With goalie Vitek Vanecek held out of the game for trade-related reasons, the Sharks got third period goals from William Eklund, Macklin Celebrini, Will Smith and Tyler Toffoli to help seal a 6-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center.
Most impressively, his goal was point 46, which set a new career mark for the winger in just 58 games. And his minus-2 rating is a far cry from last season's minus-45. Eklund's game has truly grown, and he's on pace for a 60-plus point season.
Connor Hellebuyck made 16 saves for the Jets (41-14-3), who last lost on Jan. 20 against the Utah Hockey Club, 5-2. William Eklund scored for the Sharks (15-36-8), who have lost six straight (0-4-2) and 12 of their past 13 (1-10-2).
San Jose Sharks visit KeyBank Center to take on the Buffalo Sabres. Timothy Liljegren and Nico Sturm and William Eklund and Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith scored Period 1 Looks like Sturm and Dellandrea have flip-flopped lines to start.
The 22-year-old also showed a little fire with a misconduct penalty late in the loss Sunday. Eklund is up to 41 points, 97 shots on net, 22 PIM and a minus-4 rating through 53 appearances while seeing steady top-six usage this season.
With goalie Vitek Vanecek held out of the game for trade-related reasons, the Sharks got third period goals from William Eklund, Macklin Celebrini, Will Smith and Tyler Toffoli to help seal a 6-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center.
Celebrini scored once Tuesday, a third period goal assisted by Shakir Mukhamadullin and Will Smith (a sentence Sharks fans would like to hear for years to come) but could have scored one or two more if not for some bad luck in the first period.
The Buffalo Sabres could not keep pace with the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night, as they put up a lackluster performance in a 6-2 loss at KeyBank Center. Pat Malacaro has a complete game recap:
San Jose Sharks winger William Eklund just missed playing for Team Sweden at the 4 Nations Face-Off and wants to make the best case to make the 2026 Olympic team. Reports surfaced that Eklund ...
Six San Jose players recorded multiple-point games in the Sharks' 6-2 win over the host Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night. William Eklund, Will Smith, Tyler