Celebrini’s Sharks Record

Macklin Celebrini closed the regular season with 115 points, the most any San Jose Sharks player has scored in one year. (nhl.com) The 19-year-old center broke Joe Thornton’s franchise mark of 114 points from 2006-07 in San Jose’s 6-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday, April 16. Celebrini got there with a goal and two assists in the finale at Canada Life Centre. (usatoday.com) ESPN’s game log lists Celebrini at 45 goals and 70 assists in 82 games, which tied him for fourth in the National Hockey League in goals and put him fourth in points at season’s end. His last three points came after he entered the night needing three to pass Thornton. (espn.com) The record lands at the end of another season without playoff hockey in San Jose. The Sharks were eliminated from Stanley Cup contention on April 13 and missed the postseason for a seventh straight year, finishing 38-34-8. (nhl.com) That gap is why Celebrini’s scoring line has become the clearest sign of the rebuild’s timeline. San Jose drafted him first overall on June 28, 2024, after he won the 2024 Hobey Baker Award as college hockey’s top men’s player at Boston University. (nhl.com 1) (nhl.com 2) Thornton’s old record had stood for 19 seasons and came in his first full year with the Sharks after his 2005 trade from Boston. Celebrini passed it before his 20th birthday, giving San Jose a new single-season standard from a player still on his entry-level arc. (usatoday.com) (nbcsportsbayarea.com) San Jose’s bench marked the moment immediately. After Celebrini scored his record-setting goal in the third period, teammates sprayed him with water at the bench during the celebration. (nhl.com) The Sharks still start the playoffs from the outside, but their season now ends with Celebrini at the top of the franchise scoring book. (nhl.com)