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Boston Bruins at San Jose Sharks

Mar 23, 2025, 2:30 AM · National Hockey League
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Carlsson's late goal helps Sharks sink slumping Bruins 3-1

William Eklund and Barclay Goodrow also scored and Alexander Georgiev made 22 saves for the Sharks.

Casey Mittelstadt scored the lone goal for Boston, which lost its fifth straight. Joonas Korpisalo had 19 saves.

Eklund’s 16th goal, which matched his career high, came at 2:13 of the second off a crossing pass from Macklin Celebrini to put San Jose up 1-0.

Boston tied it at 16:50 of the second when Mittelstadt scored off a turnover.

After Carlsson's goal put the Sharks back up, Goodrow scored an empty-netter to seal the win.

Takeaways Bruins: Boston’s playoffs hopes are fading after the Bruins latest loss. They have dropped 22 of their last 33 (10-18-5) since Dec. 31.

Sharks: San Jose has won two of its last four after going 7-27-4 since Dec. 5.

Key moment Mittelstadt’s goal came at a crucial point for Boston, with the Bruins having been held scoreless for close to the first 37 minutes. Mittelstadt fired a shot past Georgiev after collecting a loose puck just outside the crease for his 13th goal.

Key stat Sharks rookie defenseman Luca Cagnoni had an assist on Eklund’s goal for his first NHL point.

Up next The Bruins play at Los Angeles on Sunday, and the Sharks host Toronto on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 2:13 William Eklund Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Macklin Celebrini (30), Luca Cagnoni (1)
Goal 2nd Period 16:50 Casey Mittelstadt Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Cole Koepke (6)
Goal 3rd Period 16:37 Lucas Carlsson Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Will Smith (23), Macklin Celebrini (31)
Goal 3rd Period 19:10 Barclay Goodrow Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: William Eklund (36), Lucas Carlsson (1)

Statistics

BOS SJ
21 Blocked Shots 16
19 Hits 13
2 Takeaways 1
23 Shots 21
0 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
26 Faceoffs Won 22
54.2 Faceoff Win Percent 45.8
11 Giveaways 15
3 Total Penalties 3
9 Penalty Minutes 9
San Jose Sharks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Vincent Desharnais, D Day-To-Day Apr 8
Tyler Toffoli, C Day-To-Day Apr 8
Jan Rutta, D Injured Reserve Apr 7
Shakir Mukhamadullin, D Out Apr 7
Logan Couture, C Injured Reserve Nov 2
Boston Bruins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Mark Kastelic, C Out Apr 1
Charlie McAvoy, D Injured Reserve Mar 31

Game Information

SAP Center at San Jose
2:30 AM, Sun, Mar 23, 2025
Location: San Jose, CA
Attendance: 17,435 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 4 26 98 47
Tampa Bay 6 26 96 45
Florida 4 29 94 45
Ottawa 6 30 90 42
Montreal 9 30 87 39
Detroit 7 34 79 36
Buffalo 6 36 76 35
Boston 9 38 73 32

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 9 22 103 47
Los Angeles 9 24 97 44
Edmonton 5 28 93 44
Calgary 13 27 87 37
Vancouver 13 29 85 36
Anaheim 8 35 76 34
Seattle 6 39 74 34
San Jose 10 47 50 20
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