#macklin-celebrini

#macklin-celebrini

Without question, while McDavid and Celebrini have different skill sets, their respective careers through their first 1 seasons in the NHL and their approaches to the game are strikingly similar. After his four-point performance in San Jose's 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday, Celebrini has 141 points in 121 career NHL games. He's been the Sharks' No. 1 center since the day he arrived in 2024 and in his short career, has averaged 20:20 in ice time per game.

Entering the Sharks' game against the Anaheim Ducks on Monday, Celebrini, 19, is third in the NHL in scoring with 57 points in 38 games. He's either scored or assisted on roughly half of the Sharks' goals this season and has arguably been the biggest reason why the team began the day in a playoff spot. Celebrini had 55 points before Christmas, tying an NHL record set by Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby in 2006-07

He is currently on a seven-game scoring bender-five goals and nine assists in those games-and at the I'll-need-to-see-your-ID-son age of 19, his consistent persistence and occasional genius puts him on a list of teenagers who averaged more than a point per game, a list with wall-to-wall Hall of Famers.

He's put in a lot of work, Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky said. When he first came in, in the NHL, the pace is extremely high. So he went in after the summer, put a lot of work in last year to get the pace up. And now his details, his hockey sense is really what sticks out the most. He's a smart individual. And now he's added another layer to his game with the checking component.

Upper Deck, the NHL's exclusive trading card partner, is putting out their most expensive, premium card box of the year, "2024-25 The Cup," on Wednesday. In this year's product, several of hockey's most legendary players will have one-of-one Exquisite patch autographs scattered throughout the thousands of boxes produced, and Ovechkin's, in particular, is super special.

Celebrini is slated to practice again on Wednesday, and if he can get through that without any contact restrictions, it would open the door for him to play in one of the Sharks' final two preseason games. I feel good with where I'm at right now, said Celebrini, who said he'll be ready for the Sharks' regular season opener on Oct. 9 at home against the Vegas Golden Knights.