Team Teal defeats the Boston Bruins 3-1 to snap a 14-game losing streak to the B’s dating back to 2016.
The first period was scoreless, but it began with some fireworks early on, as Barclay Goodrow and Jakob Lauko fought near center ice at the three-minute mark, with Goodrow gaining the upper hand in this tilt. The Sharks struck first early in the second period on William Eklund’s 16th goal of the season, with Eklund recording goals in consecutive games. Macklin Celebrini supplied the primary assist on the opening goal, while Luca Cagnoni recorded his first NHL point on the secondary assist. Later on in the middle frame, a series of defensive miscues by the Sharks set up Casey Mittelstadt to easily score and tie the game at one for the Bruins.
Later in the third period, Lucas Carlsson scored his first goal as a Shark and the game-winning goal to put the Sharks ahead 2-1, with assists from Will Smith and Macklin Celebrini. Lastly, a few minutes later, the Sharks sealed the deal with an empty-netter by Barclay Goodrow for his fifth goal of the season, assisted by William Eklund and Lucas Carlsson, the latter of the two apples being his second point of the night to cap off a massive Sharks debut.
Alexandar Georgiev was back in net for Team Teal and had a huge bounce-back performance, registering 22 saves on 23 shots against. In addition, Lucas Carlsson was recalled from the Barracuda and made his Sharks debut, collecting two points, while Jimmy Schuldt was re-assigned to the Barracuda. On top of that, the Sharks signed forward Cameron Lund to his standard, three-year, entry-level contract, who has been one of Northeastern University's top scorers and players this season.
Not only was this a significant, satisfying statement win over a struggling Bruins team, but it was the first Sharks victory over Boston in just over nine years, and Lucas Carlsson made an immediate impact on the Sharks after his recent call-up from the Barracuda. On top of that, the Sharks’ top line of Eklund, Celebrini, and Smith performed incredibly well tonight, and Alexandar Georgiev played a major role in the Sharks’ win no. 19 this season, which matches their win total from last season. San Jose doesn’t play again until Thursday, when they host the Toronto Maple Leafs at 7:30 pm PT.
Sources: NBC Sports Bay Area/California, NHL App, Curtis Pashelka via X
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