"Is there any one player in the NHL more valuable to his team right now than Macklin Celebrini is to the San Jose Sharks? It's worth asking since the Hart Memorial Trophy, the league's most prestigious individual award, is presented annually to the player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team. Going by what's happened over the last few weeks, few have matched that description better than the 19-year-old Celebrini."
"Celebrini now has 24 points in a 12-game point streak tied for the third longest in team history in which the Sharks have gone 8-4-0 and moved into the top wild card spot in the Western Conference. With 67 points, Celebrini has factored into half of the Sharks' 134 goals this season. He's also played a role in 11 of the Sharks' 21 game-winning goals, and six of eight overtime goals."
"But while McDavid has forward Leon Draisaitl, himself a winner of the award in 2020, and Evan Bouchard, one of the NHL's highest-scoring defensemen, backing him up with a combined 99 points before Thursday, Celebrini's point total is more than double that of center Alexander Wennberg, the second-highest scoring Sharks player with 30 points."
Macklin Celebrini, 19, has become the primary offensive driver for the San Jose Sharks, producing 67 points and contributing to half of the team's 134 goals. He has a 12-game, 24-point streak tied for third-longest in team history, during which the Sharks went 8-4-0 and rose to the top Western Conference wild-card spot. Celebrini has factored into 11 of 21 game-winning goals and six of eight overtime winners. The Sharks are 22-11-1 when he records a point and 0-7-2 when he is held scoreless. His goal-share percentage is second in the NHL behind Connor McDavid.
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