Forward wins it at 1:40 after Smith scores early in 3rd
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SAN JOSE — Michael Misa scored at 1:40 of overtime to give the San Jose Sharks a 2-1 win against the Winnipeg Jets at SAP Center on Sunday.
Misa took the puck into the zone and split two Winnipeg defenders before beating Connor Hellebuyck blocker side.
“First shift I ever got in OT and tried to make the most of it,” Misa said. “[William Eklund] made a nice drop pass to me, and I figured I’d just wheel in there and see what happens. Puck ended up right back on my stick.”
Misa, who was the No. 2 pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, has four points (two goals, two assists) in three games since returning from the Olympic break.
“He’s earned it. He has earned it by the way he’s played,” San Jose coach Ryan Warsofsky said. “That’s something we talked way back in training camp. You earn your ice, you earn your spot on this team. He certainly has earned the ice he’s getting.”
WPG@SJS: Misa rips in a wrister for overtime-winning goal
Will Smith scored the tying goal early in the third period for the Sharks (29-25-4), who were coming off a 5-4 win against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday after going 0-4-1 in their previous five games. Alex Nedeljkovic made 27 saves in his first start since Jan. 31.
Morgan Barron scored the lone goal for the Jets (23-26-10), who were coming off a 5-4 overtime loss at the Anaheim Ducks on Friday. Hellebuyck made 31 saves.
“I thought the first period we had a few high turnovers coming into their zone. I thought in the second we were a lot better in that,” Winnipeg coach Scott Arniel said. “Bad start in the third period. For our veteran group to let that happen, that was embarrassing.”
Barron gave Winnipeg a 1-0 lead 2:44 into the first period. While skating down the left wing on a 2-on-1, Barron beat Nedeljkovic over his glove.
“Just a great play by my wingers to blow it up after I lose a face-off. All of a sudden, they turned a lost face-off for us into a win,” Barron said.
WPG@SJS: Smith cashes in on the rebound to tie it
Smith tied it 1-1 at 1:47 of the third period. Macklin Celebrini sent Collin Graf and Smith in on a 2-on-1 before Graf’s shot from the left slot rebounded off Hellebuyck to Smith, who knocked the puck out of the air and into the net.
“Just a 2-on-1 developed, and we wanted to have a shooting mentality, and it popped up in the air and I got a piece of it,” Smith said.
NOTES: Misa scored his first career game-winning goal. He is the third teenager in Sharks history to score an overtime goal, joining Celebrini (three) and Jeff Friesen (one).
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