SAN JOSE – A day after he completed his third career NHL hat trick with an overtime goal, etching his name alongside some of the NHL’s all-time greatest players, Sharks center Macklin Celebrini had already moved on.

Sitting just outside of a playoff spot, there’s too much left for the Sharks to try to accomplish, too much room for improvement with three-quarters of the season remaining.

“Obviously, you can never be disappointed with a win. When you get two points, it’s always a good thing,” Celebrini said Wednesday, less than 14 hours after his overtime goal lifted the Sharks to a 3-2 victory over the Utah Mammoth at SAP Center. “But I think the way we’re playing right now, we’re disconnected, and you’re not going to continue to win like this.”

Celebrini’s team-leading 13th goal of the

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