"Friday's game was against the New York Rangers, who have put up the for-sale sign on some of their veteran players, and had won just one of their last eight before their game at SAP Center. With that backdrop, the Sharks did what they had to do, getting two first period goals from Macklin Celebrini and a solid performance from goalie Alex Nedeljkovic in a 3-1 win over the Rangers before a sellout crowd of 17,435 at SAP Center."
"Celebrini's goals came at the 1:09 and 7:37 marks of the first period, with his second giving the Sharks a 3-0 lead. His first goal, off a pass from Tyler Toffoli, came on the power play and snapped a mini two-game scoreless drought. Pavol Regenda also scored a power play goal in the first period as the Sharks improved to 9-4-0 since the Christmas break. Celebrini, Will Smith and Collin Graf combined for six points as the Sharks swept their season series with the Rangers."
"Nedeljkovic made 22 saves through the first two periods, finished with 28, and has now won five straight games for the first time since his NHL debut in Jan. 2017. He's played in 202 NHL games. Before Friday, Nedeljkovic was 4-0-0 with a .922 save percentage in his last four appearances. His last start came on Monday when he stopped 35 shots, and fought Sergei Bobrovsky, in the Sharks' 4-1 win over the Florida Panthers."
San Jose defeated the New York Rangers 3-1 at SAP Center, led by Macklin Celebrini's two first-period goals and Alex Nedeljkovic's strong goaltending. Celebrini scored at 1:09 and 7:37, with the first coming on the power play and snapping a mini two-game scoreless drought. Pavol Regenda also scored a power-play goal in the first period. The Sharks improved to 9-4-0 since the Christmas break and swept the season series with the Rangers. Nedeljkovic made 28 saves and extended his winning streak to five games. The Sharks' next home game is Feb. 26 against the Flames.
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