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Celebrini Makes History: Sharks pushed till final second with 5-4 Victory over Blues

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Macklin Celebrini celebrates one of his power play goals at SAP Center on Monday Mar 30, 2026 (Sharks Media)

By Fernando Abarca

SAN JOSE –– The San Jose Sharks returned home with momentum and a clear objective: keep climbing and stay in the fight as the season pushes forward. Fresh off a strong win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night, San Jose welcomed the St. Louis Blues to SAP Center looking to build on that success and build they did indeed with a strong 5-4 win.

The first period delivered immediate intensity, featuring goals, penalties, and standout moments on both sides.

St. Louis struck first when Jake Neighbours capitalized on a rebound near the crease, controlling the puck along the boards before setting up Theo Lindstein, who found open space and fired home the opening goal.

San Jose responded quickly on the power play. Macklin Celebrini and Tyler Toffoli orchestrated a sharp passing sequence in the offensive zone, leading to Alexander Wennberg finishing with a deft touch in front of the net to even the score.

The Sharks kept the pressure on and took control of the period behind Celebrini’s standout performance. On another power play opportunity, Celebrini combined with Wennberg and Dmitry Orlov, patiently finding space between defenders before calmly burying his chance to give San Jose the lead.

Celebrini wasn’t done. Late in the period, he struck again—slipping between defenders and finishing off a quick setup from the right side—to extend the Sharks’ advantage to 3-2.

The Blues answered in transition after a defensive miscue by San Jose. Neighbours disrupted a pass and connected with Pavel Buchnevich, who capitalized to keep St. Louis within reach.

The second period brought a more physical edge from the Blues, but Sharks goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic delivered a series of key saves that helped maintain San Jose’s momentum. The Sharks rewarded that effort with another goal, as Toffoli created chaos in front of the net, allowing Wennberg to clean up the opportunity and extend the lead to 4-2.

St. Louis responded in the closing seconds of the period on the power play. Robert Thomas initiated the play through the neutral zone, linking up with Jimmy Snuggerud and Dylan Holloway before the puck found Philip Broberg, who finished the sequence to cut into the deficit heading into the third.

The Blues even things out after a penalty called against the Sharks’ Yaroslav Askarov with a Power Play opportunity.In the final frame, the Sharks locked in defensively while continuing to generate chances on the counterattack. Ashkarov remained sharp between the pipes, turning away key opportunities as the Blues pushed for an equalizer. Despite the late pressure, San Jose held firm, managing the clock effectively and limiting high-danger chances.

In the closing moments, Adam Gaudette sealed the outcome as the Sharks secured a hard-fought victory at home.

The Sharks are now two points behind the Nashville Predators, the push continues on Wednesday night at home against the Anaheim Ducks

NHL podcast Len Shapiro: Jets get three goal win over Knights 4-1; Blues Hofer shuts out Caps 3-0; plus more NHL news

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Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) makes a save on Vegas Golden Knights Keegan Kolesar (55) as Elias Salmonsson (57) defends in the first period at the T Moblie Center in Las Vegas on Tue Mar 24, 2026 (AP News photo)

NHL podcast Len Shapiro:

#1 The Winnipeg Jets handled the Vegas Golden Knights in Edmonton on Tuesday night with a 3 goal win 4-1. The Jets Mark Scheifele kept busy with a goal and two assists and got it hit with a fighting major in the second period. It’s rare for Scheifele to get into a scrape not to mention a major. The Jets Kyle Connor, Alex Iafallo and Cole Perfetti also scored for Winnipeg.

#2 St Louis Blues Jimmy Snuggerrud and Otto Stenberg scored goals and the Blues goaltender Joel Hofer saved 21 shots as the Blues got a shutout over the Washington Capitals 3-0 on Tuesday night. The Blues Jordan Kyrou scored his 17th goal on a empty netter with 41 seconds left to put the final touches for the win.

#3 The Calgary Flames edged the Los Angeles Kings Tuesday night 3-2 at Scotia Place in Calgary defeating the Kings in a four round shootout on Yegor Sharangovich’s shootout goal. Olli Maatta and Zayne Parekh each had goals in the first period scoring their first goals of the season. The Flames goaltender Dustin Wolf saved 23 shots.

#4 The Edmonton Oilers Connor McDavid reached 400 career goals Connor McDavid kept a straight face while making a curious revelation to a group of reporters after surpassing 400 career goals not to mention picking up a second goal his 401st goal of his career that helped the Edmonton Oilers to a 5-2 win over the Utah Mammoth at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Tuesday night.

#5 Mikael Granlund of the Anaheim Ducks scored two goals and Alex Killorn picked up goal and an assist as the Anaheim Ducks beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-3 on Tuesday night at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. Mason McTavish and Troy Terry both scored for the Ducks and John Carlson picked up three assists while goaltender Lukas Dostal saved 27 shots.

Join Len Shapiro for the NHL podcasts heard Thursdays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Utah Mammoth game wrap: Objects In Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear In 4-1 Utah Home Loss To Anaheim

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Utah Mammoth left wing Lawson Crouse (67) moves the puck but his shot is blocked Anaheim Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal (1) on Fri Mar 20, 2026 at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City (AP News photo)

By Tom Walker

SALT LAKE CITY–The Utah Mammoth jumped out to an early lead before surrendering a pair to the Ducks in a hard fought contest which remained close until Anaheim scored a pair of empty net tallies with 96 seconds remaining in the third third for a 4-1 Ducks victory on Friday night.

The Mammoth (36-27-6) kicked off a four-game homestand on Friday night against the Pacific Division leading Ducks (37-27-4), a possible playoff opponent based on current standings. Utah returns from a successful two-game road trip where they defeated the Dallas Stars 6-3, and the Vegas Golden Knights 4-0, helping to solidify their grasp on the first Wild Card position in the Western Conference, six points ahead of the Los Angeles Kings who hold down the second Wild Card position.

The Mammoth are the only Wild Card candidate in the conference with a positive +/- goal differential on the season at +27, seventh best overall in the NHL. The Ducks are the only Top 3 team in the Western Conference divisions with a negative +/- goal differential at -11.

Earlier on Friday, forward Michael Carcone inked a two-year contract extension with the Mammoth valued at $3.5 million, with an annual cap hit of $1.75 million. Carcone, who expressed during his media availability following his exit interview at the conclusion of last season that he didn’t expect to return, ultimately ended up signing a one-year $775,000 deal in the offseason when he failed to land with another team.

The agreement turned out to benefit both sides as Carcone put in the work to turn things around this year, earning his $3.5 million pay day. Through 66 games this season he has scored 14 goals and 12 assists for 26 points, whereas last season he scored seven goals and 12 assists for 19 points in 55 games.

Absent from the Ducks lineup on Friday was captain Radko Gudas who is in the midst of a five-game suspension for kneeing Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews on March 12, 2026, effectively ending Matthews’s season.

At the Milan Olympics in February, Gudas was involved in a collusion with Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby which resulted in the future Hall of Famer missing his next 11 NHL contests. The Ducks defenseman is eligible to return to action next Wednesday against Vancouver. Another Ducks defenseman, Ian Moore, was born in Salt Lake City and made his first appearance at Delta Center, joining Trevor Lewis as the second Utah-born player to suit up for an NHL game in the state.

Missing from the Anaheim Ducks broadcast team was Steve Carroll, who has called Anaheim’s radio play-by-play for the past 27 seasons extending all the way back to when I still worked in the Ducks press box a quarter century ago. Earlier in the week, Steve announced his retirement at the end of the season, marking 50 years overall in sports broadcasting.

On a personal note, Steve is one of the finest men I have ever known in broadcasting and he will be sorely missed by Ducks fans. He is expected to call Anaheim’s final regular-season home game against the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday, April 12. Here’s wishing him, his wife, and family all the best in his retirement.

Mammoth sniper Dylan Guenther drew first blood at 1:48 of the opening frame with his team-leading 34th goal of the season, assisted by Sean Durzi and JJ Peterka. It was the fastest goal to start a game in Guenther’s career. He is fourth in the NHL in goals scored for players aged 22 and under, behind Wyatt Johnson of Dallas, Macklin Celebrini of San Jose, and Cutter Gauthier of Anaheim.

At 13:37, with Ducks forward Chris Kreider in the penalty box serving a too many men on the ice penalty, Ryan Poehling broke away with the puck to even the score with a slick wrist shot, shorthanded, to even the score at 1-1. Poehling’s 9th goal of the season was assisted by Alex Killorn and Pavel Mintyukov. Lukas Dostal turned away 13 of 14 Mammoth shots in the period while Vítek Vaněček stopped 4 of 5 Ducks shots on goal.

Anaheim took their first lead of the night at 9:09 of the second period when Alex Killorn took advantage of Vaněček being screened by Lawson Crouse to net his 11th goal of the season, assisted by Beckett Sennecke. The Mammoth took 3 penalties in the frame and the Ducks were whistled for one, but there was no further scoring as the Ducks went to the locker room with a 2-1 lead. Dostal was stopped a perfect 10 Mammoth shots in the period, while Vaněček turned away 9 of 10.

The third period remained tightly contested with neither team scoring until Cutter Gauthier registered his 36th of the year into an empty net at 18:24 to essentially put the game away. The Mammoth continued to fight back with Vaněček pulled for an extra attacker, but Mikael Granlund drove his 13th of the season into the empty net with 55 seconds remaining to send fans to the exits. With the 4-1 victory, Anaheim (38-27-4) maintains its first place lead in the Pacific Division by 3 points over the Edmonton Oilers and 4 points over the Vegas Golden Knights. Utah falls to 36-28-6 while maintaining a 6-point edge in the Western Conference Wild Card chase over the Los Angeles Kings.

“I think our push was great; we just didn’t finish,” said defenseman Mikhail Sergachev in the Mammoth locker room after the game. “We had a lot of chances, a couple of breakaways, a couple going against the goal in front of the net, and we didn’t finish. That was the difference in the game.”

“Solid effort, back to back, they had a good push, we had a good push, and we just got to bear down a little bit more on some plays,” said the lone goal-scorer Dylan Guenther. ““It was solid, and I thought the crowd was really good too. It is easier to play when they’re really loud, and it helps us a lot. So yeah, we knew it was an important game, and even though we didn’t get the win, I thought it was still a solid effort.”

Utah Mammoth Head Coach André Tourigny was proud of his team’s effort despite the final outcome. “Yeah, you can see the way we played in the third we generated a lot of offense,” Bear said. “We had great opportunities. We had momentum, we were aggressive and all of it. We were not on our heels, so really the only thing I don’t like is the scoreboard. The rest of it is tough to complain about. Proud of the guys, proud of their resilience, proud of their mental toughness. The six on five and the power play at the end, I would have loved to do something different. Other than that, there’s not much to complain about.”

The Mammoth homestand continues on Sunday as former Utah players Josh Doan and Michael Kesselring return with the Atlantic Division leading Buffalo Sabres for a 6:00pm tilt.

NHL podcast Jessica Kwong: Canucks staring at 12 loses in a row organization problems; Goalie fights a raritey; plus more NHL news

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The Vancouver Canucks Elias Pettersson (40) wins a face off against the New York Islanders Jean Gabriel Pageau (44) at Rogers Centre in Vancouver on Mon Jan 19, 2026. The Canucks are on an 11 game loss streak and host the Washington Capitals on Wed Jan 21, 2026 (Canadian Press via AP)

NHL podcast Jessica Kwong:

#1 Can the Vancouver Canucks turn things around — or is an organizational reset imminent after their 11th straight loss? The Canucks continue to spiral, sparking trade-deadline rumors and tough questions about leadership and core players.

#2 How will the rare goalie fight between Sergei Bobrovsky and Alex Nedeljković shape the conversation around NHL physicality and passion? A goalie fight — the first in six years — got fans buzzing and raises bigger questions about emotion and confrontation in today’s game.

#3 Is the New Jersey Devils’ OT win over the Calgary Flames overshadowed by Luke Hughes’ injury and what it means for their playoff chase? Simon Nemec’s heroics were tempered by a serious injury to star defenseman Luke Hughes, a major narrative for New Jersey.

#4 Can the Islanders keep their momentum rolling — and is Anthony Duclair’s scoring surge a sign of playoff viability? Duclair’s two goals propelled New York to win again, piling even more pressure on struggling teams like Vancouver.

#5 Will the Anaheim Ducks’ four-game winning streak (including a big win over the Rangers) mark a real turnaround?

Jessica Kwong does the NHL podcasts every other Wednesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

NHL podcast Jessica Kwong: Stars turn up the offense on Oilers; Will Matthews and Roy return to Leafs to help end their losing streak?; plus more NHL news

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Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger (29) can’t stop the Edmonton Oilers Connor Clattenburg’s (64) shot in the second period for a goal at Rogers Place in Edmonton on Tue Nov 25, 2025 (Canadian Press photo via AP)

NHL podcast Jessica Kwong:

  1. Was Tuesday night’s showdown between Dallas Stars and Edmonton Oilers a preview of a Western Conference power-race?
  2. Can Auston Matthews, Matthew Knies, and Nicolas Roy return in time to help the Toronto Maple Leafs end their skid?
  3. Will the sudden surge of the Utah Hockey Club’s Logan Cooley — coming off a four-goal, five-point night — make him the breakout star of the season?
  4. Are surprise teams like Anaheim Ducks and Buffalo Sabres reshaping the early-season standings more than expected?
  5. Could lineup shakeups and injuries across the league change the playoff-race narrative before December ends?

Join Jessica Kwong does the NHL podcasts every other Wednesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

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Sharks Fall 7-6 to Ducks in OT

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The Anaheim Ducks Chris Kreider (20) scores on the San Jose Sharks goaltender Yaroslav Askarov (30) in the third period at SAP Arena on Sat Oct 11, 2025 (AP News photo)

By Mary Walsh

The San Jose Sharks fell 7-6 in overtime to the Anaheim Ducks Saturday. Cutter Gauthier, Beckett Sennecke, Alex Killorn, Chris Kreider, and Leo Carlsson scored for Anaheim. Petr Mrazek made 17 saves for the win.

Tyler Toffoli, Ryan Reaves, Mario Ferraro, John Klingberg, Adam Gaudette and Jeff Skinner scored for San Jose. Yaroslav Askarov made 36 saves in the loss. San Jose’s Macklin Celebrini finished the game with three assists.

This was the second overtime loss in a row, the second game that the Sharks lost after holding a lead in the third period. After the game, the Sharks’ Celebrini talked about the team’s difficulty playing with the lead: “We want it so bad that maybe we’re over-thinking, maybe we just kind of panic sometimes. I don’t know, it’s frustrating when you’re that close.”

Sharks Head Coach Ryan Warsofsky said: “We need some poise. We’re chucking pucks around in the defensive zone, on break-outs, out of d-zone structure, just chucking it around. They were all over us.”

The Sharks took the lead early and often. At 3:40, Tyler Toffoli scored the first goal of the game, skating into the zone during a delayed penalty to catch a pass from Will Smith on the blue line. Celebrini got the secondary assist.

Ryan Reaves made it 2-0 at 11:12. Reaves carried the puck into the zone and along the boards. He looked like he was going behind the net but instead he found a gap between the goalie and the post and he put the puck there. Assists went to Adam Gaudette and Nick Leddy.

Cutter Gauthier cut the lead in half less than a minute later. A pass that missed its mark carried on into the zone where Gauthier caught up with it and shot it around Klingberg and past Askarov. Assists went to Mason McTavish amd Radko Gudas.

Beckett Sennecke tied the game on the power play at 15:14. Sennecke caught the rebound off McTavish’s shot and put it in with a wrist shot. An assist also went to Olen Zellweger.

At the end of the first, the shots were 14-7 Anaheim. The Ducks had two power plays and the Sharks had none.

Mario Ferraro broke the tie at 5:41 of the second period. Mrazek kicked out a rebound after a Will Smith shot and Ferraro sent it back in with a wrist shot. Assists went to Smith and Celebrini.

Less than a minute later, Alex Killorn tied it back up with a goal on a breakaway. An assist went to Mikael Granlund.

At 10:34, Klingberg scored a power play goal to make it 4-3. Celebrini and Smith got the assists.

Gaudette scored another power play goal at 17:14 to give the Sharks a two-goal lead. Alexander Wennberg and Dmitri Orlov got the assists.

Chris Kreider scored on the power play to trim the Sharks lead at 19:29. He got his stick on the puck as it drifted in the blue paint behind Askarov. Assists went to Leo Carlsson and Troy Terry.

Jeff Skinner scored at 5:34 of the third period with a spin shot. Assists went to Ty Dellandrea and Orlov.

Gauthier scored his second of the game, tipping McTavish’s shot at 10:29.

Kreider tied the game again in the final minute of regulation. He knocked in a rebound that Askarov could not cover. Assists went to Leo Carlsson and Terry.

Carlsson scored the game winner 48 seconds into overtime. Celebrini lost the puck in Carlsson’s feet, giving Carlsson the opportunity to break away. Granlund got the assist.

The Sharks next play on Tuesday in San Jose at 7:00 PM PT against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes.

San Jose Sharks podcast Mary Lisa: Sharks face Ducks tonight looking for first win of season

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San Jose Sharks center Macklin Celebrini (71) and the Sharks host the Anaheim Ducks at SAP Center in San Jose on Sat Oct 11, 2025 (AP News photo)

San Jose Sharks podcast Mary Lisa:

1. The San Jose Sharks opened up the new season in front of a sold-out crowd at SAP Center Thursday night with nine new players making their Sharks debuts. 

2. Jeff Skinner scored the first goal of the season for San Jose to put the Sharks ahead 1-0 early in the first. It was his 700th career NHL point. 

3. The San Jose power play combined for four shots on goal including an Alex Wennberg 5-on-3 goal in the second period, going 1-for-4 on the power play. 

4. Alex Nedeljkovic goaltender played a great game until the final two minutes of the third when things took a turn allowing Vegas to tie the game and eventually win the game in overtime. 

5. Friday at the morning skate , head coach Ryan Warsofsky announced that D Sam Dickinson will make his NHL debut Saturday night at the Shark Tank against the Anaheim Ducks. 

Mary Lisa does the SJ Sharks podcasts Saturdays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Jose Sharks podcast Lincoln Juarez: Sharks look to rebound from opening night loss; SJ hosts Anaheim Saturday

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San Jose Sharks left wing Jeff Skinner (53) celebrates with center Tyler Dellandrea (10) after scoring a goal against the Vegas Golden Knights in the first period at SAP Center in San Jose on Thu Oct 9, 2025 (AP News photo)

On the SJ Sharks podcast with Lincoln Juarez:

1. The San Jose Sharks opened up the new season in front of a sold-out crowd at SAP Center Thursday night with nine new players making their Sharks debuts. 

2. Jeff Skinner scored the first goal of the season for San Jose to put the Sharks ahead 1-0 early in the first. It was his 700th career NHL point. 

3. The San Jose power play combined for four shots on goal including an Alex Wennberg 5-on-3 goal in the second period, going 1-for-4 on the power play. 

4. Alex Nedeljkovic played a great game until the final two minutes of the third when things took a turn allowing Vegas to tie the game and eventually win the game in overtime. 

5. Friday afternoon, head coach Ryan Warsofsky announced that D Sam Dickinson will make his NHL debut Saturday night at the Shark Tank against the Anaheim Ducks. 

Lincoln Juarez does the SJ Sharks podcasts Fridays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Jose Sharks podcast Lincoln Juarez: Sharks have let down in loss to Anaheim on Wednesday

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Michael Misa #77 of the San Jose Sharks takes a face off in the first period of a game against the Anaheim Ducks during a preseason game at SAP Center on Oct. 1, 2025 (Photo by Panayiota Good/SAP Center)

San Jose Sharks podcast Lincoln Juarez:

#1 Which Ducks players made the biggest impression in this game, possibly securing a spot in the regular‑season roster? The Sharks took a tough pre season loss 5-2 at SAP Center in San Jose.

#2 How did the Sharks’ goaltender Yaroslav Askarov perform, especially under pressure in the 2nd and 3rd periods?

#3 What was the impact of special teams (power play / penalty kill) for both teams in this match?

#4 Did any defensive breakdowns or turnovers lead directly to goals, and which players were involved?

#5 Did line chemistry change during the game line shuffling, and did any newly formed lines show unexpected chemistry?

Lincoln Juarez does the San Jose Sharks podcasts Fridays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Sharks lose third straight preseason game 5-2 to Ducks

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Traffic in front of the net the Anaheim Ducks defenseman Pavel Mintyukov (98), the San Jose Sharks forward Alexander Wennberg (21), forward Tyler Toffoli (73), and Ducks goaltender Calle Clang (31) Photo Credit: Dean Tait/Sport Shots

By Lincoln Juarez

SAN JOSE, CA – The Anaheim Ducks beat the San Jose Sharks defense and Yaraslov Askarov three times in the second period to come away with another preseason win against the Sharks 5-2. San Jose was still testing certain pieces and line combinations Wednesday night as the preseason winds down. 

The Sharks took to the ice Wednesday night at SAP Center in their third-to-last preseason game. On the back end of a home-and-home with the Anaheim Ducks, some more Sharks rookies looked to put their skills on display. 

The Sharks lost their second game of the preseason Monday night in Anaheim by a score of 3-2. Pavol Regenda and Adam Gaudette scored Monday night for San Jose which was exciting to see, two new Sharks getting on the score sheet during the preseason. Regenda’s goal came on a deflection on the powerplay giving the Sharks momentum on the man advantage that they took to Wednesday’s tilt. 

Although team teal went just 1-5 on the powerplay, there were a lot of quality scoring opportunities on five tries. The powerplay goal came from William Eklund from Tyler Toffoli and Will Smith 50 seconds into the third period. 

That put the Sharks within two of the Ducks as they held a 3-0 lead going into the third period. The Ducks scored three goals on broken down defensive plays by San Jose leaving Yaraslov Askarov helpless in the net. 

Coach Ryan Warsofsky confirmed that Askarov was not the Sharks’ problem in the second. Tyler Toffoli added that there were too many turnovers leading to breakaways and eventually the goals against. 

The Sharks got one more in the third to get within one, off the stick of Jeff Skinner. Skinner golfed a one-time pass from Philipp Kurashev into the back of the net which ended up being the last goal the Sharks scored. Anaheim netted two empty netters late in the third and came away with their second straight preseason win against San Jose. 

The Sharks hit the road and take on Vegas and Utah on back-to-backs starting Friday night at T-Mobile Arena to wrap up the preseason. 

Puck drop at 7:00pm Friday night in Vegas.