Celebrini scores 10th goal as Sharks top Panthers 3-1 for 3rd straight win

Macklin Celebrini scored his 10th extremity of the play and the San Jose Sharks defeated the Florida Panthers 3-1

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Macklin Celebrini scored his 10th extremity of the play and the San Jose Sharks defeated the Florida Panthers 3-1 connected Saturday night.

Adam Gaudette and Alexander Wennberg besides scored for San Jose (7-6-3), which has won 3 consecutive games and 5 of six. Yaroslav Askarov made 38 saves to unopen down the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions.

Brad Marchand scored successful his 4th consecutive game, the longest streak by a Panthers subordinate 37 oregon older. Marchand needs 4 points to go the 102nd subordinate successful NHL past to scope 1,000.

The 19-year-old Celebrini, the apical prime successful the 2024 NHL draft, scored with 2:35 remaining successful the archetypal period. That gave him 24 points this season, matching the astir by a teen successful his team’s archetypal 16 games.

Sidney Crosby (2006-07) and Hall of Famers Steve Yzerman (1984-85) and Wayne Gretzky (1980-81) besides stock the mark.

The Panthers (7-7-1) failed to people successful 5 power-play opportunities, including 1 successful the 3rd play erstwhile San Jose blocked 3 shots.

The Sharks came retired aggressively and took 5 shots successful the archetypal six minutes but got thing past goalie Daniil Tarasov until Celebrini took a speedy walk from Will Smith heavy successful the close country and fired the puck into the net.

Gaudette made it 2-0 aboriginal successful the 2nd play with his 4th goal, a changeable that sailed past Tarasov’s outstretched glove.

Marchand chopped the shortage successful fractional 28 seconds aboriginal erstwhile Askarov fumbled with his mask.

Florida had a 5-on-3 vantage for 10 seconds and got 1 changeable disconnected successful a crowded Sharks portion earlier San Jose cleared the puck.

Wennberg scored an empty-net extremity with 51 seconds remaining.

Smith finished with 2 assists.

Panthers: Play astatine Vegas connected Monday.

Sharks: Play astatine Minnesota connected Tuesday.

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