San Jose Sharks at Carolina Hurricanes

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San Jose Sharks

14-13-3

Final
4 - 1

Carolina Hurricanes

17-9-2

Macklin Celebrini has goal and 2 assists in the Sharks' 4-1 win over the Hurricanes

San Jose Sharks vs. Carolina Hurricanes: Game Highlights

Celebrini tied Edmonton star Connor McDavid for the assists lead with 28, and moved a point ahead of McDavid for second in the scoring race with 43 — six behind Nathan MacKinnon of Colorado.

The Sharks had lost six in a row in Raleigh since a 3-1 victory Feb. 4, 2018 — when Celebrini was 11 years old.

Collin Graf, John Klingberg and Alexander Wennberg also scored, and Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 29 shots against his former team.

Jordan Staal scored for the Hurricanes, and Pyotr Kochetkov made 18 saves in his first loss in five starts this season. The Hurricanes dropped to 3-3-0 with a game left on their homestand.

Celebrini found Klingberg in the slot for a one-timer at 7:54 of second period to give the Sharks a 2-1 lead. Wennberg scored off a rebound on a 4:46 to go in the period.

Nedeljkovic was particularly sharp in the third period with 16 saves. Celebrini capped the scoring with the empty-netter with 1:20 left.

The Hurricanes kicked off a celebration of the 20th anniversary of their 2006 Stanley Cup champion team on Sunday. Most of the players, and former coach Peter Laviolette, were at the game and will be honored on the ice Tuesday night before a home game with Columbus.

Up Next Sharks: At Philadelphia on Tuesday night.

Hurricanes: Host Columbus on Tuesday night.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 0:33	Collin Graf Goal (5) Tip-In, assists: Macklin Celebrini (27), Will Smith (16)
Goal	1st Period 13:18	Jordan Staal Goal (8) Tip-In, assists: Shayne Gostisbehere (18), Andrei Svechnikov (8)
Goal	2nd Period 7:54	John Klingberg Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Macklin Celebrini (28), Philipp Kurashev (9)
Goal	2nd Period 15:14	Alexander Wennberg Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: William Eklund (11), John Klingberg (5)
Goal	3rd Period 18:40	Macklin Celebrini Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Alexander Wennberg (9)

Statistics

SJ		CAR
26	Blocked Shots	9
21	Hits	12
4	Takeaways	6
23	Shots	29
1	Power Play Goals	1
2	Power Play Opportunities	3
50.0	Power Play Percentage	33.3
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
32	Faceoffs Won	31
50.8	Faceoff Win Percent	49.2
9	Giveaways	18
4	Total Penalties	3
8	Penalty Minutes	6

Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE

San Jose Sharks Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Will Smith, C	Day-To-Day	Dec 13
Philipp Kurashev, C	Day-To-Day	Dec 13
Shakir Mukhamadullin, D	Out	Dec 13
Vincent Desharnais, D	Injured Reserve	Dec 9
Logan Couture, C	Injured Reserve	Sep 30