Celebrini scores twice, Sharks rally to beat Habs

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Digital, G. (2026, October 21). Celebrini scores twice, Sharks rally to beat Habs. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12110560/celebrini-scores-twice-sharks-rally-to-beat-habs/

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Macklin Celebrini scored twice in overtime to help the San Jose Sharks defeat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Tuesday night in Montreal. The Sharks overcame a two-goal deficit, with key goals from Toffoli and Misa in regulation and overtime. Jakub Dobes of the Canadiens made 31 saves but faced interference penalties that contributed to Celebrini’s winning goal in the power play.
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The San Jose Sharks rallied to defeat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 in overtime on Tuesday night. Macklin Celebrini scored twice, including the game-winning goal at 2:13 of overtime, after a power play opportunity when Jakub Dobes was penalized for interference. Celebrini also added an assist, while Tyler Toffoli and Michael Misa scored goals for San Jose (5-4-1). The Canadiens took an early lead with goals from Juraj Slafkovsky, Cole Caufield, and Nick Suzuki, but the Sharks tied it late in regulation and won in overtime. Alex Nedeljkovic made 26 saves for the Sharks, while Dobes had 31 stops for Montreal (4-3-2). This was San Jose's second consecutive victory after losing to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday.

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Canadiens ORG · 9× MONTREAL GPE · 9× Celebrini PERSON · 5× Sharks ORG · 5× Dobes PERSON · 4× Suzuki PERSON · 3× Slafkovsky PERSON · 2× Toffoli PERSON · 2× Macklin Celebrini PERSON · 1× the San Jose Sharks ORG · 1×

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KEY STAT Hutson, a 22-year-old defenceman, tied Henri Richard for the most assists by a Canadiens player before age 23, tallying his 135th on Suzuki’s goal. COMING UP Canadiens: Open a four-game road trip Friday against the Chicago Blackhawks. Sharks:
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MONTREAL – Macklin Celebrini scored his second goal of the game at 2:13 in overtime as the San Jose Sharks erased a two-goal deficit to beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Tuesday night. asserted
Sharks → score → night
Celebrini fired a one-timer into the top-left corner on the power play after Canadiens goalie Jakub Dobes was called for interference on Sharks forward Colin Graf. asserted
Dobes → fire → Graf
Celebrini added an assist while Tyler Toffoli and Michael Misa also scored for San Jose (5-4-1), which lost 3-1 to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday. asserted
which → add → Monday
Sharks goalie Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 31 shots. asserted
Nedeljkovic → stop → shots
Juraj Slafkovsky, Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki had one goal and an assist each as Montreal (4-3-2) surrendered a two-goal advantage for the fourth time this season. asserted
Montreal → have → time
Dobes made 26 saves following three straight subpar outings. asserted
Dobes → make → outings
Misa, who hit the post earlier in the period, cut into the Canadiens’ lead at 5:36 in the third, finishing a feed from Kiefer Sherwood after Montreal defenceman Lane Hutson turned the puck over. asserted
Hutson → hit → puck
Toffoli then tied the game with 8:51 remaining in regulation when he buried Celebrini’s pass on the power play with Arber Xhekaj in the penalty box for unsportsmanlike conduct. asserted
he → tie → conduct
Get breaking National news Slafkovsky had given the Canadiens a 2-1 lead with a spectacular goal 1:49 into the second period. asserted
Slafkovsky → get → period
The six-foot-three forward flipped the puck around defenceman Darnell Nurse as a self-pass before deking Nedeljkovic to the forehand for his second goal of the season. asserted
forward → flip → season
Caufield then widened Montreal’s advantage at 14:03 after Suzuki found him with a slick pass through defenceman Jacob Trouba from behind the net. asserted
Suzuki → widen → net
Celebrini opened the scoring 13:49 into the first period after an ugly giveaway by Canadiens centre Jake Evans. asserted
Celebrini → open → Evans
The Sharks’ captain intercepted the errant pass in Montreal’s zone, skated through the slot and casually placed a shot past Dobes’ glove. asserted
captain → intercept → glove
Suzuki tied the game with 3:22 remaining in the opening period, rifling a shot off the post and in after a sweet pass from Slafkovsky. asserted
Suzuki → tie → Slafkovsky
The Slovak winger gloved down the puck in the neutral zone before setting up Montreal’s captain on a two-on-one rush. asserted
winger → glove → rush
Head coach Martin St. Louis turned to Dobes despite Jacob Fowler backstopping Montreal to a 4-3 overtime victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday. asserted
Fowler → turn → Saturday
Dobes had allowed five or more goals in each of his previous three starts, with his save percentage dropping to .842. asserted
percentage → allow → .842
After opening the season as Montreal’s No. 1 goaltender, the 25-year-old Czech appeared to be losing ground to 21-year-old Fowler on the organizational depth chart. asserted
Czech → open → chart
Celebrini continued to inflict damage on Montreal after recording seven points in two games against the Canadiens last season. asserted
Celebrini → continue → Canadiens
The 20-year-old phenom received the full Bell Centre superstar treatment with loud boos in the second period. asserted
phenom → receive → period
Moments before Toffoli’s equalizer, Canadiens winger Josh Anderson sailed his shot high on a short-handed breakaway. asserted
Anderson → sail → breakaway
KEY STAT Hutson, a 22-year-old defenceman, tied Henri Richard for the most assists by a Canadiens player before age 23, tallying his 135th on Suzuki’s goal. COMING UP Canadiens: Open a four-game road trip Friday against the Chicago Blackhawks. Sharks: asserted
Canadiens → tie → Blackhawks
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 20, 2026. asserted
report → publish → Press
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