SAN JOSE – Ivar Stenberg had a hat trick and Mason Marchment and Igor Chernyshov each scored twice as the San Jose Sharks routed the Anaheim Ducks 10-0 on Thursday in their penultimate preseason game.
Michael Misa and Stenberg each finished with four points, and goalie Alex Nedeljkovic earned the shutout with 21 saves as the Sharks picked up their first win in three preseason games.
Brett Leason and Filip Bystedt also scored, with Leason’s power-play goal at the 7:54 mark of the third period giving the Sharks an 8-0 lead. Stenberg scored his third goal with 3:03 left in regulation time, and with fans chanting, “We want 10,” Bystedt scored with 2:37 to go for a 10-goal lead
The Sharks announced earlier this week that they would use a new goal song for the 2026-27 regular season, and that their song from last season, the electronically generated “Power Bite,” would be retired.
But “Power Bite” got some last-minute use, especially early on, with Chernyshov scoring twice and Marchment, Stenberg and Misa each adding one goal in a span of 11:50 in the first period.
While the Sharks dressed 14 or 15 players who will be on the team’s 23-man roster to begin the regular season, the Ducks brought a team made up mainly of AHL players, leading to the lopsided result.
San Jose wraps up its exhibition schedule on Saturday in Las Vegas against the Golden Knights, then faces the Florida Panthers on Oct. 1 at home to open the regular season.
Thursday’s game marked the first of the preseason for a handful of Sharks players, including forwards Macklin Celebrini, Will Smith and Marchment, and defensemen Darnell Nurse and Michael Kesselring.
Playing fewer minutes than usual on Thursday, Smith and Celebrini each collected one assist, which came on Marchment’s second goal at the 12:57 mark of the second period that gave the Sharks a 7-0 lead.
Chernyshov skated on the Sharks’ fourth line with fellow winger Jimmy Huntington and center Bystedt.
San Jose Sharks’ Macklin Celebrini (71) tries to get a shot off against Anaheim Ducks’ Nikita Klepov (40) in the first period at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
San Jose Sharks’ Mason Marchment (27) scores a goal against Anaheim Ducks goaltender Ville Husso (33) in the first period at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
San Jose Sharks goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic (33) blocks a shot against the Anaheim Ducks in the second period at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
San Jose Sharks’ Ivar Stenberg (41) is congratulated on his goal by teammates, including San Jose Sharks’ Macklin Celebrini (71), against the Anaheim Ducks in the second period at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
A referee picks up a San Jose Sharks hat after San Jose Sharks’ Ivar Stenberg (41) scored his third goal of the game against the Anaheim Ducks in the third period at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
San Jose Sharks’ Macklin Celebrini (71) looks to pass against the Anaheim Ducks in the first period at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
San Jose Sharks’ Igor Chernyshov (92) controls the puck against the Anaheim Ducks in the third period at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
The San Jose Sharks scored 10 goals against the Anaheim Ducks at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. Photographed in the third period. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
San Jose Sharks’ Macklin Celebrini (71) chats with San Jose Sharks’ Sam Dickinson (6) after their 10-0 win over the Anaheim Ducks at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
San Jose Sharks’ Ivar Stenberg (41) celebrates his goal with teammates against the Anaheim Ducks in the second period at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
San Jose Sharks’ Igor Chernyshov (92) fights for the puck against Anaheim Ducks’ Tyson Hinds (55) in the third period at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
San Jose Sharks goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic (33) blocks a shot in front of Anaheim Ducks’ Judd Caulfield (28) in the second period at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
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San Jose Sharks’ Macklin Celebrini (71) tries to get a shot off against Anaheim Ducks’ Nikita Klepov (40) in the first period at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)