{"id":495620,"date":"2026-10-14T08:24:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T08:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/495620\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T08:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T08:24:08","slug":"san-jose-sharks-ivar-stenberg-doomed-by-mistakes-in-loss-to-bruins-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/495620\/","title":{"rendered":"San Jose Sharks, Ivar Stenberg doomed by mistakes in loss to Bruins"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN JOSE \u2013 Ivar Stenberg had the first multi-point game of his NHL career, but the Sharks made one too many mistakes in a 6-3 loss to the Boston Bruins on Tuesday at SAP Center.<\/p>\n

Stenberg scored his first career NHL goal on the power play off an assist from Macklin Celebrini at the 5:48 mark of the second period, and later assisted on Celebrini\u2019s own power-play goal at the 5:04 mark of the third that cut the Bruins\u2019 lead to 4-3.<\/p>\n

But that\u2019s as close as the Sharks could get as they went winless on a two-game homestand and have now lost three of four.<\/p>\n

Stenberg and rookie defenseman Luca Cagnoni both finished the game as a -4 as the Sharks allowed a season-high in goals.<\/p>\n

Dmitry Orlov had two assists in the loss, and goalie Yaroslav Askarov finished with 20 saves as the Sharks set to begin a six-game road trip Thursday in Nashville. \u00a0That\u2019s followed by stops in Detroit, Toronto, Montreal, and Ottawa before a final game on Oct. 24 against the same Bruins at TD Garden.<\/p>\n

The Sharks made some significant changes to their forward lines for Tuesday\u2019s game, notably moving Igor Chernyshov to the top line with Celebrini and Will Smith, and Stenberg to a line with Michael Misa and Kiefer Sherwood.<\/p>\n

Something needed to be done. The Sharks managed just three 5-on-5 goals in their last three games, and Smith and Mason Marchment went four games without a point.<\/p>\n

But the forward-line changes wouldn\u2019t do much good if the Sharks didn\u2019t get more to the middle of the ice to create high-danger chances. Through five games, the Sharks, per Natural Stat Trick, had managed just 22 high-danger chances, the lowest per-game average in the NHL.<\/p>\n

Through the first 52 minutes of Tuesday\u2019s game, the Sharks generated nine high-danger chances and allowed 10.<\/p>\n

The Sharks felt they played a pretty good defensive game on Saturday in a 3-1 home loss to the Edmonton Oilers, saying they made only a few mistakes, but they all ended up in the back of their net.<\/p>\n

That might have been the case in the first period on Tuesday, too.<\/p>\n

Stenberg turned over the puck on a clearing pass into the neutral zone, and Bruins defenseman Nikita Zadorov quickly intercepted it.<\/p>\n

Zadorov got the puck to Casey Mittlestadt, who entered the zone, got a shot on net, picked up his own rebound, circled the net and sent a pass to a trailing Frazer Minten, who fired a shot past Askarov for a 1-0 Boston lead at the 12:55 mark of the first period.<\/p>\n

The Bruins took a 2-1 lead at the 18:43 mark of the first period as they hemmed in the Sharks\u2019 fourth line in their own zone. Defenseman Charlie McAvoy poked the puck away from Barclay Goodrow in the slot, then got position in front of the net and poked a pass from JJ Peterka past Askarov.<\/p>\n

The goal, plus one by Pavel Zacha at the end of the second period, marked the fourth and fifth time in six games this season that the Sharks have allowed a goal in the final three minutes of a period.<\/p>\n

In four starts this season before Tuesday, Askarov was 2-2-0 with an .860 save percentage and 3.71 goals against average. Per moneypuck.com, Askarov\u2019s goals saved above expected per 60 mark of -0.074 ranks 19th out of 25 NHL goalies who had played in at least four games before Tuesday.<\/p>\n

To be sure, the Sharks were also a little loose defensively to begin the season, allowing a combined 35 high-danger chances through Askarov\u2019s first three starts. Askarov, it can be argued, has also given the Sharks a chance to win in three of his four starts, including Saturday\u2019s 3-1 loss to Edmonton when miscues by his teammates played a part all three Oilers goals.<\/p>\n

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San Jose Sharks\u2019 Macklin Celebrini (71) prepares to put his helmet on after the Boston Bruins scored late in the second period at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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San Jose Sharks\u2019 Macklin Celebrini (71) takes a shot against the Boston Bruins in the third period at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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San Jose Sharks\u2019 Macklin Celebrini (71) takes a shot against Boston Bruins\u2019 Nikita Zadorov (91) in the second period at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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San Jose Sharks\u2019 Macklin Celebrini (71) fights for the puck against Boston Bruins\u2019 Mark Kastelic (47) in the second period at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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San Jose Sharks\u2019 Ivar Stenberg (41) is congratulated on his goal, his first NHL goal, by San Jose Sharks\u2019 Macklin Celebrini (71) against the Boston Bruins in the second period at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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San Jose Sharks\u2019 Ivar Stenberg (41) is congratulated on his first NHL goal by San Jose Sharks\u2019 Kiefer Sherwood (44) against the Boston Bruins in the second period at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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San Jose Sharks\u2019 Darnell Nurse (25) fights with Boston Bruins\u2019 Nikita Zadorov (91) in the third period at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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San Jose Sharks\u2019 Darnell Nurse (25) holds his finger after fighting against the Boston Bruins in the third period at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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San Jose Sharks\u2019 Macklin Celebrini (71) scuffles with Boston Bruins\u2019 Charlie McAvoy (73) in the second period at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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San Jose Sharks\u2019 Collin Graf (51) controls the puck against the Boston Bruins in the third period at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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San Jose Sharks\u2019 Mason Marchment (27) fights for the puck against Boston Bruins\u2019 Fraser Minten (93) in the first period at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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San Jose Sharks\u2019 Igor Chernyshov (92) reaches for the puck against Boston Bruins\u2019 William Borgen (17) in the first period at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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San Jose Sharks\u2019 Collin Graf (51) reaches for the puck against Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman (1) in the third period at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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San Jose Sharks\u2019 Tyler Toffoli (73) rubs his eyes after the Boston Bruins scored their sixth goal of the game to make the score 6-3 late in the third period at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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San Jose Sharks goaltender Yaroslav Askarov (30) skates off the ice following their 6-3 loss to the Boston Bruins at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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San Jose Sharks\u2019 Macklin Celebrini (71) prepares to put his helmet on after the Boston Bruins scored late in the second period at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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