Notables
* The Pens are in the midst of another long road trip, a 5-game, 12-day trek through the west coast: Anaheim (W, 7-4); Los Angeles (L, 5-2); San Jose; Arizona; Vegas.
* Pittsburgh is 10-2 in its past 12 games. The Pens' PK is 28 of 30 (93.3%) in that span.
* Jake Guentzel was named the NHL's 3rd Star of the Week of Jan. 7-13. In 3 games during the week Guentzel posted 6 points (5G-1A). His 5 goals are the most in that span, which included his 2nd hat trick of the season.
* Guentzel has a 6-game scoring streak (7G-3A). He has notched a career-high 23 goals this season, and his 44 points are 4 away from his career-best 48 posted last season.
* In the last game between the Pens and Sharks on Jan. 30 of last season, Evgeni Malkin recorded a hat trick in a 5-2 win.
* Defenseman Marcus Pettersson has a career-long 5-game assist/point streak (6A).
* San Jose is riding a 6-game winning streak into tonight's game. The Sharks are 8-1 in their last 9 games, and have only lost twice in regulation in their last 17 games (13-2-2).
* The Sharks have the 2nd-best home record in the league (16-4-4, 36 points). The 16 home wins are 3rd most and their 89 goals at home are 4th most in the NHL.
* The Sharks will have 3 players at next weekend's All-Star Game, which is held in San Jose. Joe Pavelski, Brent Burns and Erik Karlsson have been selected.
* Burns (43 assists) and Karlsson (38) rank Nos. 1 and 2 among all NHL defensemen in assists.
Injuries
PIT - Zach Aston-Reese (upper-body), Patric Hornqvist (concussion), Justin Schultz (left leg fracture).
SJS - Joonas Donskoi (upper-body), Marc-Edouard Vlasic (undisclosed).
