2 January 2022 at 18:00

8 – 5

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NHL · Season 2021

Match Summary

Pittsburgh Penguins defeated San Jose Sharks 8:5. The match was played in NHL 2021. Goals were scored by E. Rodrigues 1′, J. Guentzel 3′, E. Rodrigues 4′, B. Rust 6′, A. Barabanov 15′, K. Bjorkqvist 16′, B. Rust 19′, B. Burns 14′, M. Nieto , J. Middleton 3′, L. Couture 4′, E. Rodrigues 17′, B. Rust 19′. League standings: Pittsburgh Penguins #7, San Jose Sharks #12.

Match Events

Key match events between Pittsburgh Penguins and San Jose Sharks — 13 goals and 5 cards recorded during the match.

Pittsburgh Penguins

San Jose Sharks

Period 1

E. Rodrigues

D. Heinen

1′

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J. Guentzel

S. Crosby

3′

🏒

E. Rodrigues

D. Simon

4′

🏒

B. Rust

B. Dumoulin

6′

🏒

15′

A. Barabanov

M. Vlasic

K. Bjorkqvist

S. Lafferty

16′

🏒

B. Rust

M. Pettersson

19′

🏒

Period 2

D. Simon

Hooking

12′

🏒

14′

B. Burns

N. Gregor

17′

R. Simek

Holding

Period 3

🏒

M. Nieto

A. Cogliano

🏒

3′

J. Middleton

T. Meier

🏒

4′

L. Couture

D. Simon

Hooking

7′

L. Couture

Hooking

17′

M. Nieto

Hooking

E. Rodrigues

B. Rust

17′

🏒

B. Rust

J. Guentzel

19′

🏒

Pittsburgh Penguins vs San Jose Sharks Head to Head Results

Pittsburgh Penguins and San Jose Sharks have met 34 times — Pittsburgh Penguins won 17, San Jose Sharks won 17, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2008. A combined 185 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 5.44 per match (97 for the home side, 88 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 29 matches (85%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 34 games (100%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 2–10 in 2023.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Drawn

San Jose Sharks

Goals: 97Goals: 88

Recent Meetings (34)

13 Dec 2025Pittsburgh Penguins5 – 6San Jose SharksNHL

19 Oct 2025San Jose Sharks0 – 3Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL

28 Jan 2025San Jose Sharks2 – 1Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL

17 Nov 2024Pittsburgh Penguins4 – 3San Jose SharksNHL

14 Mar 2024Pittsburgh Penguins6 – 3San Jose SharksNHL

5 Nov 2023San Jose Sharks2 – 10Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL

15 Feb 2023San Jose Sharks1 – 3Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL

29 Jan 2023Pittsburgh Penguins4 – 6San Jose SharksNHL

16 Jan 2022San Jose Sharks1 – 2Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL

1 Mar 2020San Jose Sharks5 – 0Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL

More results

Standings

Pittsburgh Penguins sit #7 and San Jose Sharks are #12 in the NHL table heading into this match.

Western Conference

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Colorado Avalanche	82	46	19	119
2Minnesota Wild	82	37	22	113
3Calgary Flames	82	44	21	111
4St. Louis Blues	82	43	22	109
5Edmonton Oilers	82	38	27	104
6Los Angeles Kings	82	35	27	99
7Dallas Stars	82	31	30	98
8Nashville Predators	82	35	30	97
9Vegas Golden Knights	82	34	31	94
10Vancouver Canucks	82	32	30	92
11Winnipeg Jets	82	32	32	89
12San Jose Sharks	82	22	37	77
13Anaheim Ducks	82	22	37	76
14Chicago Blackhawks	82	16	42	68
15Seattle Kraken	82	23	49	60
16Arizona Coyotes	82	18	50	57

Eastern Conference

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Florida Panthers	82	42	18	122
2Carolina Hurricanes	82	47	20	116
3Toronto Maple Leafs	82	45	21	115
4New York Rangers	82	44	24	110
5Tampa Bay Lightning	82	39	23	110
6Boston Bruins	82	40	26	107
7Pittsburgh Penguins	82	37	25	103
8Washington Capitals	82	35	26	100
9New York Islanders	82	34	35	84
10Columbus Blue Jackets	82	26	38	81
11Buffalo Sabres	82	25	39	75
12Detroit Red Wings	82	21	40	74
13Ottawa Senators	82	26	42	73
14New Jersey Devils	82	19	46	63
15Philadelphia Flyers	82	20	46	61
16Montreal Canadiens	82	16	49	55

Atlantic

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Florida Panthers	82	42	18	122
2Toronto Maple Leafs	82	45	21	115
3Tampa Bay Lightning	82	39	23	110
4Boston Bruins	82	40	26	107
5Buffalo Sabres	82	25	39	75
6Detroit Red Wings	82	21	40	74
7Ottawa Senators	82	26	42	73
8Montreal Canadiens	82	16	49	55

Central

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Colorado Avalanche	82	46	19	119
2Minnesota Wild	82	37	22	113
3St. Louis Blues	82	43	22	109
4Dallas Stars	82	31	30	98
5Nashville Predators	82	35	30	97
6Winnipeg Jets	82	32	32	89
7Chicago Blackhawks	82	16	42	68
8Arizona Coyotes	82	18	50	57

Pacific

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Calgary Flames	82	44	21	111
2Edmonton Oilers	82	38	27	104
3Los Angeles Kings	82	35	27	99
4Vegas Golden Knights	82	34	31	94
5Vancouver Canucks	82	32	30	92
6San Jose Sharks	82	22	37	77
7Anaheim Ducks	82	22	37	76
8Seattle Kraken	82	23	49	60

Metropolitan

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Carolina Hurricanes	82	47	20	116
2New York Rangers	82	44	24	110
3Pittsburgh Penguins	82	37	25	103
4Washington Capitals	82	35	26	100
5New York Islanders	82	34	35	84
6Columbus Blue Jackets	82	26	38	81
7New Jersey Devils	82	19	46	63
8Philadelphia Flyers	82	20	46	61

Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 17 Apr 2026