Macklin Celebrini is a Calder Trophy front-runner. Will Smith has been humming recently, with three goals and 12 points in his last 15 games. But what about the future of the San Jose Sharks’ defense?

Rookies Will Smith and Macklin Celebrini both scored in San Jose’s four-goal third period as the Sharks pulled away for a 6-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres

With goalie Vitek Vanecek held out of the game for trade-related reasons, the Sharks got third period goals from William Eklund, Macklin Celebrini, Will Smith and Tyler Toffoli to help seal a 6-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center.

Sharks forward Will Smith won’t win the Calder and might not be a top three finalist. But it seems safe to say the 19-year-old’s name will appear on plenty of ballots, especially considering his recent run.

A bet is a bet, and Tyler Toffoli is a man of his word. The San Jose Sharks forward scored in Tuesday’s 6-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres, and so did fellow forwards Will Smith and Macklin Celebrini,

Celebrini scores for San Jose; Thompson gets 30th goal for Buffalo BUFFALO -- William Eklund, Will Smith, Tyler Toffoli and Timothy Liljegren each had a goal and an assist for the San Jose Sharks in a 6-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Tuesday.

With goalie Vitek Vanecek held out of the game for trade-related reasons, the Sharks got third period goals from William Eklund, Macklin Celebrini, Will Smith and Tyler Toffoli to help seal a 6-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center.

San Jose Sharks visit KeyBank Center to take on the Buffalo Sabres. Timothy Liljegren and Nico Sturm and William Eklund and Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith scored Period 1 Looks like Sturm and Dellandrea have flip-flopped lines to start.

Rookies Will Smith and Macklin Celebrini both scored in San Jose’s four-goal third period as the Sharks pulled away for a 6-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night. Smith, William Eklund, Timothy Liljegren and Tyler Toffoli all had a goal and an assist each as the Sharks won back-to-back games

While the Sharks find themselves at the bottom of the Western Conference standings, San Jose is much closer to NHL playoff contention than their 15-37-9 record would indicate. Despite a roster riddled with raw-but-promising talent,

In their place during Saturday’s morning skate, the Sharks had winger Klim Kostin in Zetterlund’s spot on a line with Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith, goalie Georgi Romanov backing up Alexandar Georgiev, and newcomer Patrick Giles in Sturm’s old spot as the fourth-line center.