San Jose Sharks forward Macklin Celebrini needs just one single point tonight against the New York Islanders to smash through the 200-career point barrier, and he’s doing it at an absolutely wild 20 years and 149 days old. If he pulls it off, he’ll be only the fifth-fastest player in NHL history to hit that mark at such a young age, putting him in some legendary company.
A New Member of Hockey Royalty?
Think about this for a second: the only players who were younger than Celebrini to reach 200 points are Sidney Crosby, Wayne Gretzky, Jimmy Carson, and Mario Lemieux. Let’s be real, three of those names are essentially the Mount Rushmore of hockey. Yeah, Jimmy Carson unfortunately didn’t hit his true potential, but when you’re talking about Crosby, Gretzky, and Lemieux, you’re talking hockey royalty. For a young gun like Celebrini, aligning yourself with those absolute titans of the game is never, ever a bad sign.
Fastest Active Players to the Mark
It’s not just about youth, though. Celebrini has played 169 career games, which means he also has a shot to become the fifth-fastest active player to reach 200 points. The list of guys who got there quicker is just as stacked: Crosby again, the NHL’s all-time scoring machine Alex Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin, and Kirill Kaprizov. That’s a murderer’s row of offensive talent he’s trying to join, showing you exactly the kind of trajectory this kid is on.
Celebrini’s even got a solid track record against the Islanders, with two goals and two assists in four career games. Plus, he’s skating into tonight’s matchup on a three-game point streak, so the momentum is absolutely on his side. It feels less like “if” and more like “when” he’ll get that point tonight. Keep an eye on this one, because history could be made!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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