SAN JOSE – One evening after his spectacular NHL debut, San Jose Sharks middle Macklin Celebrini missed Friday’s follow with an harm, leaving his standing for Saturday’s recreation towards the Anaheim Geese in query.
Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky mentioned after Friday’s follow that Celebrini had a decrease physique ailment and was being evaluated, and couldn’t say whether or not the 18-year-old middle might need to overlook the group’s second recreation of the season.
Warsofsky additionally wouldn’t affirm whether or not Celebrini’s lower-body harm is said to the one which saved him out for a part of the preseason. In an Oct. 1 recreation towards the Utah Hockey Membership, Celebrini aggravated a lower-body harm, left halfway via the second interval, and didn’t play within the Sharks’ remaining two exhibition video games.
Celebrini scored the primary two factors of his NHL profession on Thursday earlier than a raucous sellout crowd at SAP Middle because the Sharks constructed a three-goal lead over the St. Louis Blues within the second interval. Celebrini scored the primary aim of the Sharks season on the 7:01 mark of the third interval and later assisted on a aim by Tyler Toffoli.
However the Sharks let up and allowed three targets within the third interval, together with the tying aim with 47 seconds left in regulation, earlier than Brayden Schenn scored simply 45 seconds into extra time to provide the Blues a 5-4 win.
Celebrini had 17:35 of ice time within the recreation. His final shift of the third interval got here with lower than 4 minutes to go and he was on the ice for the beginning of the 3-on-3 extra time. He spoke with the media afterward, saying his NHL debut was “everything I thought it would be for my first game, and it was an amazing experience and one I’ll cherish for my whole life.”
Celebrini, at 18 years and 119 days previous, is the youngest Sharks skater to have two factors in his NHL debut, changing Marco Sturm, who was 19 years and 26 days previous on Oct. 4, 1997, when he had a aim and help in a recreation towards the Chicago Blackhawks.
Celebrini’s aim was the second-fastest by a No. 1 total decide in his NHL debut in league historical past. Mario Lemieux, chosen first total by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1984, scored 2:59 into his debut on Oct. 11, 1984. Each gamers scored on their first profession shot on aim.
With out Celebrini on Friday, Warsofsky moved Mikael Granlund into the top-line middle spot because the group tried to right the problems that led to a bitter extra time loss in its season-opener. Granlund centered a line with Toffoli and William Eklund, with Danil Gushchin biking out and in. Klim Kostin took Granlund’s spot on the second line with Will Smith and Fabian Zetterlund.
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