Sharks rally from two goals down but lose 3-2 to Penguins in a shootout; Celebrini reaches 200 career points
Macklin Celebrini scored and set up the tying goal in the third period at SAP Center. He is the fifth-youngest player in NHL history to reach 200 points, the team said.
SAN JOSE — The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 in a shootout on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at SAP Center, according to the NHL’s official game summary. The Sharks earned a point for reaching overtime after rallying from two goals down in the third period.
Sharks captain Macklin Celebrini scored with 8:28 left in the third period and assisted on Mason Marchment’s tying goal with 4:11 left. The goal was Celebrini’s 200th career point, and he is the fifth-youngest player in NHL history to reach 200, the Sharks said.
Samuel Girard put Pittsburgh ahead with a slap shot 8:57 into the first period, and Ben Kindel scored on a power play 3:28 into the third. Kindel also scored the only goal of the shootout, on the first attempt. Sergei Murashov stopped Celebrini, Ivar Stenberg and Will Smith in the shootout, the summary shows.
San Jose had a power play for the last 43 seconds of overtime after Pittsburgh’s Kris Letang was called for holding Sam Dickinson’s stick, but did not score. The Sharks went 0 for 5 on the power play.
Yaroslav Askarov made 33 saves for the Sharks, and Murashov made 34 for Pittsburgh. San Jose outshot Pittsburgh 36-35. The Sharks are 8-11-2, and attendance was 17,435. They play next at the Utah Mammoth on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 6 p.m. Pacific time.
Source: NHL game summary; Sharks post on Celebrini’s 200th point; Sharks final score post.