Penguins at Sharks preview

PENGUINS (37-20-6) at SHARKS (27-33-4)
10:30 p.m. ET; NBCSCA, ATTSN-PT, NHL.TV

Marleau was traded to the Penguins for a conditional 2021 third-round draft pick on Monday by the Sharks. Marleau has played 1,551 of his 1,717 NHL games and 20 of his 22 seasons with San Jose.
The Penguins have lost five straight in regulation; Pittsburgh last lost six in a row from Dec. 29, 2011-Jan. 11, 2012. Pittsburgh trails the Philadelphia Flyers by one point for second place in the Metropolitan Division.
The Sharks ended a five-game losing streak with a 3-2 win in overtime against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday.

Players to watch

Penguins forward Jason Zucker has five goals and two assists in nine games since being traded from the Minnesota Wild.
Sharks defenseman Brent Burns has three goals and eight assists in his past 13 games.

They said it

"We've got to pick ourselves us and get back in the fight. We've got another opportunity in front of us." -- Penguins coach Mike Sullivan.
"They've had a lot of transition as well with a lot of new faces come in and they have injuries they're dealing with. But we know how good they are when they're going on all cylinders. We have to expect them to be at their best and playing with a little emotion with Patty Marleau coming back here." --Sharks coach Bob Boughner.

Penguins projected lineup

Jason Zucker -- Sidney Crosby -- Conor Sheary
Bryan Rust -- Evgeni Malkin -- Patric Hornqvist
Patrick Marleau -- Jared McCann -- Dominik Simon
Brandon Tanev -- Teddy Blueger -- Evan Rodrigues
Jack Johnson -- Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson -- Justin Schultz
Zach Trotman -- Chad Ruhwedel
Tristan Jarry
Matt Murray
Scratched:Sam Lafferty, Juuso Riikola
Injured: Nick Bjugstad (core muscle), Brian Dumoulin (lacerated ankle tendons), Jake Guentzel (shoulder), John Marino (fractured cheekbone), Zach Aston-Reese (lower body)

Sharks projected lineup

Evander Kane -- Logan Couture -- Noah Gregor
Timo Meier -- Joe Thornton -- Dylan Gambrell
Marcus Sorensen -- Antti Suomela -- Kevin Labanc
Lean Bergmann -- Joel Kellman -- Stefan Noesen
Radim Simek -- Brent Burns
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Mario Ferraro
Jake Middleton -- Tim Heed
Martin Jones
Aaron Dell
Scratched: Brandon Davidson, Alexander True
Injured:Melker Karlsson (lower body), Tomas Hertl (knee), Dalton Prout (concussion), Erik Karlsson (broken thumb)

Status report

The Penguins did not have a morning skate. … Melker Karlsson continues to skate with the team and is day to day, Boughner said. … Prout had a setback in a recent rehab stint in the minors and is not skating.

Stat pack

Marleau needs one goal to pass Mike Modano (561) for sole possession of 25th place on the NHL list. … Pittsburgh has been outscored 19-8 during its losing streak. … Crosby needs two assists for 800 in the NHL. … Malkin has three goals and two assists in his past four games.