Nov 29, 2024; San Jose, California, USA; San Jose Sharks middle Macklin Celebrini (71) reacts after scoring a aim in opposition to the Seattle Kraken in the course of the second interval at SAP Heart at San Jose. Obligatory Credit score: Robert Edwards-Imagn Pictures It might seem the San Jose Sharks’ future is in good arms.
Macklin Celebrini, the No. 1 total decide on this previous summer time’s NHL draft, and Will Smith, the No. 4 total choice in 2023, every had a aim and an help because the Sharks defeated the Seattle Kraken 8-5 in a Black Friday matinee.
The Pacific Division rivals will full their home-and-home sequence Saturday night time in Seattle.
Celebrini has 4 objectives over the previous three video games and Smith put collectively his third straight multi-point effort (two objectives, 4 assists), because the Sharks improved to 2-2-1 over their previous 5 contests.
Celebrini turned the second 18-year-old in franchise historical past to attain in at the very least three consecutive video games. Jeff Friesen tallied in 5 in a row in 1994-95.
The offensive output was San Jose’s largest since an 8-2 victory in opposition to Philadelphia on Oct. 9, 2018. It got here two video games after a 7-2 victory in opposition to visiting Los Angeles on Monday.
The Sharks’ Ethan Cardwell, enjoying in his fourth recreation, added his first NHL aim. Cardwell transformed a wrist shot from the highest of the left faceoff circle at 7:37 of the third interval to provide San Jose a two-goal cushion.
“I feel I blacked on the market for a minute,” Cardwell stated of his aim. “It was an superior second, all the things I dreamed of. To have a crowd go loopy like that and see all of the boys’ pleasure to come back to the bench made all of it that a lot price it.”
Klim Kostin, moved up within the lineup, added a Gordie Howe hat trick — a aim, help and struggle — for San Jose.
“I did not count on (to play with Mikael Granlund and Smith) after I go to the rink,” Kostin stated. “Once I noticed the lineup, I used to be like, ‘Hey man, you gotta take that chance to show your self you can play hockey.'”
Nonetheless, Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky did not appear utterly happy.
“It was whoever needed to play protection would in all probability win the hockey recreation,” Warsofsky stated. “(There are) some issues we acquired to take a look at and be higher for (Saturday).”
Kraken coach Dan Bylsma paused and selected his phrases fastidiously when requested a query in a postgame information scrum.
“The ending assertion can be that we gave them lots of alternatives to exhibit their talent,” Bylsma stated.
The Kraken acquired two power-play objectives from Shane Wright, the No. 4 decide within the 2022 NHL Draft, and Chandler Stephenson added a aim and two assists. Oliver Bjorkstrand had one aim and one help however netminder Philipp Grubauer stopped simply 19 of 26 pictures to drop to 1-7-0 this season.
“Simply not the kind of recreation we need to get into,” stated Wright, who has 5 factors (three objectives, two assists) in three video games since returning to the lineup after spending three contests as a wholesome scratch. “Any time you quit eight objectives, it isn’t going to finish properly for you.”
Bjorkstrand stated the Kraken are intent on bouncing again Saturday.
“Now we have one thing to show,” Bjorkstrand stated. “It will be a press release recreation, that we’re not going to have very many of those.”
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