Celebrini Scores 10th in Sharks' 3-1 Win Over Panthers

San Jose, Calif. — Macklin Celebrini netted his 10th goal of the season to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 3-1 victory over the Florida Panthers on Saturday night at SAP Center, extending the team's winning streak to three games.

The 19-year-old Celebrini, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, scored with 2:35 left in the first period on a quick pass from Will Smith, firing the puck past Florida goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky from the right corner. The goal marked Celebrini's 24th point in 16 games this season, tying him with Sidney Crosby in 2006-07, Steve Yzerman in 1984-85 and Wayne Gretzky in 1980-81 for the most by a teenager in a team's first 16 games.

Adam Gaudette added to the lead early in the second period with his fourth goal of the year, beating Bobrovsky with a shot over the glove for a 2-0 advantage. Brad Marchand pulled one back for Florida 28 seconds later, scoring in his fourth consecutive game, the longest such streak by a Panthers player aged 37 or older. Marchand, who entered the night with 996 career points, now needs four more to join the 102nd player in NHL history to reach 1,000.

Alexander Wennberg sealed the win with an empty-net goal at 19:09 of the...