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San Jose Sharks' Will Smith (2) controls the puck against Chicago Blackhawks' Alex Vlasic (72) in the third period at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, April 6, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
San Jose Sharks’ Will Smith (2) controls the puck against Chicago Blackhawks’ Alex Vlasic (72) in the third period at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, April 6, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Will Smith earned his 100th NHL point with a third-period goal, and the San Jose Sharks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Monday.

Smith scored the winning goal on a wrist shot 3:28 into the third, assisted by Collin Graf and Macklin Celebrini, putting the Sharks on top 3-1.

William Eklund had a goal and an assist, and Kiefer Sherwood also scored for the Sharks.

Ryan Donato and Frank Nazar each scored for the Blackhawks.

Connor Bedard earned his 200th career point with an assist on Donato’s first-period goal. Bedard has four assists in his last three games.

Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 27 shots in the win for the Sharks. Spencer Knight had 20 saves for the Blackhawks.

The Sharks won 69.2% of the faceoffs in the game.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.