Macklin Celebrini capped a three-point night by scoring on the power play at 2:13 of overtime to lift the San Jose Sharks to a 4-3 comeback victory over the Montreal Canadiens at Centre Bell on Tuesday.
Celebrini opened the scoring for the Sharks at 13:49 of the first period with an unassisted snap shot. Montreal responded less than three minutes later when Nick Suzuki converted a pass from Juraj Slafkovsky to tie the game at 16:38. The Canadiens carried the momentum into the second period, taking the lead on Slafkovsky's snap shot 1:49 into the frame before Cole Caufield made it 3-1 at the 14:03 mark.
San Jose mounted its comeback in the third period. Michael Misa started the rally at 5:36, scoring his first goal of the season off a setup from Kiefer Sherwood. The Sharks pulled even on the power play at 11:09 when Tyler Toffoli scored his third goal of the year, assisted by Celebrini and Jacob Trouba. In overtime, Celebrini struck again with the man advantage, converting passes from Ivar Stenberg and Will Smith to secure the win.
Special teams proved vital for San Jose, which finished 2 for 3 on the power play while Montreal went 0 for 2. Alex Nedeljkovic earned the win in net with 31 saves on 34 shots for the Sharks. Jakub Dobes stopped 26 of 30 shots in the overtime loss for the Canadiens.
The victory pushed San Jose's regular-season record to 5-4-1, while Montreal moved to 4-3-2 following the overtime defeat. Celebrini finished the night as the game's first star with two goals and one assist.
The Sharks will visit the Ottawa Senators on Thursday. Montreal will travel to face the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday.
