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Smith opened the scoring with a one-timer 3:48
into the game off a feed from Macklin Celebrini. Smith, a
19-year-old rookie, has 19 points (seven goals, 12 assists) in
his last 19 games.
Frank Nazar and Ilya Mikheyev scored for Chicago. Spencer Knight
had 21 saves.
Connor Bedard, Chicago’s leading scorer with 61 points, was
given 10-minute misconduct penalty with about nine minutes to
play.
Graf banged a one-timer, off a feed from Alexander Wennberg,
high into the net to make it 2-0 nearly midway through the first
period and re-directed a shot by Smith to give the Sharks a 3-1
lead with 9:43 left in the second.
Takeaways
Blackhawks: Chicago has lost three games in a row and has
allowed at least three goals in five straight.
Sharks: Celebrini, the No. 1 pick in the 2024 draft, and Smith
continued their strong starts. San Jose went into the game
leading the NHL in scoring (146 points) from players 22-years
old and younger with 146 such points.
Key moment
The 18-year-old Celebrini and 19-year-old Bedard, the first pick
in the 2023 NHL draft, were nose-to-nose at center ice for the
opening faceoff.
Key stat
The Blackhawks and Sharks went into the game at the bottom of
the NHL standings with 49 and 43 points, respectively. The
Washington Capitals and Winnipeg Jets each have 94 points, two
more that Chicago and San Jose combined.
Up next
Both teams play Saturday. Chicago is at Vancouver, and San Jose
hosts the New York Islanders.
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