Columbus Blue Jackets @ San Jose Sharks

18-17-7, 9-10-3 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Blue Jackets CBJ	0	1	1	2
Sharks SJ	1	1	3	5

San Jose SharksSharksSJ

21-18-3, 12-8-3 Home

Wennberg has goal and assist against former team as Sharks beat Blue Jackets 5-2

— Alex Wennberg had a goal and an assist against his former team, and the San Jose Sharks bounced back from a frustrating loss three days earlier and beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 on Tuesday night.

Jan 7, 2026, 06:09 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Blue Jackets	0	1	1	2
	Sharks	1	1	3	5

1st Period			CBJ	SJ
19:11		Pavol Regenda (6) Assists: Alexander Wennberg (20), Tyler Toffoli (17)	0	1

2nd Period			CBJ	SJ
4:14		Alexander Wennberg (8) (Power Play) Assists: William Eklund (17), Dmitry Orlov (20)	0	2
19:15		Zach Werenski (16) Assists: Dmitri Voronkov (13), Kirill Marchenko (19)	1	2

3rd Period		CBJ	SJ
15:16	Zack Ostapchuk (2) Unassisted	1	3
16:05	Sean Monahan (6) Assists: Ivan Provorov (11)	2	3
17:46	Mario Ferraro (3) (Empty Net) Assists: Alexander Wennberg (21)	2	4
18:31	Macklin Celebrini (23) (Empty Net) Assists: Collin Graf (11), Mario Ferraro (8)	2	5

Giveaway by Ty Dellandrea
Giveaway by Igor Chernyshov
Mario Ferraro hit Sean Monahan
Jake Christiansen shot blocked by Pavol Regenda
Zack Ostapchuk faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Ty Dellandrea faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
Ty Dellandrea hit Damon Severson
Giveaway by Alex Nedeljkovic
Tyler Toffoli Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Zack Ostapchuk hit Ivan Provorov
Ty Dellandrea faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
Macklin Celebrini faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
Tyler Toffoli Tip-In saved by Jet Greaves
William Eklund shot blocked by Alexander Wennberg
William Eklund shot blocked by Alexander Wennberg
Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov
William Eklund Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Dmitry Orlov Wrist Shot Wide Left
Tyler Toffoli Tip-In saved by Jet Greaves
Macklin Celebrini faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Giveaway by Macklin Celebrini
Alexander Wennberg Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Pavol Regenda hit Jake Christiansen
Dante Fabbro shot blocked by Nick Leddy
Pavol Regenda hit Jake Christiansen
Tyler Toffoli Backhand saved by Jet Greaves
Pavol Regenda Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Giveaway by Timothy Liljegren
Ryan Reaves hit Denton Mateychuk
Ryan Reaves Tip-In Wide Left
Vincent Iorio Slap Shot Above Crossbar
Ty Dellandrea faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Collin Graf Snap Shot Wide Left
Ty Dellandrea Tripping against Kent Johnson
Alexander Wennberg faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
Barclay Goodrow Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Takeaway by Macklin Celebrini
Macklin Celebrini Snap Shot Wide Left
Timothy Liljegren Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Alexander Wennberg faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Pavol Regenda Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Alexander Wennberg (20), Tyler Toffoli (17)
Charlie Coyle shot blocked by Macklin Celebrini
Cole Sillinger shot blocked by Dmitry Orlov
Ty Dellandrea hit Denton Mateychuk
William Eklund Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Macklin Celebrini faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Alexander Wennberg faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Tyler Toffoli Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Mario Ferraro Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Zack Ostapchuk Tip-In saved by Jet Greaves
Zack Ostapchuk hit Brendan Gaunce
Giveaway by Nick Leddy
Macklin Celebrini faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
William Eklund Tip-In saved by Jet Greaves
William Eklund Poke saved by Jet Greaves
Alexander Wennberg faceoff won against Boone Jenner
Alexander Wennberg Goal (8) Backhand, assists: William Eklund (17), Dmitry Orlov (20)
Ty Dellandrea hit Denton Mateychuk
William Eklund Tip-In Wide Left
Igor Chernyshov Hooking against Sean Monahan
Takeaway by Timothy Liljegren
Takeaway by Sam Dickinson
Ty Dellandrea faceoff won against Brendan Gaunce
Giveaway by Nick Leddy
Alexander Wennberg Backhand saved by Jet Greaves
Macklin Celebrini Slap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Tyler Toffoli Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Macklin Celebrini Slap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Jeff Skinner shot blocked by Collin Graf
Dmitri Voronkov shot blocked by Timothy Liljegren
Dmitri Voronkov shot blocked by Sam Dickinson
Giveaway by Barclay Goodrow
Macklin Celebrini Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
William Eklund Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Ty Dellandrea hit Kent Johnson
Ty Dellandrea Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Macklin Celebrini faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
Dmitry Orlov Slap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Alexander Wennberg faceoff won against Brendan Gaunce
Macklin Celebrini Slap Shot Wide Right
Tyler Toffoli Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Giveaway by Pavol Regenda
Pavol Regenda hit Cole Sillinger
Collin Graf Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Giveaway by Pavol Regenda
Ryan Reaves Fighting against Mathieu Olivier
Macklin Celebrini faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Sean Monahan shot blocked by Alexander Wennberg
Pavol Regenda hit Denton Mateychuk
Giveaway by Vincent Iorio
Damon Severson shot blocked by William Eklund
Damon Severson shot blocked by William Eklund
Timothy Liljegren hit Boone Jenner
Dmitry Orlov hit Kent Johnson
Barclay Goodrow Slashing against Adam Fantilli
Takeaway by Collin Graf
Alexander Wennberg hit Adam Fantilli
Ivan Provorov shot blocked by Zack Ostapchuk
Macklin Celebrini Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Macklin Celebrini faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Alexander Wennberg faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Kent Johnson shot blocked by Tyler Toffoli
Macklin Celebrini faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Kent Johnson shot blocked by Timothy Liljegren
Damon Severson shot blocked by Macklin Celebrini
Pavol Regenda Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Zack Ostapchuk hit Cole Sillinger
Zack Ostapchuk Wrist Shot Wide Right
Ryan Reaves hit Charlie Coyle
Macklin Celebrini faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
William Eklund Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Zack Ostapchuk faceoff won against Brendan Gaunce
Barclay Goodrow Tip-In Wide Right
Zack Ostapchuk Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Barclay Goodrow hit Zach Aston-Reese
Takeaway by William Eklund
Timothy Liljegren Backhand Wide Left
Vincent Iorio hit Kirill Marchenko
Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Zack Ostapchuk faceoff won against Brendan Gaunce
Pavol Regenda hit Sean Monahan
Adam Fantilli shot blocked by Vincent Iorio
Zack Ostapchuk Goal (2) Backhand, assists: none
Giveaway by Timothy Liljegren
Takeaway by Macklin Celebrini
Alexander Wennberg faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Mario Ferraro Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Alexander Wennberg (21)
Macklin Celebrini Goal (23) Wrist Shot, assists: Collin Graf (11), Mario Ferraro (8)
Zack Ostapchuk Slap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
Dante Fabbro shot blocked by Zack Ostapchuk
Mathieu Olivier hit Ty Dellandrea
Dante Fabbro Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Dmitri Voronkov Tip-In saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Dmitri Voronkov Backhand saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Kent Johnson Tip-In saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Puck in Netting
Brendan Gaunce faceoff won against Zack Ostapchuk
Zach Werenski Slap Shot Wide Right
Icing
Boone Jenner hit Sam Dickinson
Adam Fantilli Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Goalie Stopped
Igor Chernyshov shot blocked by Jake Christiansen
Off-side
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Alexander Wennberg
Denton Mateychuk Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Giveaway by Zachary Aston-Reese
Danton Heinen Backhand saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Zach Aston-Reese Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Goalie Stopped
Damon Severson Interference against Ty Dellandrea
Alexander Wennberg shot blocked by Brendan Gaunce
Goalie Stopped
Boone Jenner faceoff won against Alexander Wennberg
Goalie Stopped
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Ty Dellandrea
Kirill Marchenko Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Goalie Stopped
Denton Mateychuk Wrist Shot Wide Left
Kirill Marchenko Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Giveaway by Dante Fabbro
Icing
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Macklin Celebrini
Takeaway by Mathieu Olivier
Damon Severson Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Giveaway by Denton Mateychuk
Goalie Stopped
Dmitri Voronkov hit Vincent Iorio
Mario Ferraro shot blocked by Kent Johnson
Jeff Skinner shot blocked by Dmitri Voronkov
Giveaway by Zach Werenski
Goalie Stopped
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Zack Ostapchuk
Goalie Stopped
Brendan Gaunce faceoff won against Macklin Celebrini
Dmitry Orlov shot blocked by Brendan Gaunce
Charlie Coyle Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Goalie Stopped
Puck in Crowd
Icing
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Macklin Celebrini
Giveaway by Cole Sillinger
Off-side
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Macklin Celebrini
Boone Jenner hit Timothy Liljegren
Icing
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Macklin Celebrini
Boone Jenner Wrist Shot Wide Right
Puck in Netting
Boone Jenner Tip-In saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Alexander Wennberg
Giveaway by Zach Werenski
Goalie Stopped
Brendan Gaunce faceoff won against Zack Ostapchuk
Danton Heinen hit Sam Dickinson
Zach Aston-Reese Tripping against Ryan Reaves
Giveaway by Brendan Gaunce
Goalie Stopped
Macklin Celebrini shot blocked by Mathieu Olivier
Adam Fantilli hit Mario Ferraro
Off-side
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Macklin Celebrini
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Ty Dellandrea
Damon Severson Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Brendan Gaunce faceoff won against Ty Dellandrea
Takeaway by Brendan Gaunce
Brendan Gaunce Wrist Shot Short
Goalie Stopped
Brendan Gaunce faceoff won against Barclay Goodrow
Nick Leddy shot blocked by Zach Aston-Reese
Dante Fabbro Interference against Barclay Goodrow
Boone Jenner faceoff won against Alexander Wennberg
Macklin Celebrini shot blocked by Denton Mateychuk
Jeff Skinner shot blocked by Charlie Coyle
Puck in Netting
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Collin Graf
Giveaway by Zach Werenski
Giveaway by Dante Fabbro
Nick Leddy shot blocked by Cole Sillinger
Icing
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Macklin Celebrini
Danton Heinen hit Sam Dickinson
Boone Jenner hit Sam Dickinson
Denton Mateychuk Tripping against Ty Dellandrea
TV Timeout
Takeaway by Ivan Provorov
Boone Jenner High-sticking against Macklin Celebrini
Goalie Stopped
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Alexander Wennberg
Brendan Gaunce Tip-In saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Brendan Gaunce Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Goalie Stopped
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Alexander Wennberg
Zach Werenski Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Dmitri Voronkov (13), Kirill Marchenko (19)
Mathieu Olivier Fighting against Ryan Reaves
Boone Jenner Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Goalie Stopped
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Alexander Wennberg
Kirill Marchenko Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Goalie Stopped
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Macklin Celebrini
On-Ice Official
Adam Fantilli Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Alexander Wennberg
Boone Jenner Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Boone Jenner Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Damon Severson Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Goalie Stopped
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Alexander Wennberg
Ivan Provorov Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Ivan Provorov Slap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Zack Ostapchuk shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
Puck in Netting
Brendan Gaunce faceoff won against Macklin Celebrini
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Brendan Gaunce faceoff won against Macklin Celebrini
Mathieu Olivier hit Sam Dickinson
Igor Chernyshov shot blocked by Zach Werenski
Icing
Dmitri Voronkov Tip-In saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Icing
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Macklin Celebrini
Kirill Marchenko Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Damon Severson Backhand saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Goalie Stopped
Zach Werenski Wrist Shot Wide Right
Adam Fantilli Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Boone Jenner hit Dmitry Orlov
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Macklin Celebrini
Tyler Toffoli shot blocked by Damon Severson
Goalie Stopped
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Zack Ostapchuk
Giveaway by Dante Fabbro
Ryan Reaves shot blocked by Jake Christiansen
Icing
Dmitri Voronkov hit Sam Dickinson
Adam Fantilli hit Macklin Celebrini
High Stick
Ivan Provorov Slap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Goalie Stopped
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Macklin Celebrini
Timothy Liljegren shot blocked by Boone Jenner
Kent Johnson Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Goalie Stopped
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Alexander Wennberg
Dmitri Voronkov Tip-In Wide Left
Zach Werenski Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Goalie Stopped
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Zack Ostapchuk
Zach Werenski shot blocked by Charlie Coyle
Goalie Stopped
Sean Monahan Slap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Off-side
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Macklin Celebrini
Adam Fantilli shot blocked by Dmitri Voronkov
Vincent Iorio shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
Puck Frozen - Skater
Brendan Gaunce faceoff won against Zack Ostapchuk
Denton Mateychuk Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Giveaway by Damon Severson
Sean Monahan Tip-In saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Sean Monahan Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Ivan Provorov (11)
Giveaway by Adam Fantilli
Puck in Benches
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Macklin Celebrini
Ivan Provorov Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
Sean Monahan Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Goalie Stopped
Adam Fantilli Wrist Shot Wide Left
Danton Heinen Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
Denton Mateychuk Tip-In Wide Left
Denton Mateychuk Wrist Shot Wide Right

BLUE JACKETS

SHARKS

Regular Season Series

SJ leads 1-0

Blue Jackets
2
Sharks
5

Game 1

7/1

Sharks
3
Blue Jackets
2

Game 2

28/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	47	21	6	100
Pittsburgh	38	21	16	92
NY Islanders	42	29	5	89
Columbus	38	25	12	88
Philadelphia	37	25	12	86
Washington	38	28	9	85
New Jersey	38	34	2	78
NY Rangers	31	35	9	71

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Anaheim	41	29	5	87
Edmonton	38	28	9	85
Vegas	33	26	16	82
Los Angeles	30	26	18	78
San Jose	35	31	7	77
Seattle	32	30	11	75
Calgary	31	35	8	70
Vancouver	22	44	8	52

Avs' Nathan MacKinnon first to reach 50 goals this season

Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon became the first NHL player this season to reach 50 goals when his liner from up top beat Vancouver goaltender Kevin Lankinen early in the first period on Wednesday night.

Trevor Moore’s overtime goal lifts Kings to 2-1 win over Blues and into playoff position

— Trevor Moore scored 1:56 into overtime to lift the Los Angeles Kings to a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday night.

Celebrini ties it late then sets up Wennberg's winner as the Sharks beat the Ducks 4-3

— Macklin Celebrini tied the game with less than two minutes to play then assisted on Alexander Wennberg's winning goal with 31 seconds left to complete a four-point game as the San Jose Sharks beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 on Wednesday night.

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Columbus Blue Jackets @ San Jose Sharks

Stars of the Game

Alex NedeljkovicG - SJ

Alexander WennbergC - SJ

Zack OstapchukC - SJ

Game Information

Video Highlights

Wennberg has goal and assist against former team as Sharks beat Blue Jackets 5-2

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

SJ leads 1-0

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

NHL News

Avs' Nathan MacKinnon first to reach 50 goals this season

Trevor Moore’s overtime goal lifts Kings to 2-1 win over Blues and into playoff position

Celebrini ties it late then sets up Wennberg's winner as the Sharks beat the Ducks 4-3