SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Macklin Celebrini tied the game with less than two minutes left and then assisted on Alexander Wennberg’s game-winning goal with 31 seconds left to complete a four-point game as the San Jose Sharks beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 on Wednesday night.
With two goals and two assists, Celebrini now has 40 goals and 105 points this season, surpassing Erik Karlsson (101 points in 2022-23) for the second-highest single-season total in franchise history, trailing only Joe Thornton’s 114 points in 2006-07.
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The 19-year-old Celebrini has also scored three or more points in 17 games this season, ranking second among teenage players in NHL history behind Wayne Gretzky, who scored 19 points in the 1979-80 season.
Will Smith had a goal and two assists for the Sharks, while Jaroslav Askilov made 28 saves.
Troy Terry scored at 4:04 of the third quarter to give the Ducks a 3-2 lead.
Celebrini tied the score at 1:39.
Ryan Poehling and Alex Killorn also scored for Anaheim, which has lost three straight games but remains atop the Pacific Division. Drew Helleson had two assists and Lucas Dostal made 16 saves and got his first assist of the season on Poulin’s goal.
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The Ducks played without their leading scorer Cutter Gauthier, who suffered an upper-body injury in Monday night’s 5-4 loss to Toronto.
Nathan Gaucher makes his NHL debut for the Ducks. He was selected by Anaheim with the 22nd overall pick in the 2022 draft.
San Jose now leads the four-game regular season series between the two teams 2-1.
Next
Ducks: Head home to play St. Louis on Friday night.
Sharks: Host Toronto on Thursday night in their third of six home games.
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