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New Jersey Devils at San Jose Sharks

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Cody Ceci scores with 25 seconds left, Sharks beat Devils 3-2

New Jersey Devils vs. San Jose Sharks: Game Highlights

With the game tied 2-2, Ceci’s slap shot from the point beat Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom.

Yaroslav Askarov stopped 28 shots for San Jose, and Markstrom made 21 saves for New Jersey.

Macklin Celebrini gave the Sharks a 2-1 lead with a hard wrist shot on his first shift of the third period, but Paul Cotter answered for the Devils.

Nikolai Kovalenko scored his first goal with the Sharks late in the first period after joining the team in a trade last month. Nico Hischier, on his 26th birthday, tied the game in the second on the power play by deflecting the puck in off a pass by Jack Hughes.

Takeaways Devils: The Devils lost their four straight on a six-game road trip, and have yet to find a rhythm coming off the holiday break.

Sharks: The Sharks won against a second consecutive playoff team after beating the Lightning on Thursday to snap an eight-game losing streak. Askarov, coming off a perfect third period on Thursday, looked solid in his second straight start as the Sharks are giving their goaltender of the future more experience.

Key moment With the puck in the Devils’ zone in the final seconds of the third, Jonas Siegenthaler fell in the corner. The Sharks’ Alexander Wennberg retrieved the puck and passed it up high to Ceci, whose slap shot trickled off Markstrom’s glove and in.

Key stat Celebrini’s 13th goal of the season put him in first amongst rookies. He entered the game tied with the Flyers’ Matvei Michkov.

Up next The Devils visit the Kraken on Monday, while the Sharks host the Golden Knights on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

SJ wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 17:40 Nikolai Kovalenko Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: William Eklund (21), Luke Kunin (7)
Goal 2nd Period 4:19 Nico Hischier Goal (19) Deflected, assists: Jack Hughes (32), Jesper Bratt (34)
Goal 3rd Period 1:53 Macklin Celebrini Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Will Smith (8), Collin Graf (1)
Goal 3rd Period 5:07 Paul Cotter Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Luke Hughes (15)
Goal 3rd Period 19:35 Cody Ceci Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Alexander Wennberg (11)

Statistics

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12 Blocked Shots 16
21 Hits 16
3 Takeaways 1
30 Shots 24
1 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 4
50.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
36 Faceoffs Won 27
57.1 Faceoff Win Percent 42.9
10 Giveaways 11
4 Total Penalties 2
8 Penalty Minutes 4
San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Shakir Mukhamadullin, D Out Apr 17
Zack Ostapchuk, C Out Apr 16
Thomas Bordeleau, C Out Apr 16
Vincent Desharnais, D Out Apr 15
Logan Couture, C Injured Reserve Apr 14
New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Brenden Dillon, D Day-To-Day Apr 20
Cody Glass, C Day-To-Day Apr 20
Jonas Siegenthaler, D Injured Reserve Apr 20

Game Information

SAP Center at San Jose

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

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 51 22 111 9
Carolina 47 30 99 5
New Jersey 42 33 91 7
Columbus 40 33 89 9
NY Rangers 39 36 85 7
NY Islanders 35 35 82 12
Pittsburgh 34 36 80 12
Philadelphia 33 39 76 10

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 50 22 110 10
Los Angeles 48 25 105 9
Edmonton 48 29 101 5
Calgary 41 27 96 14
Vancouver 38 30 90 14
Anaheim 35 37 80 10
Seattle 35 41 76 6
San Jose 20 50 52 12
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