The San Jose Sharks overturned a two-goal deficit with three third-period goals in a span of 2 minutes, 50 seconds, defeating the Vancouver Canucks 3–2 at SAP Center on Thursday, October 29.
Will Smith supplied the first two goals of the comeback. Mason Marchment then put San Jose ahead just 11 seconds after Smith’s equalizer, completing a reversal that ended the Sharks’ two-game losing streak.
San Jose had been held scoreless through two periods. Smith broke through on the power play eight minutes into the third, after the Sharks had failed to convert their first four opportunities with the extra skater.
He scored again at 10:39, with Macklin Celebrini assisting. Marchment’s winner followed at 10:50. Marchment also recorded an assist, while Celebrini’s assist gave him 16 points for the season.
Yaroslav Askarov stopped 23 shots for San Jose. Field Level Media reported that he made an important late save against Filip Chytil while Vancouver was on a power play, helping protect the narrow lead.
Drew O’Connor had opened the scoring for Vancouver at 13:21 of the first period. Liam Ohgren doubled the advantage with 1:04 remaining in the second. Canucks goalie Leevi Merilainen finished with 21 saves.
Vancouver has one win in its last 12 games. The Canucks next host Toronto on Saturday; San Jose hosts Ottawa that afternoon.
The accompanying image shows Merilainen during the third period of this game.
Sources: Associated Press via Yahoo Sports — October 29 Game Report: https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/smith-scores-twice-sharks-rally-044348784.html Field Level Media via Reuters — October 30 Final Report: https://www.reuters.com/sports/nhl/will-smith-sharks-overtake-league-worst-canucks-third-period--flm-2026-10-30/ NHL — Game Recap and Image Source, Frame 03:10.186, Captured October 29: https://www.nhl.com/news/vancouver-canucks-san-jose-sharks-game-recap-october-29-2026