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Darin Stephens @sharksstats.bsky.social · 4h

Macklin Celebrini (19 years, 120 days) on Saturday vs Ducks became the 2nd-youngest player in #SJSharks history, and youngest in just shy of 30 years, to record a 3-assist game. Jeff Friesen was 19 years, 89 days on Nov. 2, 1995 vs Devils. #NHLStats

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Darin Stephens @sharksstats.bsky.social · 18h

Most Leadoff Home Runs on 1st pitch of AB
Regular Season + Postseason Since 2000
Jose Altuve 16
Ronald Acuna Jr. 15
>George Springer 14 #BlueJays

>Springer: Tonight in Game 1 of #ALCS

Darin Stephens @sharksstats.bsky.social · 1d

Per @sportradar.bsky.social, #SJSharks are the first team in NHL history to lose their first two games of a season while having a lead within the last 100 seconds in both games. #NHLStats

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Darin Stephens @sharksstats.bsky.social · 1d

8th loss by #SJSharks since 2020-21 in which they led in the final minute of regulation and lost (most in NHL during span). 13th loss during span in which they led in the final two minutes, also most. Both losses this season were after leading in final two minutes. No other team has one such loss.

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Darin Stephens @sharksstats.bsky.social · 1d

From @PR_NHL - Beckett Sennecke 5th teenager in NHL history to score a goal in each of first two career games, with both being on the road. Others: Max Comtois (2 GP in 2018-19 w/ ANA), Jaden Schwartz (2 GP in 2011-12 w/ STL), Mike Allison (2 GP in 1980-81 w/ NYR) & Lin Bend (2 GP in 1942-43 w/ NYR)

Darin Stephens @sharksstats.bsky.social · 1d

Macklin Celebrini's 4th career game with 3+ points, tied-most by a #SJSharks teenager (Pat Falloon, Jeff Friesen). #NHLStats

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Darin Stephens @sharksstats.bsky.social · 1d

2nd career 3-assist game for Will Smith (Apr. 9 at Wild) and first for Macklin Celebrini. First time in Sharks history two skaters age 20 or younger each have 3 assists in a game. 5th time it's happened in NHL in last 40 years. Last: Oct. 30, 2019 (Canucks, Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson).

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Darin Stephens @sharksstats.bsky.social · 1d

#SJSharks John Klingberg with a PP goal tonight. Sharks had 2 PP goals from defensemen all of last season (both by Timothy Liljegren). #NHLStats

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Darin Stephens @sharksstats.bsky.social · 1d

#SJSharks Ryan Reaves now has goals with 7 different teams. Only active players to have goals with more teams: Anthony Duclair 9 and Ian Cole 9. #NHLStats

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Darin Stephens @sharksstats.bsky.social · 1d

#SJSharks Ryan Reaves with a goal (his first in 37 games - he had none last season) and his 94th career major penalty (most among active players). He has one career "Gordie Howe hat trick" (Mar. 12, 2023 at Coyotes with Wild). #NHLStats

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Darin Stephens @sharksstats.bsky.social · 1d

With Sam Dickinson (age 19) set to make his NHL debut, and Macklin Celebrini (age 19) also figuring to be in, tonight will mark the first time since Nov. 6, 1998 at Ducks that the #SJSharks will have at least one forward and one defenseman in a lineup who are each teenagers (Marleau and Hannan)

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Darin Stephens @sharksstats.bsky.social · 2d

Sam Dickinson (age 19 years, 126 days) is set to become the 2nd-youngest #SJSharks defenseman at the time of his NHL debut, and the youngest in 32 years. Vlastimil Kroupa was age 18-162 in his debut on Oct. 6, 1993 at Oilers. #NHLStats

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Darin Stephens @sharksstats.bsky.social · 3d

#SJSharks defensemen with 4 points (all assists) so far tonight. Did not have 4 points in a game until 10th game last season (Oct. 28, 2024 at UTA, 4 assists in a 5-4 OT win).

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Darin Stephens @sharksstats.bsky.social · 3d

Shakir Mukhamadullin (2 A tonight) first #SJSharks defenseman to have 2 points in a season opener since 2015 (Brent Burns, 1 G, 1 A at Kings)

Mukhamadullin also first SJS d-man to do so in a season opener at home since 2008 (Rob Blake, 2 A vs ANA)

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Darin Stephens @sharksstats.bsky.social · 3d

2nd time in his career #SJSharks Alex Wennberg has scored a goal in a season opener. Previous was on Oct. 13, 2016 vs BOS as a member of the Blue Jackets.

Wennberg didn't score his first goal last season until the 10th game of the season, an OT goal on Oct. 28, 2024 at UTA.

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Darin Stephens @sharksstats.bsky.social · 3d

Per @sportradar.bsky.social, Jeff Skinner (age 33 years, 146 days) is the 4th-oldest player to score a goal in his #SJSharks debut, behind Bernie Nicholls (35-103 on Oct. 5, 1996 vs NYI), Michal Handzus (34-211 on Oct. 8, 2011 vs PHX) and Andrew Cogliano (34-124 on Oct. 16, 2021 vs WPG).

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Darin Stephens @sharksstats.bsky.social · 3d

Per @sportradar.bsky.social, Skinner is the 8th player to score his 700th NHL point while wearing a #SJSharks sweater, joining (in chronological order) Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau, Scott Gomez, Joe Pavelski, Brent Burns, Erik Karlsson and Logan Couture.

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Darin Stephens @sharksstats.bsky.social · 3d

3rd time in his career Jeff Skinner has scored a goal in a season opener. Others: Oct. 7, 2011 and Oct. 13, 2016, both with Carolina.

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Darin Stephens @sharksstats.bsky.social · 7d

Of course, federal tax collections are federal, and the states have no legal recourse in this regard. But it sure felt good to say that anyway.

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Darin Stephens @sharksstats.bsky.social · 7d

Blue states should also stop funding the federal government

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Darin Stephens @sharksstats.bsky.social · 7d

NBC should have Dateline do an episode on the Buffalo Bills uniforms tonight. “Death by ‘Color Rush’: Who Killed a Classic Uniform?”

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California Federation of Labor Unions @californialabor.bsky.social · 11d

🚨🚨 ATTENTION @governor.ca.gov 🚨🚨
@californialabor.bsky.social sponsored #SB7 is sitting on your desk, awaiting your signature. This bill enacts common sense AI safeguards by making sure that human workers cannot be disciplined or fired by an algorithm. (1/6)

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Darin Stephens @sharksstats.bsky.social · 12d

Boy, sure would love to have known what George Carlin's thoughts on this would have been

Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 12d

Killer Comedy: Saudi Arabia Uses U.S. Comedians to Launder Its Human Rights Abuses

As Trump tries to cancel & silence his critics in America, Saudi Arabia is giving bags of money to he most influential comedians to help whitewash its regime's human rights abuses.

open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...

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Darin Stephens @sharksstats.bsky.social · 13d

All while defunding the VA and taking away mental health services for them

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Darin Stephens @sharksstats.bsky.social · 13d

Dolphins have always had one of NFL's better color schemes. Jets 2025 unis are also pretty cool. So tonight, Miami is in all black, and the Jets are mostly white (helmets are green). All black vs white uni matchups scream, "We're all out of design ideas!"

📸: AP Photo/Bill Kostroun (Sept. 21, 1986)

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