SJS
San Jose Sharks
33-31-7 · W1 · L10: 3-6-1
OT
L
L
L
L
L
W
W
L
OT
Final
3—2
2026-03-28 · Nationwide Arena
CBJ
Columbus Blue Jackets
38-24-11 · L2 · L10: 6-3-1
L
W
L
W
W
W
W
OT
W
OT
SJS dominated expected goals 3.8 to 2.1 · SJS controlled 58.3% of 5v5 shot attempts
xG Flow
CUMULATIVESJS xG
3.80
ACTUAL
3 — 2
CBJ xG
2.10
Scoring Timeline
0.08
MED xG
1P 0:31Even Strength
5
Denton Mateychuk(12)
D · CBJ · #5
Adam Fantilli (33)SJS 0 - 1 CBJ
0.13
HIGH xG
1P 17:17Even Strength
24
Igor Chernyshov(4)
L · SJS · #24
Will Smith (27)SJS 1 - 1 CBJ
0.22
HIGH xG
2P 12:09Even Strength
4
Cole Sillinger(8)
C · CBJ · #4
Ivan Provorov (20)SJS 1 - 2 CBJ
0.04
LOW xG
3P 0:57Power Play
71
Macklin Celebrini(36)
C · SJS · #71
Dmitry Orlov (27), Alexander Wennberg (32)SJS 2 - 2 CBJ
0.04
MED xG
3P 18:35Even Strength24
Igor Chernyshov(5)
L · SJS · #24
Will Smith (28), Macklin Celebrini (62)SJS 3 - 2 CBJ
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
90
Elvis Merzlikins
G · CBJ · #90
33/36 saves, .916 SV%, +0.8 GSAx
★2
39
Alex Nedeljkovic
G · SJS · #39
22/24 saves, .916 SV%, +0.3 GSAx
★3
24
Igor Chernyshov
L · SJS · #24
2G, 3 SOG, 1 HIT
Team Stats
SJSCBJ
36Shots24
3.80xGF2.10
58.3CF%41.7
47.5FO%52.5
1/2PP0/1
16Hits17
8Blocks11
25Giveaways12
4Takeaways6
2PIM4
Period Breakdown
| Period | SJS SOG | CBJ SOG | SJS xG | CBJ xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | 8 | 1.31 | 0.65 |
| 2nd | 18 | 7 | 1.57 | 0.81 |
| 3rd | 8 | 7 | 0.92 | 0.63 |
| Total | 33 | 22 | 3.80 | 2.09 |
Penalties
3 TOTAL2P 3:05
Boone Jennerhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Collin Graf2P 14:45
Zack Ostapchukholding (2 min)
Drawn by Ivan Provorov3P 0:54
Charlie Coyletripping (2 min)
Drawn by William Eklund