Celebrini game-time decision for Sharks against Blues

Macklin Celebrini is a game-time decision for the San Jose Sharks against the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center in St. Louis on Thursday (8 p.m. ET; Disney+, HULU, ESPN+, SN+) because of a lower-body injury.

The center participated in warmups Monday before being ruled out for a 5-0 loss at the Dallas Stars. Celebrini was on the ice for the morning skate Thursday after missing practice the past two days.

"It didn't happen in warmups," Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky told SJ Hockey Now after practice in Dallas on Tuesday. "This has been something we’ve been trying to manage here a little bit."

Celebrini had picked up right where he left off last season for San Jose (2-1-0). The 20-year-old center had three assists in a 4-3 overtime win against the Florida Panthers on Thursday before following that up with two assists in a 5-4 overtime win against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.

Last season, he ranked fourth in the NHL with 115 points (45 goals, 70 assists) in 82 games.

Selected by the Sharks with the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, Celebrini has 183 points (70 goals, 113 assists) in 154 games.

NHL.com independent correspondents Lou Korac and Max Miller contributed to this report