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St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks

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Blues spoil Celebrini's impressive debut with 5-4 overtime win over the Sharks

Pavel Buchnevich scores goal for Blues

Justin Faulk tied it with 47 seconds left in regulation, and Schenn added the winner to give the Blues their second straight victory to open the season.

The Blues overcame a 4-1 deficit in the third to force overtime after getting goals from Radek Faksa, Ryan Suter and Faulk. Pavel Buchenivic also scored.

Joel Hofer made 25 saves,

Celebrini scored the first goal of the game and set up Tyler Toffoli for a goal later in the opening period. Fabian Zetterlund and Barclay Goodrow also scored for San Jose.

Mackenzie Blackwood made 35 saves.

Takeaways Blues: St. Louis rebounded from a rough second period to score three times in the third to force overtime.

Sharks: After five straight seasons of missing the playoffs, San Jose fans were starved for any sort of success. Celebrini showed the sellout crowd there is reason for optimism thanks to a new young star but the third period showed there is still plenty of work needed.

Key moment It came early just 7:01 into the first period on the third shift of the game for Celebrini. The former Boston University star came in on a rush and did a spin-o-rama near the boards before trying a centering pass that hit defenseman Matt Kessel’s skate and went past Hofer.

Key stat Celebrini scored his goal 7:01 into the game, for the second fastest goal ever for a No. 1 pick. Only Mario Lemieux got his first earlier in his debut, scoring 2:59 into the game against Boston on Oct. 11, 1984. Celebrini is the youngest player in NHL history to record two points in the first of his debut at 18 years, 119 days, according to Sportradar. Shane Doan held the previous mark at 18 years, 362 days.

Up next The Blues conclude their season-opening three-game trip Friday night at Vegas. The Sharks wrap up a brief homestand Saturday night against Anaheim.

Regular Season Series

STL leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 7:01 Macklin Celebrini Goal (1) Backhand, assists: William Eklund (1), Jake Walman (1)
Goal 1st Period 8:51 Pavel Buchnevich Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Jordan Kyrou (1), Philip Broberg (1)
Goal 1st Period 17:14 Tyler Toffoli Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Macklin Celebrini (1), Jan Rutta (1)
Goal 2nd Period 8:26 Fabian Zetterlund Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Mikael Granlund (1), Tyler Toffoli (1)
Goal 2nd Period 17:37 Barclay Goodrow Goal (1) Deflected, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 2:54 Radek Faksa Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Nathan Walker (1)
Goal 3rd Period 6:11 Ryan Suter Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Alexey Toropchenko (1)
Goal 3rd Period 19:13 Justin Faulk Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Robert Thomas (2), Jordan Kyrou (2)
Goal 4th Period 0:45 Brayden Schenn Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Colton Parayko (1), Robert Thomas (3)

Statistics

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15 Blocked Shots 23
13 Hits 19
5 Takeaways 5
40 Shots 29
0 Power Play Goals 1
2 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 1
0 Shootout Goals 0
35 Faceoffs Won 25
58.3 Faceoff Win Percent 41.7
17 Giveaways 19
2 Total Penalties 2
4 Penalty Minutes 4

Game Information

SAP Center at San Jose

Location: San Jose, CA
Attendance: 17,435 | Capacity:

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 15 1 30 0
Minnesota 10 2 23 3
Dallas 9 5 18 0
Colorado 9 8 18 0
Utah 7 6 17 3
St. Louis 7 9 14 0
Chicago 6 9 13 1
Nashville 5 9 12 2

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 10 4 22 2
Los Angeles 9 6 21 3
Vancouver 8 3 19 3
Calgary 8 6 19 3
Edmonton 8 7 17 1
Seattle 7 8 15 1
San Jose 5 9 13 3
Anaheim 5 8 12 2
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