Macklin Celebrini extends point streak as Sharks edge Ducks
Macklin Celebrini registered a goal and two assists as the San Jose Sharks held on for a 5-4 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Monday to win for the fourth time in their past five road games.
Mario Ferraro, Igor Chernyshov and William Eklund added goals as the Sharks improved to 5-3-0 since Dec. 11. Alexander Wennberg logged two assists and Yaroslav Askarov made 38 saves for San Jose, which killed off an Anaheim power play with just over three minutes remaining.
Celebrini delivered his 10th game of at least three points this season. The 19-year-old forward extended his points streak to a season-best eight games (six goals, 11 assists). He now has 60 points on the season.
Troy Terry notched two goals and an assist and Cutter Gauthier had a goal and an assist for the Ducks, who lost for the fifth time in six games (1-4-1). Pavel Mintyukov also scored for Anaheim.
Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal made five saves while allowing four goals before he was pulled in favor of Peter Mrazek in the second period. Mrazek turned aside three of the four shots he faced.
Anaheim lost despite a 42-13 advantage in shots on goal.
The Sharks and Ducks have split a pair of games this season while combining to score 22 goals.
Ferraro gave the Sharks a 1-0 lead when he tipped in a cross-ice pass from Wennberg for his 100th career point at 10:43 of the first period. Terry got the Ducks even just over four minutes later on a backhand into an open net after Nikita Nesterenko forced Askarov into a turnover behind the net.
Celebrini put the Sharks ahead for good with 48 seconds remaining in the opening period by tallying his team-best 21st of the season.
Chernyshov and Eklund each scored goals off Celebrini feeds to give San Jose a 4-1 lead in the second period.
Gauthier cut Anaheim's deficit to 4-2 at 16:26 of the middle period, his team-leading 19th.
Mintyukov pulled the Ducks within a goal at 3:07 of the third off a pass from Gauthier.
Ostapchuk scored on a tip-in with 7:13 remaining, and Terry got the Ducks back within a goal just over two minutes later.
Celebrini missed nearly nine minutes of the third period before returning after taking a deflected puck to the face.