* Macklin Celebrini thrilled the Sharks’ dads and mentors on their road trip with a three-point performance and highlight-reel goal as he extended his point streak to 12 games to tie the third-longest run by a teenager in NHL history and became the fifth-fastest active player to 80 career assists.
* The Mammoth earned their first win against the Senators franchise hours after the NHL announced that the 2027 Discover NHL Winter Classic will be held in Utah.
* Several streaks will be on the line Thursday during a 12-game slate, including one by Matthew Schaefer as the rookie aims to extend his personal run to five games when the Islanders face the Predators on ESPN+.
CELEBRINI KEEPS STREAKING, CLIMBS IMPRESSIVE NHL LISTS
Macklin Celebrini (1-2—3)thrilled the Sharks’ dads and mentors on their road trip as he posted a three-point performance that included tying the game with 1:07 remaining in regulation with a highlight-reel goal and setting up the overtime winner to help San Jose (22-18-3, 47 points) move past Los Angeles (18-14-10, 46 points) for the first Wild Card seed in the Western Conference.
* Celebrini improved his career totals to 49-81—130 (113 GP) and became the fifth-fastest active player to 80 career assists. The only others to reach the plateau in fewer games: Sidney Crosby (97 GP), Mathew Barzal (106 GP), Connor McDavid (106 GP) and Cale Makar (110 GP).
* Celebrini tied Patrik Laine and Bobby Carpenter (both w/ 35) for the eighth-most multi-point games by a teenager in NHL history. The list is topped by Crosby (67), Wayne Gretzky (66), Dale Hawerchuk (54), Jimmy Carson (51), Ron Francis (43), Steve Yzerman (42) and Brian Bellows (40).
* Celebrini tied Jonathan Cheechoo (12 GP in 2005-06) and Rob Gaudreau (12 GP in 1992-93) for the third-longest point streak in Sharks history. He trails Erik Karlsson (14 in 2022-23) and Mikael Granlund (13 in 2023-24).
* Celebrini scored the NHL’s 44th game-tying goal in the final two minutes of regulation this season, which is the second most at this stage (681 GP) behind 2013-14 (45).
MAMMOTH EARN WIN AFTER UTAH ANNOUNCED AS HOST FOR 2027 WINTER CLASSIC
Clayton Keller (0-2—2) recorded his team-leading 12th multi-point game and Karel Vejmelka made 32 saves as the Mammoth (21-20-3, 45 points) earned a win and moved within the brink of a Western Conference Wild Card spot, hours after the NHL announced the 2027 Discover NHL Winter Classic will be held in Utah. The outdoor game will feature the Mammoth hosting the Avalanche at Rice-Eccles Stadium, the on-campus football venue at the University of Utah.
* Utah will become the 32nd NHL franchise to participate in an outdoor game. Click here for more information on Rice-Eccles Stadium and full details of the announcement.
* Vejmelka improved to 19-11-2 and surpassed Colorado’s Scott Wedgewood (18) for the most wins among all goaltenders this season. Vejmelka, who will represent Team Czechia at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, can become the second Czech goaltender to conclude a season as the League leader in wins (tied or outright) – he would join Dominik Hasek (41 in 2001-02).
HIGHLIGHTS FROM WEDNESDAY IN #NHLSTATS: LIVE UPDATES
Matt Duchene reaching the 900-point milestone, the Blackhawks scoring seven goals and Oliver Kapanen moving into a tie for the rookie goal-scoring lead were among the highlights from Wednesday’s #NHLStats: Live Updates.
* Duchenecollected an assist and joined John Tavares as the second player from the 2009 NHL Draft class to reach the 900-point milestone as the Stars (26-10-8, 60 points) followed the League-leading Avalanche as the second team to hit the 60-point plateau this season. Dallas reached the mark in 44 games – the fifth-fastest pace in Stars/North Stars history – with the franchise benchmark set in 2015-16 (40 GP).
* The Blackhawks benefited from seven different scorers as they put up seven goals against the Blues for the second time this season (also 8 on Oct. 15) en route to their fourth straight win. It marked the first time that Chicago scored seven-plus goals versus one opponent twice in the same campaign since 1994-95 (2 GP vs. VAN).
*Kapanen added to his goal total and Alexandre Texier, who will skate for Team France at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, recorded his first career three-point game and became the third French player to reach the 100-point milestone as the Canadiens (24-13-6, 54 points) moved past the Red Wings (25-15-4, 54 points) for second in the Atlantic Division. Lane Hutson netted the winning tally and, in doing so, tied P.K. Subban and Petr Svoboda (both w/ 3) for the second-most game-winning goals by a Canadiens defenseman age 21 or younger. Mathieu Schneider tops the list with four.
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SEVERAL STREAKS CAN CONTINUE DURING THURSDAY’S 12-GAME SLATE
The Islanders are back on ESPN+ following their nine-goal outburst on the network Tuesday, and this time they’ll be facing the Predators. The 12 game-slate will also feature Sidney Crosby and the Penguins looking to win a sixth straight game as well as Connor McDavid aiming to match the longest point streak of his career.
* The Islanders are coming off a 9-0 victory that saw Anthony Duclair score a hat trick and post his first career five-point game. In the past 30 years, the most goals New York has scored in a two-game span is 16 (Feb. 11-13, 2011). Matthew Schaefer also found the score sheet Tuesday to extend his point streak to four contests. After beginning his career with a six-game point streak, Schaefer can become the second 18-year-old in the past 30 years with multiple five-game runs in a single season; he would join Crosby (4x in 2005-06; longest: 10 GP).
* Crosby is riding a seven-game point streak, which includes multiple points in his past three outings, and has led his club to five straight wins – they can push that stretch to six for the first time since a seven-game run from Dec. 1-15, 2022. The Penguins captain also enters Wednesday one back of tying Ron Francis (581) for the third-most go-ahead goals factored on in NHL history as Pittsburgh (20-12-9, 49 points) looks to hit 50 standings points in 42 games or fewer for the first time since 2021-22 (38 GP).
* McDavid’s hat trick in his last outing brought his totals during his current 16-game point streak to 17-22—39 as he aims to match the longest run of his career tonight (17 GP in 2022-23 & 2021-22). The Oilers captain can become the third active player to collect 40 points during a point streak, alongside Crosby and Patrick Kane (2x), and can become the first Edmonton player to achieve the feat since Wayne Gretzky (44 in 16 GP from Jan. 11 – Feb. 8, 1987).
