The San Jose Sharks visit the Bell Centre today for the team’s one and only regular-season visit to Montreal. If this game is anything like the last time these two teams played, it’s sure to be a barn burner. When the Sharks and Canadiens met on March 3 at SAP Center, the teams combined to score 12 goals, including six in the third period. While the Sharks ultimately came out on top, you can be sure that today won’t be a cake walk. Montreal is 6-1-3 in its last ten games, and the one loss was the loss at SAP Center.

After a solid win over the Boston Bruins on Thursday, the Sharks are looking to turn this road trip into a successful outing and hopefully add two more points to the board. Those points would go a long way to keeping the Sharks in the wild card race. As of this morning, the Sharks have dropped out of a playoff position, thanks to a win by the Los Angeles Kings last night.

The good news for Sharks fans is that the Sharks have games in hand on all the teams ahead of them and behind them in the standings, so San Jose is in control of its own destiny.

At the same time, the Canadiens are in a race of their own, looking to hold onto their third-place spot in the Atlantic Division. Both young teams are playing “meaningful games” down the stretch.

The Canadiens’ top scorer is Nick Suzuki, who has 75 points in 64 games. Cole Caufield has 37 goals and leads the team. Caufield didn’t play on Wednesday because of an illness, but he will likely be healthy enough to play today.

In the net, Jakub Dobes, Samuel Montembeault and Jacob Fowler all seem to be splitting duties. Dobes is 21-6-4 with a .892 save percentage, Montembeault is 10-8-4 with a .872 save percentage and Fowler is 5-4-2 with a .906 save percentage. Fowler won the Canadiens’ last game, beating the Senators 3-2 in regulation.

The Sharks’ Yaroslav Askarov is injured and cannot play, so Laurent Brossoit was recalled from the San Jose Barracuda. The good news for Sharks fans is that Brossoit is NHL tested with 140 career NHL games. He just hasn’t played in a few seasons because of an injury. That said, he’s worked out some of those kinks in the AHL, and he seems to be game-ready. In 20 games, Brossoit has a 14-5-1 record and a .911 save percentage. The Sharks have prepped him as best they could.

San Jose Sharks lines today

With Igor Chernyshov recalled from the Barracuda, the forward looks like he’s going to join the top six forward group. According to San Jose Hockey Now’s Sheng Peng, Chernyshov is on the top line with Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith. Ryan Reaves will sit with the addition of Chernyshov to the lineup.

#SJSharks morning skate lines, Chernyshov looks like he’s in:

Cherynshov-Celebrini-Smith
Graf-Wennberg-Sherwood
Eklund-Misa-Toffoli
Goodrow-Ostapchuk-Gaudette

Orlov-Klingberg
Ferraro-Mukhamadullin
Dickinson-Desharnais

— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) March 14, 2026

Forwards
Igor Chernyshov – Macklin Celebrini – Will Smith
Collin Graf – Alex Wennberg – Kiefer Sherwood
William Eklund – Michael Misa – Tyler Toffoli
Barclay Goodrow – Zach Ostapchuk – Adam Gaudette

Defense
Dmitry Orlov – John Klingberg
Mario Ferraro – Shakir Mukhamadullin
Sam Dickinson – Vincent Desharnais

Goaltenders
Alex Nedeljkovic
Laurent Brossoit

Montreal Canadiens lines vs. San Jose Sharks

For the Canadiens, this is what the lines are according to NHL.com. Looks like Dobes will start in the net for the Canadiens today.

Forwards
Cole Caufield — Nick Suzuki — Juraj Slafkovsky
Alex Newhook — Oliver Kapanen — Ivan Demidov
Zachary Bolduc — Jake Evans — Kirby Dach
Alexandre Texier — Phillip Danault — Josh Anderson

Defense
Mike Matheson — Noah Dobson
Lane Hutson — Kaiden Guhle
Jayden Struble — Alexandre Carrier

Goaltenders
Jakub Dobes
Samuel Montembeault

How to watch San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens, March 14, 2026

The puck drops at 4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET at Bell Centre in Montreal.

Sharks fans can watch today’s game on NBCSCA or listen on the Sharks Audio Network.

Canadiens fans can watch the game on Sportsnet East.

Be sure to come back here at game time to talk with other Sharks fans about what’s happening on the ice. There’s sure to be plenty to talk about, given how things went the last time they met.