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San Jose Sharks at Columbus Blue Jackets

Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The San Jose Sharks beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 on Saturday, March 28, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
San Jose Sharks 3 39-35-8
at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 40-30-12

Goals by period

Team Total
San Jose Sharks 1 0 2 3
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 1 0 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
San Jose Sharks 8 18 10 36
Columbus Blue Jackets 9 8 7 24

Three stars

  1. I. Chernyshov, San Jose Sharks (2 goals)
  2. E. Merzlikins, Columbus Blue Jackets (goaltender)
  3. M. Celebrini, San Jose Sharks (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 00:31 Columbus Blue Jackets Denton Mateychuk (12) Adam Fantilli (33) Even strength SJS 0, CBJ 1
1st 17:17 San Jose Sharks Igor Chernyshov (4) Will Smith (27) Even strength SJS 1, CBJ 1
2nd 12:09 Columbus Blue Jackets Cole Sillinger (8) Ivan Provorov (20) Even strength SJS 1, CBJ 2
3rd 00:57 San Jose Sharks Macklin Celebrini (36) Dmitry Orlov (27), Alexander Wennberg (32) Power play SJS 2, CBJ 2
3rd 18:35 San Jose Sharks Igor Chernyshov (5) Will Smith (28), Macklin Celebrini (62) Even strength SJS 3, CBJ 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat San Jose Sharks Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal 36 24
Power play 1 of 2 0 of 1
Penalty minutes 2 4
Hits 16 17
Blocked shots 8 11
Giveaways 25 12
Takeaways 4 6
Faceoffs won 28/59 (47.5%) 31/59 (52.5%)

Box score

San Jose Sharks

San Jose Sharks skaters
Player
2 W. Smith C 0 2 2 +1 0 3 0 0 0 50% 19:14
21 A. Wennberg C 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 47.4% 16:47
23 B. Goodrow C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11:56
44 K. Sherwood L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 6 0 0 16:52
51 C. Graf R 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 15:21
63 Z. Ostapchuk C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 0 0 100% 08:58
71 M. Celebrini C 1 1 2 +2 0 6 0 0 1 35% 19:42
72 W. Eklund L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 16:12
73 T. Toffoli C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 14:48
77 M. Misa C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 60% 15:09
81 A. Gaudette R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 66.7% 09:41
92 I. Chernyshov L 2 0 2 +1 0 3 1 0 0 15:31
4 N. Leddy D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:37
5 V. Desharnais D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 1 0 19:37
6 S. Dickinson D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 17:23
9 D. Orlov D 0 1 1 -2 0 1 1 0 0 22:13
38 M. Ferraro D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 2 0 20:58
85 S. Mukhamadullin D 0 0 0 +2 0 3 0 0 0 20:30
San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie
33 A. Nedeljkovic 24 22 2 .917 59:31 Win

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
3 C. Coyle C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 50% 18:26
4 C. Sillinger C 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 50% 16:23
10 D. Voronkov L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 04:03
17 M. Marchment L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 14:18
19 A. Fantilli C 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 53.8% 19:58
21 I. Lundestrom C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 12:49
23 S. Monahan C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 30.8% 15:34
24 M. Olivier R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 1 0 15:40
38 B. Jenner C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 1 0 68.8% 17:17
83 C. Garland R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 0 12:41
86 K. Marchenko R 0 0 0 +2 0 4 1 0 0 100% 20:50
91 K. Johnson C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13:37
2 J. Christiansen D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 09:43
5 D. Mateychuk D 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 14:57
8 Z. Werenski D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 30:51
9 I. Provorov D 0 1 1 +1 0 3 1 0 0 25:39
15 D. Fabbro D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 0 16:52
44 E. Gudbranson D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 3 0 19:09
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
90 E. Merzlikins 36 33 3 .917 59:10 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 03:05 Columbus Blue Jackets Boone Jenner Hooking 2
2nd 14:45 San Jose Sharks Zack Ostapchuk Holding 2
3rd 00:54 Columbus Blue Jackets Charlie Coyle Tripping 2

Game information

San Jose Sharks head coach
Ryan Warsofsky
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Rick Bowness
Referees
Francis Charron, Garrett Rank
Linesmen
Brandon Gawryletz, Brandon Grillo
San Jose Sharks scratches
Ryan Reaves, John Klingberg, Philipp Kurashev, Yaroslav Askarov, Pavol Regenda
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Damon Severson, Miles Wood, Danton Heinen, Egor Zamula

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at San Jose Sharks 5 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 28

Matchup Status Details
Ottawa Senators 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 2 at New York Islanders 5 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Edmonton Oilers 4 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Boston Bruins 6 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final/SO Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at St. Louis Blues 5 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Nashville Predators 1 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 4 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 6 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Calgary Flames 7 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at Vegas Golden Knights 4 Final/SO Game page

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