Macklin Celebrini Accomplishes Something Only Ever Done by Wayne Gretzky
Summary
Macklin Celebrini, a 19-year-old center for the San Jose Sharks, has had a record-breaking NHL season with 115 points and 45 goals. He matched a rare achievement only done before by Wayne Gretzky, becoming one of two teenagers in NHL history with at least 40 goals and 70 assists in a single season.Key Facts
- Celebrini is in his second NHL season and plays for the San Jose Sharks.
- He scored 45 goals and 115 points this season, breaking the Sharks’ single-season points record previously held by Joe Thornton.
- Celebrini had 18 games this season with three or more points.
- He and Wayne Gretzky are the only teenagers to have at least 40 goals and 70 assists in one NHL season.
- Gretzky achieved his record in the 1979-80 season with 51 goals and 86 assists.
- Celebrini was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NHL draft.
- He has already scored 24 more goals and 47 more points than Connor Bedard in their first two NHL seasons.
- Celebrini scored a goal and two assists in the Sharks’ final game of the regular season, a 6-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets.
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