Despite two goals from Macklin Celebrini, the Minnesota Wild were too much for the Sharks to handle, as the Sharks close out their current homestand with a 5-2 loss.
The Wild got on the board first via Zach Bogosian early in the opening period to set the tone to begin this one. Minnesota made it 2-0 early in the second period via Joel Eriksson Ek, only for Ryan Warsofsky to use his first-ever NHL coach’s challenge for the goal to be overturned due to offsides. Still early in the middle frame, Macklin Celebrini scored his second NHL goal in only his third NHL game to even things up at one, with assists going to Mikael Granlund and Henry Thrun, only for Mats Zuccarello and Matt Boldy to score later in the period to put the Wild up by two through the end of two.
Minnesota extended its lead to three early in the third period via Jonas Brodin to make it 4-1, sinking the Sharks’ chances of coming back in this one. However, the Sharks were able to get one back late in the final frame on Macklin Celebrini’s third NHL goal and second goal of the game, with Granlund and Thrun each getting their second helpers of the night, only for Matt Boldy to put this one away for good soon after on an empty-netter for his second goal of the night.
Vitek Vanecek followed up his record 49-save win over the Blue Jackets on Tuesday with 26 saves on 30 shots in the defeat versus the Wild. On aside note, Jake Walman did not play for a second consecutive game, this time due to injury-related reasons and is currently day-to-day.
It’s always great to see Macklin Celebrini add to his goal total in the NHL and Mikael Granlund remain consistently productive for Team Teal, but this Sharks team simply got out-matched and outclassed by one of the hottest-performing teams in the league at the moment. San Jose hits the road for their next four games against Metropolitan Division opponents, starting Sunday in Newark facing the New Jersey Devils at 4 pm PT.
Sources: NHL App, ESPN, Curtis Pashelka via X
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