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San Jose Sharks at Pittsburgh Penguins

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Sharks rally from four-goal third-period deficit to stun Sidney Crosby and the Penguins 6-5

San Jose Sharks vs. Pittsburgh Penguins: Game Highlights

Klingberg’s seventh of the season off a feed from Macklin Celebrini gave the Sharks their first victory in the franchise’s 34-year history when trailing by four goals in the third.

San Jose trailed 5-1 with less than 14 minutes to go. Klingberg and William Eklund scored to get the Sharks back in it, and Celebrini and Tyler Toffoli beat Pittsburgh goalie Arturs Silovs with the goaltender pulled to force overtime.

Toffoli, whose tying goal came with 1:38 to play, finished with two goals and two assists. Celebrini had a goal and two assists to push his season point total to 44.

Yaroslav Askarov withstood a second-period deluge from Pittsburgh and finished with 38 saves as San Jose finished a five-game road trip at 3-2.

Sidney Crosby scored a goal and added an assist to move within two of Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux's franchise record for career points. Crosby beat Askarov in the first period for his 19th goal of the season and assisted on Bryan Rust's power-play goal in the second to push his career point total to 1,721.

Kevin Hayes, Rutger McGroarty and Anthony Mantha also scored for the Penguins. Rickard Rakell played 22:12 in his return from a 20-game absence due to a hand injury. Silovs stopped 26 shots as Pittsburgh dropped its fourth straight.

The Penguins fell to 1-8 in overtime and are winless through three games of a season-long five-game homestand. The first loss came against Anaheim on Tuesday when the Ducks forced overtime with one-tenth of a second left.

The loss marked the first time the Penguins blew a four-goal lead in the third period since March 10, 1976.

Up next Sharks: Begin a three-game homestand on Tuesday against Calgary.

Penguins: Host Utah on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 10:27 Tyler Toffoli Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Sam Dickinson (2), Alexander Wennberg (12)
Goal 1st Period 12:41 Sidney Crosby Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Anthony Mantha (9), Bryan Rust (15)
Goal 2nd Period 0:19 Rutger McGroarty Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Ben Kindel (4), Kris Letang (13)
Goal 2nd Period 9:42 Kevin Hayes Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Noel Acciari (5), Connor Dewar (5)
Goal 2nd Period 19:53 Bryan Rust Goal (10) Slap Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (15), Anthony Mantha (10)
Goal 3rd Period 5:25 Anthony Mantha Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Bryan Rust (16), Erik Karlsson (20)
Goal 3rd Period 7:33 John Klingberg Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Tyler Toffoli (12), William Eklund (13)
Goal 3rd Period 14:19 William Eklund Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Alexander Wennberg (13), Adam Gaudette (4)
Goal 3rd Period 17:33 Macklin Celebrini Goal (16) Slap Shot, assists: Tyler Toffoli (13), Collin Graf (8)
Goal 3rd Period 18:22 Tyler Toffoli Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Alexander Wennberg (14), Macklin Celebrini (30)
Goal 4th Period 2:57 John Klingberg Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Macklin Celebrini (31), Collin Graf (9)

Statistics

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16 Blocked Shots 20
17 Hits 14
6 Takeaways 4
32 Shots 43
1 Power Play Goals 3
4 Power Play Opportunities 5
25.0 Power Play Percentage 60.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
32 Faceoffs Won 31
50.8 Faceoff Win Percent 49.2
18 Giveaways 9
7 Total Penalties 6
14 Penalty Minutes 12
Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Brett Kulak, D Injured Reserve Dec 13
Stuart Skinner, G Injured Reserve Dec 13
Harrison Brunicke, D Out Dec 9
Blake Lizotte, C Injured Reserve Dec 9
Evgeni Malkin, C Injured Reserve Dec 9
San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Will Smith, C Day-To-Day Dec 13
Philipp Kurashev, C Day-To-Day Dec 13
Shakir Mukhamadullin, D Out Dec 13
Vincent Desharnais, D Injured Reserve Dec 9
Logan Couture, C Injured Reserve Sep 30

Game Information

PPG Paints Arena

Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 17,059 | Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 16 6 41 9
Anaheim 19 12 39 1
Los Angeles 14 8 37 9
Edmonton 15 11 36 6
San Jose 16 14 35 3
Seattle 12 11 30 6
Calgary 13 16 30 4
Vancouver 11 17 25 3

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 20 9 42 2
NY Islanders 19 11 41 3
Washington 18 10 40 4
Philadelphia 16 9 37 5
New Jersey 18 13 37 1
Pittsburgh 14 8 36 8
NY Rangers 16 13 36 4
Columbus 13 13 32 6
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