalties to the Senators’ one. The Sharks penalty kill allowed six shots and scored one goal. Their power play had just two shots before they scored.

Jordan Spence got one back for the Senators at 6:24 of the third period. In a four-on-two rush, Fabian Zetterlund carried the puck in and then passed it to Spence for a wrist shot up the middle. Assists went to Zetterlund and Nikolas Matinpalo.

With Macklin Celebrini in the box for tripping Carter Yakenchuk, the Senators pulled their goaltender for a six-on-four power play. Instead, Zack Ostapchuk scored into an empty net to make it 5-2. Barclay Goodrow got the assist.

Ivar Stenberg scored a second empty-net goal at 19:43. Assists went to Kiefer Sherwood and Michael Misa.

The shots in the third period were 17-6 Senators.

Late in the first period, Igor Chernyshov blockee a shot and left the game. The Sharks were also playing without Alexander Wennberg for the second straight game due to injury. He is described as week-to-week.

The Sharks next play on Saturday at 4:00 PM PT in Boston against the Bruins.

Sharks Rally to Win 4-3 in OT Against Canadiens

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San Jose Sharks Macklin Celebrini (71) celebrates his goal over Les Montreal Canadiens with teammates Igor Chernyshov (92), Nolan Allan (5), and Will Smith (2) during the first period at the Belle Centre in Montreal on Tue Oct 20, 2026 (Canadian Press photo via AP)

By Mary Walsh

The San Jose Sharks defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 in overtime on Tuesday. Macklin Celebrini, Michael Misa and Tyler Toffoli scored for the Sharks. Alex Nedeljkovic made 31 saves for the win. Nick Suzuki, Juraj Slafkovský and Cole Caulfield scored for the Canadiens. Jakub Dobes made 26 saves in the loss.

The Sharks were down 3-1 at the start of the third period but recovered in the third to force overtime. After the game, Michael Misa talked about the late turn-around:

“I think we were just connected, playing desperate like especially with the puck in their zone, we were forechecking hard, playing through their… you know, they’ve got a lot of skilled D over there so you try to play through them and make them turn over pucks. And I thought we did a good job of that in the third.”

Macklin Celebrini scored the first goal of the game at 13:49 of the first period. Jake Evans had the puck along the boards in Montreal’s zone and Will Smith was pressuring him. He made a pass that Celebrini intercepted, leading to a snap shot from the slot. It was Celebrini’s fourth goal of the season.

Nick Suzuki tied the game at 16:38. Gathering up a stray puck in the neutral zone, Juraj Slafkovský carried the puck into the zone two-on-one with Suzuki. Slafkovský chose to pass and Suzuki scored from just inside the faceoff circle.

The first period shots were 12-10 Montreal. The Sharks took two penalties in the period, allowing one shot to the Montreal power play and mustering one short-handed shot.

Slafkovský made it 2-1 with a snap shot at 1:49. He carried the puck into the zone at speed, skated to the net and snapped it in. An assist went to Cole Caulfield.

Caulfield scored at 14:03 to make it 3-1. He caught Suzuki’s pass from behind the net to snap the puck into the net. Assists went to Suzuki and Phillip Danault.

The shots in the second period were 11-10 Montreal. The penalties were numerous but mostlly came from one scrum at 11:57. Four minors were handed out at that time, two to each team. The Sharks were the only team to be short-handed in the second with one penalty at 17:27.

Michael Misa started the comeback at 5:36 of the third period. Misa and Kiefer Sherwood drove the play out of the Sharks’ zone and carried the puck to the other end. Misa’s snap shot beat the goalie on the stick side.

There were three penalties handed out at 9:33 of the third, giving the Sharks a power play. Tyler Toffoli made good use of that and scored the tying goal at 11:09. Celebrini sold a slap shot and instead passed it to Toffoli in the middle for the shot. An assist also went to Jacob Trouba.

The shots in the third were 11-8 Canadiens.

Jakub Dobes was called for interfering with Collin Graf at 1:53 of overtime. At 2:13, Celebrini took his shot from above the faceoff dot off a pass from Ivar Stenberg. An assist also went to Will Smith.

The Sharks next play on Thursday at 4:00 PM PT in Ottawa against the Senators.

Sharks Fall 3-1 to Leafs, Special Teams Struggle

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Toronto Maple Leafs Easton Cowan (53) and the San Jose Sharks Jason Trouba (65) fight for the puck at in the second period at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Mon Oct 19, 2026 (Canadian press via AP News)

By Mary Walsh

The San Jose Sharks lost 3-1 to the Toronto Maple Leafs Monday. Auston Matthews, Gavin McKenna and Nick Paul scored for the Leafs. Sergei Bobrovsky made saves for the win. Mason Marchment scored for the Sharks and Yaroslav Askarov made 29 saves in the loss.

The Leafs won the special teams contest as well as the game. This was not a surprise as Toronto has the top penalty kill in the League right now and a top power play. Aside from scoring two power play goals, they had five power play shots and three short-handed shots. The Sharks had just three power play shots. It was a disappointing shift from recent games for the Sharks. Sharks Captain Macklin Celebrini said: “We’ve had some amazing power plays this year where we’re getting a lot of chances and had really good chemistry. Just tonight was a little off.”

Mason Marchment gave the Sharks a lead at 13:54 of the first period with a backhand shot. That was the third time that Marchment scored the first goal of the game and those are his first three goals as a Shark. That has not happened since 1993.

Marchment gloved the puck down in front of the net, then moved to his left before sneaking the puck past a prone Bobrovsky. An assist went to Tyler Toffoli.

The shots in the first were even at nine each. Each team took two penalties, though the Sharks had almost a minute of five-on-three to kill.

The second period was scoreless until the final seconds. The Sharks had just taken a penalty for too many men on the ice when Auston Matthews scored with 12 seconds to go. His wrist shot came from just inside the faceoff circle. Assists went to Kirill Marchenko and Darren Raddysh.

The Sharks took two penalties in the second period and the Leafs had one. The shots were 13-10 Sharks.

Gavin McKenna gave the Leafs a 2-1 lead at 4:56 of the third period. The goal came on the power play, a wrist shot close in on the left side of the net. Assists went to Auston Matthews and William Nylander.

In the final minute, Nick Paul scored an empty net goal for Toronto. Matthews and Colton Sissons got assists on that one.

The shots were 12-9 Toronto. The teams were even in penalties called with two each, and two of those were matching minors.

The Sharks next play on Tuesday at 4:00 PM PT in Montreal against the Canadiens.

Sharks Fall 4-3 to Detroit in Shootout; Fourth loss in last six games for SJ

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San Jose Sharks left wing Igor Chernyshov (92) prepares to make a pass in front of the Detroit Red Wings right wing Michael Bransegg-Nygard (28) in the first period at Little Caesar’s Arena in Detroit on Sat Oct 17, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Mary Walsh

The San Jose Sharks lost 4-3 to the Detroit Red Wings in a shootout on Saturday. Justin Faulk, Emmitt Finnie and Alex DeBrincat scored for Detroit. Lucas Raymond scored the shootout winner. John Gibson made 32 saves for the win. Dmitry Orlov, Macklin Celebrini and Ivar Stenberg scored for San Jose. Alex Nedeljkovic made 25 saves in the loss.

This was the second time in two games that the Sharks gave up late leads. After the game, Sharks forward Alexander Wennberg said: “We gotta play a little bit smarter. Obviously, again we had opportunities to finish this game and go away with those two points but… small details.”

Justin Faulk gave Detroit a lead 12:47 into the game with a snap shot on the power play. Mason Marchment was in the box for interference on Andreas Englund. Faulk took the shot from the middle of the blue line off a pass from Emmitt Finnie. An assist also went to Michael Rasmussen.

Dmitry Orlov tied the game at 17:59 with a slap shot on the power play. During that power play, Ben Chiarot was in the box for holding the stick. Barclay Goodrow and Keegan Kolesar were also in the box for fighting. Orlov also took his shot from just below the blue line, right down the middle. Assists went to Ivar Stenberg and Macklin Celebrini.

The Sharks took just one minor penalty in the first. The Red Wings took two. The shots were 14-5 San Jose.

Macklin Celebrini gave the Sharks a lead at 4:55 of the second period. Celebrini took the shot from high in the slot, off of a pass from Will Smith. Michael Kesselring also got an assist.

That was the only goal of the period. There were plenty of penalties called in the second: two for each team, with three seconds of a two-man advantage for Detroit. The shot count favored Detroit 10-8.

Ivar Stenberg made it 3-1 with a power play goal at 2:48 of the third. Andreas Engkund was in the box for tripping Marchment at 1:46. Stenberg had been hovering around the Detroit net early in his shift. He went for a little skate but the cut back down through the slot and caught a centering pass from Alexander Wennberg. Macklin Celebrini also got an assist.

Emmitt Finnie trimmed the Sharks lead at 5:00 of the third. He tipped in a shot from Michael Brandsegg-Nygård. Moritz Seider also got an assist.

With about two minutes left, the Red Wings pulled their goaltender. With the extra skater, Alex DeBrincat tied the game with 1:33 left. The puck pinballed around but the assists went to Viktor Arvidsson and Seider.

The third period only saw two penalties called, one to each team. The shots were 11-8 Detroit.

Macklin Celebrini drew a holding penalty midway through overtime but the Red Wings hung on. The shots in overtime were 5-1 Sharks.

Alex DeBrincat, Michael Brandsegg-Nygård and Lucas Raymond shot for Detroit. Raymond scored the only shootout goal. Will Smith, Macklin Celebrini and Ivar Stenberg shot for San Jose.

On the injury front, defenseman Darnell Nurse was back in the lineup after missing the prior game.

The Sharks next play on Monday at 4:30 PM PT in Toronto against the Maple Leafs.

Sharks Best Predators in Shootout, Win 3-2

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San Jose Sharks Will Smith (2) celebrates with his teammates after scoring a third period goal against the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Thu Oct 15, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Mary Walsh

The San Jose Sharks defeated the Nashville Predators 3-2 in a shootout on Thursday. Mason Marchment and Will Smith scored for the Sharks. Macklin Celebrini scored the winner in the shootout. Alex Nedeljkovic made 33 saves for the win. Ryan O’Reilly and Steven Stamkos scored for the Predators. Juuse Saros made 30 saves in the loss.

Mason Marchment scored his second goal of the season to give the Sharks a 1-0 lead at 5:30 of the first period. Marchment chased the puck down behind the net, then carried it up above the goal line before passing it to Alexander Wennberg back below the goal line. Wennberg touched it back to Tyler Toffoli, who centered it just as Marchment arrived in front of the net.

The shots were very close in the first period, 10-9 for Nashville. There was an early fight, at just 2:51, between Nicolas Hague and Zack Ostapchuk. Each team took an additional penalty (from the same players) later in the period. The Sharks power play managed one shot. Their penalty kill gave up two and had one short-handed shot.

The second period was scoreless with the shots 11-8 Sharks. The Sharks power play had one shot in two tries. Their penalty kill had one shot and gave up none in one penalty kill.

Will Smith scored at 4:28 of the th8rd period to make it 2-0 Sharks. Smith caught a pass from Michael Kesselring as he entered the zone. He carried the puck into the slot for a wrist shot. Assists went to Kesselring and Igor Chernyshov.

Ryan O’Reilly scored a power play goal at 9:05 to cut the Sharks lead to 2-1. O’Reilly used a backhand to knock in a rebound off Jonathan Marchessault’s shot. Assists went to Marchessault and Roman Josi.

Steven Stamkos put the puck off the post and into the net as the buzzer went. A review showed that he had almost a whole second left on the clock. An assist went to Filip Forsberg.

The only penalty in the third period went against the Sharks. The shots in the third period were 13-8 for the Predators. Overtime shots were 5-3 Predators.

Ivar Stenberg and Macklin Cekebrini shot for the Sharks. Celebrini scored the only shootout goal.

Ryan O’Reilly, Filip Forsberg and Ross Colton shot for the Predators.

The Sharks next play on Saturday at 4:00 PM PT in Detroit against the Red Wings.

Sharks Beat Blues 3-2 in OT, Nurse Scores GWG

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San Jose Sharks Darrell Nurse (25) scores the game winning goal past St Louis Blues goaltender Joel Hofer (30) and Robert Thomas (18) during the overtime stanza at Enterprise Arena in St Louis on Thu Oct 8, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Mary Walsh

The San Jose Sharks defeated the St. Louis Blues Thursday, 3-2 in overtime. Tyler Toffoli, Collin Graf and Darnell Nurse scored for the Sharks. Nurse’s overtime winner was also his first goal as a Shark. Alex Nedeljkovic made 24 saves for the win.

Connor McMichael and Dillon Dube scored for the Blues. Joel Hofer made 24 saves in the loss. This was the second game in a row that the Sharks played without their captain Macklin Celebrini. He again skated with the team before the game but was not deemed ready to play.

Connor McMichael scored the lone first period goal at 3:52, giving the Blues a 1-0 lead. McMichael carried the puck into the zone before passing it back to Mason McTavish. McTavish sent the puck back to the net, where McMichael tipped it in. Assists went to McTavish and Jonatan Berggren.

At the end of the first, the shots were 11-3 St. Louis. Each team took one penalty. The Sharks had one shot on their power play and the Blues had none.

Tyler Toffoli scored the only second period goal, tying the game at 8:48. From the right side of the net, Toffoli shot his own rebound into the net. Assists went to Michael Misa and Jacob Trouba.

The middle frame was littered with penalties, with three to the Blues and one to the Sharks. The Sharks only managed two shots over those three power plays. The Blues took two shots in their one power play and three short-handed shots. The second period shot count was 12-12. The goaltenders were busy.

The Sharks started the third period with almost two minutes of power play time. Instead of taking the lead, they gave up a short-handed goal to Dillon Dube at 1:39.

It took the Sharks a few minutes to recover from that. Collin Graf tied the game at 6:05 with a snap shot from the slot, off a pass from Sam Dickinson. An assist also went to Tyler Toffoli.

The third period shots reflected a strong push from the Sharks, 11-3 San Jose.

Darnell Nurse ended the game in the Sharks’ favor with the only shot of overtime, 1:03 in. Ivar Stenberg and Alexander Wennberg got the assists.

The Sharks next play on Saturday at 1:00 PM PT against the Edmonton Oilers in San Jose.