San Jose 5, Pittsburgh 0
When: 10:30 PM ET, Saturday, February 29, 2020
Where: SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, California
Referees:
Marc Joannette, Brad Meier
Linesmen:
Tony Sericolo, Mark Shewchyk
Attendance:
17562
By Field Level Media
Evander Kane and Timo Meier each had a goal and an assist as the San Jose Sharks spoiled the return of Patrick Marleau, defeating the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins 5-0 Saturday night.
Joel Kellman, Logan Couture and Joe Thornton also scored for San Jose, which won its second in a row after snapping a five-game losing streak. Goaltender Martin Jones made 30 saves for his second shutout of the season and the 24th of his seven-year career.
Tristan Jarry stopped 27 of 32 shots as the Penguins suffered their sixth consecutive defeat -- their longest skid since the 2011-12 season. Pittsburgh has been outscored 24-8 over that stretch.
Pittsburgh acquired Marleau, who played 20 of his 22 seasons and 1,551 games with the Sharks, at the NHL's trade deadline Monday for a conditional draft pick in 2021. He played 16:18 with two shots, a minor penalty and a plus/minus rating of negative-1.
The Penguins went 0-for-4 on the power play, including a four-minute advantage earlier in the second period after Kane was assessed a double minor for high sticking Pittsburgh's Chad Ruhwedel.
Kane opened the scoring at 18:48 of the first period, taking a stretch pass from Marc-Edouard Vlasic at the Pittsburgh blue line and skating down the middle of the ice before putting a forehander past Jarry and just inside the left post.
Meier made it 2-0 at 11:12 of the second, taking a pass from Marcus Sorensen in the right faceoff circle and firing a wrist shot just under Jarry's glove.
Kellman increased the lead at 14:15 of the period, taking a drop pass from Sorensen before skating into the right circle and putting a shot under Jarry's pads.
Couture tipped Mario Ferraro's shot from the point into the net at 6:14 of the third, after Kane won the puck behind the net and sent it back to the blue line.
Thornton capped the scoring at 16:01 of the third off an assist from Meier.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Pittsburgh |
|
San Jose |
N/A |
Points |
Evander Kane 2 |
N/A |
Goals |
Evander Kane 1 |
N/A |
Assists |
Mario Ferraro 2 |
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Tristan Jarry .844 |
Save Percentage |
Martin Jones 1.000 |
Tristan Jarry 27 |
Saves |
Martin Jones 30 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Pittsburgh
|
30 |
0 |
0-4 |
2-2 |
8 |
35 |
San Jose
|
32 |
5 |
0-2 |
4-4 |
10 |
27 |
Upcoming Games
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San Jose will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Sharks have a W/L % of .556 after a win and .342 after a loss.
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Pittsburgh will play their next game at home against Ottawa. The Penguins have a W/L % of .595 after a win and .556 after a loss.