Sharks Await Macklin Celebrini Return Before Oilers Game

San Jose Sharks captain Macklin Celebrini remains sidelined with a lower-body injury as the team prepares to host the Edmonton Oilers, after the 20-year-old forward missed two games during an early-season road trip.

According to Sportsnet, Celebrini was removed from the lineup against the St. Louis Blues after also missing the previous game against the Dallas Stars. Head coach Ryan Warsofsky said the injury had been lingering before the Stars matchup.

Warsofsky said Celebrini skating before the Blues game was a "good sign," according to Sportsnet.

The Sharks consider Celebrini day-to-day, according to CBS Sports. He began the season with five assists in two games and recorded a franchise-record 115 points last season.

San Jose split its road trip against Central Division opponents, losing 5-0 to Dallas before defeating St. Louis 3-2 in overtime, according to CBS Sports.

The Sharks erased two deficits against the Blues before Darnell Nurse scored 1:03 into overtime. Nurse, acquired from Edmonton in July, credited the team's response after falling behind.

"It felt amazing," said Nurse, San Jose Sharks defenseman. "It was nice to battle back. It took us a little bit in the first.

Our team was resilient and then got to our game. (In) the third period, we started establishing ourselves. It's fun to win and fun to add into that."

Nurse also highlighted rookie forward Ivar Stenberg, who was selected second overall in the 2026 NHL Draft and assisted on the overtime winner.

"He sees the whole game," said Nurse, San Jose Sharks defenseman. "I was able to make a nice move there and pull up and just got the puck on the middle of my stick and just shot to the middle of the net."

Edmonton enters the matchup after winning three straight games following a season-opening overtime loss to Vancouver. The Oilers defeated Anaheim 5-2 after scoring five goals in the second period.

"After the first (period), we're like, 'You know what? What could possibly go more wrong, so just go out there and start working,' and we did," said Mattias Ekholm, Edmonton Oilers defenseman.