"Seemingly in control of their game with the Minnesota Wild on Sunday night with a two-goal lead, the Sharks allowed third-period goals to Zeev Buium and Joel Eriksson Ek, whose goal with 2:18 left - after Minnesota pulled goalie Jesper Wallstedt for the extra attacker - helped force overtime. The Sharks' trio of William Eklund, Alexander Wennberg, and Timothy Liljegren then could not get off the ice in 3-on-3 overtime as the Wild controlled play and changed their skaters multiple times."
"But after Eklund was finally able to get off, Celebrini came on, stole the puck from Wild defenseman Brock Faber after a Yaroslav Askarov save, went in on a breakaway, and beat Wallstedt five-hole at the 3:47 mark of overtime, giving San Jose a dramatic 6-5 win. "That's a tough spot, especially with (the Wild players) buzzing around," Celebrini said on NBC Sports California. "Especially when you're tired, it's hard to make a play. But I thought we did a great job weathering it and just kept it out of our net.""
San Jose held a two-goal lead before Minnesota rallied with third-period goals from Zeev Buium and Joel Eriksson Ek, the latter with 2:18 remaining after Minnesota pulled Jesper Wallstedt. The game went to 3-on-3 overtime, where the Wild controlled play and changed skaters multiple times until William Eklund finally came off and Macklin Celebrini stole the puck from Brock Faber after a Yaroslav Askarov save, finishing a breakaway five-hole at 3:47 of overtime for a 6-5 victory. Eklund had two goals and an assist; Tyler Toffoli, Michael Misa (his first NHL goal), and Ryan Reaves also scored. Askarov made 28 saves, including two in overtime. Celebrini had five goals and five assists on the trip, leads the team with 15 points in nine games, and has an NHL-best 12 points in six road games; the Sharks finished the road trip 2-2-0.
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