Macklin Celebrini scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, Yaroslav Askarov stopped a penalty shot and the San Jose Sharks beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 on Monday night to snap a six-game losing streak.

The Pittsburgh Penguins continue their West Coast road trip with a game against the San Jose Sharks. Welcome back to NHL Predictions here on Last Word on Hockey!

First Period_None. Second Period_1, San Jose, Granlund 15 (Smith), 7:41. Third Period_2, Pittsburgh, Crosby 15 (Rust, Grzelcyk), 0:24. 3, San Jose, Celebrini 16 (Toffoli), 3:41.

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Pittsburgh Penguins (20-23-8, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. San Jose Sharks (14-32-6, in the Pacific Division)

SAN JOSE – Veteran winger Tyler Toffoli knows several people affected by the devastating wildfires in the greater Los Angeles area and is happy the City of San Jose and the Sharks are doing their part to support firefighters and first responders.

When the Pittsburgh Penguins face the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center at San Jose on Monday (the puck drops at 10:30 PM ET), Sidney Crosby and Mikael Granlund will be among the most exciting players to watch.

Six weeks after he suffered a fractured cheekbone, goalie Vitek Vanecek appears to be getting close to a return as he’s been skating with the Sharks in recent days and, per coach Ryan Warsofsky, is now considered day-to-day,

The San Jose Sharks placed defenseman Jan Rutta (lower ... will have to miss Monday’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins and Thursday’s road game against the Seattle Kraken.

Perhaps it was the sleepy, San Jose crowd at a half-empty SAP Center. Or, it could have been the reality that Evgeni Malkin will be out week-to-week more seriously settling in with the team. Whatever the reason,

On Sunday night, Karlsson had dinner at San Jose legend Joe Thornton’s house, where rookie Macklin Celebrini is living. Of course, Karlsson praised Thornton’s wife Tabea’s cooking: “I ate for free, and I ate really good.

SAN JOSE – Veteran winger Tyler Toffoli knows several people affected by the devastating wildfires in the greater Los Angeles area and is happy the City of San Jose and the Sharks are doing their part to support firefighters and first responders.