Randy Hahn said it.<\/p>\n
And maybe, just maybe, after a five-game losing streak around the Olympics and a recent six-game skid that really shook the faith\u2026maybe the San Jose Sharks are a team of destiny?<\/p>\n
With 28 seconds to go, the Sharks edged the Anaheim Ducks 4-3, for their third-straight GWG with less than 90 seconds left.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s an NHL record:<\/p>\n
Per @Sportradar<\/a>, the #SJSharks<\/a> are the first team in @NHL<\/a> history to win three consecutive games on GWGs within the last 90 seconds of regulation.#TheFutureIsTeal<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 San Jose Sharks PR (@SanJoseSharksPR) April 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Speaking of destiny, the San Jose Sharks are once again in control of theirs: They\u2019re one point back of the Los Angeles Kings for the last wild card spot in the West, and tied with the Nashville Predators with 77 points, but they also have a game in hand on both teams.<\/p>\n The Western Conference wild card chase isn\u2019t a pillow fight, it\u2019s a roller derby, with six squads, Los Angeles, San Jose, Nashville, Winnipeg Jets, Seattle Kraken, and St. Louis Blues careening into each other for a single playoff berth.<\/p>\n Per MoneyPuck, the Kings have the softest remaining schedule of this very dirty half-dozen (.476 Points %), but the Sharks are right there with the second-softest (.497)<\/p>\n And the Sharks are armed with the best player in this pack, Macklin Celebrini, who continues to burnish his case for the Hart Trophy with four points, including the game-tying goal and primary assist on Alex Wennberg\u2019s GWG.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s our leader. We\u2019re gonna go as far as he takes us,\u201d Alex Nedeljkovic said after the 3-2 triumph at the Columbus Blue Jackets that kicked off this win streak. \u201cThat\u2019s not to put any pressure on him. It\u2019s just who he is, and that\u2019s what he wants.\u201d<\/p>\n Case in point, during the six-game losing streak that preceded this run, Celebrini went cold, with just two assists. The 19-year-old superstar has responded with five goals and nine points in the last three wins.<\/p>\n So what if destiny is a first-round sweep at the hands of the Colorado Avalanche?<\/p>\n This season has been a ride like no other. The San Jose Sharks are learning invaluable lessons.<\/p>\n On Mar. 7, after a tense 2-1 loss to the New York Islanders, head coach Ryan Warsofsky implored his team to \u201cenjoy [the stretch run] and have fun.\u201d<\/p>\n This is a great Warsofsky quote, about how #SJSharks<\/a> should approach the stretch run & their first meaningful games in March since 2019:<\/p>\n “Enjoy it and have fun. I know this is a business, and I get it, but we’re playing a game that we all love, we’re in a position that probably\u2026<\/p>\n \u2014 Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) March 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n The young Sharks, admittedly gripping their sticks tight, responded by going 2-6-1.<\/p>\n It looks like San Jose is, once again, having fun, but this time, they\u2019re also learning how to win in some of the most pressure-packed games that they\u2019ve ever played. That will matter, in the years to come.<\/p>\n Ryan Warsofsky<\/p>\n Warsofsky on Ostapchuk: “He got an opportunity early in the year, he ran with it, and he’s earned it. He’s gonna be a special player for us for a long time.”<\/p>\n \u2014 Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) April 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Warsofsky, on game-time decision Chernyshov (illness), scheduled to warm up but didn’t: “Just didn’t make sense for us, playing back-to-back, for him to take warm-ups, sent him home, and we’ll reassess in the morning.”<\/p>\n \u2014 Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) April 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Macklin Celebrini<\/p>\n Ryan Reaves crashes Macklin Celebrini\u2019s @NHL_On_TNT<\/a> post-game interview \ud83d\ude02#SJSharks<\/a> | #TheFutureIsTeal<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/8jpvPF1N9c<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 SnipeCity420 \uea00 (@SnipeCity420) April 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Zack Ostapchuk<\/p>\n Ostapchuk on Celebrini: “He’s not a typical 19 year old, right?”<\/p>\n