Montreal Canadiens defeat San Jose Sharks, 4-2

That brings us to the end of a first period — San Jose Sharks 0, Montreal Canadiens 1. San Jose Sharks edged the shot clock 8-7, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Mathieu Olivier opened the scoring for Montreal Canadiens on the power play at 10:02.

Sam Montembeault was under siege with 8 highlighted stops.

On the power play, San Jose Sharks went 0-for-2 while Montreal Canadiens went 1-for-2.

San Jose Sharks owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a wild second period — San Jose Sharks 1, Montreal Canadiens 3. San Jose Sharks edged the shot clock 10-9, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Nick Suzuki extended the lead for Montreal Canadiens at 0:22, Connor Clifton extended the lead for Montreal Canadiens at 7:56, Cole Caufield extended the lead for Montreal Canadiens at 8:08, and Tage Thompson cut the deficit for San Jose Sharks at 10:28.

Sam Montembeault was under siege with 9 highlighted stops.

On the power play, San Jose Sharks went 0-for-1 while Montreal Canadiens went 0-for-1.

San Jose Sharks owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a third period — San Jose Sharks 1, Montreal Canadiens 0. San Jose Sharks edged the shot clock 9-7, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Jackson LaCombe cut the deficit for San Jose Sharks on the power play at 8:43.

Sam Montembeault was under siege with 8 highlighted stops.

On the power play, San Jose Sharks went 1-for-2.

San Jose Sharks owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.