The Sharks are 13-2-2 in their past 17 games and have won five straight home games. Sharks goalie Martin Jones is 7-0-0 with a 2.29 goals-against average and .918 save percentage in his past seven starts. The Penguins are 10-2-0 in their past 12 games. Their six-game road winning streak ended with a 5-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. Goalie Matt Murray will try to extend his NHL career-high nine-game winning streak. He has a 1.55 GAA, .953 save percentage and two shutouts in his past nine starts after missing 13 games with a lower-body injury.
Players to watch
Penguins forward Jake Guentzel has an NHL career-high tying six-game point streak (seven goals, three assists). Sharks center Joe Thornton will play his 1,000th game as a Sharks and 1,532nd in the NHL.
They said it
"He's been dialed in a lot. It's hard to win Stanley Cups if you're not. He's done it a lot for us. I think he's as locked in now as I've seen him. -- Penguins coach Mike Sullivan on goalie Matt Murray "It's amazing, his career. Obviously first ballot Hall of Famer, still playing at a really high level. I think his greatness is in what he does for other players, how good he makes other people around him." -- Sharks coach Peter DeBoer on center Joe Thornton
Reese and Schultz skated again after an optional skate. … Donskoi (upper body) skated for a second straight day and is probable. … Erik Karlsson didn't skate but will be in the lineup.
Stat pack
Malkin has nine points (five goals, four assists) with a hat trick in his past five games against San Jose. He has a six-game point streak with 10 points (two goals, eight assists). … Karlsson needs two assists to join Brent Burns (43) at the 40-plus mark. That would mark the fourth time in NHL history two defensemen on the same team each had at least 40 assists in a season.
