SAN JOSE – Will Smith scored a go-ahead goal with 4:21 left in the third period to lift the San Jose Sharks to an impressive 2-1 win over Connor Hellebuyck and the Winnipeg on Friday at SAP Center.

With the game tied, Philipp Kurashev controlled the puck behind the Jets’ net before he put a pass out to Smith, who slid the puck over to Macklin Celebrini. After a moment, with the puck resting behind Hellebuyck and just in front of the goal line, Smith poked it across for his sixth goal of the season.

Celebrini also scored a dazzling first-period goal and now has sole possession of the NHL’s scoring lead with 23 points as the Sharks won for the sixth time in nine games and now have a .500 points percentage with a 6-6-3 record.

Sharks goalie Alex Nedeljkovic finished with 31 saves, outdueli

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