San Jose Sharks finish homestand with a loss to the Minnesota Wild, start road trip Sunday in New Jersey
San Jose Sharks’ Timothy Liljegren skates with the puck against Minnesota Wild’s Zach Bogosian in the first period at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. SAN JOSE – Nick Gialdini could only save the San Jose Sharks so many times on Thursday night against the Minnesota Wild.
Macklin Celebrini scored goals at the 4:36 mark of the second period and 16:08 mark of the third, both off assists from Mikael Granlund and both on Wild goalie Marc-Andre Fleury. Celebrini, 18, is the youngest player in the NHL, and Fleury, 40, is the oldest. After Celebrini’s second goal, Boldy scored an empty-netter with under two minutes to play to seal the win for Minnesota, which won for the eighth time in its last 10 games.Sharks goalie Vitek Vanecek finished with 26 saves as his record this season fell to 2-5-0. Vanecek was coming off a 49-save performance in a 2-1 overtime by the Sharks over Columbus on Tuesday.Celebrini scored in his NHL debut on Oct. 10 but was placed on injured reserve two days later with a hip ailment.
Fleury is expected to retire at the end of the season, and Thursday’s game could have been his last start in San Jose.
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