Sharks captain Macklin Celebrini scratched late vs. Stars with lower-body injury

The San Jose Sharks announced Monday that they ruled captain Macklin Celebrini out of their game against the Dallas Stars that day due to a lower-body injury.

Celebrini warmed up in his usual spot on the Sharks’ top line prior to Monday’s game in Dallas but was ruled out shortly before opening puck drop, per www.dailyfaceoff.com.

The specific nature or severity of the lower-body injury is not confirmed.

The 20-year-old pivot had been a fixture in the Sharks’ early-season surge, recording five assists through his first two games of the 2026-27 regular season. Named team captain during the Sharks’ 2026 training camp, Celebrini led his club to back-to-back overtime wins against the Florida Panthers and Los Angeles Kings in the first week of the new campaign.

His late scratch forced a quick reshuffle in the Sharks’ lineup.

EARLY SEASON IMPACT

The 20-year-old pivot had been a fixture in the Sharks’ early-season surge, recording five assists through his first two games of the 2026-27 regular season. Named team captain during the Sharks’ 2026 training camp, Celebrini led his club to back-to-back overtime wins against the Florida Panthers and Los Angeles Kings in the first week of the new campaign.

His late scratch forced a quick reshuffle in the Sharks’ lineup.

Celebrini has been the team’s leader on and off the ice since being drafted first overall in 2024, per www.dailyfaceoff.com. The North Vancouver product has collected 70 goals and 183 points in 154 games over parts of three seasons in San Jose.

He is coming off a 2025-26 campaign in which he posted 45 goals and 115 points in 82 games, among the strongest numbers by any teenager in recent memory. That run earned him a spot on Team Canada for the 2026 Winter Olympics, where he scored five goals and 10 points in six games in Milan.