Overview
- Celebrini, who erupted Wednesday against Anaheim, reached 40 goals and 105 points and passed Erik Karlsson for the second-highest single-season total in Sharks history.
- He tied the game with 1:39 left and set up Alexander Wennberg’s winner with 31 seconds remaining in a 4-3 win.
- The 19-year-old joined the small group of teenagers with 100-point NHL seasons earlier this week and now has 17 games with three or more points, trailing only Wayne Gretzky’s 19 as a teen.
- The win tightened San Jose’s playoff race position, with coverage placing the Sharks within a point of the Kings for the final West wild-card spot and noting helpful games in hand and roughly 60% odds entering April.
- His impact has vaulted him into MVP talk, and he becomes eligible July 1 for a new deal that will shape how the Sharks build around him.