Celebrini briefly leaves game, but still leads Sharks past Anaheim Ducks

"Ostapchuk's goal, his first in a Sharks uniform, came at the 13:47 mark of the third period and gave San Jose a 5-3 lead. The Sharks allowed a goal to Troy Terry with 4:02 left in the regulation time to cut San Jose's lead to one after the Ducks pulled goalie Petr Mrazek. But goalie Yaroslav Askarov finished with 39 saves for the Sharks, who killed a late tripping penalty to John Klingberg and improved to 2-0-0 after the Christmas break."

"Celebrini had to leave the game with 14:48 left in the third period as a shot by Ducks forward Alex Killorn deflected off the stick of Sharks defenseman Sam Dickinson and into Celebrini's face, under his visor, forcing him to fall to the ice. Celebrini returned to the game with 6:13 left in the third period, with noticeable marks near his left eye."

"The first period wasn't the prettiest for the Sharks, as they allowed some rush chances and were listed as having eight giveaways, but they still had a 2-1 lead thanks to goals from Ferraro and Celebrini. Midway through the first, Wennberg took a pass along the boards from Adam Gaudette, carried the puck into the Ducks' zone, and found a streaking Ferraro, who beat goalie Lukas Dostal at the 10:43 mark for the 100th point of his NHL career."

Macklin Celebrini scored in the first period and added two second-period assists for his 10th three-point game, helping the San Jose Sharks to a 5-4 victory over the Anaheim Ducks. Mario Ferraro, Igor Chernyshov, William Eklund, and Zack Ostapchuk also scored, with Ostapchuk's first Sharks goal giving San Jose a 5-3 third-period lead. Troy Terry scored late after the Ducks pulled goalie Petr Mrazek to cut the deficit to one. Goalie Yaroslav Askarov made 39 saves and the Sharks killed a late tripping penalty to John Klingberg. Celebrini briefly left with a facial injury but returned.

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