Celebrini scores twice, including OT winner, as Sharks rally to beat Canadiens 4-3

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Rainbird, D. (2026, October 21). Celebrini scores twice, including OT winner, as Sharks rally to beat Canadiens 4-3. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/celebrini-scores-twice-including-ot-winner-as-sharks-rally-to-beat-canadiens-4-3/article_d34e2dcb-7e13-5721-98b2-0dacc62ed010.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-21 · by Daniel Rainbird

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Macklin Celebrini scored twice, including the game-winning goal in overtime, as the San Jose Sharks defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Tuesday night. Celebrini’s second goal came at 2:13 into OT after Jakub Dobes was penalized for interference. The Sharks overcame a two-goal deficit; Tyler Toffoli and Michael Misa also scored. For the Canadiens, goals were scored by Juraj Slafkovsky, Cole Caufield, and Nick Suzuki. Despite allowing four goals against, Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 31 shots for San Jose.
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On Tuesday night, Macklin Celebrini scored twice, including the game-winning goal 2:13 into overtime, as the San Jose Sharks defeated the Montreal Canadiens with a final score of 4-3. The Sharks overcame an early two-goal deficit to secure the victory, rebounding from their previous loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Celebrini's first goal came on a power play after Canadiens goalie Jakub Dobes was penalized for interference on Sharks forward Colin Graf. San Jose’s Alex Nedeljkovic made 31 saves in net, while Montreal’s Jakub Dobes stopped 26 shots despite the loss. The Canadiens’ Lane Hutson turned over the puck late in the third period, allowing Michael Misa to cut into their lead. With this win, the Sharks improve to a 5-4-1 record, while the Canadiens drop to 4-3-2 and have surrendered a two-goal advantage four times this season.

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📰 Celebrini Scores Twice For Sharks Win
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“Both articles describe Macklin Celebrini scoring twice including an overtime winner as the San Jose Sharks beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on the same night.”
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“Both articles describe Macklin Celebrini scoring twice including the game-winning goal in overtime to give San Jose Sharks a 4-3 victory over Montreal Canadiens on the same date and location.”
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“The articles describe two different games with distinct outcomes, teams, dates, and goalscorers.”
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“The articles describe different games involving the San Jose Sharks on consecutive nights but not the same specific incident.”
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Daniel Rainbird
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🔮 Buffalo could have ended the game on a three-on-one rush moments earlier, but Josh Norris fired wide and the puck caromed around the boards and into the neutral zone.
🔮 KEY MOMENT The Sabres went on the power play with 2:17 remaining in regulation after Slafkovsky tripped Jiri Kulich but couldn’t capitalize despite spending the majority of the time in Montreal’s zone.
🔮 Dobes, 25, is expected to return to the crease Wednesday in Washington.
🔮 Skilled winger Ivan Demidov missed the game after the Canadiens announced he would be sidelined two to four weeks with a lower-body injury.
🔮 “I couldn’t even pay for all of it, so I hid a couple items in my bag, God forgive me.
🔮 Up-and-coming goalkeeper Owen Goodman will make his men’s national team debut Saturday as Canada hosts Peru in its second match of the September international break.
🔮 “I couldn’t even hold it under my arm.
🔮 “Maybe it’s a breath of fresh air,” he suggested.
🔮 Even then, Kreider sensed his Hall of Fame teammate would one day thrive behind the bench.
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Canadiens MONTREAL Sharks the Montreal Canadiens the San Jose Sharks

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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
Slafkovsky had given the Canadiens a 2-1 lead with a spectacular goal 1:49 into the second period. asserted
Slafkovsky → give → 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
KEY MOMENT 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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