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!

But Pittsburgh still finished 29th out of what was then a 30-team league with a 22-46-14 record. “I think just enjoy it. Nobody likes losing, no matter if you’re in your first or 20th year ...

Pittsburgh Penguins (20-23-8, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. San Jose Sharks (14-32-6, in the Pacific Division) San Jose, California; Monday, 10:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The San Jose Sharks ...

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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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.

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.

Never a huge goal-scorer, Granlund is on pace to hit 20 for the third time in his 13-year career and the first since 2017-18 with Minnesota. But the 32-year-old has been a point producer with the Sharks. He’s leading the team with 44 points in 51 contests after a scoring a team-high 60 points in 69 games last season.

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+.