In the midst of establishing himself as one of the NHL’s next top stars, San Jose Sharks sensation Macklin Celebrini now owns a season that has a claim as being the greatest in franchise history.
With three points — one goal and two assists — in San Jose’s 6-1 win in their regular-season finale against the Winnipeg Jets, Celebrini broke a Sharks icon’s record.
At just 19 and in his second NHL season, Celebrini surpassed Hockey Hall of Famer Joe Thornton to set a new standard with the most points in a single season in Sharks history.
Macklin Celebrini already owns the highest single-season point total in Sharks’ history
Finishing with 45 goals and 70 assist for 115 points, Celebrini topped the 114 points Thornton put up during the 2006-07 campaign, his first full season in San Jose after being traded out west from the Boston Bruins midway through the previous season.
Doing it in a different way, Thornton’s then-record point total came as the result of just 22 goals and a league-leading 92 assists. To Thornton’s credit, his Starks best was not his personal high. He registered 125 points in total while splitting time between the Bruins and Sharks in 2005-06.
Through just two NHL seasons, Celebrini already has 70 goals, 108 assists and 178 points in 152 games, averaging about 1.16 points per game. He enjoyed a significant bump from the 25 goals, 38 helpers and 63 points that he produced as a rookie last season.
MACKLIN MAGIC.
Macklin Celebrini sets the record for the most points in a single season in San Jose Sharks history with 115. pic.twitter.com/EpuAbWLvdo
— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) April 17, 2026
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As should be the case with a generational talent, the Sharks advanced from being at the bottom of the entire league as the worst team in hockey after the end of the 2024-25 season, to falling shy of the playoffs as a fringe contender this year.
Thanks to Celebrini’s historic sophomore season, San Jose went from only 20 wins and 52 team points to 39 wins and 86 points.
The sky now appears to be the limit for both Celebrini as a player and where he can take the Sharks, a franchise that has only reached Stanley Cup Final once, a run through the Western Conference led by non other than Thornton in the spring of 2016.
Mike Asti is an experienced media personality and journalist with a vast resume and skillset, most notably from time with TribLIVE Radio and WPXI-TV. Asti now serves as the Managing Editor of WV Sports Now, where he leads the coverage of WVU sports. He has also covered the Steelers, Penguins, Pirates and other teams within the Pittsburgh market
