By The Canadian Press

Vancouver product Macklin Celebrini nets two points, Sharks double up Canucks 6-3

Dec 27, 2025 | 11:50 PM

VANCOUVER — Vancouver product Macklin Celebrini had a goal and an assist, powering the visiting San Jose Sharks to a 6-3 victory over the Canucks on Saturday.

The 19-year-old centre extended his point streak to seven games with five goals and nine assists across the stretch.

Igor Chernyshov buried his first NHL goal and added a helper for the Sharks (18-17-3), while Ryan Reaves, John Klingberg, William Eklund and Collin Graf also scored.

Yaroslav Askarov stopped 24 of the 27 shots he faced as San Jose snapped a three-game losing skid.

The Canucks (15-19-3) got a power-play tally from Linus Karlsson and a short-handed marker from Drew O’Connor, and an even-strength goal from Marco Rossi.

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It was Rossi’s first goal in a Vancouver jersey. The 24-year-old centre was acquired from the Minnesota Wild alongside winger Liam Ohgren and defenceman Zeev Buium as part of a blockbuster trade for star defenceman Quinn Hughes on Dec. 12.

Conor Garland and Filip Hronek each recorded a pair of assists for the Canucks, and Thatcher Demko made 31 saves as the team dropped a second straight game.

TAKEAWAYS

Canucks: Rossi, Buium and Ohgren all played their first home game for Vancouver. Centre Elias Pettersson returned from an upper-body injury to play his 500th regular-season NHL game.

Sharks: Chernyshov has five points (one goal, four assists) in his first five NHL appearances, and Graf scored in a fourth-straight game (five games)

KEY MOMENT

Celebrini put the game out of Vancouver’s reach 16:20 into the third period, blasting a one-timer past Demko from the top of the faceoff circle for his 20th goal of the season.

KEY STAT

Vancouver went 4-1-0 on their pre-Christmas road trip through New Jersey, New York, Boston and Philadelphia, but have just four wins on home ice this season (4-11-1).

UP NEXT

Sharks: Take on the Ducks in Anaheim on Monday.

Canucks: Visit the Seattle Kraken on Monday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 27, 2025.

Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press