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San Jose Sharks game wrap: Clutch Impressive 3-2 Comeback Over the Vancouver Canucks

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By: Fernando Abarca

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A good win always feels better when needed the most. Will Smith scored twice in the third period, and Mason Marchment added the go-ahead goal as the San Jose Sharks rallied from a two-goal deficit to defeat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Thursday night at SAP Center.

The Sharks overcame a frustrating first two periods to score three unanswered goals in the final period, ending a two-game losing streak. Vancouver took control early, with Drew O’Connor opening the scoring at 13:21 in the first period after capitalizing on a San Jose defensive turnover. Elias Pettersson assisted on the goal.

The Canucks extended their advantage to 2-0 late in the second period when Liam Ohgren scored at 18:56, giving Vancouver momentum heading into the second intermission.

San Jose struggled to generate consistent offense in the first 40 minutes, and frustration was evident as 15,000 fans felt the desperation. The Sharks had also failed to capitalize on their first four power-play opportunities.

However, coach Ryan Warsofsky made adjustments as San Jose looked for a spark, and the team responded with a much stronger third period. For a reason, if it is not broken, do not fix it. It seems Warsofsky came to terms.

Smith started the comeback at 8:00, scoring on the power play with assists from Dmitry Orlov and Marchment to cut Vancouver’s lead to 2-1.

Just 2 minutes and 39 seconds later, Smith found the back of the net again at 10:39, tying the game 2-2. Macklin Celebrini recorded an assist on the equalizer, earning his 16th point of the season.

The Sharks completed the comeback only 11 seconds later. Marchment scored at 10:50 after a play involving Kiefer Sherwood and Nolan Allan, giving San Jose its first lead of the night at 3-2.

Goaltender Yaroslav Askarov played an important role in the victory, stopping 23 shots, including a crucial late save to preserve the Sharks’ advantage during the closing minutes of the 3rd.

Thursday’s matchup also marked the NHL debut of forward Filip Bystedt, who was recently recalled from the American Hockey League. The young center recorded two shots on goal in 10:28 of ice time as he began his NHL career.

Despite the defeat, Vancouver showed a more aggressive approach offensively, particularly during the opening two periods, taking advantage of San Jose’s defensive mistakes and creating scoring opportunities. However, the Canucks were unable to maintain their advantage during the final 20 minutes in a game where it seemed that it was going to be the same as Tuesday night vs. Anaheim.

The Sharks will look to build on Thursday’s comeback when they host the Ottawa Senators on Saturday afternoon at SAP Center. Also that afternoon, the Sharks will celebrate Tiburones Night.

San Jose Sharks podcast Fernando Abarca: How Sharks shape up against Canucks at SAP Center

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San Jose Sharks center Macklin Celebrini (71) drives the puck past the Vancouver Canucks left wing Liam Ohgren (92) in the third period at SAP Center in San Jose on Sat Apr 11, 2026 (AP file photo)

San Jose Sharks podcast Fernando Abarca:

1. Can Macklin Celebrini continue his outstanding offensive production and lead the Sharks against Vancouver’s defensive coverage?

2. Will Will Smith find the back of the net against the Canucks, and can his chemistry with Michael Misa create scoring opportunities?

3. Can Sharks forward Tyler Toffoli use his scoring experience to take advantage of Vancouver’s defensive weaknesses?

4. Will defensemen Jacob Trouba and Sam Dickinson be able to contain Vancouver’s top offensive players, particularly Elias Pettersson and Brock Boeser?

5. Can Sharks goaltender Yaroslav Askarov deliver a strong performance and outduel Vancouver’s goaltending to help San Jose secure the victory?

Fernando Abarca is a San Jose Sharks beat writer for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Sharks shut out by Sabres, 2-0; fifth loss in eight games

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San Jose Sharks goaltender Yaroslav Askarov (30) defends a shot by the Buffalo Sabres left wing Beck Malenstyn (29) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/ Jeff Chiu)

By Ryan Hannagan

SAN JOSE, Calif. – The Sharks (6-6-1) took a 2-0 shutout loss to the Buffalo Sabres (5-4-3) for the first of four consecutive home games on Tuesday night.

Coming off a road trip that spanned six games through nine days, the Sharks returned home looking for a win. San Jose went 3-2-1 on the road trip.

The story of the Sharks lineup prior to puck drop was the news of Will Smith departing from Macklin Celebrini’s line. The duo had spent the entirety of the young season put on a line together, which changed after head coach Ryan Warsofsky adjusted the lines prior to Tuesday’s game. Smith was paired with Michael Misa at center and Mason Marchment at left wing.

The Sharks started with the Goodrow-Ostapchuk-Gaudette line. Backing them up on the blue line was the pair of Orlov and Cagnoni. Yaroslav Askarov started in net.

On the opposing side, the Sabres came into Tuesday’s matchup having dropped their last three. The Sabres are coming off a season in which they made their first postseason appearance in 15 seasons. Their 4-4-1 record is not what head coach Lindy Ruff and the Sabres had in mind through the end of October. They came in with a lot to prove. At the same time, the Sabres recently have seen success in San Jose. Their last four trips to SAP have had them coming out as the winning team.

Ruff went with the starting lineup of Peyton Krebs, Beck Malenstyn and Tyson Kozak on offense. On defense he turned to Olen Zellweger and Owen Power. In net, Colten Ellis.

The first period featured chances at both ends, but neither team scored. Buffalo outshot San Jose 16-12,
both goaltenders remained perfect. Two power plays for San Jose, one for Buffalo.

Most fans were still returning to their seats when Sabres’ defenseman Olen Zellweger scored the game’s opening goal. A low blocker-side shot beat Askarov. No other offense came to be in the middle frame. Two power plays, one apiece, both killed off.

After 40 scoreless minutes, the Sharks entered the third period looking for a goal.

In the third, the Sharks’ passes weren’t connecting and their shots were being blocked, a trend that had been continuous throughout regulation. San Jose registered seven shots in the final frame, none finding the back of the net. In an attempt to get the tying goal, Warsofsky pulled Askarov with just under two minutes remaining in regulation. No chances came with the extra man for San Jose. Sabres’ defenseman Zack Benson stole the puck off the stick of Sharks’ rookie Ivar Stenberg in the Sabres’ offensive zone, leaving himself all alone with the empty net to seal the game with the Sabres’ second goal.

Following the outcome, one thing was apparent: this matchup was a battle of goaltending. Both goalies played strong.

Yaroslav Askarov came into Tuesday’s game sporting a .883 SV% and a 3.44 GAA following a shaky start to the 2026-27 campaign. Following the conclusion of the game, Askarov ended up being the Sharks’ most valuable player despite earning the loss in net. He stopped 38 of 39 shots, and made several saves off high-danger scoring chances. After his performance, he was able to raise his save percentage to .898 and was able to lower his GAA to 3.13. Askarov had a 2.36 GSAX (Goals Saved Above Expected). One of his strongest performances in the young season.

On the other end of the ice, Sabres’ netminder Colten Ellis stood perfect through 60. Ellis stopped all 24 of the Sharks shots for his first shutout of the season and the second of his career. Ellis has a small sample size in the NHL, having only 20 games played, yet has come to prove himself as a reliable backup for Lindy Ruff and staff to turn to.

The Sabres have now won their last five games at SAP Center.

The Sharks face the Vancouver Canucks for their next game, 7 p.m. Thursday night.

Utah Mammoth game wrap: Minnesota knocks out Mammoth 3-1 in wild fight night at Delta Center

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Minnesota Wild goaltender Jasper Wallstedt (30) makes a behind the back save shot from the Utah Mammoth center Barrett Hayton (27) in the second period at the Delta Center on Tue Oct 27, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Tom Walker

October 27, 2026

SALT LAKE CITY– The Utah Mammoth delivers punches against Minnesota Wild in literal slugfest, but Minnesota wins the scoresheet 3-1 to increase Central Division lead.

The Mammoth (8-4-0) hosted the Wild (8-3-2) on Tuesday night with the Central Division lead on the line.  Making his first appearance of the season for Utah was forward Liam O’Brien who recorded three goals and an assist in 38 regular season games last season. 

Returning to Delta Center for the first time since being part of the trade which brought MacKenzie Weegar to the Mammoth from the Flames was defenseman Olli Määttä.  During his time in Utah, Määttä recorded 19 points (2g, 17a) in 92 games.

The first period offered no scoring but plenty of punch. O’Brien marked his return to the ice exchanging blows with Wild forward Michael McCarron. The fight was O’Brien’s tenth with Utah, second only to Jack McBain’s 17.  It was the second time O’Brien has tangoed with McCarron, the first coming back on March 9, 2023, when the then-Arizona Coyotes played in Nashville. 

Less than 90 seconds into their reciprocal five minute major penalties, Mammoth defenseman Mikhail Sergachev dropped his gloves for the first time in Utah with Minnesota forward Matt Boldy as his dance partner. Sergachev’s last fight took place over three years ago while he was with Tampa Bay as he battled Max Jones of the Anaheim Ducks.

With a combined six penalties in the opening period, what did the two teams do for an encore in the second?  Eleven.  Unfortunately for the home team, seven of those eleven came at their expense, castrating their offense and incapacitating their ability to roll four lines at any point in the entire frame.

The constant merry-go-round to the penalty box notwithstanding, Utah surrendered just one goal in the period when Joel Ericksson Ek scored his fourth of the season on the power play, assisted by Quinn Hughes and Kirill Kaprizov. Vincent Trocheck’s fight with Danila Yurov at 18:15 of the period marked the first time that Utah has been involved in three fights in a single game, and their eight fights overall on the season lead the NHL. Trocheck’s last fight was two seasons ago while with the Rangers against New Jersey’s Paul Cotter.

Having accumulated a combined 17 penalties in the first two periods, naturally the final period was completely penalty free.  With Utah captain Clayton Keller still riding the bench in the sin bin for an additional “abuse of officials” penalty late in the second period, Minnesota came through again on the power play 48 seconds into the third as Kiprizov put a wrist shot past Karel Vejmelka for his 14th goal of the season, assisted by Boldy and Hughes, to increase the Wild lead 2-0. 

At 11:44 of the period, Maxim Shabanov knocked in a loose puck in front of the Mammoth net for his fourth of the season, unassisted, to put Minnesota up 3-0.  In the final minutes of the game, Utah pulled Vejmelka for an extra attacker if for no other reason than to practice six on five situations, having only been successful once in franchise history when Clayton Keller scored against Philadelphia last January.

With 81 ticks left on the clock, Logan Cooley banged in a rebound of a shot by Nick Schmaltz with banked off the far goal post and slid across to the opposite side where it found Cooley’s stick. Mikhail Sergachev picked up the additional assist on Cooley’s fourth goal of the year, breaking up Jesper Wallstedt’s shutout as the horn sounded with a 3-1 final score. Having managed only five and four shots respectively in the first two periods, Utah put 18 shots on goal in the third to no avail.

Clayton Keller was dispatched as the first to face the media following the loss. “I think we gotta be hungrier in their zone,” the captain began.. “We got to win more battles. We’ve got to have good dumps and good pucks. Our forecheck is good so I think that is something that we focus on. But I think we can be better being more connected, coming up the ice together, and supporting our line mates. I feel like at times we’re a little disconnected, they squeeze us off and we’re one and done. It’s tough to create like that.” Asked if it was fun to play in such a spirited contest, Keller responded, “Yeah for sure, lots of emotion. A lot of guys stepped up today with the fights and blocked shots, things like that. So for sure, those are the fun ones.”

“Overall, we need to do a better job of getting our shots through,” lone goal-scorer Logan Cooley said. “Props to them; they blocked a ton of shots on the PK and five-on-five. I mean, their goalie played unbelievable too. When he’s playing that good, you’ve got to get in front of his eyes and get shots through, and that’s what we didn’t do tonight.” With the two teams atop the Central Division, do these teams have the makings of a new rivalry? “Yeah, if you look at the standings, we’re right there neck and neck, and in our division, tough team to play against, and they’re always in the playoffs,” Cooley said. “For us, I think it’s a good measuring stick to compare against them. As I said, they’re always in the playoffs; they’ve got unbelievable players, always in the top of the league. So anytime we play them, we’re definitely up for it.”

In his opening statement, head coach André Tourigny began, “I think the big story, for me, is the number of penalties we got. First of all; you get in the box seven times against that kind of a power play, you’re going to get hurt. It’s (also) the momentum we lost in our rotation. From the end of the first period until the third period, we did not have one time where we could go with our four lines one after the other. That was a lot of guys that could not get into their rhythm, couldn’t get our physicality, our pace, our forecheck going. We played better in the third period where we had an opportunity to get going and having some rhythm. We need to learn (with our) discipline as well. I think (Karel Vejmelka) played really good. I’m happy he’s back on track. That’s what I think.” On balancing the emotions of the game, Bear added, “I think it was alright. It was tough to stay even keel. But I think we stayed focused for long parts. It’s a lot of adversity when you get that many penalties; [it’s tough] to stay in the game. (Barrett Hayton’s) line has been really good; at some point they could not play. They’d been sitting out there for a long time. Other guys would play only PK for most of the second period. They didn’t play much 5-on-5; maybe one or two shifts. It’s tough when you don’t have the opportunity to get into the rhythm of the game. That’s self-inflicted. I’m not deflecting. We take responsibility on that and we need to learn from it.” On the performance of Vejmelka, Tourigny commented, “He gave us a chance for a long time. I think they beat him on really, really good plays. Our PK was solid. You’ll tell me we gave up two goals; (Minnesota) had to take a perfect shot to score their first goal. The second goal, we blew a tire. That’s the kind of thing that’s unfortunate, but was not a structure thing. It’s just really unfortunate because we were right there and one shot away.”

Utah (8-5-0) now embarks upon their longest road trip on the schedule, with six games in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and Las Vegas before returning to Delta Center on November 12 to face the St. Louis Blues.

Utah Mammoth game recap: Simashev Strikes Lightning 5-4 In Overtime

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Utah Mammoth left wing Lawson Crouse (67) skates with the puck in the second period agianst the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Sat Oct 24, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Tom Walker

October 24, 2026

SALT LAKE CITY–Utah rookie defenseman Dmitri Simashev tied the game late in the second period with his first career NHL goal, then netted the overtime game-winner to complete the comeback against Tampa Bay for a 5-4 win.

The Utah Mammoth (8-4-0) returned to Delta Center on Saturday night following a 5-3 loss in Seattle on Thursday to face the Tampa Bay Lightning (7-3-1).

Per the Mammoth stat crew, Utah entered the night 15-for-39 (38.5%) on the power play through 11 games on the season, leading the NHL both in power play goals and power play percentage. They are also the only NHL team with 18 different goal scorers and eight different power play goal scorers.

At 5:10 of the first period, Lightning forward Jake Guentzel was credited with his 7th goal of the season, unassisted, to put Tampa Bay on the scoreboard. In reality, the entire goal was assisted by Utah defenseman Nate Schmidt who accidentally redirected a puck past netminder Karel Vejmelka.

Guentzel, who was the closest player to the miscue, was credited with the goal. Two minutes later, Mammoth forward Kailer Yamamoto took the puck from the top of the red circle in his defensive zone the full length of the ice and beat Dennis Hildeby with a wrist shot for his third of the year to even the score.

Halfway through the frame, Pontus Holmberg regained the Lightning lead 2-1 on a snap shot for his 3rd of the season, assisted by Erik Cernak and Ryan McDonagh. At 12:42, with Utah captain Clayton Keller in the penalty box for interference against Holmberg, Brayden Point picked up his 2nd of the year, assisted by Nikita Kucherov and Charle-Edouard D’Astous, to put Tampa Bay up 3-1.

Kucherov’s assist was the 1,138th point of his career, making him the career Lightning leader in points as his teammates jumped onto the ice to congratulate him. With a little over two minutes remaining in the period, and with Emil Lilleberg in the sin bin for interference against Barrett Hayton, Dylan Guenther closed the gap to 3-2 with his 5th goal of the season, assisted by some perfect passing by Mikhail Sergachev and Keller.

Tampa Bay reestablished their two-goal lead at 5:32 of the second period with Conor Geekie netting his 2nd goal of the season, assisted by Scott Sabourin.  At 12:33 Utah went on the power play when Kucherov was whistled for hooking against Yamamoto, and though the Mammoth did not score with the man-advantage, Anders Lee tipped in the puck six seconds after it expired to get Utah back to within one, assisted by MacKenzie Weegar and Vincent Trocheck. 

With three minutes remaining in the period, rookie defenseman Dmitri Simashev picked a great time to score his first NHL goal, assesed by Andrew Peeke and Trocheck, to complete the comeback and go to the locker room tied at 4-4. Simashev became the 19th Mammoth goal scorer of the season on the play.

Following a scoreless third period, Tampa Bay and Utah went to overtime. Since losing to Nashville in a shootout on April 14, 2025, Utah has gone to overtime in 16 of their last 96 regular season games, winning 10-of-16 bonus hockey opportunities in the OT period. 

Last season Utah became the only team in NHL history since the introduction of shootouts to go the entire season without participating in one. At 1:44 of the extra frame, Simashev passed the puck to Hayton from behind his own net as both players then charged up the ice.

With Hayton attacking Hildeby, he dished off the puck at the last moment to Simashev who was crashing the net and knocked it in for his 2nd goal of the night, his 2nd NHL goal overall, and his first career overtime game-winner for the 5-4 victory. Along with Hayton, Vejmelka broke onto the scoresheet picking up his first assist of the season.

In the winning locker room, Simashev couldn’t hold back his excitement. “I feel amazing,” the rookie defenseman said. “”So I scored in overtime in the KHL, and it was kind of the same thing. I scored my first goal the game before and then the second in overtime. But I mean, I didn’t expect to (play) in overtime to be honest. Thanks Butter (Daniil But) for trusting in me. I was just so happy when we scored the goal that that’s all my feelings right now.” Talking about the comeback mentality after Thursday’s loss in Seattle, Simachev said, “I think that starts from the locker room, from the energy you have before the game and between the periods. I think obviously the character in the third period and overtime. That’s the main thing. I played in the KHL and won the championship and I just want to say character is the most important thing.” So what was better? Scoring his first NHL goal, or scoring the overtime game-winner? “It’s hard to say. Both. I can’t pick one, so just going to say both of them.”

“One of those nights, something seemed to happen every shift,” said forward Anders Lee. “We needed all facets of our game, and I think especially in the third period, but regardless of what had happened before that, we stuck to our plan and got to our game, and we really got to it in the third. We put ourselves in a great position by clawing back before that. Just proud of the group that we settled in and, and didn’t get away from what we needed to do tonight. At the end of the day, when you do that over time, it gives you an opportunity to win a game.”

“What a game,” said Mammoth Head Coach André Tourigny in his opening statement. “There’s a lot to unpack here. I think the first thing for me is, we started really good, but then we got a little bit of bad luck. This morning, I was talking about helping our goalie. I’m not sure shooting in our own net was part of the plan, but it’s part of what I want to talk about. Veg had a tough stretch, and you start the game that way, and then they score three goals in the first period. He showed a lot of character bouncing back and coming up big like he did at the end of the game and making big saves in overtime and in the third. Really proud of him, really proud for him. I think we all know how much he cares and how much the team means to him, so to see him bounce back and come up big in key moments and help us to get the two points was huge. So is the team, because after they scored, you could see the stress and we were not as connected from that moment. We misexecuted a lot of plays and we were a little bit nervous. We were capable of regrouping and finding our game and played much much better in the second half of the game. Really proud of the guys for that. We talked about that being one of our goals this season of being able to find a B game, being able to close games, being able to find your game when you don’t necessarily play your best game. Being able to find a gear, find a shift in momentum and get your game back. The way we played in the third period, (I’m) extremely proud of the boys and the way we reacted, so a lot of positives there. And obviously, Barrett Hayton’s line was, wow, (they) were really good.”

Speaking further of Hayton’s line, Bear remarked, “Well, right from the beginning, first shift of the game, they.. I would like to find a sexy way to tell you, they just keep it simple and they win battles. Hockey is not that complicated if you don’t want to complicate it. They were our best line because they were our simpler line. You don’t see them make drop pass, east-west plays. You don’t see them make any blind plays. They protect the puck if they have to. They play north all the time, they get on the forecheck, get pucks behind the D, they put pucks at the net, move the puck at the open guy, (if the) guy’s not open they put the puck in a safe place. Other lines are trying too hard, trying to make plays that are low percentage, and then you end up having to check and backcheck and defend just because of your poor decision. I think that line, all our lines work for me in terms of work ethic and intensity. That line takes the best decision on the puck.”

Utah, now 8-4-0, closes out the two-game homestand on Tuesday against the Minnesota Wild (7-3-2) with whom they are currently tied for first place in the Central Division.  Following Tuesday’s game the Mammoth embark on a six-game swing through Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and Vegas, finally returning home on November 12 to open up a five-game homestand against the St. Louis Blues.

San Jose Sharks podcast Mary Lisa: Sharks return from long road trip Tuesday against Sabres

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Boston Bruins forward James Hagens (44) celebrates after scoring on the San Jose Sharks in the third period at TD Garden in Boston on Sat Oct 24, 2026 (AP News photo)

San Jose Sharks podcast Mary Lisa:

#1 The Boston Bruins James Hagens and David Pastrnak both scored during 40 second gap during the third period to help the Bruins defeat the visiting San Jose Sharks 6-4 at TD Garden in Boston on Saturday night.

#2 The win for the Bruins also extended their point streak to eight games. The Sharks had a clue what they were up against facing this tough gritty Bruins team.

#3 With the scored tied 2-2 the Bruins broke it wide open in the third peroid scoring four goals and put away the Sharks 6-4.

#4 It was a tough night for Sharks goaltender Alex Nedelijovic who allowed five goals and saved 29 shots. Five goals against and six goals for the Bruins that’s a lot of offense Nedeljkovic had to face.

#5 The Sharks after a long road trip face the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night at SAP Center. The Sabres are 4-4-3. They have lost four of their last six games their struggling and lost their last two games in a row. How do you see this match up on Tuesday?

Mary Lisa does the San Jose Sharks podcasts each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

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.

That’s Amaury News and Commentary: San José/Los Tiburones Hispanic Night October 31, 2016 Sharks vs Ottawa to be Broadcast in Spanish 1PM

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Amaury Pi Gonzalez analyst (left) and Jesus Zarate play by play (right) will be calling the Ottawa Senators and San Jose Sharks game on Sat Oct 31, 2026 at SAP Arena in San Jose for the Los Tiburones Hispanic Night tribute televised on NBCSCA TV broadcast (photo by San Jose Sharks)

That’s Amaury News and Commentary:

CONTENT, BROADCAST & PROMOTION

  • Social and Digital Content – Dedicated Los Tiburones content and storytelling, including behind-the-scenes content celebrating local culture and community partners.
  • Spanish-Language Broadcast – The Sharks will provide a Spanish-language broadcast of the game, with Bay Area broadcasters Amaury Pi‑González and Jesús Zárate on the call. Fans can find audio of the Spanish broadcast over the NBCSCA TV broadcast using the SAP function on appropriate devices, while the audio will also be available on the Sharks+SAP Center app.
  • Media Partnerships – Partnered with Telemundo on Los Tiburones content to increase awareness and engagement within the Bay Area’s Hispanic community.

Tickets for the Sharks Los Tiburones game are available now at sjsharks.com.

Amaury Pi-Gonzalez – Cuban-born Pi-González is one of the pioneers of Spanish-language baseball play-by-play in America. Began as Oakland A’s Spanish-language voice in 1977 ending in 2024 (interrupted by stops with the Giants, Mariners and Angels). Voice of the Golden State Warriors from 1992 through 1998. 2010 inducted in the Bay Area Radio Hall of fame.

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NHL podcast Len Shapiro: Oilers just get by Canes in shootout in one of the best games of the year; Will Flyers Knuble be a factor in the offense; plus more news

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Edmonton Oilers Zack Hyman (18), Connor McDavid (97), and Ryan Nugent Hopkins (right) celebrate Nugent Hopkins goal in the second period against the Carolina Hurricanes at Rogers Place in Edmonton on Thu Oct 22, 2026 (Canadian Press via AP)

NHL podcast Len Shapiro:

1. The exciting Carolina Hurricane and Edmonton Oilers Len tell us what happened?

2. Cole Knuble helped the Philadelphia Flyers defeat the Buffalo Sabres for their third consecutive win. Could Knuble become an important offensive contributor for Philadelphia as the season progresses?

3. Matthew Schaefer has recorded seven assists in his first five home games. Did the young defenseman extend his home point streak against the Los Angeles Kings, and did Kings defenseman Drew Doughty try to slow him down?

4. After Nikita Kucherov tied a Lightning franchise record in a victory over the Vegas Golden Knights, can he maintain his scoring pace and strengthen Tampa Bay’s chances of competing for the Stanley Cup?

5. Macklin Celebrini scored twice, including the overtime winner, as San Jose rallied to beat the Montreal Canadiens Tuesday and won a four goal game against the Ottawa Senators in a 6-2 win for their first regulation game. Thursday night. Can Celebrini lead the Sharks to another strong performance and help establish them as legitimate playoff contenders?

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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.