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Sunday, January 11, 2026

Sharks 2025-26 Game 45 Recap: Golden Knights 7, Sharks 2 (1/11/26)

The Sharks get dominated by the Vegas Golden Knights once again, this time on home ice by a score of 7-2 in the season series finale between these two arch rivals.

The Golden Knights struck first early in the opening period via Jack Eichel, while the Sharks responded soon after to tie the game at one on Collin Graf’s 12th goal of the season, assisted by Jeff Skinner. This tie did not last long, as Vegas went back ahead on a power play goal by Pavel Dorofeyev.

Vegas wasn’t done yet, as they rattled off three consecutive goals from Jack Eichel, Tomas Hertl, and Zach Whitecloud to begin the second period. The Sharks were able to get one more goal back late in the middle frame, as Alex Wennberg scored his tenth goal of the season to cut their deficit to three, assisted by Timothy Liljegren and Tyler Toffoli. It remained all Golden Knights through the remainder of this contest, as they added two more goals late in the third period via Shea Theodore and Tomas Hertl to cap this one off.

Yaroslav Askarov was roughed up in this contest, recording 26 saves on 32 shots against. In addition, Michael Misa is back in the Sharks lineup tonight and John Klingberg has been activated off of injured reserve, while Ryan Reaves and Nick Leddy were healthy scratches as a result.

Besides a few players finding the scoresheet, this was a pretty forgettable game for the San Jose Sharks, as their three-game win streak came to a halt Sunday night. Team Teal embarks on another road trip for its next four games, starting on Thursday in Washington, D.C. against the Capitals at 4 pm PT.

Sources: NHL App, Curtis Pashelka and Sheng Peng via X

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Saturday, January 10, 2026

Sharks 2025-26 Game 44 Recap: Sharks 5, Stars 4 (OT) (1/10/26)

The Sharks come back from down 2-0 and defeat the Dallas Stars 5-4 in overtime for their third straight win and one of their most impressive victories of the season so far.

Early in the first period, the Stars got this one going after a costly turnover by Vincent Iorio led to a breakaway goal by Justin Hryckowian to get Dallas on the board first. With about a minute left in the first period, the Stars extended their lead to two on a goal from Jason Robertson. The Sharks got on the board early in the second period on a power play goal by Alex Wennberg for his ninth goal of the season, assisted by Macklin Celebrini and Tyler Toffoli. Celebrini's point streak is now at 13 games with this primary assist. Team Teal tied the game at two late in the middle frame on a power play goal by Jeff Skinner for his sixth goal of the season, assisted by Igor Chernyshov and Adam Gaudette. With just under a minute left in the second period, Kyle Capobianco scored to regain the lead for the Stars.

Dallas picked up where they left off early in the third period, scoring via Mikko Rantanen to make it 4-2. Soon after, the Sharks got back within one on their third power play marker of the day, which was Tyler Toffoli's 12th goal of the season, assisted by Macklin Celebrini and Dmitry Orlov. Later in the third period, the Sharks got this contest even once more when Adam Gaudette redirected a pass from Sam Dickinson for his tenth goal of the season, with Collin Graf picking up the secondary assist on this equalizer. On to overtime, where the Sharks find a way once again and complete the comeback on a slapshot by Tyler Toffoli for the game-winner, his second goal of the game, and 13th goal of the season, assisted by William Eklund and Macklin Celebrini.

Alex Nedeljkovic received the start this afternoon against the Stars, recording 16 saves on 20 shots against. In addition, Michael Misa has been informed that he will be staying with the Sharks for the rest of the season, while Patrick Giles was sent back down to the Barracuda. Will Smith recently returned to practice and is skating again as well.

This was an absolutely amazing comeback win for the Sharks, as they were trailing for most of this game against the number two performing team in the league but never out. The Sharks power play unit came alive, and like in many Sharks wins this season, Macklin Celebrini put together three points to lead the charge. In fact, Macklin Celebrini has more three-point games than zero-point games this season and brought his point total to 70 on the campaign, which is certainly out of this world. As of the completion of this afternoon matinee, the Sharks have 23 wins this season, the most in the Pacific Division, and occupy third place in the Pacific. If this Sharks team can get to overtime, they are almost guaranteed to come out on top no matter who they face, and fans cannot be more satisfied with how this team is rolling right now. San Jose will look to extend their win streak to four when they host the Vegas Golden Knights for one last time this regular season tomorrow night at 5 pm PT.

Sources: NBC Sports California, NHL App, Locked on Sharks, Multiple insiders via X

Thursday, January 8, 2026

Sharks Acquire Laurent Brossoit + Nolan Allan from Blackhawks

The Sharks have made a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks, acquiring goalie Laurent Brossoit, defenseman Nolan Allan, and a 2028 7th-round pick in exchange for Ryan Ellis' contract, defenseman Jake Furlong, and a 2028 4th-round pick.

This trade shores up depth for the Barracuda in the AHL more than anything. During the 2025-26 with the Rockford Ice Hogs, Laurent Brossoit has a 3-3-0 record, a 3.38 goals-against average, a .901 save percentage, and a goal scored on December 12 against the Milwaukee Admirals in six appearances. He has mostly been a career backup goalie in the NHL as well, compiling a 64-46-13 record, .911 SV%, and 2.64 GAA in 140 games with the Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets, and Vegas Golden Knights, and hoisting the Stanley Cup as a member of the Golden Knights. His AHL career totals amount to a 2.74 GAA, .912 SV%, record of 80-69-17, and 11 shutouts.

As for Nolan Allan, he has played in 29 games for the Ice Hogs this season, scoring two goals and four assists for six points. In total, Allan has one goal, seven assists, and eight points in 43 NHL games, along with nine goals, 20 assists, and 29 points in 109 AHL games, all with the Blackhawks organization.

As for Jake Furlong, he has two assists in 12 games with the Barracuda in the AHL this season. In total, Furlong has one goal, nine assists, and ten points in 78 AHL games, all with San Jose.

Overall, this is a decent trade for both teams involved, and I hope it can help clear up some of the logjam not only in the Sharks organization as a whole, but especially at the big-league level.

In other news, Pavol Regenda was named to Team Slovakia's roster for the upcoming Milano Cortina Winter Olympics next month. Based on the other recent Sharks player Olympic roster designations and his recent hot streak, it was just a matter of time for Pavol Regenda in regards to making Team Slovakia for this year's Winter Olympics.

Source: Sharks + SAP Center App

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Sharks 2025-26 Game 43 Recap: Sharks 4, Kings 3 (OT) (1/7/26)

Team Teal sweeps the first of four consecutive back-to-back sets by taking down the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 in overtime for their eighth straight OT victory.

The Sharks struck first early in the second period on a power play goal by Tyler Toffoli for his 11th goal of the season, assisted by Alex Wennberg and Macklin Celebrini. This first goal extended Celebrini’s point streak to 12 games, as he further climbs up the leaderboards for the longest point streaks in Sharks franchise history and among teenagers in NHL history. It also added to Alex Wennberg’s fantastic week, as he recorded his 400th career point with the primary assist on this first goal. Later in the second period, the Kings responded on a goal from Alex Turcotte to tie things up at one.

Early in the third period, Adam Gaudette deflected a shot by Timothy Liljegren on the power play for his ninth goal of the season to regain the lead for the Sharks, with Jeff Skinner recording the secondary assist on this go-ahead goal. However, this second one-goal lead would not last long, as the Kings tied it again soon after via Kevin Fiala. Later in the third period, the Kings appeared to have taken their first lead of the night on a goal by Joel Edmundson. Fortunately for the Sharks, there was an official review by the league and the Edmundson goal was overturned because Edmundson gloved the puck into the net on that play. The Kings redeemed themselves by scoring their official go-ahead goal that would go to Alex Laferriere with just over two minutes remaining in regulation.

At that point, a lot of hope and momentum seemed to disappear for the Sharks, but Macklin Celebrini had a few more tricks up his sleeve. Macklin scored a sick highlight-reel goal for his 24th of the season to tie it at three with about a minute left in regulation, undressing Warren Foegele on his way to the net before scoring. Celebrini was not done yet, as he would set up William Eklund on a 2-on-1 drive to score the game-winning goal in overtime to drag the Sharks to victory kicking and screaming. This OT GWG was Eklund's 11th goal of the season, giving the Sharks the season series over their So Cal rivals and leapfrogging the Kings in the standings.

Yaroslav Askarov received the start in the second game of this back-to-back set and earned the win, compiling 23 saves on 26 shots against. In addition, Ty Dellandrea did not travel with the team to LA for tonight’s game and is week-to-week with a lower-body injury, with Adam Gaudette drawing back into the Sharks lineup as a result. Phillipp Kurashev was named to Team Switzerland’s Olympic roster ahead of the upcoming Milano Cortina Winter Olympics as well.

Another chapter of Macklin Celebrini's generational run this season has been written, as he recorded another three points to extend his point streak to 12 games and bring his point total to 67 on the campaign. This is an extremely impressive victory for the Sharks tonight in LA, as Macklin Celebrini almost singlehandedly put the team on his back to carry them over the top. Most of everyone on the Sharks deserve credit for this huge victory, but Macklin Celebrini was certainly the best player on the ice tonight. Team Teal has the next two days off before returning home for another set of back-to-back games starting on Saturday against the Dallas Stars at 1 pm PT.

Sources: NBC Sports California, NHL App, Curtis Pashelka and Sheng Peng via X

Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Sharks 2025-26 Game 42 Recap: Sharks 5, Blue Jackets 2 (1/6/26)

San Jose captured its first win of the 2026 calendar by a score of 5-2 over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

The Sharks got off to a much better start than in their previous game against the Bolts on Saturday, striking first late in the opening period on Pavol Regenda’s sixth goal of the season, assisted by Alex Wennberg and Tyler Toffoli. Team Teal extended its lead to two early in the second period on a power play goal by Alex Wennberg for his eighth goal of the season, assisted by William Eklund and Dmitry Orlov. Later in the second period, Ty Dellandrea was tripped up by Denton Mateychuk and went crashing hard into the net, leaving Dellandrea injured and knocking him out of the game. During the final minute of the middle frame, Zach Werenski scored to put the Blue Jackets on the board. Right after Columbus got on the board, Ryan Reaves and Mathieu Olivier dropped the gloves at center ice in a rematch between these two players from when Reaves was a member of the Maple Leafs. They traded blow for blow until Olivier eventually landed the knockout punch to decide this tilt.

Late in the third period, the Sharks regained their two-goal lead on a breakaway goal by Zack Ostapchuk for his third goal of the season. The Jackets responded about a minute later via Sean Monahan to make it a one-goal game once more, while the Sharks finished this one off soon after with two empty-netters to put this one out of reach for Columbus. The first of two Sharks empty-net goals late in the third was Mario Ferraro's third goal of the season, assisted by Alex Wennberg for his third point of the night. Lastly, the second Sharks empty-net goal was Macklin Celebrini's 23rd goal of the season to extend his point streak to 11 games, assisted by Collin Graf and Mario Ferraro.

Alex Nedeljkovic was back in the crease for the Sharks tonight and performed outstandingly, recording 34 saves on 36 shots against. In addition, John Klingberg has been placed on injured reserve, and Patrick Giles has been recalled from the Barracuda as a result. Michael Misa and Josh Ravensbergen won the bronze medal with Team Canada, while Leo Sahlin Wallenius won the gold medal with Team Sweden at this year's World Juniors tournament. Michael Misa was then recalled from Canada’s World Juniors roster, and Shakir Mukhamadullin was placed on injured reserve.

Overall, this is another great, complete, and all-around win for the Sharks against a mediocre Blue Jackets team that they were fully able to take advantage of. Alex Wennberg continues his excellent week after signing a contract extension and being named to Team Sweden’s Olympic roster with a three-point performance against the team he first played for at the NHL level. On top of that, Pavol Regenda maintained his hot streak since he was recently recalled from the Barracuda, and Macklin Celebrini was able to prolong the longest point streak of his career so far with an empty-netter to seal this win for good. This also gives the Sharks their 21st victory of the campaign, surpassing their win total from last season in 42 games. The Sharks are back in action tomorrow night in Los Angeles to face the Kings for the final time this regular season at 7:30 pm PT.

Sources: Sharks Audio Network, NHL App, Locked on Sharks, Curtis Pashelka via X

Sunday, January 4, 2026

Sharks Re-Sign Alex Wennberg to 3-Year Contract Extension

The Sharks and forward Alexander Wennberg have come to terms on a contract extension worth three years and $18 million ($6 million AAV).

Wennberg has been a great, solid, and serviceable depth forward during his two seasons in San Jose so far. As of the halfway point through this season, Wennberg has seven goals, 19 assists, and 26 points. He is tied for second on the Sharks in assists and tied for third on the Sharks in points this season, and was named to Team Sweden’s roster for the upcoming Milano Cortina Winter Olympics next month. Wennberg is also tied for tenth among Swedish forwards in assists and compiled three separate three-game point streaks this season.

Overall, I am glad that Alex Wennberg is sticking around in teal for at least the next three seasons. He has been impactful for the Sharks as a depth forward, and it’s great that he wants to remain a part of this team as they inch closer to becoming a legitimate playoff contender.

Source: Sharks + SAP Center App

Saturday, January 3, 2026

Sharks 2025-26 Game 41 Recap: Lightning 7, Sharks 3 (1/3/26)

The Sharks were unable to recover from a quick start and huge second period by the Tampa Bay Lightning, as they fall 7-3 to snap their three-game win streak.

The Lightning scored three times via Brayden Point, Darren Raddysh, and Brandon Hagel early in the first period to get this contest going. After the third Bolts goal was scored by Hagel, the Sharks were fast to pull Yaroslav Askarov from their net, who only made five saves on eight shots against and lasted less than seven minutes, and replace him with Alex Nedeljkovic. Not long after, the Sharks got on the board on a power play goal from Pavol Regenda for his third goal of the season to cut their deficit to two, assisted by Timothy Liljegren and Macklin Celebrini. It was also great to see Regenda redeem himself after getting robbed by Andrei Vasilevskiy on his first shot of the game right before scoring, and Celebrini's point streak is now at ten games.

Tampa Bay picked back up where it left off early in the second period, scoring two more on a slapshot goal from Darren Raddysh for his second geno of the game and a backhander from Dominic James to make it 5-1. The Sharks got one back later in the second period on Pavol Regenda's second goal of the game and fourth goal of the season, assisted by Timothy Liljegren and Jeff Skinner. About four minutes later, the Lightning would regain their four-goal lead on a power-play marker by Nikita Kucherov for his fourth point of the day. Following this goal was a full-blown scrum between these two teams initiated by the Sharks' rough-and-tumble fourth-line forwards as a result of JJ Moser targeting Macklin Celebrini a few times during this period. William Eklund went after Moser and nearly dropped the gloves with him as well prior to the full-blown scrum. With about three minutes left in the middle frame, Darren Raddysh scored his third goal of the game for his first NHL hat trick to extend the Bolts' lead to five.

Late in the third period, Pavol Regenda scored his third goal of the game and fifth goal of the season for his first NHL hat trick, assisted by Jeff Skinner. Not only was there a bit of a delay after the hat trick goal was scored by Regenda for hats thrown onto the ice, but free soccer balls that were given away by the Sharks to fans in attendance were thrown onto the ice as well.

Alex Nedeljkovic recorded 12 saves on 16 shots against in relief for Askarov. In addition, Timothy Liljegren returned to the Sharks blue line from injury, while John Klingberg was out due to injury. Shakir Mukhamadullin did not return after the first few minutes of this game due to injury, and Alexander Wennberg was named to Team Sweden's Olympic roster for this year as well.

Besides Pavol Regenda providing all of the Sharks offense, Macklin Celebrini extending his point streak to ten games, and certain Sharks forwards doing a good job standing up for their best player after he was targeted, this was simply a rough outing for Team Teal. The Sharks host the Columbus Blue Jackets in their next game on Tuesday at 7 pm PT.

Sources: NBC Sports California, NHL App, Sheng Peng via X