SAN JOSE – Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has been in Macklin Celebrini’s spot before, and offered some advice to the budding San Jose Sharks star about being on a losing team to start your NHL career.

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.

NHL action on Monday features a meeting in San Jose, California between the Pittsburgh Penguins (20-23-8) and San Jose Sharks (14-32-6) at SAP Center at San Jose, starting at 10:30 PM ET on ESPN+.

With an often shaky defense in front of him, Askarov, over his last four appearances, is 0-3-0 with a .852 save percentage. In his last two games, he’s allowed nine goals on 55 shots. Saturday against the Florida Panthers, he and Alexandar Georgiev combined to stop just 25 of 32 shots in a 7-2 loss.

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Is this another move to try to shake the Sharks out of their doldrums? Puck drop between the San Jose Sharks and Pittsburgh Penguins is 7:30 PM PT on Monday at SAP Center. Watch it live on NBC Sports California. Listen to it on the Sharks Audio Network.

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.

SAN JOSE – Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson wasn’t privy to all the details about why David Quinn was fired as the San Jose Sharks head coach last April. But the three-time Norris ...

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.