Macklin Celebrini and Alexander Wennberg scored in the final two minutes to give the San Jose Sharks a 4-3 come-from-behind win against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night.
The Sharks pulled goalie Yaroslav Askarov for the extra skater, and Celebrini scored with a wrist shot from just above the left circle to tie it 3-3 with 1:39 left.
Wennberg then scored from the high slot off a feed from Celebrini with 31 seconds remaining.
Celebrini finished with two goals and two assists, Will Smith had a goal and two assists and Askarov made 28 saves for the Sharks (35-31-7, 77 points), who have won three in a row following a six-game skid (0-5-1).
Ryan Poehling, Alex Killorn and Troy Terry scored, Drew Helleson had two assists and Lukas Dostal stopped 16 saves for the Ducks (41-29-5, 87 points) who have lost three in a row (0-2-1), the last two after leading in the third period.
After an early push by Anaheim, the Sharks scored on their first shot while on a power play to take a 1-0 lead at 4:37 of the first period.
Celebrini received a pass at the red line, brought the puck into the Anaheim zone and behind the net before coming out the other side and feeding Smith for a one-timer from the left hashmarks.
The Ducks couldn’t capitalize on three power plays in the first 12 minutes, but they scored an even-strength goal to tie it 1-1 at 17:47 of the first.
Poehling brought the puck down the right side and San Jose defenseman Dmitry Orlov tried to pinch Poehling against the wall, but he squeezed by, carried the puck into the right circle and scored with a wrist shot.
Dostal received an assist on the play for his first NHL point.
The Ducks moved ahead 2-1 at 14:59 of the second.
Helleson received a pass above the right circle just as Killorn pushed off the wall on the opposite side to get behind San Jose forward Ty Dellandrea. Helleson slid a diagonal pass to Killorn as he cut through the left circle, and Killorn redirected the puck into the net.
The Sharks scored 27 seconds into the third. After Ducks defenseman Ian Moore failed to clear the puck, Smith set up Celebrini for a one-timer from the right circle that tied it 2-2.
Terry scored his own rebound from a sharp angle after stealing the puck from Orlov in the San Jose zone, moving Anaheim back ahead 3-2 at 4:04 of the third.
–Field Level Media
