Utah Mammoth at San Jose Sharks
· National Hockey League
Big nights for Toffoli, Smith and Celebrini send Sharks to 6-3 win over Mammoth
Will Smith also scored twice for San Jose, giving him 12 goals this season. He added an assist. Pavol Regenda scored in his Sharks debut, and Adam Gaudette had the other San Jose goal.
Macklin Celebrini, the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NHL draft, had three assists to increase his season total to 26. Yaroslav Askarov made 31 saves.
Lawson Crouse had two goals and JJ Peterka also scored for Utah.
Toffoli opened the scoring at 4:41 of the first period, assisted by Celebrini and Smith. Regenda added a power-play goal at 7:58, tipping in a shot after being recalled earlier in the day from the AHL’s San Jose Barracuda.
Crouse answered quickly before Toffoli made it 3-1 at 12:59, marking the third time this season the Sharks have scored three first-period goals.
Peterka cut it to 3-2 with four minutes left in the period.
San Jose broke it open with three second-period goals in less than three minutes. Smith scored at 6:16, with Celebrini and Toffoli assisting. Gaudette added his seventh goal on a backhand and Smith scored again at 9:09, with Toffoli picking up another assist.
Crouse netted his second goal of the game short-handed at 6:30 of the third.
Sharks: Host the Washington Capitals on Wednesday.
Regular Season SeriesSJ wins series 2-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 4:41 | Tyler Toffoli Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Macklin Celebrini (24), Will Smith (15) |
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Goal | 1st Period 7:58 | Pavol Regenda Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Philipp Kurashev (8), Dmitry Orlov (15) |
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Goal | 1st Period 9:06 | Lawson Crouse Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Michael Carcone (5) |
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Goal | 1st Period 12:59 | Tyler Toffoli Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Macklin Celebrini (25) |
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Goal | 1st Period 16:00 | JJ Peterka Goal (10) Slap Shot, assists: Nate Schmidt (10), Clayton Keller (14) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 6:16 | Will Smith Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Macklin Celebrini (26), Tyler Toffoli (10) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 7:25 | Adam Gaudette Goal (7) Backhand, assists: William Eklund (10) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 9:09 | Will Smith Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Tyler Toffoli (11) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 6:30 | Lawson Crouse Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Mikhail Sergachev (14) |
Statistics
 UTA |
 SJ |
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|---|---|---|
| 17 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 16 | Hits | 19 |
| 1 | Takeaways | 6 |
| 34 | Shots | 30 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 25.0 |
| 1 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 37 | Faceoffs Won | 24 |
| 60.7 | Faceoff Win Percent | 39.3 |
| 17 | Giveaways | 10 |
| 4 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 8 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
San Jose Sharks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Misa, C | Injured Reserve | Dec 3 |
| Vincent Desharnais, D | Injured Reserve | Dec 2 |
| Logan Couture, C | Injured Reserve | Sep 30 |
Utah Mammoth Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Logan Cooley, C | Day-To-Day | Dec 7 |
| Olli Maatta, D | Injured Reserve | Nov 27 |
Game Information
SAP Center at San Jose
Location: San Jose, CA
Attendance: 11,241 | Capacity:
Location: San Jose, CA
Attendance: 11,241 | Capacity:
