Starting again Tuesday

Georgiev stopped 25 of 27 shots in Monday's 3-2 shootout win over the Maple Leafs. Georgiev gave up two goals in the second period, though both came in the power play, but he was excellent the rest of the way.

Losing streak continues

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).

Georgiev stopped 33 of 36 shots in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Flames. Georgiev actually had a fairly decent performance, but it still wasn't enough in this contest. He's lost his last six decisions and has given up 26 goals over seven games in that span.

Tending twine Sunday

Cole Caufield scored at 3:21 of overtime to give the Montreal Canadiens a 4-3 win against the San Jose Sharks at Bell Centre on Thursday. Caufield dragged the puck between his legs to get around Macklin Celebrini in the left face-off circle before shooting over Alexandar Georgiev’s right pad.

The San Jose Sharks are expected to be sellers as the trade deadline approaches, and it seems goalie Vitek Vanecek will be the next shoe to drop. According to

Vitek Vanecek, who was scheduled to start Tuesday against the Buffalo Sabres, will instead remain on the bench for trade-related reasons, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.

Vitek Vanecek, who was supposed to start for the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night against the Buffalo Sabres, is being held out for trade purposes. At the moment, Vanecek’s trade destination is unknown.

Fabian Zetterlund scored in the fourth round of the shootout as the San Jose Sharks battled back from a two-goal deficit in the third period to stun the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Monday night and snap an eight-game slide.

With goalie Vitek Vanecek held out of the game for trade-related reasons, the Sharks got third period goals from William Eklund, Macklin Celebrini, Will Smith and Tyler Toffoli to help seal a 6-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center.