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 to snap a six-game losing streak.

Will Smith, Macklin Celebrini and Yaroslav Askarov all make impact in San Jose Sharks win over Pittsburgh Penguins

Eklund notched a power-play assist and a minus-2 rating in Thursday's 6-5 loss to the Predators. Eklund has gone five games without a goal, but he has earned three assists over his last two outings. He helped out on Macklin Celebrini's game-tying goal in the second period Thursday,

Eklund snapped a three-game pointless drought by setting up two of the Sharks' five goals in this offensive barrage, though San Jose still lost the game after an epic meltdown in the final period. Eklund,

Josh Inglis' NHL player props for Monday, January 27 are attacking three stacks, including a double-double for Penguins vs Sharks.

BOTTOM LINE: The San Jose Sharks will try to stop their six-game skid when they take on the Pittsburgh Penguins. San Jose is 14-32-6 overall and 8-16-1 in home games. The Sharks have allowed 191 goals while scoring 137 for a -54 scoring differential.

Will Smith has been one of the San Jose Sharks’ better offensive players since his Jan. 11 benching. He has a goal and four assists in six games, fourth on the Sharks behind Mikael Granlund, Macklin Celebrini,

San Jose Sharks GM Mike Grier told reporters he will not close any doors for his veteran pending UFAs for the upcoming NHL Trade Deadline.

At the forefront of the Sharks’ rebuild is Macklin Celebrini, the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NHL Draft. The 18-year-old center is having a Calder Trophy-type season; he leads all rookies in goals (16) and is second in points (36) in 41 games. Celebrini missed 12 games because of a lower-body injury sustained in his debut on Oct. 10.

The Pacific Division is fun this season. A new leader in the Pacific Division has emerged, as the Edmonton Oilers have a 32-15-3 record with 67 points.

During his mid-season media availability, San Jose Sharks GM Mike Grier shut down any indication that Logan Couture would lose his captaincy.

It’s pretty crazy to think that this is my first rankings of the season for the 2025 NHL Draft. In past seasons we’d be about three deep with an early season list and a top-32 at some point before the new year.