"We were wrong about Bedard, Celebrini was the generational player": Fans laud San Jose Sharks rookie's majestic spin-o-rama goal vs. Flames

NHL fans on social media reacted as San Jose Sharks' rookie Macklin Celebrini pulled off an absolute stunner with a spin-o-rama goal during the team's 6-3 win over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday.

In the third period, Celebrini took a pass from Collin Graf, exploded down the wing, spun around Flames defenseman Kevin Bahl in a blur of speed, and fired a shot that beat goaltender Dustin Wolf for a highlight-reel beauty.

Macklin Celebrini capped off the night with a four-goal performance and hit the 50-point mark in 34 games this season.

One tweeted:

"We were wrong about Bedard, Celebrini was the generational player."

Another chimed in:

"That was his 50th point of the season by the way. Absolutely insane for a 19-year-old."

Here are some of the other top reactions on X:

"On the roster for team Canada??? What do we think?" a third fan wrote. "Is there anything he can't do? Celebrini is a top 10 player. Easily," one X user opined. "I can’t believe people think bedard is better than him," another wrote. "This is easily goal of the season. OH MY MACK!!!!!" another chimed.

Macklin Celebrini's 4-point game powers Sharks to 6-3 win over Flames

John Klingberg opened the scoring for the Sharks after giving them a 1-0 lead at 1:02 of the first period. Barclay Goodrow increased the lead to 2-0 at 6:00. The Flames bounced back with Blake Coleman cutting the deficit to 2-1 before Ryan Lomberg tied it 2-2 at 14:23.

Goodrov netted his second goal of the night to make it 3-2 for San Jose before heading into the second period. After a goalless second period, Macklin Celebrini restored the Sharks' lead to 4-2 with his spin-o-rama goal at 2:46. Tyler Toffoli increased the lead to 5-2 at 12:53.

Nazem Kadri scored for the Flames to cut the deficit to 5-3 at 13:31. Celebrini scored his second goal of the game on an empty net to seal a 6-3 win for the Sharks.

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Edited by Abhishek Dilta