"Ask him about his goal that defied the laws of physics, and he'll give you a shrug. Ask him about single-handedly dragging a franchise out of the cellar and into a playoff race, and he'll mutter something about "the group." "Not much. Tried to make a play," Celebrini said Wednesday night."
"That was his description of his game-tying goal against the Los Angeles Kings. You know, the one where he turned into some sort of demigod with the goalie pulled, weaving through traffic like a motorcycle splitting lanes on 101, before snapping a shot that would make Mike Bossy jealous."
"That was his analysis of his overtime winning assist - a sequence where he stripped the puck, passed it to himself off the boards, because the linesman was in the way, corralled the puck from the linesman's feet, created a 2-on-1 out of thin air, and feathered a perfect pass to William Eklund to undress Vezina candidate Darcy Kuemper."
Macklin Celebrini scored a spectacular game-tying goal and produced the overtime-winning assist in a 4-3 overtime win over the Los Angeles Kings. He described the goal tersely and credited the group rather than taking personal credit. The overtime sequence involved stripping the puck, passing it to himself off the boards, recovering near the linesman's feet, creating a sudden 2-on-1 and feeding William Eklund for the winner. Those plays displayed elite creativity, finish and poise. Celebrini, 19 and wearing No. 71, has been the driving force lifting the San Jose Sharks into contention and altering the team's trajectory.
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