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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.

NHL podcast Len Shapiro: Canes Stankoven’s hat trick helps put away Canucks 7-2; Sharks Nurse gets game winner in OT over Blues; plus more news

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Carolina Hurricanes Sean Walker (26) congratulates Logan Stankoven (22) after scoring a second period goal against the Vancouver Canucks at Lenovo Center in Raleigh NC on Thu Oct 8, 2026 (AP News photo)

NHL podcast Len Shapiro:

#1 What is the small sample sizes and early surprises so far?

#2 Logan Stankoven scored an NHL first career hat trick and helped the Carolina Hurricanes defeat the Vancouver Canucks 7-2 at Lenovo Center on Thursday.

#3 San Jose Sharks Darrell Nurse scored the winning overtime to give the Sharks a lift over the St Louis Blues 3-2 without Macklin Celebrini.

#4 The New York Islanders Bo Horvat scored two goals to help defeat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 on Thursday night. Isles goaltender Ilya Sorokin stopped 22 shots as the Isles picked up their second win in three games.

#5 The Boston Bruins David Pastrnak picked up his first two goals for the 26-27 season with two assists as the Bruins crushed the Utah Mammoth 6-1 at Boston Garden on Thursday night. Matthew Poitras, Casey Mittelstadt, Mason Lohrei, and Morgan Geekie all scored for Boston.

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

NHL podcast Len Shapiro: Ovechkin back in the line up after injury; Flyers no match for Pens on opening night; plus more NHL news

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Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin (8) is back in the line up for opening night against the
Carolina Hurricane on Fri Oct 2, 2026 after suffering a lower body injury (AP file photo)

NHL podcast Len Shapiro:

#1 Ovechkin: Alex Ovechkin says he expects to be ready for Washington’s regular-season opener after missing the preseason with a lower-body injury. What should fans watch for in his return?

#2 Penguins: Pittsburgh opened the season with a 7–0 shutout of Philadelphia, with Nicholas Robertson scoring twice. What does that performance say about the Penguins’ revamped offense?

#3 Bouchard: Edmonton defenseman Evan Bouchard recorded five points, including a hat trick, in the Oilers’ opening-night loss to Vancouver. The Oilers turned it around on Thursday night with a win over the Canucks in Vancouver. Can he sustain that level of offensive production?

#4 Celebrini: Macklin Celebrini is making his debut as the San Jose Sharks’ captain Thursday night at age 20. How might the captaincy affect his role and the Sharks’ season?

#5 Injuries: Ivan Provorov is week-to-week for Columbus, while Matt Duchene was placed on long-term injured reserve by Dallas. Which early-season injury story could have the biggest impact on a team?

Join Len Shapiro Fridays for the NHL podcast at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Sharks Beat Golden Knights 4-2, Askarov Shines

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San Jose Sharks Will Smith (2) had an assist and a point agianst the Vegas Golden Knights the T Mobile Center in Las Vegas on Sat Sep 26, 2026 (San Jose Sharks X photo)

By Mary Walsh

The San Jose Sharks defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 in their final pre-season game. Dmitry Orlov, Macklin Celebrini, Mason Marchment and Michael Misa scored for the Sharks. Yaroslav Askarov made 27 saves for the win. Tomas Hertl and Nic Dowd scored for the Golden Knoghts. Carter Hart made 12 saves in the loss.

The first period looked like it would end scoreless until the Sharks went on the power play at 18:20. Even then, with the shots 13-1 for Vegas, it didn’t look good for the Sharks. Macklin Celebrini carried the puck in, then passed it back up to Dmitry Orlov on the blue line. Orlov moved below the blue line and shot the puck in, bar down. Alexander Wennberg got the secondary assist.

The period ended with the shots 13-2. The Sharks killed two penalties (to Tyler Toffoli and Zack Ostapchuk) and converted on their one power play.

Celebrini made it 2-0 at 6:45 of the second period. Will Smith and Celebrini interrupted a Vegas rush in the Sharks zone and turned play the other way. Celebrini took his shot from above the left faceoff circle. Smith and Mason Marchment got the assists.

Vegas got one back at 17:24, on the power play. Tomas Hertl carried it in, the passed it back up to Shea Theodore. When Askarov stopped Theodore’s shot, Hertl backhanded the rebound in. An assist also went to Carter Hart.

The shots for the second were 12-3 Vegas. The Knights took one penalty and killed it. The Sharks took two penalties (to Dmitry Orlov and Mason Marchment) and killed one.

Nic Dowd tied the game for Vegas at 3:18 of the third period. Skaters entered the zone with speed and a lot of puck movement. Ivan Barbashev passed to his right, Brett Howden passed it to his left and Dowd took the shot.

Mason Marchment broke that tie at 9:47. Darnell Nurse sent a pass to Will Smith but the Golden Knights blocked it. They did not get control of the the puck and it bounced to Marchment on his way into the zone. He had time and he took his shot. Nurse got the only assist.

Michael Misa scored an insurance goal at 14:54. Misa got control of the puck at the blue line, carried the puck in and shot from the right faceoff circle. Assists went to Igor Chernyshov and Tyler Toffoli.

The Sharks did turn the shot clock around in the third, 11-4.

The Sharks next play on Thursday at 7:00 PM PT in San Jose against the visiting Florida Panthers.

NHL podcast Len Shapiro: Sharks Celebrini’s five yr $94 million deal; Hughes-Wild talk contract worth $47.1 million

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San Jose Sharks center Macklin Celebrini celebrates after scoring a goal against the Nashville Predators during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

NHL podcast Len Shapiro:

#1 Len, talk about the San Jose Sharks Macklin Celebrini’s recent contract extension worth $94 million for five years worth $18 million which is a signing bonus?

#2 The Minnesota Wild met with Quinn Hughes on Tuesday. Hughes still has a year left on his $47.1 million contract with annual pay out of $7.85 million that contract ends July 1st 2027. He will finish his last year with the Wild of his contract that he signed with the Vancouver Canucks.

#3 Len, talk about the two year contract that goaltender Stuart Skinner signed on Jul 1st after spliting last year with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Edmonton Oilers. Skinner joins the Winnipeg Jets and will be a back up goaltender for Connor Hellebuyck. Skinner was 23-17-9 with a 2.92 goals against average.

#4 The Columbus Blue Jackets Cole Sillinger said that the players are obligated to get the Jackets to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Sillinger signed with the Jackets for $13.875 million, $4.625 million annual, for three years. Sillinger said he was ready to help lead the Jackets to the post season.

#5 Former Detroit Red Wing Patrick Kane said he was glad to play for the Red Wings and made friends with former teammate Alex DeBrincat and said that he would like have been a part in helping the Wings get to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Some of the reasons why Kane left Detroit might have been that Dylan Larkin requested a trade, Steve Yzerman as GM, and Chicago Blackhawks owner Danny Wirtz called Kane as soon as his free agency became available.

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

Sharks End Season With 6-1 Win, Celebrini Breaks Thornton Record

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San Jose Sharks Dimitry Orlov (9) congratulates goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic (33) after defeating the Winnipeg Jets at the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg on Thu Apr 16, 2026 (San Jose Sharks X photo)

By Mary Walsh

The San Jose Sharks ended the 2025-26 season with a 6-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday. Sharks goals came from Macklin Celebrini, William Eklund, Will Smith, Igor Chernyshov, Collin Graf and Michael Misa. Alex Nedeljkovic made 25 saves for the win. Cole Koepke scored for the Jets and Eric Comrie made 27 saves in the loss.

Celebrini earned three points in the game, giving him 115 points for the season. That was enough to surpass the Sharks all-time single season record. Joe Thornton held the previous record with 114 points in the 2006-07 season. Celebrini also tied Thornton’s record for three-point games in a season with 18. Eklund and John Klingberg also had three-point nights and Will Smith had two points in the game.

The Jets scored first after a puck slipped by Mario Ferraro and out of the zone. Koepke had the jump on everyone and skated into the zone unimpeded for a snap shot into the top corner. That was at 3:28.

Igor Chernyshov tied the game with a power play goal at 6:26. Chernyshov got his stick on the rebound from Eklund’s shot, then he got his own rebound and put the puck behind the goaltender. Assists went to Eklund and Celebrini.

Will Smith gave the Sharks the lead at 16:54. Celebrini made a pass across the ice and Smith snapped it home from just inside the faceoff circle. Assists went to Celebrini and Klingberg.

The Jets outshot the Sharks 12-7 in the first period. Each took had a single penalty.

Collin Graf made it 3-1 at 5:51 of the second period. He knocked the puck free in the d-zone and carried it all the way to the Jets net to score.

The next goal did not come until late in the period, at 18:01. Michael Misa skated end-to end with the puck, entering the Jets zone two-on-one with Kiefer Sherwood. Misa took the shot from the face-off circle, then caught his own reboudn as he skated by the net and tapped it in. Assists went to Eklund and Klingberg.

William Eklund’s goal came even later, at 19:55. Eklund was one of several Sharks around the net, taking shots. Eklund found the puck as it trickled clear of the goaltender and, while dropping to his knees, Eklund pushed the puck over the line. Assists went to Mario Ferraro and Kiefer Sherwood.

The Sharks outshot the Jets 16-7 in the middle frame. The only penalty called went against the Sharks for too many men on the ice.

Macklin Celebrini scored the final goal of the game at 1:14 of the third. After passing the puck to his teammates several times, Celebrini finally took the shot from the slot to set a new single-season scoring record for the Sharks. Assists went to Klingberg and Smith.

Celebrini finished the season in fourth place for points and tied for fourth place in goals. The Sharks finished the season in 24th place in the league.

Sharks Beat Predators 3-2, End Colossal Losing Streak

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Nashville Predators left wing Zachary L’heureux (68) crashes into San Jose Sharks goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic (33) as defenseman Luca Cagnoni (42) and defenseman Vincent Desharnais (5) defend during the second period at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., Monday, April 13, 2026.ANDREW NELLES / THE TENNESSEAN

By Mary Walsh

The San Jose Sharks won 3-2, defeating the Nashville Predators on Monday. The win was the Sharks’ first against the Predators after losing 15 in a row over seven years. Igor Chernyshov and Macklin Celebrini scored for the Sharks. Alex Nedeljkovic made 25 saves for the win. Luke Evangelista scored both Nashville goals and Justus Annunen made 20 saves in the loss.

“We played pretty good tonight from start to finish. We were solid, we were on our toes and I thought we just played a pretty all-around complete game tonight,” said Sharks goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic.

“I thought we played extremely hard tonight, we tracked pucks, we were more engaged all over the ice. So, I’m proud of the group,” said Sharks Head Coach Ryan Warsofsky.

In a penalty-free first period, the Sharks outshot the Predators 11-6. Igor Chernyshov scored the first goal of the game at 9:53 of the second period. The goal came on the power play, a shot from just above the faceoff dot. William Eklund set him up with the pass and Michael Misa got an assist as well.

The second period saw the Predators outshoot the Sharks 9-5. The only penalty went against Steven Stamkos and Nashville.

Macklin Celebrini made it 2-0 at 3:04 of the third period. After an icing call and a draw in the Predators’ Sharks got the puck in the neutral zone and rushed back in. Assists went to Chernyshov and Will Smith.

Nashville scored their first of the game at 15:39. Luke Evangelista skated into the zone with the puck and took his shot from the edge of the faceoff circle. Assists went to Nick Perbix and Ryan Ufko.

Celebrini scored his second of the game at into an empty net. Skating into the zone three-on-one with Collin Graf and Alexander Wennberg, Celebrini took the shot from high in the slot. Assists went to Graf and Wennberg.

Evangelista scored his second at 18:50, deflecting a shot from Ufko. An assist also went to Roman Josi.

The Sharks next play on Wednesday at 5:30 PM PT in Chicago against the Blackhawks.

Sharks Beat Blue Jackets 3-2, Chernyshov Scores Twice, 6 game skid comes to an end with victory

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San Jose Sharks goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic (33) saved 24 shots and allowed two Columbus Blue Jacket goals. Macklin Celebrini (71) in the foreground approves at Nationwide Arena in Columbus on Sat Mar 28, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Mary Walsh

The San Jose Sharks defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 Saturday. The win ended a six game losing streak for the Sharks. Igor Chernyshov and Macklin Celebrini scored the Sharks’ goals. Alex Nedeljkovic made 22 saves for the win. Denton Mateychuck and Cole Sillinger scored for the Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins made 33 saves in the loss.

Sharks goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic talked about the win after the game:

“Tonight, minus thirty seconds there at the start, the rest of the game I thought we were all over them, we took it to ‘em, played hard and I think wore ‘em down. It’s what opened up that lane for Smitty there to make that pass and Cherny’s got an unbelievable release, an unbelievable shot so it’s good to see it go in for him today.”

Macklin Celebrini crossed the 100 assists mark on Saturday, reaching that goal faster than any other Sharks draft pick who started his career with San Jose.

The Blue Jackets scored first with a goal from Denton Mateychuck just 31 seconds in. Mateychuk scored with a wrist shot from the top of the faceoff circle. An assist went to Adam Fantilli.

Igor Chernyshov tied the game late in the period. He scored with a snap sot at 17:17 from inside the faceoff circle. Will Smith got an assist.

The first period shots were very close, 9-8 Blue Jackets with no penalties called.

Cole Sillinger gave the Blue Jackets another lead at 12:09 of the second period. Ivan Provorov got an assist. That was the only goal of the middle frame. San Jose outshot Columbus 18-8 and there were just two penalties called, one per team.

Macklin Celebrini tied the game again 51 seconds into the third period. His power play goal came from a shot high in the zone. The puck came to him on a quick play after the Sharks won the faceoff. Assists went to Dmitry Orlov and Alexander Wennberg, the winner of said faceoff.

Chernyshov scored his second of the night, the game-winner, at 18:35 of the period. The puck found him at the end of a quick play off the rush. Assists went to Celebrini and Will Smith.

The Sharks next play on Monday at 7:00 PM PT at home against the St. Louis Blues, kicking off a six-game homestand.

Sharks Lose 2-1 in OT to Blues, Loss is Sharks 6th straight, Askarov Injured

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San Jose Sharks goaltender Yaroslav Askarov reaches for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Dallas Stars, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, in Dallas. Askarov was injured against the St Louis Blues on Thu Mar 26, 2026 at Enterprise Center in St Louis (AP Photo/LM Otero)

By Mary Walsh

The San Jose Sharks lost 2-1 in overtime to the St Louis Blues on Thursday. Blues goals were scored by Dalibor Dvorsky and Dylan Holloway. Joel Hofer made 24 saves for the win. Alexander Wennberg scored the lone Sharks goal. Yaroslav Askarov made 11 saves before sustaining an injury midway through the game. Alex Nedeljkovic made 10 saves in relief.

There were no details about Askarov’s injury in the post-game press conference. The injury was described only as upper body.

After the game, Macklin Celebrini talked about his role in the game and his current goalless streak of six games: “It’s kind of disappointing, feeling like I’m not doing my part to help the team. Also, being on for goals [against], I mean it’s unacceptable and I need to figure it out.”

“I liked our game. I thought we did some really good things tonight. So, hopefully a step in the right direction,” said Sharks Head Coach Ryan Warsofsky. “Frustrated with the result but a step in the right direction.”

In a scoreless and penalty-free first period, the Sharks outshot the Blues 9-6. Askarov was playing well in his first game back from injury. Midway through the second period, Nathan Walker fell on Askarov after being pushed by Vincent Desharnais. Askarov left the game under his own power and Nedeljkovic took the net.

The first goal of the game came at 17:19 of the second. Dalibor Dvorsky scored his 11th of the season with a snap shot. Assists went to Dylan Holloway and Jimmy Snuggerud.

The Blues outshot the Sharks 11-6 in the second. The penalties favored the Blues, with six penalties resulting in a single power play.

The Sharks tied the game at 5:04 of the third period. Alexander Wennberg scored his 14th of the season with a wrist shot. Assists went to William Eklund and Kiefer Sherwood. The Sharks outshot the Blues 8-4 in the third. There were no penalties called.

Dylan Holloway scored the game-winner at 4:57 of overtime with a backhand shot. An assist went to Philip Broberg.

The Sharks next play on Saturday at 2:00 PM PT in Columbus against the Blue Jackets.

Sharks Beat Canadiens 4-2, Celebrini Nets Two Goals

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San Jose Sharks Macklin Celebrini (71) clelebrates an empty net goal with teammate Colin Graf (51) in the third period at the Belle Centre in Montreal on Sat Mar 14, 2026 (Canadian Press photo via AP)

By Mary Walsh

The San Jose Sharks defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 on Saturday. Macklin Celebrini scored twice, with goals from Mario Ferraro and Collin Graf as well. Alex Nedeljkovic made 25 saves for the win. Cole Caulfield and Nick Suzuki scored for the Canadiens and Jakub Dobes made 17 saves in the loss.

After the game, Sharks defenseman Vincent Desharnais talked about winning in Montreal:

“It just reminded me of so many memories, like watching hockey, my dad, my grandpa, my brother, family, just sitting around the tv Saturday night with the announcer. So it’s always special for me to play here, to win a game, to have an impact on the game and it’s fun. But at the end of the day it’s two points, it’s two huge points for us and we’ve got to do it all over again tomorrow.”

One thing the Sharks might not want to do again Sunday is give up the first goal of the game. Cole Caulfield gave Montreal a lead with a wrist shot at 7:21 on Saturday. Assists went to Juraj Slafkovský and Noah Dobson.

Macklin Celebrini tied it at 13:12 with a snap shot off the goal post. Assists went to Collin Graf and John Klingberg.

On his first shift of the game, Igor Chernyshov sustained an upper body injury and left the ice covering one eye. More details were not available.

The first period shots were 16-10 Montreal. The Sharks took two penalties but killed them both.

Mario Ferraro gave the Sharks a lead with a snap shot from the blue line at 11:56 of the second. Assists went to Alexander Wennberg and Willliam Eklund.

Collin Graf tipped a Celebrini shot to score at 16:20. The goal made it 3-1 Sharks and would eventually be the game-winner. Assists went to Celebrini and Klingberg.

Nick Suzuki trimmed that lead by one at 17:38 with a wrist shot. Assists went to Ivan Demidov and Noah Dobson.

The second period shots were 4-3 Montreal. One penalty was called, a too many men call against the Canadiens.

The lone third period goal came from Macklin Celebrini at 17:57 into an empty net. Assists went to Collin Graf and Barclay Goodrow.

The Sharks next play on Sunday at 2:00 PM PT in Ottawa against the Senators.