SAN JOSE — Macklin Celebrini has been placed on injured reserve, meaning the 18-year-old centerman will have to miss at least the next three San Jose Sharks games, including tonight’s game against the Anaheim Ducks.
One night after playing in his first NHL game, Celebrini missed Friday’s practice with what Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky described as a lower-body injury.
Warsofsky said after Friday’s practice that Celebrini was being evaluated and could not say whether the 18-year-old center might have to miss the team’s second game of the regular season.
Warsofsky also wouldn’t confirm whether Celebrini’s lower-body injury is related to the one that kept him out for part of the preseason. In an Oct. 1 game against the Utah Hockey Club, Celebrini aggravated a lower-body injury, left midway through the second period, and didn’t play in the Sharks’ final two exhibition games.
Celebrini scored the first two points of his NHL career on Thursday before a raucous crowd as the Sharks built a three-goal lead over the St. Louis Blues in the second period. Celebrini scored the first goal of the Sharks’ season at the 7:01 mark of the third period and later assisted on a goal by Tyler Toffoli.
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