Macklin Celebrini scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, Yaroslav Askarov stopped a penalty shot and the San Jose Sharks beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 on Monday night to snap a six-game losing streak.

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Pittsburgh Penguins (20-23-8, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. San Jose Sharks (14-32-6, in the Pacific Division) San Jose, California; Monday, 10:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The San Jose Sharks ...

But Pittsburgh still finished 29th out of what was then a 30-team league with a 22-46-14 record. “I think just enjoy it. Nobody likes losing, no matter if you’re in your first or 20th year ...

First Period_None. Second Period_1, San Jose, Granlund 15 (Smith), 7:41. Third Period_2, Pittsburgh, Crosby 15 (Rust, Grzelcyk), 0:24. 3, San Jose, Celebrini 16 (Toffoli), 3:41.

NHL action on Monday features a meeting in San Jose, California between the Pittsburgh Penguins (20-23-8) and San Jose Sharks (14-32-6) at SAP Center at San Jose, starting at 10:30 PM ET on ESPN+.

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With an often shaky defense in front of him, Askarov, over his last four appearances, is 0-3-0 with a .852 save percentage. In his last two games, he’s allowed nine goals on 55 shots. Saturday against the Florida Panthers, he and Alexandar Georgiev combined to stop just 25 of 32 shots in a 7-2 loss.

When the Pittsburgh Penguins face the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center at San Jose on Monday (the puck drops at 10:30 PM ET), Sidney Crosby and Mikael Granlund will be among the most exciting players to watch.

The San Jose Sharks placed defenseman Jan Rutta (lower ... will have to miss Monday’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins and Thursday’s road game against the Seattle Kraken.