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12/29 23:47 CST Macklin Celebrini hits 60 points with goal, 2 assists in
Sharks' 5-4 victory over Ducks
Macklin Celebrini hits 60 points with goal, 2 assists in Sharks' 5-4 victory
over Ducks
By GREG BEACHAM
AP Sports Writer
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) --- Macklin Celebrini became the third player with 60
points this season with a goal and two assists in the San Jose Sharks' 5-4
victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Monday night.
Mario Ferraro, Igor Chernyshov, William Eklund and Zach Ostapchuk also scored
for the Sharks, who earned their second win since the holiday break despite
getting outshot 43-13. Yaroslav Askarov made 38 saves.
Troy Terry scored two goals, Cutter Gauthier got his 19th goal and Pavel
Mintyukov also scored for the Ducks, who have lost three straight and seven of
nine while falling out of first place in the Pacific Division. Lukas Dostal
allowed four goals on nine shots before Petr Mrazek replaced him during the
second period.
With his seventh multipoint game of December, Celebrini needed just 39 games to
get 60 points --- the most scored by a teenager before New Year's Day in the
NHL. He also extended his points streak to eight games.
Celebrini left the ice after getting hit in the face by a deflected puck in the
third period, but returned several minutes later.
Alexander Wennberg set up San Jose's first two goals with exceptional passes,
but Anaheim scored off an atrocious turnover by Askarov. He gave away the puck
behind his net to Nikita Nesterenko, who found an uncontested Terry.
Celebrini scored his 21st goal late in the first, and he set up Chernyshov's
second career goal in the second. Eklund chased Dostal with his 10th goal after
another clever pass by Celebrini.
Gauthier scored late in the second before setting up Mintyukov early in the
third.
San Jose scored on two of its three shots in the second period, and it didn't
put the puck on Anaheim's net in the first 11 minutes of the third. Ostapchuk
still made it 5-3 on a long tip with 6:13 to play, but Terry scored moments
later with Mrazek pulled.
Up next Sharks: Host Minnesota on Wednesday. Ducks: Host Tampa Bay on Wednesday. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/NHL |
