Macklin Celebrini keeps the Sharks in the playoff hunt with 107-point season
April has an old-time feeling around the San Jose Sharks this year. The Shark Tank is buzzing again, the team is playing meaningful late-season hockey games and San Jose has a shot to snap a six-year playoff drought thanks in large part to a teenage sensation putting up numbers reminiscent of some of the game’s greatest players. Macklin Celebrini had an assist on Will Smith’s game-winning goal against Chicago on Monday night to give the 19-year-old 66 assists to go with his 41 goals this season as the Sharks remained in the playoff hunt.
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — April has an old-time feeling around the San Jose Sharks this year. The Shark Tank is buzzing again, the team is playing meaningful late-season hockey games and San Jose has a shot to snap a six-year playoff drought thanks in large part to a teenage sensation putting up numbers reminiscent of some of the game’s greatest players.
Macklin Celebrini had an assist on Will Smith’s game-winning goal against Chicago on Monday night to give the 19-year-old 66 assists to go with his 41 goals this season as the Sharks remained in the playoff hunt. San Jose is two points behind Los Angeles for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference with one game in hand. “We can talk about him all day,” teammate Alexander Wennberg said.
“He’s unbelievable. He’s a game-changer. He’s the leader right here.
He’s stepping up and making key plays. He’s making the difference. I feel like everyone’s doing a great effort, goaltending, defensively.
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