San Jose Sharks vs Pittsburgh Penguins

NHL

Sharks

17-15-1, 35 PTS

5-8

Final

Penguins

18-8-5, 41 PTS

PPG Paints Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

SJ shoots leftPIT shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
SJ	10	7	10	27
PIT	17	8	14	39

In net

James Reimer11/17 SV, .647

Casey DeSmith22/27 SV, .815

Team	1	2	3	T
SJ	1	1	3	5
PIT	6	0	2	8

Who won: Penguins 8-5

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the San Jose Sharks 8-5 on Sunday, January 2, 2022 at PPG Paints Arena. The Penguins lead the series 1-0. The Penguins outscored the Sharks 6-1 in the 1st period. Bryan Rust led the Penguins in goals (3). Logan Couture led the Sharks in goals (1).

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What it means

Season series: PIT leads series 1-0.
Sharks 8-8-0 on the road; Penguins 9-5-2 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Sharks8th in Western Conference

Darnell Nurse D
Upper Body
Day-To-Day
Kyle Keyser G
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Quentin Musty LW
Upper Body
Injured Reserve

Penguins11th in Eastern Conference

Egor Chinakhov RW
Lower Body
Day-To-Day
Justin Brazeau RW
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Ryan Graves D
Knee
Injured Reserve
Trevor van Riemsdyk D
Lower Body
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Sharks8th in Western Conference

James Reimer G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Penguins11th in Eastern Conference

Casey DeSmith G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

PIT leads series 1-0

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Game info

Venue: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA · Attendance 18,066
Officials: Graham Skilliter (Referee), Mitch Dunning (Referee), Bevan Mills (Linesman), Dan Kelly (Linesman)