SAN JOSE SHARKS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Game 50 – 1/27 – SJS 4 at CAR 5 (OT)…Mikey Eyssimont (1g, 2a) tallied a career-best three points and Mario Ferraro (1g, 1a)
added two of his own, but the San Jose Sharks could not hold back the Hurricanes, who used a late push to earn a 5-4 overtime win. Oskar Lindblom (1g, 0a) started the scoring with a redirection of an Evgeny Svechnikov (0g, 1a) shot and Nick Bonino (1g, 0a) scored midway through the third to tie the game at two apiece. Eyssimont’s marker gave San Jose a 3-2 edge and Ferraro added an empty-netter with less than two minutes remaining before a Carolina rally to steal the extra point.
SJ Goals: Lindblom (5), Bonino (9), Eyssimont (2), Ferraro (3 en)
SF: 30
SA: 36
SJ PP: 0/2
SJ PK: 1/2
W: Raanta
OTL: Reimer
RECENT SHARKS TRANSACTIONS
1/25 Reassigned D Nick Cicek to the San Jose Barracuda
1/25 Acquired D Jacob MacDonald and F Martin Kaut from Colorado in exchange for F Matt Nieto and D Ryan Merkley; assigned Kaut to the San Jose Barracuda
1/23 Activated D Nikolai Knyzhov from IR; loaned Knyzhov to San Jose Barracuda on long-term injury conditioning assignment
1/18 Acquired F Kyle Criscuolo from Detroit in exchange for F Jasper Weatherby; assigned Criscuolo to the San Jose Barracuda
1/6 Claimed F Mikey Eyssimont off waivers; placed D Radim Simek on IR
1/5 Recalled D Nick Cicek from the San Jose Barracuda
1/4 Assigned D Nick Cicek to the San Jose Barracuda
1/1 Recalled D Nick Cicek from the San Jose Barracuda
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
The Pittsburgh Penguins look to extend a six-game point streak as they play host to the San Jose Sharks Saturday, the teams’ final game before the All-Star break. Pittsburgh is 3-0-3 in that span and has gone beyond regulation in five of those games, earning OT wins against Anaheim and Florida. Pittsburgh is led by captain Sidney Crosby, atop the team charts with 23 goals, 35 assists and 58 points. In their careers, Crosby and alternate captain Evgeni Malkin are tied with 14 points against San Jose, with the latter claiming seven goals and seven assists in 19 regular season matchups.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS NOTES:
LAST 2 GAMES
Jan. 26: Washington 3, Pittsburgh 2 (OT) – Capital One Arena
PIT Goals: Heinen, Rust
Multiple Points: None
Goalie: DeSmith (43 saves, 45 shots)
Key Stats: Bryan Rust’s game-tying goal to force overtime made him the 20th member of his draft class to 300 points.
PP: 0-1
PK: 2-3
Jan. 24: Pittsburgh 7, Florida 6 (OT) – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Letang (2), Rakell, Heinen, Crosby, O’Connor, Malkin
Multiple Points: Letang (2G-2A), Malkin (1G-2A), Crosby (1G2A), O’Connor (1G-1A), Poehling (2A)
Goalie: DeSmith (33 saves, 39 shots)
Key Stats: Kris Letang became the 11th blueliner this season to record four points (2G-2A) in the win.
PP: 3-5
PK: 2-3
INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
F Josh Archibald Lower-Body 17 18
D Jan Rutta Upper-Body 6 6
F Kasperi Kapanen Lower-Body 4 4
G Tristan Jarry Upper-Body 2 9
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 119
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Date Transaction
Jan. 25 G Dustin Tokarski recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
Jan. 25 D Ty Smith re-assigned to WBS.
Jan. 24 D Kris Letang activated off of injured reserve.
Jan. 24 D Jan Rutta placed on LTIR. F Kasperi Kapanen placed on injured reserve.
Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Sharks: 19-18-8
In Pittsburgh: 10-6-4
In San Jose: 9-12-4
OT Record vs. Sharks: 3-2-6
Shootout Record vs. Sharks: 2-3
2021-22 Results: Pittsburgh went 2-0-0.
Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. SHARKS:
Mario Lemieux – 14GP, 49 PTS (17G-32A)
Jaromir Jagr – 17GP, 22 PTS (8G-14A)
Ron Francis – 13GP, 21 PTS (8G-13A)
TONIGHT’S GAME
- The Penguins return home to take on the San Jose Sharks at PPG Paints Arena in the final game before the bye week (TV: AT&T SportsNet; Radio: 105.9 The X).
- Pittsburgh swept the season series with San Jose, going 2-0-0 last season. A win tonight would give them their first three-game winning streak against the Sharks since Dec. 1, 2015-Nov. 5, 2016 (3-0-0).
- Pittsburgh is 8-2-0 against Western Conference opponents at home this season.
HOME COOKIN’
Pittsburgh enters tonight’s game with points in 13 of its last 15 home games (10-2-3), and 18 of 23 games at PPG Paints Arena this season (14-
5-4). The Penguins .696 points percentage at home is sixth-best in the NHL.
