San Jose prevails in a close contest by a score of 5-4 over the Anaheim Ducks for their second consecutive victory.
The Sharks get things going in the middle of the first period, scoring the first goal of the game via Mario Ferraro’s second goal of the season and 100th point of his NHL career, assisted by Alex Wennberg and Adam Gaudette. About five minutes later, the Ducks responded via Troy Terry to tie it at one, with the equalizer set up by a bad turnover by Yaroslav Askarov. With about a minute remaining in the opening period, the Sharks regained the lead on a great goal by Macklin Celebrini for his 21st of the season, assisted by Alex Wennberg and Tyler Toffoli.
Team Teal scored twice in the second period to go up 4-1, starting with Igor Chernyshov’s second NHL goal early in the period, followed by William Eklund’s tenth goal of the season six minutes later. Macklin Celebrini assisted on both Sharks goals in the second period, while Sam Dickinson assisted on the first second-period goal by Chernyshov. These two goals chased Lukas Dostal out of the Ducks net, with Dostal being replaced by Petr Mrazek for the remainder of this game. This goalie change allowed Anaheim to regain some momentum, as the Ducks scored the next two goals by Cutter Gauthier late in the second period and Pavel Mintyukov early in the third period.
It is worth noting that Macklin Celebrini was hit in the face by a puck and had to head into the Sharks dressing room for a bit for repairs, but fortunately returned to the bench later in the final frame. Adam Gaudette had to head into the Sharks dressing room with an injury around the same time as well. Also late in the third period, Zack Ostapchuk tipped in his first goal as a Shark to make it 5-3, assisted by Vincent Iorio and Barclay Goodrow. The Ducks responded soon after on Troy Terry’s second goal of the game to make it a one-goal contest once more, but luckily it wasn’t enough for them to fully mount a comeback and take this one over. Yaroslav Askarov completed his night with 38 saves on 42 shots against.
Despite being outshot significantly, a bit of an injury scare in the third period, and the Ducks not making this one easy, it was another fantastic win for the San Jose Sharks. Like in many games this season so far, Macklin Celebrini led the charge for this Sharks team, recording three points (one goal, two assists) and extending his point streak to eight games. In addition, Igor Chernyshov has fully proved that he belongs and needs to stay in the NHL, as he has been producing at a high level and formed instant chemistry with Celebrini and other Sharks forwards in the absence of Will Smith and Philipp Kurashev. Team Teal returns home to host the Minnesota Wild in its final game of the 2025 calendar year on Wednesday at 1 pm PT.
Sources: Sharks Audio Network, NHL App, Curtis Pashelka and Sheng Peng via X
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