{"id":266840,"date":"2026-04-14T05:59:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T05:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/266840\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T05:59:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T05:59:08","slug":"anaheim-ducks-snag-playoff-berth-san-jose-sharks-eliminated-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/266840\/","title":{"rendered":"Anaheim Ducks snag playoff berth, San Jose Sharks eliminated"},"content":{"rendered":"

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Macklin Celebrini<\/a> scored twice in the third period, including an empty-netter with 1:45 remaining, to reach 44 goals this season, and the San Jose Sharks<\/a> defeated the Nashville Predators<\/a> 3-2<\/a> on Monday night to end a 15-game losing streak in the series.<\/p>\n

With the Predators’ loss, the idle Anaheim Ducks<\/a> clinched a playoff berth for the first time since 2018. Anaheim, just 3-5-2 in its past 10 games, hasn’t won a playoff series since 2017. But it has two regular-season games left to get it right, knowing now that it has a reservation to the postseason.<\/p>\n

The Sharks are not so fortunate. Later Monday, they were eliminated from the playoffs for the seventh straight season after the Los Angeles Kings<\/a> defeated the Seattle Kraken<\/a>. San Jose missed the playoffs just six times during its first 27 seasons.<\/p>\n

Celebrini’s 30th multipoint game of the season moved him into a tie with Owen Nolan (1999-00) and Patrick Marleau (2009-10) for second most by a Shark in a season — trailing only Jonathan Cheechoo’s 56 in 2005-06.<\/p>\n

Igor Chernyshov<\/a> netted his third goal in the past two games on a power play to open the scoring for the Sharks.<\/p>\n

It was the longest skid for the Sharks against one opponent, and it had been Nashville’s longest winning streak against one opponent.<\/p>\n

Luke Evangelista<\/a> scored both goals for the Predators to reach 12 this season.<\/p>\n

Alex Nedeljkovic<\/a> stopped 25 shots in the win for the Sharks. Justus Annunen<\/a> had 20 saves for the Predators.<\/p>\n

The Associated Press contributed to this report<\/p>\n

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