William Eklund scored 3:08 into overtime, McLean Celebrini had the tying goal and two assists to extend his hitting streak to 12 games, and the San Jose Sharks defeated the Kings 4–3 on Wednesday evening.
Celebrini tied the game at 3 with 1:07 remaining in regulation. He burst past Warren Voegele and fired a wrist shot through traffic that beat goalie Darcy Kuemper through his legs for his 24th goal of the season. The 19-year-old center has nine goals and 15 assists.
Celebrini has the third-longest hitting streak by a teenager in NHL history (tied with Joe Sakic in 1988–89, Jimmy Carson in 1987–88 and Wayne Gretzky in 1979–80) and the third-longest hitting streak in Sharks history.
Tyler Toffoli and Adam Gaudette each scored a goal, Yaroslav Askarov made 23 saves, and the Sharks prevailed. fifth time in six games.
Alex Turcotte and Kevin Fiala each had a goal and an assist. kingswhich still hasn't won three games in a row since winning four in a row in mid-November. Alex Laferriere also scored and Quimper made 24 saves.
Laferriere gave the Kings the lead with 2:10 left in the third period, but they couldn't prevent another sensational performance from the electric Celebrini.
The Kings were without four forwards, including stalwart center and team captain Anze Kopitar, who is in good shape after suffering a lower-body injury in Monday's win over Minnesota. These absences resulted in the Kings playing with 11 forwards and seven defensemen.
Sharks center Ty Dellandrea is out after suffering a lower-body injury Tuesday against Columbus.
