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Celebrini, Sharks Shock Ducks With Two Late Goals To Fuel Playoff Push

The result kept San Jose within a point of the final Western wild-card spot.

Overview

  • San Jose beat Anaheim 4-3 in Wednesday's game at SAP Center after Macklin Celebrini tied it with 1:39 left and Alexander Wennberg scored the winner 31 seconds later.
  • Celebrini posted two goals and two assists for a four-point night, including his 40th goal, and he now has 10 points in three games against the Ducks this season.
  • The Sharks became the first NHL team to win three straight games on goals scored inside the final 90 seconds of regulation, according to Sportradar and the team’s PR.
  • The win moved San Jose to 35-31-7 with 77 points and a three-game streak, one point behind the Kings for the last West wild-card berth with a game in hand, while Anaheim fell to 41-29-5 and has dropped consecutive games after leading in the third period.
  • Anaheim played without leading scorer Cutter Gauthier, who is day-to-day with an upper-body injury and did not travel, and the Ducks outshot the Sharks 31-21 as Yaroslav Askarov made 28 saves for San Jose.