Sharks vs Blue Jackets Live Score (28 Mar, 2026)
Score by Period
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SJ | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
CBJ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-Play
3rd Period 20:00
Game End
3–2
3rd Period 20:00
End of 3rd Period
3–2
3rd Period 19:41
Barclay Goodrow Wrist Shot Wide Left
3–2
3rd Period 19:27
Adam Fantilli Slap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
3–2
3rd Period 19:23
Boone Jenner faceoff won against Alexander Wennberg
3–2
3rd Period 19:23
Icing
3–2
3rd Period 19:12
Giveaway by Vincent Desharnais
3–2
3rd Period 19:11
Cole Sillinger hit Vincent Desharnais
3–2
3rd Period 18:35
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Alexander Wennberg
3–2
3rd Period 18:35
Igor Chernyshov Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Will Smith (28), Macklin Celebrini (62)
3–2
3rd Period 17:47
William Eklund hit Zach Werenski
2–2
3rd Period 17:37
Sam Dickinson Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
2–2
3rd Period 17:30
Giveaway by Kirill Marchenko
2–2
3rd Period 17:16
Kiefer Sherwood hit Ivan Provorov
2–2
3rd Period 16:53
Giveaway by Sam Dickinson
2–2
3rd Period 14:41
Boone Jenner Snap Shot Failed Bank Attempt
2–2
3rd Period 14:02
Takeaway by Adam Fantilli
2–2
3rd Period 13:48
Kiefer Sherwood hit Mason Marchment
2–2
3rd Period 13:24
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Alexander Wennberg
2–2
3rd Period 13:24
Off-side
2–2
3rd Period 13:03
Kirill Marchenko Snap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
2–2
3rd Period 12:19
Takeaway by Collin Graf
2–2
3rd Period 11:56
Dmitry Orlov shot blocked by Shakir Mukhamadullin
2–2
3rd Period 11:40
Giveaway by Will Smith
2–2
Scoring Summary
1st Period
0:31

Denton Mateychuk
Assists: Adam Fantilli
Denton Mateychuk Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Adam Fantilli (33)
0 - 1
17:17

Igor Chernyshov
Assists: Will Smith
Igor Chernyshov Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Will Smith (27)
1 - 1
2nd Period
12:09

Cole Sillinger
Assists: Ivan Provorov
Cole Sillinger Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Ivan Provorov (20)
1 - 2
3rd Period
0:57

Macklin Celebrini
Assists: Dmitry Orlov, Alexander Wennberg
Macklin Celebrini Goal (36) Slap Shot, assists: Dmitry Orlov (27), Alexander Wennberg (32)
2 - 2
18:35

Igor Chernyshov
Assists: Will Smith, Macklin Celebrini
Igor Chernyshov Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Will Smith (28), Macklin Celebrini (62)
3 - 2
Team Stats
SJ
CBJ


8
Blocked Shots
11
16
Hits
17
4
Takeaways
6
25
Giveaways
12
1
Power Play Goals
0
2
Power Play Opportunities
1
36
Total Shots
24
2
Penalty Minutes
4
50.0
Power Play %
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
28
Faceoffs Won
31
47.5
Faceoff Percent
52.5
1
Penalties
2
Game Leaders
SJ
CBJ


Player Box Score
Sharks| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Macklin Celebrini#71 · C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:42 | 1:52 | 0:00 | 17:50 | 19 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 35.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Igor Chernyshov#92 · LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:31 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:31 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
William Eklund#72 · LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 16:12 | 0:56 | 0:00 | 15:16 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Adam Gaudette#81 · RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:41 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:41 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Barclay Goodrow#23 · C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:56 | 0:00 | 0:57 | 10:59 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Collin Graf#51 · RW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:21 | 0:00 | 1:03 | 14:18 | 18 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michael Misa#77 · C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:09 | 0:11 | 0:00 | 14:58 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 60.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Zack Ostapchuk#63 · C | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 8:58 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:58 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Kiefer Sherwood#44 · LW | 0 | 6 | 1 | -1 | 16:52 | 0:58 | 0:57 | 14:57 | 20 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Will Smith#2 · C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:14 | 1:51 | 0:00 | 17:23 | 20 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Tyler Toffoli#73 · C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:48 | 1:05 | 0:00 | 13:43 | 17 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Alexander Wennberg#21 · C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:47 | 1:07 | 1:03 | 14:37 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 47.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Blue Jackets| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charlie Coyle#3 · C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:26 | 2:00 | 1:06 | 15:20 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Adam Fantilli#19 · C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:58 | 2:00 | 0:13 | 17:45 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 53.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Conor Garland#83 · RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 12:41 | 0:03 | 0:00 | 12:38 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boone Jenner#38 · C | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 17:17 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 17:17 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 68.8 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Kent Johnson#91 · C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:37 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:37 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Isac Lundestrom#21 · C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:49 | 0:00 | 0:49 | 12:00 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kirill Marchenko#86 · RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20:50 | 1:54 | 0:00 | 18:56 | 21 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Mason Marchment#17 · LW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:18 | 1:57 | 0:00 | 12:21 | 16 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sean Monahan#23 · C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:34 | 0:06 | 1:04 | 14:24 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 30.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mathieu Olivier#24 · RW | 1 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 15:40 | 0:00 | 0:12 | 15:28 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cole Sillinger#4 · C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:23 | 0:00 | 0:42 | 15:41 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dmitri Voronkov#10 · LW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4:03 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:03 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sharks| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vincent Desharnais#5 · D | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 19:37 | 0:00 | 1:24 | 18:13 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Sam Dickinson#6 · D | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17:23 | 0:04 | 0:00 | 17:19 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Mario Ferraro#38 · D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:58 | 0:00 | 1:23 | 19:35 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nick Leddy#4 · D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:37 | 0:12 | 0:36 | 16:49 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shakir Mukhamadullin#85 · D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:30 | 0:00 | 0:37 | 19:53 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Dmitry Orlov#9 · D | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 22:13 | 1:59 | 0:00 | 20:14 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Blue Jackets| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jake Christiansen#2 · D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:43 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:43 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dante Fabbro#15 · D | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:52 | 0:00 | 0:12 | 16:40 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Erik Gudbranson#44 · D | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 19:09 | 0:00 | 1:50 | 17:19 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Denton Mateychuk#5 · D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:57 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:57 | 20 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Ivan Provorov#9 · D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25:39 | 0:00 | 1:51 | 23:48 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Zach Werenski#8 · D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30:51 | 2:00 | 0:13 | 28:38 | 26 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sharks| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex Nedeljkovic#33 · G | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .917 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 59:31 | 0 | 0 |
Blue Jackets| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elvis Merzlikins#90 · G | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 33 | .917 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 59:10 | 0 | 0 |
Injury Report
Head-to-Head
SJLast 3 Games
CBJ

5◂
NHL Regular Season
FINAL
Jan 6, 2026
2
1
NHL Regular Season
FINAL
Jan 16, 2025
▸4
2◂
NHL Regular Season
FINAL
Nov 5, 2024
1
Last 5 Games
Game Information
Stage
Regular Season
Season
2026
Puck Drop
Sat, Mar 28, 5:00 PM
Venue
Nationwide Arena
Location
Columbus, OH
Broadcast
ESPN+, NBC Sports Bay Area +, NBC Sports BA +
Attendance
18,874
Officials
Francis Charron · Referee, Garrett Rank · Referee, Brandon Gawryletz · Linesman, Brandon Grillo · Linesman
Division Standings
Eastern Conference — Metropolitan Division
| Team | GP | W | L | OT | Pct | PTS | DIFF | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hurricanes | 82 | 53 | 22 | 7 | — | 113 | +56 | W1 |
Penguins | 82 | 41 | 25 | 16 | — | 98 | +25 | L3 |
Flyers | 82 | 43 | 27 | 12 | — | 98 | +7 | W3 |
Capitals | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | — | 95 | +19 | W4 |
Blue Jackets | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | — | 92 | 0 | L2 |
Islanders | 82 | 43 | 34 | 5 | — | 91 | -8 | L3 |
Devils | 82 | 42 | 37 | 3 | — | 87 | -24 | L1 |
Rangers | 82 | 34 | 39 | 9 | — | 77 | -12 | W1 |

Sharks
11th in Western Conference
VS

Blue Jackets
14th in Eastern Conference
Goaltenders
#30

Yaroslav Askarov
#85

Kyle Keyser
#33

Alex Nedeljkovic
Defensemen
#5

Nolan Allan
#6

Sam Dickinson
#43

Michael Fisher
#24

Libor Hajek
#25

Mattias Havelid
#7

Michael Kesselring
#25

Darnell Nurse
#9

Dmitry Orlov
#48

Eric Pohlkamp
#65

Jacob Trouba
Left Wings
#92

Igor Chernyshov
#27

Mason Marchment
#13

Quentin Musty
#44

Kiefer Sherwood
#41

Ivar Stenberg
Centers
#18

Filip Bystedt
#71

Macklin Celebrini
#10

Ty Dellandrea
#23

Barclay Goodrow
#77

Michael Misa
#63

Zack Ostapchuk
#2

Will Smith
#73

Tyler Toffoli
#21

Alexander Wennberg
Right Wings
#81

Adam Gaudette
#54

Patrick Giles
#51

Collin Graf
#17

Brett Leason
Goaltenders
#73

Jet Greaves
#33

Cam Talbot
Defensemen
#36

Emil Andrae
#2

Jake Christiansen
#15

Dante Fabbro
#44

Erik Gudbranson
#94

Caleb MacDonald
#5

Denton Mateychuk
#9

Ivan Provorov
#78

Damon Severson
#7

Brendan Smith
#8

Zach Werenski
Left Wings
#58

Danton Heinen
#89

Matthew Knies
#94

Ryan Lomberg
#10

Dmitri Voronkov
Centers
#3

Charlie Coyle
#93

Luca Del Bel Belluz
#19

Adam Fantilli
#91

Kent Johnson

Steven Lorentz
#21

Isac Lundestrom
#23

Sean Monahan
#4

Cole Sillinger
Right Wings
#83

Conor Garland
#43

Valeri Nichushkin
#24

Mathieu Olivier
#92

Jack Williams

Sharks
5th in Pacific Division
VS

Blue Jackets
6th in Metropolitan Division
General
18
Games Played
15
6445:05
Time On Ice
5383:27
358:03
Time On Ice Per Game
358:53
0
Plus/Minus Rating
0
0:00
Production
0:00
6442
Shifts
5597
10
Losses
8
7
Wins
7
Offensive
44
Goals
38
73
Assists
71
515
Faceoffs Won
461
552
Faceoffs Lost
405
0
Game-Winning Goals
0
117
Points
109
14
Power Play Goals
7
28
Power Play Assists
14
4
Short Handed Goals
0
4
Short Handed Assists
0
490
Shots
387
5
Shootout Attempts
6
1
Shootout Goals
3
20.0
Shootout Shot Percentage
50.0
9.0
Shooting Percentage
9.8
48.3
Faceoff Win Percent
53.2
Defensive
3.56
Goals Against Average
3.13
478
Saves
376
.890
Save Percentage
.895
64
Goals Against
47
542
Shots Against
423
1
Overtime Losses
0
5
Shootout Saves
5
6
Shootout Shots Against
5
.833
Shootout Save Percentage
1.000
Penalties
185
Penalty Minutes
126






























