San Jose Sharks forward Macklin Celebrini still has some things to prove as he prepares to play his first game in the National Hockey League

Rookie Sharks center Macklin Celebrini received his rating for “NHL 25,” and the 18-year-old reacted humbly, as one probably could have guessed. Video game developer EA Sports shared a video Sunday of Celebrini and Chicago Blackhawks star Connor Bedard seeing their ratings for the first time.

The No. 1 pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, Celebrini made his Sharks debut at the 2024 Rookie Faceoff, scoring in a 3-2 win against the Utah Hockey Club on Sept. 13 in El Segundo, California. He did not play the remaining two games of the tournament.

Macklin Celebrini could play in his first career NHL preseason game Sunday night when the San Jose Sharks host the Vegas Golden Knights at SAP Center.

The Sharks announced that Celebrini will be taking the ice as they host the Golden Knights in their preseason opener. Celebrini has long been projected to be the Sharks’ first l

2024 No. 1 pick Macklin Celebrini will make his preseason NHL debut for the San Jose Sharks tonight. The Sharks take on the Vegas Golden Knights at 5 p.m. tonight. Celebrini has been skating on a line with Tyler Toffoli and Klim Kostin throughout training camp. During the pregame skate, he remained with the same wingers.

First-overall pick Macklin Celebrini had players talking after his first official training camp practice with the San Jose Sharks.

No. 1 overall draft pick Macklin Celebrini’s first official practice with the San Jose Sharks provided a needed bit of optimism for a franchise that has had little success in recent years.