Adam Gaudette scored the game-winner with 22 seconds remaining in regulation as the San Jose Sharks edged the visiting St. Louis Blues 5-4 on Monday night.
Gaudette put his wrist shot under goalie Joel Hofer’s glove for his 15th goal of the season.
Macklin Celebrini and Alexander Wennberg each scored twice and added an assist for the Sharks (34-31-7, 75 points), who have won back-to-back after snapping a six-game losing streak (0-5-1) on Saturday.
With the second point of his three-point night, Celebrini became the sixth teenager in NHL history to register 100 points in a season. The 19-year-old joined Wayne Gretzky, Dale Hawerchuk, Mario Lemieux, Jimmy Carson and Sidney Crosby (who did it twice).
Tyler Toffoli and Will Smith each chipped in a pair of helpers, and San Jose goaltender Yaroslav Askarov made 22 saves.
Theo Lindstein, Pavel Buchnevich, Philip Broberg and Cam Fowler tallied for the Blues (31-31-11, 73 points), who had their four-game winning streak end.
Jake Neighbours had two assists, and Hofer stopped 24 shots.
Fowler tied it 4-4 at 12:53 of the third on a power play, putting a wrist shot from the top of the faceoff circle far side past Askarov.
San Jose took a 4-2 lead at 10:13 of the second period on a power play as Wennberg jammed in the rebound off Toffoli’s shot.
Broberg pulled St. Louis within 4-3 at 19:34 of the middle frame, one-timing a Dylan Holloway feed past Askarov.
San Jose dominated St. Louis 11-4 in shots and led 3-2 after the first period.
Lindstein opened the scoring at 5:28, snapping a Neighbours feed far side past Askarov for his first career NHL goal in his 10th game.
San Jose responded at 8:30 on a power play as Wennberg put the rebound of his pass attempt past Hofer.
Celebrini gave the Sharks their first lead of the night at 13:25 on a power play, snapping a shot off Blues defenseman Logan Mailloux and in.
Buchnevich tied it 2-2, redirecting a Neighbours pass past Askarov at 16:39.
San Jose took a 3-2 lead at 19:04 as Celebrini one-timed a Nick Leddy feed off Hofer’s blocker and in.
