Yaroslav Askarov had yet another stellar performance for the San Jose Sharks on Sunday.

The Sharks’ goalie stepped up once again as he stopped 34 of 35 shots against the Boston Bruins. Askarov now owns a record of 7-1-0 for November. He’s got a 1.47 GAA and a .957 save %.

The only goalie that has come close to rivaling his performance is Minnesota Wild Goalie and fellow 2021 NHL Draftee Jesper Wallstedt.

Sharks head coach Ryan Warsofsky knows that he’ll need both Askarov and Alex Nedeljkovic to be successful this season. But besides that, Warsofsky knows that Askarov will be his go-to guy.

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“He’s confident, He’s locked in,” Warsofsky said. “Again, Ned’s played really well, [too]. When you have two goalies going with this type of schedule, you’ve got to balance it out. But Asky was outstanding tonight.”

Outstanding is an understatement. The San Jose Sharks’ goalie would be making more headlines if it weren’t for Macklin Celebrini’s play. Celebrini was incredibly complimentary of Askarov postgame, making sure to give him the recognition he deserved.

He’s just been unreal. You can’t really put into words. He’s our rock every night, and he’s been incredible,” Celebrini said. “He’s just everywhere. You think you have him, and you don’t. He’s super-athletic. When you think you have him, you really don’t.”

The highlight of the night for Askarov came midway through the second period as he robbed Bruins superstar David Pastrnak of a grade-A chance.

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“We did a pre-scout and Geekie and Pastrnak [are] of the most dangerous guys on Boston,” Askarov said. “Both are righties. Everybody knows righties are the most dangerous players.”

If the San Jose Sharks are serious about making the Stanley Cup Playoffs this season, Askarov will have to stay elite for most of the season.

Askarov is still considered a rookie in the NHL and should be thrown right in the heart of the 2026 Calder Trophy race for Rookie of the Year.

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