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NHL Macklin Celebrini has joined an elite list by reaching 100 points this season. Ezra Shaw / Getty Images San Jose Sharks forward Macklin Celebrini became the sixth teenager in NHL history to record 100 points in a single season when he put up three points against the St. Louis Blues on Monday. With his assist and goal in the first period, Celebrini became the first teen to hit the century mark since Sidney Crosby with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2006-07. Crosby, to whom Celebrini often is compared, is the only player to reach that level twice before he turned 20. Celebrini now has 38 goals and 63 assists in 72 games this season. Advertisement Celebrini, who turns 20 on June 13, joined a group that includes Crosby, Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Dale Hawerchuk and Jimmy Carson. Gretzky also scored 104 points in 72 games with the Edmonton Oilers in the World Hockey Association during his age-18 season, before the Oilers merged into the NHL. A third-place finisher for the Calder Trophy as a rookie last season, Celebrini has moved into league-wide stardom. Only two other Sharks — Joe Thornton in 2006-07 and Erik Karlsson in 2022-23 — have scored more than 100 points for the club in a single season. Thornton had a combined total of 125 points with the Sharks and Boston Bruins in 2005-06 and was the only Hart Trophy winner to play for two different teams in a single year. Celebrini has emerged as a Hart candidate in a year when he has often carried San Jose — which finished last in the NHL in 2023-24 and 2024-25 — into surprising playoff contention for much of the season. Celebrini has scored twice as many points as the next highest Sharks player (Will Smith has 49). Celebrini has one year remaining on his entry-level contract, but he will be eligible for an extension on July 1. The Sharks figure to be eager to negotiate with their star and get him signed for eight years before September, when the new collective bargaining agreement takes effect and limits re-signings to seven years. When asked in March about Celebrini’s looming second contract and its potential worth, Sharks general manager Mike Grier quipped, “I don’t want to think about the number. ” After a nine-game point streak to start March, Celebrini went into a rare dry spell, with just one assist over a five-game span. He snapped out of that Saturday in a 3-2 road win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, scoring his 36th goal and adding an assist for his 26th multi-point effort of the season. Spot the pattern. Connect the terms Find the hidden link between sports terms Play today's puzzle Eric Stephens is a staff writer for The Athletic NHL based in Southern California. Eric has been writing and talking about sports for newspapers and media outlets for more than 30 years. He has previously covered the NHL for The Orange County Register and Los Angeles Times. He is also an occasional contributor on NHL Network. Follow Eric on Twitter @icemancometh