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Celebrini scores lone shootout goal to lift the Sharks past the Predators 3-2

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Diamond, J. (2026, October 16). Celebrini scores lone shootout goal to lift the Sharks past the Predators 3-2. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/celebrini-scores-lone-shootout-goal-to-lift-the-sharks-past-the-predators-3-2/article_4594e0ac-d235-52aa-a71d-206defd7c8be.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-16 · by Jim Diamond

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Macklin Celebrini scored the only goal in a shootout to help the San Jose Sharks defeat the Nashville Predators 3-2 on Thursday night. Mason Marchment and Will Smith also scored for the Sharks, who snapped a two-game losing streak with their third win this season coming beyond regulation time. Ryan O’Reilly and Steven Stamkos scored for the Predators, who lost their third consecutive game despite Juuse Saros making 30 saves.
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On Thursday night, Macklin Celebrini scored the lone shootout goal to lift the San Jose Sharks past the Nashville Predators by a score of 3-2. Mason Marchment and Will Smith also scored for San Jose, while Alex Nedeljkovic made 33 saves in securing his second consecutive win this season. For Nashville, Ryan O’Reilly and Steven Stamkos found the back of the net; Juuse Saros stopped 30 shots but could not prevent the loss that extended their losing streak to three games. Celebrini’s decisive goal came from a wrist shot on the glove side during the shootout, marking all four of San Jose's victories this season as beyond regulation time.

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Jim Diamond
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🔮 Mason Marchment and Will Smith scored, and Alex Nedeljkovic made 33 saves to help the Sharks snap a two-game losing streak.
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Topics

NASHVILLE San Jose Sharks Tenn. the San Jose Sharks

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Saros PERSON · 6× NASHVILLE GPE · 4× Nedeljkovic PERSON · 3× Sharks ORG · 3× Smith PERSON · 3× Marchment PERSON · 2× O’Reilly PERSON · 2× San Jose GPE · 2× Macklin Celebrini PERSON · 1× Tenn. GPE · 1×

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O’Reilly spoiled Nedeljkovic’s shutout bid with a power-play goal at 9:05 of the third, putting home the rebound of a Jonathan Marchessault shot.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-16
🔮 Mason Marchment and Will Smith scored, and Alex Nedeljkovic made 33 saves to help the Sharks snap a two-game losing streak.

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Macklin Celebrini scored the only goal of a shootout to give the San Jose Sharks a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night. asserted
Celebrini → score → night
Mason Marchment and Will Smith scored, and Alex Nedeljkovic made 33 saves to help the Sharks snap a two-game losing streak. asserted
Sharks → score → streak
Nedeljkovic has won both of his starts this season. asserted
Nedeljkovic → win → starts
Ryan O’Reilly and Steven Stamkos scored, and Juuse Saros made 30 saves for Nashville, losers of three straight. asserted
Saros → score → three
Celebrini beat Saros with a wrist shot on the glove side for the shootout’s only goal. asserted
Celebrini → beat → goal
Marchment scored the game’s first goal at 5:20 of the opening period. asserted
Marchment → score → period
From behind the Nashville net, Tyler Toffoli sent a pass to Marchment in front, where he beat Saros for his second goal of the season. asserted
he → send → season
Smith doubled the San Jose lead at 4:28 of the third, snapping a wrist shot from the right circle to beat Saros on the far side. asserted
Smith → double → side
Smith has seven points, three goals and four assists, in seven career games played against Nashville. asserted
Smith → have → Nashville
O’Reilly spoiled Nedeljkovic’s shutout bid with a power-play goal at 9:05 of the third, putting home the rebound of a Jonathan Marchessault shot. asserted
O’Reilly → spoil → shot
O’Reilly has goals in consecutive games. asserted
O’Reilly → have → games
With Saros pulled for an extra attacker, Stamkos tied the game with just 0.8 of a second remaining in regulation. asserted
Stamkos → pull → regulation
Saros stopped Smith on a breakaway attempt with 3:30 left in overtime then denied Kiefer Sherwood on a breakaway with 1:14 remaining. asserted
Saros → stop → 1:14
Nedeljkovic stopped a one-timer from Roman Josi with nine seconds left. asserted
Nedeljkovic → stop → seconds
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