For the second time this season, the Pittsburgh Penguins (8-2-2) and the San Jose Sharks (6-6-0) met, and the result was no different. The Penguins won, 5-0. And with Matt Murray starting in net for the Penguins this game, the game was a true rematch. In his second start this season after being out with a hand injury, Murray looked as though he's been playing all season, recording his first shutout in the 5-0 win. And it wasn't just Murray, either. Captain Sidney Crosby, who ... Read More
Penguins stun Sharks in Stanley Cup rematch
For the first time since meeting in the Stanley Cup Finals, the Pittsburgh Penguins (3-1-1) faced off against the visiting San Jose Sharks (3-2-0). The Sharks controlled the game for all but about the last 15 minutes. Down 2-0, center Evgeni Malkin began the assault against San Jose and scored. A few minutes later, center Scott Wilson scored his first goal of the season and tied the game at two goals apiece. Finally, right winger Patric Hornqvist brought home the game and gave ... Read More
Penguins face Sharks in Stanley Cup Final rematch
Pittsburgh Penguins (2-1-1) The Pittsburgh Penguins are coming off of a pretty disastrous game against the Canadiens on Tuesday where, not only did the Penguins lose 4-0, defenseman Kris Letang and winger Conor Sheary also left the game because of injury. Letang left with what was later called an upper body injury and has been listed day-to-day by head coach Mike Sullivan. Brian Dumoulin is expected to take his place and make his first start this season. “You never want to see somebody ... Read More
Penalty kill comes up big as Pens beat Sharks in shootout
The Pittsburgh Penguins were playing their second game in as many nights on Sunday evening against the San Jose Sharks, and they were playing short a defenseman, with Kris Letang missing the game with a concussion. So when the Penguins and Sharks needed overtime to settle things, and the Patric Hornqvist took a four-minute high-sticking penalty, things certainly looked bleak for the black and goal, but the Penguins were able to kill off the penalty and beat the Sharks 3-2 in a ... Read More
Kris Letang out with a concussion; Pens to play with five defensemen
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang will miss tonight’s game against the San Jose Sharks with a concussion suffered at the hands of Arizona Coyotes forward Shane Doan on Saturday afternoon. Letang skated off with some assistance after the hit, which happened at 15:15 of the second period. He was taken to the hospital for evaluation after the game. “He has been released from the hospital, so like anything else, we’ll just take it as a day-to-day thing and see how he reacts and ... Read More
Pens can’t solve Niemi, Sharks; fall 2-1 in shootout
Antti Niemi and the SAP Center may haunt the Penguins in their dreams as they return home to Pittsburgh from their four-game west coast road trip. With a 2-1 shootout loss at the hands of the Sharks on Monday night, the Penguins are now winless in 12 straight games in San Jose, a streak dating back to October of 1997. This time, it was Niemi who did most of the damage. The Sharks netminder made 39 sparking saves through three periods of regulation and five minutes of overtime, and then shut ... Read More
Pens will wrap-up road trip against playoff-hungry Sharks
The Pittsburgh Penguins have gone 2-1 so far on this western road trip, and they’ll try to finish it on a winning note as they take on the San Jose Sharks tonight at 10:00 p.m. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: Tonight will be the first of two meetings between the Sharks and Penguins this season. The Sharks will visit Consol Energy Center at the end of the month. The Sharks are on the outside of the Western Conference playoff picture, six points behind the Winnipeg Jets for the second wild card ... Read More