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

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Penguins · SUN · DEC 6 · 2:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
SUN · DEC 6 · 2:00 PM CT
PPG Paints Arena
NBCSCA · SN-PIT
San Jose Sharks
Sharks
2–0–0
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Pittsburgh Penguins
Penguins
2–0–0
Upcoming
SUN · DEC 6 · 2:00 PM CT
NBCSCA · SN-PIT
San Jose Sharks
Away · Sharks
2–0–0
4 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
The Sharks have found Arturs Silovs beatable: .806 on 31 shots. But Arturs Silovs has Darnell Nurse figured out, 20 shots without a goal.
PPG Paints Arena
Pittsburgh Penguins
Home · Penguins
2–0–0
4 PTS
Sharks
GOALIES
Penguins
Yaroslav Askarov
Yaroslav Askarov
Expected
.885 SV% · 3.32 GAA · 2W
.858 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Arturs Silovs
Arturs Silovs
Expected
.886 SV% · 2.47 GAA · 2W
.920 SV% L5 · Locked in
Sharks
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Penguins
L1
Mason Marchment · Macklin Celebrini · Will Smith
L1
Nicholas Robertson · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L2
Ivar Stenberg · Alexander Wennberg · Collin Graf
L2
Egor Chinakhov · Tommy Novak · Evgeni Malkin
L3
Igor Chernyshov · Michael Misa · Tyler Toffoli
L3
Andrei Kuzmenko · Ben Kindel · Hendrix Lapierre
L4
Barclay Goodrow · Zack Ostapchuk · Kiefer Sherwood
L4
Connor Dewar · Blake Lizotte · Filip Hallander
D1
Darnell Nurse · Michael Kesselring
D1
Declan Carlile · Erik Karlsson
D2
Nolan Allan · Jacob Trouba
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D3
Dmitry Orlov · Luca Cagnoni
D3
Trevor van Riemsdyk · Kris Letang
PP1
Igor Chernyshov · Alexander Wennberg · Will Smith · Macklin Celebrini · Luca Cagnoni
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP2
Mason Marchment · Michael Misa · Tyler Toffoli · Dmitry Orlov · Ivar Stenberg
PP2
Andrei Kuzmenko · Hendrix Lapierre · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PK1
Alexander Wennberg · Collin Graf · Darnell Nurse · Jacob Trouba
PK1
Filip Hallander · Connor Dewar · Samuel Girard · Kris Letang
PK2
Barclay Goodrow · Kiefer Sherwood · Nolan Allan · Dmitry Orlov
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
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
Max Miller · Oct 3 · 8:38 PM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:19 AM CT
Sharks
INJURY REPORT
Penguins
Adam Gaudette
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Bryan Rust
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Alex Barre-Boulet
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 5
Justin Brazeau
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Quentin Musty
IR · Upper body · Expected back Dec 1
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 24
Cam Lund
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 19
Kyle Keyser
IR · Upper body · Expected back Dec 1
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
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
Max Miller · Oct 3 · 8:38 PM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:19 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Sharks have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games. The Penguins have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

The Sharks have found Arturs Silovs beatable: .806 on 31 shots. But Arturs Silovs has Darnell Nurse figured out, 20 shots without a goal.

Tyler Toffoli has quietly owned this matchup, 7 points in the last 4 meetings. Nick Robertson is 2 goals shy of 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