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San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens

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Cole Caulfield scores in OT to lift the Canadiens past the Sharks, 4-3

Cole Caufield propels Habs past Sharks in OT

Caufield put the puck between his legs to get around Macklin Celebrini, then beat Alexandar Georgiev with a shot over his right pad. Caufield leads the Canadiens with 28 goals.

Montreal captain Nick Suzuki scored two first-period goals, and Alex Newhook had his first goal since since Feb. 4. Samuel Montembeault stopped 22 shots for his third win a row.

Fabian Zetterlund, Nico Sturm and Will Smith scored for San Jose, Last in the NHL, the Sharks have lost seven straight and 13 of 14.

Takeaways Canadiens: Montreal trailed by a goal three separate times in regulation, ultimately answering back with goals of their own.

Sharks: San Jose lost for the first time at the Bell Centre since March 21, 2015. The Sharks had won their last eight meetings against the Canadiens in Montreal.

Key moment With Montreal down 2-1 with under a minute remaining in the first period, Suzuki accepted a feed from Hutson before firing a snap shot past Georgiev from the left faceoff circle for his second goal of the period.

Key stat Suzuki first-period goals were his first career goals against San Jose.

Up next Both teams are in action Saturday night. San Jose is at Ottawa, and Montreal is at Buffalo.

Regular Season Series

MTL wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 3:56 Fabian Zetterlund Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Will Smith (17), Alexander Wennberg (16)
Goal 1st Period 6:49 Nick Suzuki Goal (17) Snap Shot, assists: Cole Caufield (25), Juraj Slafkovsky (23)
Goal 1st Period 12:38 Nico Sturm Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Klim Kostin (4), Collin Graf (3)
Goal 1st Period 19:04 Nick Suzuki Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (40), Jayden Struble (6)
Goal 2nd Period 17:21 Will Smith Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Shakir Mukhamadullin (2), Alexander Wennberg (17)
Goal 3rd Period 2:22 Alex Newhook Goal (11) Backhand, assists: Patrik Laine (9), Owen Beck (1)
Goal 4th Period 3:21 Cole Caufield Goal (28) Snap Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (42), Sam Montembeault (1)

Statistics

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21 Blocked Shots 20
33 Hits 39
6 Takeaways 5
26 Shots 33
0 Power Play Goals 0
0 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
27 Faceoffs Won 35
43.5 Faceoff Win Percent 56.5
23 Giveaways 21
3 Total Penalties 1
9 Penalty Minutes 5
Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Rafael Harvey-Pinard, LW Out Mar 19
San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Shakir Mukhamadullin, D Out Apr 3
Jimmy Schuldt, D Day-To-Day Apr 2
Vincent Desharnais, D Day-To-Day Apr 2
Logan Couture, C Injured Reserve Nov 2

Game Information

Bell Centre

Location: Montreal, QC
Attendance: 21,105 | Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 45 21 98 8
Los Angeles 42 23 93 9
Edmonton 43 26 91 5
Calgary 35 27 82 12
Vancouver 34 28 81 13
Anaheim 33 33 74 8
Seattle 32 38 70 6
San Jose 20 44 50 10

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 46 25 96 4
Tampa Bay 44 25 93 5
Florida 44 27 92 4
Ottawa 39 29 84 6
Montreal 35 30 79 9
Detroit 34 33 75 7
Buffalo 32 36 70 6
Boston 30 36 69 9
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