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Pittsburgh Penguins (8-3-2, 18pts) @ San Jose Sharks (6-4-0, 12pts)
When: 10:38 p.m. ET | Where: HP Pavilion, San Jose, California
Referees:3 - Mike Leggo; 12 - Justin St. Pierre Linesmen 74 - Lonnie Cameron; 91 - Don Henderson
POINTS LEADERS: PIT JAMES NEAL (11), KRIS LETANG (11), JORDAN STAAL (9) | SJ JOE PAVELSKI (13), JOE THORNTON (9), RYAN CLOWE (8)
Pre-Game Notes: San Jose is coming off a 5-1 Eastern Road Trip.....Joe Pavelski and Logan Couture each ended the six-game road trip with at least a point in every game, both entering tonight's game on a six game points streak.... Goaltender Antti Niemi (4-2-0), who went 4-1-0 with a 3.56 goals against average on the trip, is 2-0-1 with a 1.60 GAA in his career against the Penguins.....The Sharks return home for just their 4th home game (1-2) of the season....
Pittsburgh had one of their most successful October's in team history, collecting 18 pts..... The Penguins are 6-8-2 all-time in San Jose but have lost seven straight in San Jose and are 0-8-1 overall since their last win in San Jose, 5-2, on October 22, 1997...... The Penguins are 3-0-1 this season against the Western Conference and since 2010-2011 season, the Penguins are 14-4-4 vs West and an impressive 8-2-3 on the road during that span.....Pittsburgh will play their 55th game without Sidney Crosby. During that span, the Penguins are 31-16-7.
Lineup Notes: Jordan Staal and Kris Letang are officially game time decisions. Word out of San Jose from sources is that as of this morning the team was leaning towards holding Staal out of tonight's game. Expectations had been that Letang will play.
DePaoli's Pre-Game Tidbits
*Is it time for Marc Andre Fleury to get into the discussion as the games best goaltender?
Since November 12, 2010, Fleury has posted a 42-16-5 record over his last 63 starts, the most wins in the NHL during that span.












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