Saving some of their best hockey for down the stretch, the Pittsburgh Penguins battled to the bitter end Monday night at SAP Center, before ultimately falling, 2-1, to the San Jose Sharks. Desperate to erase a two-game losing streak,

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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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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.

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.

Six weeks after he suffered a fractured cheekbone, goalie Vitek Vanecek appears to be getting close to a return as he’s been skating with the Sharks in recent days and, per coach Ryan Warsofsky, is now considered day-to-day,

San Jose State and Cal are renewing their football series that has been dormant since 1996, the schools announced on Thursday. On Sept. 9, 2028, Cal will play host to the Spartans. On Sept. 13, 2031, the Bears will travel to San Jose State.

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 will try to stop their six-game skid when they take on the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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.

Perhaps it was the sleepy, San Jose crowd at a half-empty SAP Center. Or, it could have been the reality that Evgeni Malkin will be out week-to-week more seriously settling in with the team. Whatever the reason,