Celebrini Keeps Testing Gibson as Sharks Hold a Slim Edge in Detroit

Macklin Celebrini has been the busiest and most dangerous forward on the ice in Detroit. Heading into the third period, the San Jose Sharks lead the Red Wings 2-1, and he has a hand in both goals.

He set up Dmitry Orlov's power-play goal that tied the game late in the first. Then he scored the go-ahead goal early in the second, with assists going to Will Smith and Michael Kesselring.

The box score shows a goal and an assist. It misses how often he is getting looks. Celebrini has 5 shots on goal in 15:02 of ice time. His expected goals, which is how many his chances were worth, come to 0.97. That is close to a full goal on top of the one he already scored.

He is not alone. Smith has four shots on goal. The Sharks have the edge in shot attempts, 53-40, and in shots on goal, 22-16.

John Gibson has kept Detroit within one, stopping 20 of 22 shots, including all six high-danger chances he has faced.