Macklin Celebrini scored a goal and added an assist, leading the San Jose Sharks to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Winnipeg Jets on Friday night.

With the two-point performance, Celebrini took sole possession of the league lead with 23 points. Friday was the sixth multi-point game of the season for the 19-year-old.

Will Smith also scored for the Sharks, who improved to 5-1-1 over their last seven games.

Alex Nedeljkovic made 31 saves for his first career win against the Jets (1-2-0).

Josh Morrissey scored the lone goal for the Jets, who have dropped back-to-back road games after starting the season 4-0-0 away from home. Winnipeg had its three-game winning streak snapped in a 3-0 loss to the Kings in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

Connor Hellebuyck stopped 25 shots in the loss.

Smith scored

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