SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Macklin Celebrini had a objective and three assists, Kiefer Sherwood scored the tiebreaking goal on an influence play with 3:26 remaining, and the San Jose Sharks beat the Montreal Canadiens 7-5 on Tuesday night time.
Will Smith, Michael Misa, Collin Graf, Alexander Wennberg and Adam Gaudette additionally scored for the Sharks, who gained their third straight since a four-game skid.
Alex Newhook had two power-play targets for the Canadiens. Oliver Kapanen, Phillip Danault and Ivan Demidov additionally scored for Montreal, and Mike Matheson added three assists.
The Canadiens misplaced in regulation for the primary time since Jan. 24 at Boston.
Taking part in in his fourth recreation since serving to Canada to the silver medal on the Milan Cortina Olympics, the 19-year-old Celebrini scored his thirtieth objective of the season as a part of a flurry within the second interval when the Sharks scored 3 times in a span of 8:20 to take a 5-2 lead.
Canadiens rallied with three targets within the third. Newhook’s second objective made it 5-5 halfway by way of the third.
Sherwood obtained deep into Montreal’s zone and missed from shut vary, and Philipp Kurashev managed the rebound and handed it again to Sherwood for the go-ahead objective.
Yaroslav Askarov had 30 saves for the Sharks. Jakub Dobes stopped 21 of 27 photographs for the Canadiens.
Misa, whose time beyond regulation objective capped San Jose’s comeback win over the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday, scored halfway by way of the second interval to make it 2-2. Late within the second, Celebrini and Wennberg discovered the online 25 seconds aside.
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Canadiens: Go to the Anaheim Geese on Friday.
Sharks: Host the St. Louis Blues on Friday.