The San Jose Sharks just won for the sixth time in their past seven games as they defeated the Dallas Stars 5-4 in overtime on Saturday.
Tyler Toffoli scored the overtime winning goal, his second goal of the game, in what was yet another display of resilience by the Sharks. Comebacks aren’t foreign to the San Jose Sharks, as they sit third in the Pacific Division with 49 points. Just this week, Macklin Celebrini led the team back from down 3-2 against the Los Angeles Kings.
Celebrini had another three points, extending his point streak to 13 during the Sharks’ win on Saturday. Toffoli described his overtime winner as deserved.
“I don’t know how he saved my first shot,” Toffoli said. “[William Eklund], he could have shot and probably scored himself, [but] I was open, and I was just trying to get it on net and fortunate it went in.”
San Jose owns a record of 23-18-3. Being five games over NHL .500 hasn’t happened for the Sharks since 2019, which was also the last time they made the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
“Didn’t know that,” Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky said postgame. “The standings are the standings. We are where we are, and we’re gonna keep working. We’ll focus, enjoy this one, turn the page at 12:01, and a good Vegas team coming in here. You just got to keep going and grinding away at it. Can’t really look at the standings.”
Adam Gaudette scored the game-tying goal for the Sharks. Gaudette also added an assist and is now on a five-game point streak, scoring six points (3 goals, 3 assists). The veteran forward is enjoying a solid first season in Teal, and he knows the team he’s on is a good one.
“We’re maturing, and we’re playing mature hockey,” Gaudette said. “Like I said, doing the little things right. That’s what playoff teams do. That’s what these really good teams do, that are making the playoffs every year and making long runs.”
#SJSharks Gaudette on the team’s resilience: “We’re not getting down. We don’t get down. We’re not motherf*cking each other out there. We come together as a group. [When] we get down, we grab the guy next to us, and we just go right back to work.”
— Max Miller (@Real_Max_Miller) January 11, 2026
Toffoli acknowledged the differences between this season’s San Jose Sharks team and last season’s. This team is different, and the players know it and want to give their fans their best effort night after night.
“We have a completely different group from then,” Toffoli said. “Tonight was another game where we battled back and found a way. We’ve been doing it all season long. It’s not the first time we’ve done something like this, so [it’s] just a lot of fun coming to the rink with these guys. When we’re seeing the results, it just makes everything a lot sweeter.”
Sharks rookie Sam Dickinson made a clutch play to feed Gaudette on the game-tying goal and is excited for the team’s future.
“When we get to our game and play what works for us, that’s when those comebacks happen,” Dickinson said. “We got to bring it every night for 60 minutes, doing the right stuff. When we do the right stuff, we can really play with anybody.”
Dickinson is one of the few Sharks sporting a new buzz cut. Ty Dellandrea was the first to make the drastic hair change, but now he’s got followers. Dickinson and Barclay Goodrow have jumped on the train. There’s no way to prove it is good luck, but if the San Jose Sharks keep winning, the whole team might shave their heads.
“[Dellandrea] led the charge. His was first, and then Goody came in and his was gone. And I was like, Well, I guess I’ll be next. 2026, year of the buzz cut,” Dickinson laughed.
The Vegas Golden Knights have scored at least a point in the past 12 games against the San Jose Sharks and will play their final matchup of the 2025-26 season on Sunday at the SAP Center.
Read more news and stories about the San Jose Sharks on Sharks Hockey Digest! Bookmark the page and follow Sharks Hockey Digest on Twitter @SharksHKYDigest!