Huge performances from Macklin Celebrini and Alex Nedeljkovic propelled Team Teal to a 4-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes.
The Sharks got the start they were looking for in this one, with Collin Graf scoring his fifth goal of the season 33 seconds into the first period, assisted by Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith. Later in the opening period, the Hurricanes tied the game at one on a power play deflection goal by Jordan Staal.
Towards the middle of the second period, the Sharks regained their lead on John Klingberg’s fourth goal of the season on an incredible feed from Macklin Celebrini for his second assist of the day. Philipp Kurashev picked up an assist on the go-ahead goal by Klingberg as well. Later in the second period, the Sharks extended their lead to two on a power play goal by Alexander Wennberg for his sixth goal of the season, assisted by William Eklund and John Klingberg. Lastly, with 1:20 remaining in the third period, Macklin Celebrini found the empty net for his 15th goal of the season, third point of the game, and 40th goal of his NHL career to extend the Sharks’ lead to three. Alex Wennberg assisted on the empty-netter by Celebrini, and Macklin became the fastest player to reach 40 career goals in Sharks franchise history.
Alex Nedeljkovic was excellent against the team that drafted him, compiling 28 saves on 29 shots against. In addition, this was the 100th NHL game for Macklin Celebrini and the 200th NHL game for William Eklund.
Overall, this was a great, huge, and much-needed win for the Sharks in the midst of one of their longest road trips of the season. They got rolling pretty quickly and were able to maintain their positive momentum through the entirety of this game. Most importantly, besides claiming the victory, Macklin Celebrini had a massive bounce-back performance with a goal and two assists in a big milestone game, and Alex Nedeljkovic had arguably his best outing in teal so far. Next up, the Sharks travel to Philadelphia to face the Flyers on Tuesday at 4 pm PT.
Sources: NBC Sports California, Sharks Audio Network, NHL App, Curtis Pashelka via X
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