"There is a rarefied group of NHL players worth watching no matter the circumstances-time, place, stakes, teammates, opponents, whatever. Macklin Celebrini might already in that club. The 19-year-old center, drafted first overall in 2024, is leading a resurgent, playoff-minded Sharks squad with 18 goals and 33 assists in just 34 games. Even when, for example, it's a weekday midnight on the East Coast and the Sharks are playing the flickering Calgary Flames, Celebrini alone is enough of a draw to stay awake and tune in."
"Following up on his team's huge four-goal, third-period comeback over the Penguins on Saturday, Celebrini contributed four points in a 6-3 victory on Tuesday. The big ones were the the assist he notched just a minute in and the goal he scored to widen the lead early in the third. All together, they kept him just below MacKinnon and McDavid on the list of the NHL's most productive players so far this year."
Macklin Celebrini is a 19-year-old center drafted first overall in 2024 who is driving a resurgent, playoff-minded San Jose Sharks team. Celebrini has compiled 18 goals and 33 assists in 34 games, ranking among the NHL's most productive players. Celebrini played a key role in a four-goal, third-period comeback over the Penguins and then posted four points in a 6-3 win over the Flames. Celebrini recorded an assist within the first minute, added another assist late in the first period, and scored early in the third to widen the lead. Celebrini's forechecking, vision, and playmaking have been central to the Sharks' recent success.
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