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The Montreal Canadiens were unable to avenge their loss from last week against the San Jose Sharks since the visitors' attack had much more bite on Saturday night.
For the first time since opening night in his rookie season, Montreal Canadiens alternate captain Brendan Gallagher was a healthy scratch when the Habs took on the San Jose Sharks at the Bell Centre on Saturday night. After losing a 7-5 decision to the Pacific Division club last week, Montreal was looking for revenge against a young, exciting and fast team. The game started with a bang when Mike Matheson hit 20-year-old Igor Chernyshov, a legal hit with disastrous results as the youngster fell headfirst on the ice and attempted to get up a few times before falling again, clearly out of it.
Unsurprisingly, he had to leave the game and go be assessed at the hospital, but he was thankfully back with the team at the end of the night. Matheson hit on Chernyshov. Hopefully he's fine.
pic. twitter. com/ne0xZqGXPA — William Dubé (@williamdube_) March 14, 2026 Canadiens Rebuild Meant Big Improvement Up Front Canadiens’ Prospects Dominate Lists Of Top Affiliated Prospects To Canadian Teams Breaking: Gallagher Healthy Scratch For Canadiens In Game Against Sharks All Guns Blazing If the Canadiens have often been gun-shy this season, it wasn’t the case in this game.
Through five minutes, they had five shots, and by the time the first period came to a close, they had tested Nedeljkovic 16 times. However, they were unable to get any shots on net during their two power play opportunities. It wasn’t for lack of trying, though, as the Sharks' penalty killers did a good job of blocking what the Habs fired towards their goalie.
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