SAN JOSE — Cody Ceci scored with 24 seconds left within the third interval, and the San Jose Sharks beat the New Jersey Devils 3-2 on Saturday.
With the sport tied 2-2, Ceci’s slap shot from the purpose beat Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom.
Yaroslav Askarov stopped 28 pictures for San Jose, and Markstrom made 21 saves for New Jersey.
Macklin Celebrini gave the Sharks a 2-1 lead with a tough wrist shot on his first shift of the third interval, however Paul Cotter answered for the Devils.
Nikolai Kovalenko scored his first aim with the Sharks late within the first interval after becoming a member of the workforce in a commerce final month. Nico Hischier, on his twenty sixth birthday, tied the sport within the second on the ability play by deflecting the puck in off a move by Jack Hughes.
TAKEAWAYS
Devils: The Devils misplaced their 4 straight on a six-game street journey, and have but to discover a rhythm coming off the vacation break.
Sharks: The Sharks gained towards a second consecutive playoff workforce after beating the Lightning on Thursday to snap an eight-game dropping streak. Askarov, coming off an ideal third interval on Thursday, seemed stable in his second straight begin because the Sharks are giving their goaltender of the longer term extra expertise.
KEY MOMENT
With the puck within the Devils’ zone within the ultimate seconds of the third, Jonas Siegenthaler fell within the nook. The Sharks’ Alexander Wennberg retrieved the puck and handed it up excessive to Ceci, whose slap shot trickled off Markstrom’s glove and in.
KEY STAT
Celebrini’s thirteenth aim of the season put him in first amongst rookies. He entered the sport tied with the Flyers’ Matvei Michkov.
UP NEXT
The Devils go to the Kraken on Monday, whereas the Sharks host the Golden Knights on Tuesday.
