La stagione dei San Jose Sharks inizia nel migliore dei modi. Nella gara inaugurale, la squadra di Ryan Warsofsky ha superato i Florida Panthers per 4-3 ai tempi supplementari.
A decidere la sfida è stato Luca Cagnoni, autore del suo primo gol in NHL e della prima partita da più punti della carriera. Il difensore numero 42 aveva infatti già contribuito con un assist alla seconda rete di Will Smith.
Smith e Macklin Celebrini sono stati i grandi protagonisti offensivi degli Sharks, chiudendo entrambi la partita con tre punti. Smith ha realizzato una doppietta — la quinta della sua carriera — e fornito un assist, mentre il nuovo capitano di San Jose ha messo a referto tre assist, riuscendoci per la sesta volta nella sua carriera in NHL.
La partita sembrava saldamente nelle mani di San Jose: a metà gara, infatti, gli Sharks conducevano 3-0. Florida, però, non ha mai smesso di crederci. Dopo il gol del 3-1 realizzato in superiorità numerica da Eetu Luostarinen, i Panthers hanno segnato altre due reti nell’arco di 17 secondi, completando la rimonta e portando il punteggio sul 3-3.
Ai supplementari, Cagnoni ha trovato il gol della vittoria con un tiro passato tra le gambe del portiere Akira Schmid, regalando così i due punti agli Sharks. San Jose non vinceva la propria gara inaugurale dal 2021.
Il prossimo appuntamento sarà ancora al SAP Center, dove gli Sharks affronteranno i Los Angeles Kings nella notte tra sabato 3 e domenica 4 ottobre.
ENGLISH VERSION:
The San Jose Sharks could not have asked for a better start to the season, defeating the Florida Panthers 4-3 in overtime in their season opener.
Luca Cagnoni scored the game-winning goal, the first of his NHL career, while also recording his first career multi-point game. The No. 42 defenseman had already picked up an assist on Will Smith’s second goal of the night.
Smith and Macklin Celebrini led the way offensively for the Sharks, finishing with three points apiece. Smith recorded two goals—his fifth career two-goal game—and an assist, while San Jose’s newly named captain collected three assists for the sixth time in his NHL career.
The Sharks appeared to be in complete control after building a 3-0 lead midway through the game. The Panthers, however, refused to go away. Eetu Luostarinen cut the deficit to 3-1 with a power-play goal before Florida scored twice in a span of 17 seconds to complete the comeback and tie the game at 3-3.
Cagnoni delivered the winner in overtime, slipping a shot through goaltender Akira Schmid’s five-hole to secure both points for the Sharks. It marked San Jose’s first season-opening victory since 2021. The Sharks will remain at SAP Center for their next game, hosting the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night, Oct. 3.
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7⃣5⃣0⃣ – Dmitry Orlov reaches a significant milestone on opening night. The Russian defenseman skating in his 750th NHL game. Orlov enters his second season with the Sharks.
1⃣ – Mason Marchment scores the Sharks’ first goal of the season—and his first in teal. He has now recorded a point in four consecutive games dating back to the final three games of last season.
4⃣4⃣ – Will Smith scores his first goal of the season—a shorthanded tally and the 44th goal of his NHL career.
8⃣ – First assist and first point of the season for Macklin Celebrini. He now has eight points over his last five games dating back to last season.
🏒🥅 – The NHL has credited the Sharks’ third goal to Macklin Celebrini, with no assist awarded to Will Smith. I thought Smith scored the goal, with Celebrini picking up the assist.
🏒🏒 – Will Smith records his first two-goal game of the season and the fifth of his NHL career.
2⃣ & 1⃣ – Second assist of the game for Macklin Celebrini. Luca Cagnoni picks up his first assist of the season and the third of his NHL career.
2⃣ – Last season, Will Smith scored just two goals over his first nine games—both in a two-goal performance against the Rangers on Oct. 23, 2025. Tonight, he scored twice in the season opener.
1⃣4⃣9⃣ – The San Jose Sharks have now allowed at least one goal in 149 consecutive games.
1⃣ – Luca Cagnoni scores his first NHL goal in OT against Florida giving a victory to the Sharks in game opener for the first time since 2021.
3⃣ – Will Smith (2G, 1A) and Macklin Celebrini (3A) finished the game with three points apiece.
1⃣ – Luca Cagnoni records the first multi-point game of his NHL career, finishing with the overtime winner and an assist.
6⃣ – Will Smith has recorded six points over his last five games, including three tonight against the Panthers.
1⃣0⃣ – No goals for Macklin Celebrini tonight, but he recorded three assists. No. 71 now has 10 points over his last five games.
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