Macklin Celebrini’s first OT goal lifts Sharks past Wings

Rookie sensation Macklin Celebrini scored his first career overtime goal and William Eklund tallied twice to lead the host San Jose Sharks to a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Monday.Tyler Toffoli and Luke Kunin also scored and Alexander Wennberg produced two assists for the Sharks, who snapped a three-game losing skid (0-1-2). Goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood made 16 saves.Dylan Larkin had a goal and an assist while Marco Kasper, Michael Rasmussen and Alex DeBrincat also scored for the Red Wings, who have only one victory in six games (1-3-2). Goalie Cam Talbot stopped 29 shots.Celebrini, the first overall pick in this year’s draft, scored his first game-winning goal 46 seconds into overtime by lifting a shot as he headed across the crease. It was the rookie’s fourth goal of the campaign.The Red Wings saw three leads disappear and the Sharks blew a third-period advantage in the back-and-forth affair.Larkin opened the scoring 7:28 into the game by converting a wide-open chance coming after a Sharks turnover for his 11th of the season.Eklund replied on the power play three minutes later when he pounced on a loose puck in the slot.Kasper responded with a power-play marker when he buried a rebound with 72 seconds remaining in the first period for his second goal of the season.

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