4-3-0, 2-1-0 Away

3-3-1, 2-2-0 Home

San Jose Sharks @ Montreal Canadiens

Sharks

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
Y. Askarov	2	3	0	0	3.99	.848
A. Nedeljkovic	2	0	0	0	1.90	.933

Canadiens

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Dobes	1	2	1	0	4.63	.841
J. Fowler	2	1	0	1	1.91	.908

Bell Centre

7:00 PM, October 20, 2026Coverage: ESPN+

Montreal, Canada

MTL

Points

Macklin CelebriniC #71

8PTS

Nick SuzukiC #14

9PTS

Goals

Will SmithC #2

1PPG

16S

Nick SuzukiC #14

1PPG

20S

Assists

Macklin CelebriniC #71

3PPA

1+/-

Lane HutsonD #48

1PPA

1+/-

San Jose Sharks

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Darnell Nurse D	Day-To-Day	Oct 17
Quentin Musty LW	IR-NR	Dec 1
Kyle Keyser G	IR-NR	Dec 1

Montreal Canadiens

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Florian Xhekaj LW	Day-To-Day	Oct 17
Mike Matheson D	Day-To-Day	Oct 17
Sam Montembeault G	IR	Oct 20
Oliver Kapanen C	IR	Oct 17
Ivan Demidov RW	IR	Oct 31

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
SJ	2.57	3.57	26.7	27.6	66	4	20.0	4	81.8	1	0
MTL	3.00	3.86	28.6	25.9	86	3	13.6	6	80.0	0	0

Sharks Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/15/26	@NSH	W3-2 SO
10/13/26	vsBOS	L6-3
10/10/26	vsEDM	L3-1
10/8/26	@STL	W3-2 OT
10/5/26	@DAL	L5-0

Canadiens Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/14/26	@WSH	L5-4
10/13/26	vsBUF	W4-3 SO
10/10/26	vsDET	W1-0 SO
10/8/26	vsNSH	L5-2
10/6/26	vsCAR	L6-4

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Regular Season Series

Series starts 10/20

Sharks
Canadiens

Game 1

10/20

ESPN+

Canadiens
Sharks

Game 2

3/1

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	7	2	0	14
Edmonton	5	1	1	11
Seattle	5	2	1	11
Anaheim	4	2	0	8
San Jose	4	3	0	8
Vancouver	2	6	1	5
Los Angeles	0	3	2	2
Calgary	1	6	0	2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Ottawa	6	2	0	12
Boston	5	2	0	10
Tampa Bay	5	2	0	10
Florida	4	2	2	10
Buffalo	4	3	1	9
Toronto	3	3	2	8
Montreal	3	3	1	7
Detroit	2	3	2	6

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San Jose Sharks @ Montreal Canadiens

Scoring Leaders

Macklin CelebriniC #71

Nick SuzukiC #14

Will SmithC #2

Nick SuzukiC #14

Macklin CelebriniC #71

Lane HutsonD #48

Injury Report

Team Stats

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