Sharks' Macklin Celebrini: Lights lamp in return to lineup
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Celebrini scored his first goal of the season in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Oilers.
After missing two games with a lower-body injury, the 20-year-old superstar made an impact in Saturday's return to the lineup. He spoiled Tristan Jarry's shutout bid midway through the third period. Celebrini has delivered six points in his first three games of 2026-27. If he avoids injuries, he could surpass the 100-point plateau for a second straight regular season.
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Sharks' Macklin Celebrini: Set to play Saturday
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Celebrini (lower body) is expected to play against Edmonton on Saturday, Max Miller of NHL.com reports.
Following a two-game absence, Celebrini is poised to return to the lineup. He has registered five assists, nine shots on goal and three blocked shots in two outings this season. He will likely play on the first line and log time on the top power-play unit against the Oilers.
Head coach Ryan Warsofsky said Friday that Celebrini (lower body) is a game-time decision for Saturday's matchup against Edmonton, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Celebrini has participated in long skating sessions Thursday and Friday and is progressing in his recovery, but the team's medical staff will wait to see how he feels Saturday before determining his status against the Oilers. The 20-year-old has missed the last two games due to his injury, but his recent updates indicate that he doesn't appear to be facing a long-term absence, regardless of whether he gets the green light Saturday.
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Sharks' Macklin Celebrini: Questionable for Saturday
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Celebrini (lower body) is making progress, but he remains questionable for Saturday's game against Edmonton, per Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now.
Although Celebrini was on the ice for a second straight long skating session Friday, he wasn't sure what his status would be Saturday. The 20-year-old has missed San Jose's past two games due to the injury. He has five assists in two appearances in 2026-27.
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Sharks' Macklin Celebrini: Out of action Thursday
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Celebrini (lower body) won't play Thursday versus the Blues, Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic reports.
Celebrini didn't take the ice for warmups after previously being labeled a game-time decision. This will be his second straight game out of the lineup due to the injury. Celebrini's next chance to play is Saturday at home versus the Oilers.
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Sharks' Macklin Celebrini: Being evaluated
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Head coach Ryan Warsofsky said after Monday's 5-0 loss in Dallas that Celebrini (lower body) is being evaluated and will continue to be assessed Tuesday to see where he is at, Max Miller of NHL.com reports.
Warsofsky added that Celebrini is with the team and did not leave American Airlines Center after being a late scratch Monday. Ty Dellandrea made his season debut as a result of Celebrini's injury, while Alexander Wennberg centered the top line, though Warsofsky did a lot of line juggling throughout Monday's game due to the Sharks being thoroughly outplayed. If Celebrini is forced to miss any time, Wennberg will have heightened fantasy value, and Michael Misa should see an increased role as well. San Jose's next game is in St. Louis on Thursday.
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Sharks' Macklin Celebrini: Deals two more helpers
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Celebrini posted two assists, two shots on goal, two PIM and two blocked shots in Saturday's 5-4 overtime win over the Kings.
Celebrini helped out on a Tyler Toffoli goal in the second period and also set up Igor Chernyshov's game-winning tally in overtime. Through two games, Celebrini has five helpers, nine shots on net and a plus-2 rating. He's still looking for his first goal of the season, but it won't take him long to find the twine, especially with the Sharks' offense already humming along efficiently.
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Sharks' Macklin Celebrini: Distributes three helpers
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Celebrini logged three assists and seven shots on goal in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over the Panthers.
Celebrini had one assist on the power play and one while shorthanded as he had a hand in both of Will Smith's goals. He also helped out on Luca Cagnoni's overtime tally. The 20-year-old Celebrini had 45 goals and 115 points over 82 games in his second NHL campaign, and he's poised for more responsibility as the Sharks' captain. Expect him to take on more work on the penalty kill throughout the year as he develops into an all-around superstar rather than just an elite scorer.
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Sharks' Macklin Celebrini: Named captain
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Celebrini was named the Sharks' captain Friday.
San Jose's previous captain was Logan Couture, who has one season remaining on his eight-year, $64 million contract but announced his retirement in April 2025 due to a groin injury. Celebrini is the future of the Sharks after signing a five-year, $94 million contract that won't begin until the 2027-28 campaign. While his upcoming $18.8 million cap hit is unquestionably huge, the 20-year-old demonstrated that he can live up to it by scoring 45 goals and 115 points in 82 regular-season appearances last campaign. Celebrini should be one of the league's top forwards for years to come.
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Sharks' Macklin Celebrini: Gets massive payday
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Celebrini signed a five-year, $94 million contract extension with the Sharks on Wednesday.
Celebrini's $18.8 million cap hit is projected to be the highest in the NHL, surpassing even Leo Carlsson's $18 million, which itself set a new standard for what young stars can expect to get paid when it was agreed upon July 3. However, Celebrini has one year remaining on his entry-level contract, so his new massive contract won't begin until the 2027-28 campaign. That leaves the door open for someone else to become the league's highest-paid player before Celebrini's deal takes effect. Regardless, the 20-year-old's upcoming paycheck is well deserved. After impressing with his 63 points as a rookie during the 2024-25 regular season, he broke out as a sophomore with 45 goals and 115 points in 82 regular-season appearances with the Sharks. Taken with the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, his time among the NHL's elite is just getting started.
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Sharks' Macklin Celebrini: Lights lamp in loss
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Celebrini scored a goal on five shots and added two hits in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Predators.
Celebrini has six goals and four assists over his last five outings. The superstar center is up to 41 goals, 106 points, 265 shots on net, 48 hits, 47 blocked shots, 40 PIM and a plus-4 rating over 75 appearances this season. Celebrini has beaten all expectations just two years into his career, but he's still trying to find enough late in the campaign to get the Sharks into the playoffs.
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Sharks' Macklin Celebrini: Pulls off heroics late in win
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Celebrini scored twice on four shots, added two assists and went plus-3 in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Ducks.
Celebrini already had two points in the contest before he stepped up late in the third period. He tied the game at 18:21 of the frame with his 40th goal of the season, and he then set up Alexander Wennberg on the go-ahead tally just 1:08 later. Celebrini has popped off for nine points over his last three contests, making up for the five-game span before that in which he was limited to one assist. The 19-year-old superstar has 105 points, 257 shots on net, 46 hits, 46 blocked shots, 40 PIM and a plus-5 rating over 73 outings. This is already the fourth-most points in a season by a teenager in NHL history, and Celebrini is just two points away from matching Jimmy Carson's 1987-88 campaign with the Kings for a spot in the top-three.
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Sharks' Macklin Celebrini: Continues to climb record lists
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Celebrini delivered an assist Saturday in a 4-1 loss to the Flyers.
Celebrini's 96 points (35 goals, 61 assists) in 68 games put him fifth on the NHL's overall scoring list. More impressively, he moved past Hall of Famer Bryan Trottier for the seventh-highest single-season point total by a teenager. Celebrini also tied Joe Thornton (2007-08) for the third-highest season total in Sharks history. He's on pace for a whopping 116 points this season, which would eclipse Jumbo Joe's franchise mark of 114 (2006-07).
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Sharks' Macklin Celebrini: Point streak reaches eight games
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Celebrini recorded two goals and an assist in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Canadiens.
Celebrini has found the back of the net in five of the Sharks' last six games, and while this was just his second multi-point performance during his ongoing eight-game point streak, the star playmaker remains a massive influence on offense for the Sharks. Celebrini has 13 points (seven goals, six assists) with 35 shots, six hits and 10 blocked shots in nine appearances since the Olympic break.
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Sharks' Macklin Celebrini: Joins Crosby and Gretzky with mark
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Celebrini scored for the fourth straight game in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Sabres.
He has four goals in that span and nine points (five goals, four assists) on his current six-game scoring streak. Celebrini's goal Tuesday gave him 90 points (33 goals, 57 assists) this season. He did it in 62 games. Celebrini joins some epic company on the list of teenagers who reach the 90-point mark quickly. He needed the third-fewest games in NHL history behind Sidney Crosby (54 games in 2006-07) and Wayne Gretzky (56 games in 1979-80) to hit that height.
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Sharks' Macklin Celebrini: Scores lone goal in overtime loss
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Celebrini scored a goal on four shots in Saturday's 2-1 overtime loss to the Islanders.
Celebrini has four goals and four assists during his five-game point streak. He's scored in each of the last three contests. The 19-year-old is knocking on the door of a 90-point campaign -- he has 32 tallies, 57 assists, 216 shots on net, 39 blocked shots, 34 hits, 34 PIM and a plus-7 rating over 61 appearances.
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Sharks' Macklin Celebrini: Puts away goal Friday
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Celebrini scored a goal on three shots in Friday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Blues.
Celebrini has three goals and four assists over his last four contests. The 19-year-old superstar's goal tied the game at 1-1 in the second period. He's now up to 31 tallies, 88 points, 212 shots on net and a plus-7 rating across 60 appearances this season. With a strong rest of the month, he could reach the 100-point mark by the end of March.
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Sharks' Macklin Celebrini: Opens scoring in Saturday's win
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Celebrini scored a goal on seven shots in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Oilers.
Celebrini snapped a brief two-game dry spell with the opening tally Saturday. He was already gaining attention in his second NHL campaign, but he went international with 10 points in six games at the Olympics for Canada. He's up to 29 goals, 82 points, 202 shots on net, 30 hits, 35 blocked shots, 32 PIM and a plus-8 rating through 57 appearances, cementing his superstar status as he's now guaranteed to have a point-per-game season at the worst.
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Sharks' Macklin Celebrini: Dazzles again in quarterfinal win
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Celebrini scored a goal and added two assists, one on the power play, in Canada's 4-3 overtime win over Czechia in the Olympic men's hockey quarterfinals Wednesday.
The 19-year-old phenom continues to amaze and has five goals and nine points through four games in the tournament. None of Celebrini's points were bigger than his second helper Wednesday, as he dropped the puck to Mitch Marner in OT before the Vegas winger split the Czech defense and scored the winner. Celebrini has found the back of the net himself in four straight games, and he's the first teenager to have a three-point game in the knockout round of an Olympic tournament involving NHL players.
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Sharks' Macklin Celebrini: Two points in Monday's loss
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Celebrini produced a goal and an assist in Monday's 6-3 loss to Chicago.
The Sharks didn't even get on the board until midway through the second period, when they were already staring at a 4-0 hole. Celebrini still came away with his third multi-point performance in the last five games, and the 19-year-old phenom is up to 28 goals and 81 points through 54 games, putting him fourth in the NHL scoring race behind perennial Hart Trophy candidates Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon and Nikita Kucherov. Celebrini remains on pace for a truly historic season -- only five teenagers in history have scored 100 or more points, with the last being Sidney Crosby (120 points in 2006-07).
