Schedule / Matchup Preview

Pittsburgh Penguins vs San Jose Sharks · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Sharks · WED · NOV 11 · 9:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
WED · NOV 11 · 9:00 PM CT
SAP Center at San Jose
SN-PIT · NBCSCA
Pittsburgh Penguins
Penguins
2–0–0
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San Jose Sharks
Sharks
2–0–0
Upcoming
WED · NOV 11 · 9:00 PM CT
SN-PIT · NBCSCA
Pittsburgh Penguins
Away · Penguins
2–0–0
4 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Arturs Silovs has had trouble with San Jose, a .806 save percentage on 31 shots. But Darnell Nurse is still looking for his first goal on Arturs Silovs after 20 shots.
SAP Center at San Jose
San Jose Sharks
Home · Sharks
2–0–0
4 PTS
Penguins
GOALIES
Sharks
Arturs Silovs
Arturs Silovs
Expected
.886 SV% · 2.47 GAA · 2W
.920 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Yaroslav Askarov
Yaroslav Askarov
Expected
.885 SV% · 3.32 GAA · 2W
.858 SV% L5 · Cooling
Penguins
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Sharks
L1
Nicholas Robertson · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L1
Mason Marchment · Macklin Celebrini · Will Smith
L2
Egor Chinakhov · Tommy Novak · Evgeni Malkin
L2
Ivar Stenberg · Alexander Wennberg · Collin Graf
L3
Andrei Kuzmenko · Ben Kindel · Hendrix Lapierre
L3
Igor Chernyshov · Michael Misa · Tyler Toffoli
L4
Connor Dewar · Blake Lizotte · Filip Hallander
L4
Barclay Goodrow · Zack Ostapchuk · Kiefer Sherwood
D1
Declan Carlile · Erik Karlsson
D1
Darnell Nurse · Michael Kesselring
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D2
Nolan Allan · Jacob Trouba
D3
Trevor van Riemsdyk · Kris Letang
D3
Dmitry Orlov · Luca Cagnoni
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP1
Igor Chernyshov · Alexander Wennberg · Will Smith · Macklin Celebrini · Luca Cagnoni
PP2
Andrei Kuzmenko · Hendrix Lapierre · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PP2
Mason Marchment · Michael Misa · Tyler Toffoli · Dmitry Orlov · Ivar Stenberg
PK1
Filip Hallander · Connor Dewar · Samuel Girard · Kris Letang
PK1
Alexander Wennberg · Collin Graf · Darnell Nurse · Jacob Trouba
PK2
Ben Kindel · Rickard Rakell · Trevor van Riemsdyk · Erik Karlsson
PK2
Barclay Goodrow · Kiefer Sherwood · Nolan Allan · Dmitry Orlov
PenguinsProjected lines
L1
Nicholas Robertson · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L2
Egor Chinakhov · Tommy Novak · Evgeni Malkin
L3
Andrei Kuzmenko · Ben Kindel · Hendrix Lapierre
L4
Connor Dewar · Blake Lizotte · Filip Hallander
D1
Declan Carlile · Erik Karlsson
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D3
Trevor van Riemsdyk · Kris Letang
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP2
Andrei Kuzmenko · Hendrix Lapierre · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PK1
Filip Hallander · Connor Dewar · Samuel Girard · Kris Letang
PK2
Ben Kindel · Rickard Rakell · Trevor van Riemsdyk · Erik Karlsson
SharksProjected lines
L1
Mason Marchment · Macklin Celebrini · Will Smith
L2
Ivar Stenberg · Alexander Wennberg · Collin Graf
L3
Igor Chernyshov · Michael Misa · Tyler Toffoli
L4
Barclay Goodrow · Zack Ostapchuk · Kiefer Sherwood
D1
Darnell Nurse · Michael Kesselring
D2
Nolan Allan · Jacob Trouba
D3
Dmitry Orlov · Luca Cagnoni
PP1
Igor Chernyshov · Alexander Wennberg · Will Smith · Macklin Celebrini · Luca Cagnoni
PP2
Mason Marchment · Michael Misa · Tyler Toffoli · Dmitry Orlov · Ivar Stenberg
PK1
Alexander Wennberg · Collin Graf · Darnell Nurse · Jacob Trouba
PK2
Barclay Goodrow · Kiefer Sherwood · Nolan Allan · Dmitry Orlov
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:19 AM CT Max Miller · Oct 3 · 8:38 PM CT
Penguins
INJURY REPORT
Sharks
Bryan Rust
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Adam Gaudette
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Justin Brazeau
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Alex Barre-Boulet
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 5
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 24
Quentin Musty
IR · Upper body · Expected back Dec 1
Cam Lund
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 19
Kyle Keyser
IR · Upper body · Expected back Dec 1
PenguinsInjury report
Bryan Rust
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Justin Brazeau
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 24
SharksInjury report
Adam Gaudette
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Alex Barre-Boulet
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 5
Quentin Musty
IR · Upper body · Expected back Dec 1
Cam Lund
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 19
Kyle Keyser
IR · Upper body · Expected back Dec 1
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:19 AM CT Max Miller · Oct 3 · 8:38 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Penguins have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games. The Sharks have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Arturs Silovs has had trouble with San Jose, a .806 save percentage on 31 shots. But Darnell Nurse is still looking for his first goal on Arturs Silovs after 20 shots.

Tyler Toffoli has made a habit of hurting the Penguins: 7 points in the last 4 meetings. A milestone is in reach for Nick Robertson: 2 more goals for 100 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Goaltending
Arturs Silovs has struggled against San Jose — a .806 save % on 31 shots.
.806 SV% vs SJS
Player
Tyler Toffoli has 7 points in his last 4 games against Pittsburgh. See the games →
(San Jose)
7 pts, last 4 vs PIT
Matchup
Darnell Nurse has 20 shots on Arturs Silovs without a goal.
(San Jose)
0/20 vs Arturs Silovs
Player
Sidney Crosby has 6 points in his last 4 games against San Jose. See the games →
(Pittsburgh)
6 pts, last 4 vs SJS
Milestone
Nick Robertson is 2 goals shy of 100 career goals.
98 career goals