The Sharks took the advantage late in this goaltending duel against another top team in the NHL, taking down the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 to win four of their past five contests.
Later in the first period, the Jets struck first via Josh Morrissey, while the Sharks responded soon after on Macklin Celebrini’s ninth goal of the season, assisted by Tyler Toffoli and Shakir Mukhamadullin. Also in the opening period, Macklin Celebrini was high-sticked by Nikita Chibrikov, bloodied, and may have lost a tooth. This was the first time something like this has happened to Celebrini in the NHL and led to a four-minute Sharks power play, and fortunately he was okay after getting repaired on the bench. Team Teal took the lead late in the third period via Will Smith at the doorstep for his sixth goal of the season, assisted by Macklin Celebrini and Philipp Kurashev, in what would ultimately be the game winner.
Alex Nedeljkovic continued his hot streak and was the better of the two goalies in this duel tonight, recording 32 saves on 33 shots against. In addition, the Sharks placed Michael Misa and William Eklund on injured reserve and recalled Zack Ostapchuk from the Barracuda. On the other hand, Ryan Reaves is back in the Sharks lineup from his injury that has kept him out for the past handful of games.
Not only did the Sharks win four of their past five games, but they have been playing their best hockey in years. With two points tonight, Macklin Celebrini stands alone atop the entire NHL points leaderboard this season with 23. He has elevated his game immensely in the past few weeks, and so has the rest of the team as a whole despite being without two key forwards in William Eklund and Michael Misa for now. If they continue to produce and perform at their current pace, the Sharks could soon find themselves in the playoff race, which would be absolutely amazing. Team Teal is back at it tomorrow night, hosting the Florida Panthers in the second game of another weekend back-to-back set at 7 pm PT.
Sources: Sharks Audio Network, NHL App, Curtis Pashelka via X
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