The San Jose Sharks ended a 17-game losing streak with a thrilling 6-5 overtime victory over the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Thursday, led by a strong performance from Macklin Celebrini. The 19-year-old star recorded a hat trick and two assists, while linemate Will Smith contributed two goals and two assists, including the decisive overtime winner at 1:38.

Celebrini’s hat trick was the second of his NHL career, matching a feat he previously accomplished against the Minnesota Wild last season. He became the 15th teenager in league history to record multiple hat tricks , a milestone last achieved by Patrik Laine in 2016-17. The game also gave Celebrini back-to-back multi-point outings, totaling five goals over the last two games.

An explosive first period gave San Jose

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