Pittsburgh Penguins at San Jose Sharks
· National Hockey League
Crosby and Malkin each have goal and assist, Jarry stops 31 shots as Penguins beat Sharks 3-0
Anthony Mantha also scored for the Penguins, who improved to 4-2-0 on the season.
Alex Nedeljkovic made 24 saves for the Sharks, and San Jose outshot an opponent for the first time this season but was unable to score. The Sharks, an NHL-worst 20-50-12 last season, remained the league's only winless team at 0-3-2.
San Jose has now started four straight seasons winless through five games.
Crosby opened the scoring 7:35 into the second period on a deflection off of a point shot by Kris Letang.
Mantha padded the Penguins’ lead 7:02 into the second period, and Malkin capped the scoring on an empty-netter with 22 seconds remaining.
Jarry lowered his goals-against average to 2.35 on the season.
Sharks: At New York Islanders on Tuesday to open a four-game trip.
Regular Season SeriesPIT leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 7:35 | Sidney Crosby Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Kris Letang (1), Rickard Rakell (3) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 7:02 | Anthony Mantha Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Justin Brazeau (1), Evgeni Malkin (7) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:38 | Evgeni Malkin Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (4), Erik Karlsson (3) |
Statistics
 PIT |
 SJ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Blocked Shots | 14 |
| 11 | Hits | 25 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 5 |
| 27 | Shots | 31 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 18 | Faceoffs Won | 22 |
| 45.0 | Faceoff Win Percent | 55.0 |
| 20 | Giveaways | 16 |
| 2 | Total Penalties | 1 |
| 4 | Penalty Minutes | 2 |
San Jose Sharks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| John Klingberg, D | Out | Oct 21 |
| Shakir Mukhamadullin, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 19 |
| Timothy Liljegren, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 18 |
| Ryan Ellis, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 5 |
| Logan Couture, C | Injured Reserve | Sep 30 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Zonnon, LW | Out | Oct 16 |
| Tanner Howe, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 7 |
| Rutger McGroarty, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 6 |
| Jack St. Ivany, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 6 |
| Kevin Hayes, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 6 |
Game Information
SAP Center at San Jose
Location: San Jose, CA
Attendance: 17,435 | Capacity:
Location: San Jose, CA
Attendance: 17,435 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Jersey |
0 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
 Carolina |
0 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
 Pittsburgh |
0 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
 Washington |
0 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
 Philadelphia |
1 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
 NY Rangers |
1 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
 Columbus |
0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
 NY Islanders |
0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
