San Jose Sharks
40 Goals & 4 Points for Celebrini, Sharks Win Last Minute Again, 4-3!
The San Jose Sharks welcome the Anaheim Ducks into SAP Center.
Will Smith and Macklin Celebrini (twice) and Alex Wennberg scored, and the Sharks won 4-3!
Period 1
Dickinson hurt blocking a shot with his boot, but he comes back.
Dellandrea penalty: Not the start that he wanted. Anyway…
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Smith goal: Celebrini circled the net, four Ducks watch him, and he finds Smith in a soft spot. That felt like a McDavid assist, entire defense so worried about Macklin, and Smith was open and executed a snarling one-timer.
Will Smith gives the #SJSharks a 1-0 lead with his 22nd goal of the season, a power-play strike, with 15:23 remaining in the opening period. Smith has tallied seven points (3g, 4a) in his past five games played.
Macklin Celebrini is credited with his 64th assist of his…
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6 in: Wennberg line crashes net, they’re due for some goals. Doing good forecheck and board work.
Orlov penalty: San Jose Sharks will be fortunate to come out of period with lead, third penalty already.
10 in: Desharnais one-on-one, sees Terry looking up, trying to make a play, he takes advantage of Terry focused elsewhere, kills the play. Good read.
Dellandrea getting some PK time with Goodrow. Ostapchuk-Goodrow has been the regular thing for the second-unit PK.
Washe penalty: Ferraro does good job to anticipate and beat Washe to the Ducks rim for him, forcing Washe’s hand.
5 left: Ducks just walling Celebrini off on PP entry. San Jose Sharks need to figure out a Plan B for entry. Gaudette takes Chernyshov’s spot on PP, with Dickinson, Eklund, Misa, Sherwood.
3 left: Good work by Mukhamadullin to finish Carlsson off, after a couple Sharks bump him off from attacking net, force him behind the net. Good team defense.
Poehling goal: Orlov has struggled these last couple games, he misses Poehling on the hip check. It’s still 2-on-2, so not a disaster, but it looks bad on the replay, and then Poehling picks a corner on Askarov. After killing all those penalties, doesn’t feel good to blow first period lead late. But Ducks have probably outplayed Sharks, on the balance.
Gaudette only had three shifts in the first, such is life when you’re on the fourth line, on the second unit power play, and not on the PK.
Period 2
Askarov with a huge save as Kreider slips behind the defense. San Jose Sharks need to focus up, they’ve played with energy, but not a lot of sharpness so far, I think.
4 in: Strong Celebrini line shift, Washe tries to check him, Celebrini is like a bumper car lol. Celebrini post.
5 in: Impressed by Misa behind Dostal, puck in his feet, Ducks D on him, able to fend off everything, get puck to his stick, pass it out to point.
6 in: Leddy tries to make a move at the point, stopped, but he’s desperate, wins the puck back. Not just about the mistake but how you react. Feel like Sharks picking up their urgency, which they need more of.
9 in: Good shift again by the second line, which had been doing lots of cycling but no shooting. Couple chances there though.
10 in: Desharnais doesn’t play fast enough off faceoff win, gotta move puck faster, Ducks’ FC almost eats him up.
8 left: Granlund, then Carlsson able to surge in on wing on Askarov. Big saves.
7 left: Eklund tries to go one-on-one on Trouba to get to net, Trouba says no. Good defense, but I like Eklund’s intent there. I’ve liked Eklund’s determination to attack net recently.
6 left: Misa makes a move in high slot, first move works, but then he loses it. Something to work on.
Killorn goal: San Jose Sharks had multiple chances to get it out, only themselves to blame. Dellandrea and Leddy, among the culprits, couldn’t muscle it out. Then off the wall, Killorn beats Dellandrea to the front, Dellandrea had tried to check him on wall, but Killorn bounced off, and Dellandrea was behind. Too easy from there, as the rest of the Sharks in front, 3-on-3, were on other assignments. Leddy had a man net front, trusted Dellandrea to have his guy. Dellandrea was out there for a long shift, some of the fourth line had come on. Sharks, again, not playing bad, but need a little more.
4 left: Nifty Eklund set-up of Wennberg, who finds Orlov for a Grade-A. Huge Dostal save.
2 left: Dickinson and Misa there in DZ, combination both of lack of precision and focus with puck in dangerous areas. Dickinson slips with puck, credit to him, he does recover. Then Misa flies in, but loses puck in center lane going toward his own goalie; that felt like a junior play, something that works in OHL, but here, just try to slap the puck to the wall. Earlier on 4-on-4, Smith and Dickinson not putting pucks in good places for their teammates. Lack of execution tonight. One period to fix it, feel a little fortunate that it’s just a one-goal game.
Period 3
16,146 announced attendance…consecutive non-sellouts, after an 11-game sellout streak. Still good crowds.
Celebrini goal: One away from 40. Graf on puck, jumps on Ducks turnover on FC, then Smith with incredible patience, waits for three Ducks (plus Dostal) to puck-watch on him, then finds Celebrini for easy goal from distance. Carlson did sell out for pass, but it was too good. What can Smith do for you? That’s it.
Terry goal: Orlov again. Not sure what’s been going on with him, maybe just a bad stretch. But going back for puck, unforced turnover to Terry. Just can’t happen. Askarov makes first save, but Terry pounces on rebound.
4 in: Whoa Mukhamadullin gets hammered on the forecheck, loses puck, 2-on-0 for Ducks, lucky they don’t capitalize.
Ostapchuk draw vs. Viel, I think. Love that from Ostapchuk, Viel, the former San Jose Sharks enforcer, probably thought he was going to get away with pushing around a skill player.
9 in: Dickinson receives the Wennberg pass outside the blueline, offsides for Sharks, why does he rim it down? No pressure, skate it back, you’ve got the wheels, keep possession.
Ducks far enough ahead, Sharks can give them a point, but obviously, San Jose needs two here.
5 left: Crunch time, Celebrini just double-shifted on back-to-back non-Celebrini lines.
Celebrini goal: Nice screen by Wennberg
Wennberg goal: What a pass by Celebrini.
May 7th, 2024 will forever be the greatest day in San Jose Sharks history
Ummm let’s hope not 🤦 I get what your saying but the greatest day in sharks history hasn’t happened yet and will be in the month of June when it does.
There will be Cups (plural)
They say the first one is the sweetest but my favorite warriors was the Celtics series, favorite Giants was Madbum 14 and 94 niners, but I bet you the first sharks cup will definitely be the best.
If the Sharks win a Cup it’s going to be because of what happened on May 7th, 2024
I felt it might be special, so I was there 😀.
Now I feel like I watched the beginning of the history.
Feel like you must be talking about the draft. I’m talking about the draft lottery haha because without the lottery going our way we never would have gotten Celebrini.
Went their way 3 times! Too bad they couldn’t spread some of that luck out to other drafts.
That’s only because Bettman forgot to turn the ball rigger off. Rangers win the lottery, and if the Sharks don’t make the playoffs, they will get the 2nd pick. I think the league knows what they have in Celebrini and they want the Sharks to make deep runs. This is a very exciting team, just like the early Warriors run when everyone wanted to watch them every night. The TNT guys were drooling over a game that featured two below average NHL teams. That should tell you a lot. (And you can’t say it’s preposterous to think rigging could happen… Read more »
Sorry, man, but no, the lottery is not rigged. There is no proof.
Exactly. So much speculation but again no proof.
That game was fucking awesome!
I wonder if Bob Weir was a Sharks fan!? 🤷🏻♂️
What an AWESOME WIN!
Had they played like that all season we would have already clinched a playoff spot.
You can’t do the ridiculous shoulda coulda woulda as you can do that for any scenario. Stay in the moment and don’t make this silly take. This was simply a great win.
No doubt that it was a great win.
My point is that they played one of the best games that they’ve played all season, And had they played like that all season they would have already clinched a playoff spot. 😃
You’re missing the point. You’re just repeating yourself w/out getting context.
You might be letting me rub off on you too much. 😉 These threads after games like that should be a free zone for over excited exageration. 🙂
Oh no! But I guess the point I was trying to make is that any team can state what RSharks was stating so I felt it was basically a non-point.
Eh… let him be excited. That shit was crazy last night. I’ve been calling them the heart attack kids to friends here. Their number of comebacks and record in one goal games has to be pretty incredible this season.
And then there’s this (don’t know if it was posted below):
Per@Sportradarthe #SJSharks are the first team in
@NHL
history to win three consecutive games on GWGs within the last 90 seconds of regulation.
I repeated myself? Geez, I didn’t realize that. 😂😂😂
MVP!! MVP!! MVP!!
That kid must have a scar on his forehead because he’s the chosen one.
Hell yeah! I just used that “chosen one” phrase when texting my brother about the game 😆
either that or he’s got 3 digits on the back of his head and he’s here to burn down the league. ;P.
Hahahahahha
Holy tit balls. I love this team.
ok Orlov needs a reset. Muk absolutely mugged on that shift, but I thought he played his best minutes right after. Glad he was able to recover. This time of the year he needs to step up the physicality.
Delly was ok? This maybe was more of a Regenda type game?
Delly had some good chances. Burying pucks is not his greatest skill
That sequence right before the chuck fight I thought Shak lost a skate blade or something he looked so bad. That was strange
Dude, totally, no shit man. Orlov is driving me nuts. Delly was fine IMO. Except the 2nd goal against. His dude off the wall scored.
If #2 had been paying better attention on the bench instead of drinking water or looking at the iPad, he could have warned Orlov that Terry was right on him and that turnovers are bad. Totally on Will.
What are you talking about?
I’m giving him credit for a sick burn on people that make stupid Will Smith critiques. It was in italics. Needed emojis though
I kinda thought but wondered if it was a direct quote or just sarcasm…?
It’s called “snarkasm”…gonna’ trademark and copyright that. 😀
Ummm. That sounds more like something that happens when sharks are mating.….😳🤭
Sorry man, I failed you. I’ll try not to let it happen again. Btw, meaning to ask… “prog” as in…? Progressive music? Politics?
The music side mostly. Politically I’m probably not progressive enough to be called “progressive” by progressives. But let’s just say I’m more in tune with my team having rainbow tape than signing James Reimer.
This was an incredible comeback win.
Having said that, this game also exposed how half-baked this team still is. So many issues on display: outshot by the opposing team by a significant margin, goalie getting no help from the team in front of him, a defense with Dmitry Orlov as your headliner (and the year is not 2018.) The biggest problem is nothing happens unless Celebrini is making it happen. If it wasn’t for Celebrini simply refusing to lose (and some acrobatics from Askarov) this would have been an embarrassing loss.
“Embarrassing”? How so?
Well, I thought I explained why in my previous comment. But here’s more details. The Sharks had one player score and assist every single goal. Sharks were outshot 31 to 21, and outshot every single period, and many of those were high danger chances. Ducks lead in expected goals at all points throughout the game, including at the very end. The defense was bad. I’ll have to watch the replays, but as I recall Orlov was involved on two of the defensive breakdowns that lead to Ducks goals. That’s not good when that guy is, for lack of competition, your… Read more »
I think you’re missing a couple guys. I thought Eklund was great, Shak, Deharnais was good, Wennberg was really good. Didn’t he win most of his face-offs? Askarov finally gave up less than 4. Smith actually won a puck battle on the boards. I dunno, I get what you’re saying about Cele but if all those others don’t put in the work, Cele doesn’t even have a chance to play the hero. It’s just where they are in the build up. Never forget that this wasn’t supposed to be a playoff team. Wasn’t built to be one. They clearly just… Read more »
I’m not saying there’s no good reason for why they are where they are. I am saying where they are is still not a good place despite a feel good win.
For me, the best wins this season are the ones where somebody else – individually or by committee – can give Celebrini a night off.
Yeah but it’s fine though right? Everything over a 15-20 point increase in the standings is absolutely gravy this season. This off season will bring changes and most likely an improved D. Misa will be in year 2 and may take a step. You may have Bystedt in the NHL, maybe Musty, Maybe Cags? The offensive depth is coming, At this point I’m most worried about Asky but I think the off season will allow him a reset and adjustments to hopefully fix up his game.
Askerov definitely needs to work on things this off-season. I don’t like that he often ends up way outside of the paint in a split or full on prone position and exposes the net. If he can control/limit stuff like that then my blood pressure would benefit. Agree that regardless of where the team ends up it’s exceeded everyone’s expectations. Yeah, Mack drags the team along but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing to have this year. I have high hopes Misa takes a step. Smith, over the last couple of games, has appeared to be more willing to physically… Read more »
Oh, and UpChuck. I know people loved Zetts but no way would I trade them for one another at this point.
Graf and Smith were great too. This team is playing hard and it’s fun.
Well, I’d excuse the half-finished roster construction given the context of where the org is at in the rebuild. Also, several others contributed tonight, and when Celebrini gets even a little bit of help (Ostapchuk with the fight, Askarov with the saves, Wennberg finding his offensive game), he’s capable of leading us to anything!
That’s all true, but this was not the team at its best. Ostapchuk stepped up for a teammate. Wennberg scored the GWG. But this was not good team effort. Seriously ask yourself, if Celebrini didn’t simply turn on God Mode in the last two minutes of the game, would you really be praising what a great job the team did? Be honest, everybody would be bitching about the team and wanting to stick Warsofsky’s head on a fence post. I was one of the very few telling people to calm the fuck down and not give up on the playoffs… Read more »
I actually think it exposes the Ducks more.than the Sharks. They were supposed to be a year or two ahead of the Sharks and they just aren’t. Sharks dominant tonight, the shots on goal really aren’t the key stat, in my opinion. The Sharks had good shots and while I think they should be shooting more, too, overall, they make em count and they have all year.
And the Sharks were just as physical as those guys, too.
Again, would you really be saying that if Celebrini didn’t turn on God Mode in the last two minutes of the game? Also, think about if one or two of the Askarov highlight reel saves weren’t saves.
Everybody is excited by a comeback win. That’s good. But once the high wears off, seriously think about it.
I would be lamenting the mistakes, but I do think the Sharks were the better team a lot of the night. The TNT guys thought that too
I wouldn’t worry about the Ducks. Weren’t they missing 2 important players?
Or can he…? ;P
I’m really curious about scoring chances as opposed to shots? Sharks controlled a a lot of zone time but didn’t shoot, waiting for that perfect play.
According to moneypuck, Ducks lead expected goals the whole game. Even at end of game. So I don’t believe this was a throw bad shots toward the net and hope for the best type of scenario.
Interesting. There must be a stat that shows offensive zone possession or something that would illustrate how much the Sharks controlled the play in the offensive zone. Seemed like they just needed to direct puck toward the goal instead of globetrotting the puck around the zone the way they did especially in the 2nd period. I don’t know, felt like a playoff game, increased physicality and that level of chaos you see in the post season where small mistakes are huge.
Smarter people than me would know where to look, but did Wennberg keep the puck longer and have more control while he was zooming around in the Ducks zone? I was most impressed with his handling over anyone else.
No doubt. He had a pretty great game. He’s been very integral to this last few wins and whole season for that matter. When he’s just the 3c and Misa is producing steady offense this team is going to be a huge problem down the middle.
Wenny has great hands, so impressed that he seems to have a magnet for the puck even when it seems as if he doesn’t have the position. That final sequence where he circled behind the net, came out in front, the puck seemed to be bobbling before he got it to Macklin and then back to him for the goal was just magic and kind of mind boggling as well; as if Wenny did this sleight of hand and then “poof”, game winner. On another Wenny note, he should really shoot more. I remember near the end of Jumbo’s career,… Read more »
A few more years of developent and this Celebrini kid might have a future in this leauge.
Holy hell, that was stressful. My dog does not like all of the yelling these games are bringing to the house. 🤣
Also. Ostapchuk the next Reavo? I’m digging it.
That is hockey. The wife told me to shut up twice tonight.
Upchuck is a legit heavy weight who can actually play an integral hockey role. Very rare. He beat up Rempe in juniors. Dudes legit.
Would really like to see what he could do on maybe the third line or when they are
blending lines. He really has some skills-don’t want him to be a forever fourth liner.
Now and even at the time of the trade, he’s supposedly got 3C upside. He’d have to push Wenny aside to do that now (and as noted above, Wenny can hold onto the puck and his skating creates a bubble around him, whereas Chucky’s just a bit too quick to dish or dump) and he should be contending with Bystedt soon, or even McKinney a couple years from now. I’d actually love it if he learned the best habits from Reavo and Goodrow and became the stud 4th-line cornerstone who wears an A and keeps track of the bottom six… Read more »
There’s that cape… Good lord what a stud.
Going to keep calling it out, Shak was awesome. So many great plays I lost count. So excited if he’s finally leveled up and can do this consistently. It’s getting close to where I want him with Deharnais on the 1st pair. I’m just not sure Orlov and Ferraro can hang as 2nd pair.
Wanna stay humble and grateful here but is Celebrini the next….???
He’s the first Celebrini
I’m not sure who his best comparable other than Crosby would be? He’s more physical than Sid. There are moments where he reminds me of Forseberg but he’s a lot faster.
T-shirt worthy.
We don’t have to stay humble. Sharks fans got Lindros stolen from us. We endured a draft where the morons took all finnish players. Enjoy this shit!
Yep. We literally started with the throw away half of a relocating franchises roster and never a 1OA for the next 33 years. Humble? If I stay north of insufferable when he leads this team to a cup…fuck it, I’m already there.
I admit I try to stay humble with my hockey buddies that I skate with who bring up Cele almost daily. It’s very early in his career and I don’t want to drive them nuts.
😁
Watching him battle Terry on the boards, then move to the front of the net and immediately start checking and pushing hard on him again, helping to get the puck out of there was just so fucking great. If that is who he can become while having that long reach and more shots from the blue line, I’m here for it.
The skating is so key. He came swooping in out of nowhere like a pterodactyl to just stop plays and eliminate guys a ton. He was a very unsung hero in my eyes in the last couple wins.
Did you guys watch the post game interview with Cele and Reavo? Awesome stuff.
Thanks for mentioning it, I went to find it. Reavo has the best attitude and personality.
For real! Celebrini’s got personality, and Reaves is a natural broadcaster!
Reeves might be a #1 overall
pick when it comes to broadcasting!
I think Liam invited him to join the TNT team!?
I don’t think he was messing with him!?