San Jose Sharks at Pittsburgh Penguins

· National Hockey League

San Jose Sharks

5-10-4

Final
3 - 4

Pittsburgh Penguins

7-10-3

Malkin scores shootout winner to help Penguins top Sharks 4-3

San Jose Sharks vs. Pittsburgh Penguins: Game Highlights

Sidney Crosby and Anthony Beauvillier also scored for Pittsburgh in the shootout.

Alex Nedeljkovic stopped Alexander Wennberg in the fifth round of the shootout to give Pittsburgh the win.

Crosby also scored in the second period and is now one goal from becoming the second active and 21st player in NHL history to reach 600 goals.

Bryan Rust and Jesse Puljujarvi also scored for Pittsburgh.

Erik Karlsson had an assist and surpassed Doug Wilson for 16th place on the NHL’s career points list among defensemen. He also tied Borje Salming for 15th on the NHL’s career assists list among defensemen.

Nedeljkovic made 26 saves for Pittsburgh.

Tyler Toffoli scored twice, including a power-play goal, while Mikael Granlund also scored for the Sharks.

Granlund and Toffoli scored in the third period to tie the game, as San Jose rallied from a three-goal deficit to force overtime.

Mackenzie Blackwood made 25 saves for the Sharks after replacing Vitek Vanecek who left after the first period with an injury.

Takeaways Sharks: San Jose has lost three in a row and five of its last seven games overall. The Sharks lost their first nine games of the season. Their last four have been decided by one goal.

Penguins: Snapped a three-game skid and rebounded from an ugly 6-2 loss at Columbus on Friday.

Key moment Blackwood denied Crosby from scoring his 600th career goal twice in overtime, including a sliding save on a one-timer from the right circle.

Key stat Crosby is looking to become the seventh player in NHL history to score 600 goals with one team. Only Mario Lemieux (690) has more goals in a Penguins’ jersey than Crosby.

Up next Sharks: Host Detroit on Monday night

Penguins: Host Guentzel and Tampa Bay on Tuesday night.

Regular Season Series

PIT leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 1:01	Bryan Rust Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Michael Bunting (3), Evgeni Malkin (14)
Goal	1st Period 6:34	Jesse Puljujarvi Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Drew O'Connor (3), Owen Pickering (1)
Goal	2nd Period 4:19	Sidney Crosby Goal (7) Slap Shot, assists: Erik Karlsson (9), Anthony Beauvillier (3)
Goal	2nd Period 12:05	Tyler Toffoli Goal (7) Backhand, assists: Will Smith (2)
Goal	3rd Period 6:56	Mikael Granlund Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Fabian Zetterlund (6), William Eklund (11)
Goal	3rd Period 11:40	Tyler Toffoli Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Ty Dellandrea (1), Jake Walman (9)
Goal	5 0:00	Mikael Granlund Goal Wrist Shot
Goal	5 0:00	Sidney Crosby Goal Wrist Shot
Goal	5 0:00	Anthony Beauvillier Goal Backhand
Goal	5 0:00	William Eklund Goal Wrist Shot
Goal	5 0:00	Evgeni Malkin Goal Wrist Shot

Statistics

SJ		PIT
26	Blocked Shots	16
22	Hits	20
4	Takeaways	3
29	Shots	36
1	Power Play Goals	0
4	Power Play Opportunities	1
25.0	Power Play Percentage	0.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
30	Faceoffs Won	39
43.5	Faceoff Win Percent	56.5
11	Giveaways	11
1	Total Penalties	4
2	Penalty Minutes	8

Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Rickard Rakell, RW	Day-To-Day	Feb 6
Noel Acciari, C	Day-To-Day	Feb 6
Blake Lizotte, C	Day-To-Day	Feb 6
Caleb Jones, D	Injured Reserve	Feb 4
Kris Letang, D	Injured Reserve	Jan 31