
San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens
· National Hockey LeagueCole Caulfield scores in OT to lift the Canadiens past the Sharks, 4-3

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.
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.
MTL wins series 2-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 3:56 | Fabian Zetterlund Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Will Smith (17), Alexander Wennberg (16) |
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Goal | 1st Period 6:49 | Nick Suzuki Goal (17) Snap Shot, assists: Cole Caufield (25), Juraj Slafkovsky (23) |
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Goal | 1st Period 12:38 | Nico Sturm Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Klim Kostin (4), Collin Graf (3) |
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Goal | 1st Period 19:04 | Nick Suzuki Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (40), Jayden Struble (6) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 17:21 | Will Smith Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Shakir Mukhamadullin (2), Alexander Wennberg (17) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 2:22 | Alex Newhook Goal (11) Backhand, assists: Patrik Laine (9), Owen Beck (1) |
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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 Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Rafael Harvey-Pinard, LW | Out | Mar 19 |
San Jose Sharks Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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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:

Location: Montreal, QC
Attendance: 21,105 | Capacity:
2024-25 Pacific Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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45 | 21 | 98 | 8 |
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42 | 23 | 93 | 9 |
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43 | 26 | 91 | 5 |
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35 | 27 | 82 | 12 |
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34 | 28 | 81 | 13 |
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33 | 33 | 74 | 8 |
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32 | 38 | 70 | 6 |
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20 | 44 | 50 | 10 |
2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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46 | 25 | 96 | 4 |
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44 | 25 | 93 | 5 |
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44 | 27 | 92 | 4 |
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39 | 29 | 84 | 6 |
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35 | 30 | 79 | 9 |
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34 | 33 | 75 | 7 |
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32 | 36 | 70 | 6 |
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30 | 36 | 69 | 9 |