Georgiev will guard the visiting crease in Montreal on Thursday, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports. Georgiev is mired in a six-game losing streak, allowing 26 goals on 197 shots (.868 save percentage).
After giving up a game-tying goal early in the third period, the Sharks saw Cole Caufield carry the puck into the Sharks’ zone, dangle around Macklin Celebrini and lift a shot high over the shoulder of Alexandar Georgiev at the 3:21 mark of overtime to give the Montreal Canadiens a 4-3 win at the Bell Centre.
(Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP) San Jose Sharks’ Henry Thrun, center, checks Calgary Flames’ Jonathan Huberdeau, left, as Sharks goaltender Alexandar Georgiev, right, looks on during second-period NHL hockey game action in Calgary, Alberta ...
Third periods and overtime have not been kind to the San Jose Sharks all season, and that was the case again Thursday night. After allowing a game-tying goal early in the third period, the Sharks allowed a goal to Cole Caufield at the 3:21 mark of overtime and lost 4-3 to the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre.