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Carlsson's late goal helps Sharks sink slumping Bruins 3-1

Boston Bruins vs. San Jose Sharks: Game Highlights

William Eklund and Barclay Goodrow also scored and Alexander Georgiev made 22 saves for the Sharks.

Casey Mittelstadt scored the lone goal for Boston, which lost its fifth straight. Joonas Korpisalo had 19 saves.

Eklund’s 16th goal, which matched his career high, came at 2:13 of the second off a crossing pass from Macklin Celebrini to put San Jose up 1-0.

Boston tied it at 16:50 of the second when Mittelstadt scored off a turnover.

After Carlsson's goal put the Sharks back up, Goodrow scored an empty-netter to seal the win.

Takeaways Bruins: Boston’s playoffs hopes are fading after the Bruins latest loss. They have dropped 22 of their last 33 (10-18-5) since Dec. 31.

Sharks: San Jose has won two of its last four after going 7-27-4 since Dec. 5.

Key moment Mittelstadt’s goal came at a crucial point for Boston, with the Bruins having been held scoreless for close to the first 37 minutes. Mittelstadt fired a shot past Georgiev after collecting a loose puck just outside the crease for his 13th goal.

Key stat Sharks rookie defenseman Luca Cagnoni had an assist on Eklund’s goal for his first NHL point.

Up next The Bruins play at Los Angeles on Sunday, and the Sharks host Toronto on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 2:13 William Eklund Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Macklin Celebrini (30), Luca Cagnoni (1)
Goal 2nd Period 16:50 Casey Mittelstadt Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Cole Koepke (6)
Goal 3rd Period 16:37 Lucas Carlsson Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Will Smith (23), Macklin Celebrini (31)
Goal 3rd Period 19:10 Barclay Goodrow Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: William Eklund (36), Lucas Carlsson (1)

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/bos.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originBOS https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/sj.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originSJ
21 Blocked Shots 16
19 Hits 13
2 Takeaways 1
23 Shots 21
0 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
26 Faceoffs Won 22
54.2 Faceoff Win Percent 45.8
11 Giveaways 15
3 Total Penalties 3
9 Penalty Minutes 9
San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Shakir Mukhamadullin, D Out Apr 17
Thomas Bordeleau, C Out Apr 16
Vincent Desharnais, D Out Apr 15
Logan Couture, C Injured Reserve Apr 14
Klim Kostin, C Out Apr 13
Boston Bruins Boston Bruins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Pavel Zacha, C Out Apr 23
Johnny Beecher, C Day-To-Day Apr 23

Game Information

SAP Center at San Jose

Location: San Jose, CA
Attendance: 17,435 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 52 26 108 4
Tampa Bay 47 27 102 8
Florida 47 31 98 4
Ottawa 45 30 97 7
Montreal 40 31 91 11
Detroit 39 35 86 8
Buffalo 36 39 79 7
Boston 33 39 76 10

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 50 22 110 10
Los Angeles 48 25 105 9
Edmonton 48 29 101 5
Calgary 41 27 96 14
Vancouver 38 30 90 14
Anaheim 35 37 80 10
Seattle 35 41 76 6
San Jose 20 50 52 12
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