The San Jose Sharks host the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night at SAP Center, the final game of Pittsburgh’s three-game road trip, the Penguins said in their game preview. The Sharks enter the matchup two days after a 3-2 shootout win over the New York Islanders, which ended a five-game slide.
Why it matters: Pittsburgh has earned points in six of its last seven games against San Jose (5-1-1) dating to Feb. 14, 2023, and is 4-1-0 in its last five visits to SAP Center, the Penguins said. The clubs are meeting for the first of two games this season.
Sidney Crosby has an active 10-game point streak against the Sharks (5 goals, 11 assists) dating to Jan. 2, 2022, tied for the third-longest active streak versus San Jose, according to the team. Erik Karlsson, who leads Pittsburgh with 18 points (3 goals, 15 assists), has an active eight-game road point streak (2 goals, 10 assists), tied for the longest such streak in the league, the preview said.
The Penguins said they have wins in seven of their last 10 games against San Jose (7-2-1). In Monday’s win, Ivar Stenberg scored in regulation and in the eighth round of the shootout, and Yaroslav Askarov stopped all eight Islanders attempts. Related: the Islanders recap.