With his 113th, 114th and 115th points of the season on Thursday against the Winnipeg Jets, Celebrini capped his sensational sophomore campaign by breaking the San Jose Sharks franchise record for most points in a single season.
Celebrini took the record from Sharks legend Joe Thornton, who recorded 114 points in the 2006-07 season.
Unlike Thornton, who piled up 92 assists with just 22 goals in his record-setting season, Celebrini took a more balanced approach this year.
With a goal and two assists against the Jets, the 19-year-old Celebrini will finish the season with 45 goals and 70 assists.
Celebrini joined Wayne Gretzky as the only teenagers in NHL history with at least 40 goals and 70 assists in a season, per ESPN.
It marks a significant increase from Celebrini’s rookie season when he had in 25 goals and 38 assists in 70 games.
Despite Celebrini’s best efforts, the Sharks fell just short in the race for a playoff spot in the Western Conference.
But if his record-setting season was any indication, the future looks bright in San Jose.
