Saturday, March 14, 2026
- Expected goals, SJS–MTL
- 3.1–3.6
- all situations, empty nets out
- MTL share of xG
- 53.4%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 22–27
- SJS–MTL
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Sharks beat the Canadiens 4-2 in a game the chances had about even, 3.2 expected goals to 3.5. Kiefer Sherwood had 12 shot attempts. Three points for Macklin Celebrini: two goals and one assist.
- Kiefer SherwoodVolume
Kiefer Sherwood had 12 shot attempts. Three reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 5.1 attempts a game. His 1.3 expected goals came up empty. The Sharks beat the Canadiens 4-2.
- Macklin CelebriniBig night
Three points for Macklin Celebrini: two goals and one assist. That makes 8 straight games with a point. He has 35 goals this season. It finished 4-2 for the Sharks.
- Collin GrafBig night
Three points for Collin Graf: one goal and two assists. His goal stood up as the winner. His 1.8 expected goals say the goals were no fluke. The Sharks beat the Canadiens 4-2.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
6 goals from 90 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
San Jose Sharks
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Eklund L | 23:57 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.16 | 2 | 0 | 51 |
| Mario Ferraro D | 23:18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.03 | 2 | 1 | 43 |
| Macklin Celebrini C | 22:11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.07 | 1 | 1 | 75 |
| Vincent Desharnais D | 21:31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 4 | 41 |
| Dmitry Orlov D | 20:52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 1 | 1 | 72 |
| Sam Dickinson D | 18:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 35 |
| John Klingberg D | 17:48 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.15 | 2 | 2 | 69 |
| Collin Graf R | 17:10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.77 | 0 | 1 | 72 |
| Alexander Wennberg C | 16:45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| Shakir Mukhamadullin D | 16:44 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.18 | 2 | 1 | 37 |
| Will Smith C | 16:14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Kiefer Sherwood L | 16:07 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.27 | 5 | 0 | 47 |
| Tyler Toffoli C | 14:16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 | 2 | 0 | 39 |
| Michael Misa C | 13:16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| Barclay Goodrow C | 13:15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.10 | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| Zack Ostapchuk C | 11:10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.16 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Adam Gaudette R | 10:54 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.28 | 0 | 2 | 52 |
| Igor Chernyshov L | 0:28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | – |
Montreal Canadiens
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane Hutson D | 26:12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.39 | 1 | 2 | 60 |
| Nick Suzuki C | 22:01 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| Noah Dobson D | 21:29 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| Juraj Slafkovský L | 21:28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 | 2 | 0 | 43 |
| Mike Matheson D | 20:50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.05 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| Cole Caufield R | 20:14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| Kaiden Guhle D | 18:21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.31 | 1 | 1 | 53 |
| Alex Newhook C | 17:11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 | 2 | 1 | 35 |
| Ivan Demidov R | 16:49 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Kirby Dach C | 15:02 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.91 | 3 | 1 | 57 |
| Oliver Kapanen C | 14:56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.45 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Zachary Bolduc R | 13:59 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.33 | 3 | 1 | 47 |
| Alexandre Carrier D | 13:55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| Phillip Danault C | 13:44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 2 | 2 | 43 |
| Jake Evans C | 12:19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 52 |
| Alexandre Texier L | 11:26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| Jayden Struble D | 11:14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 66 |
| Josh Anderson R | 9:25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 54 |
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