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San Jose Sharks vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Regular season · Sunday, December 6, 2026 · PPG Paints Arena

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Pittsburgh PenguinsPittsburghPenguinsHome

SN360 · TVAS · SN-PIT · NBCSCA

Game preview

The San Jose Sharks visit the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Sunday, December 6, 2026, with puck drop at 3:00 PM ET. The game is on SN360, TVAS, SN-PIT and NBCSCA.

This is the second of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Sharks

Game 5 of a road trip: Colorado, New Jersey, NY Rangers and NY Islanders, now Pittsburgh.

  1. 262026-11-26: no game
  2. 272026-11-27: vs VGK
  3. 282026-11-28: at COL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  4. 292026-11-29: no game
  5. 302026-11-30: no game
  6. 12026-12-01: at NJD
  7. 22026-12-02: no game
  8. 32026-12-03: at NYR
  9. 42026-12-04: at NYI, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 52026-12-05: no game
  11. 62026-12-06: at PIT
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~329 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,899 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+3 h
body clock vs home

Penguins

Another game at home.

  1. 262026-11-26: no game
  2. 272026-11-27: at BUF
  3. 282026-11-28: vs TOR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  4. 292026-11-29: no game
  5. 302026-11-30: vs CBJ
  6. 12026-12-01: no game
  7. 22026-12-02: at STL
  8. 32026-12-03: no game
  9. 42026-12-04: no game
  10. 52026-12-05: vs NJD
  11. 62026-12-06: vs SJS, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

San Jose SharksSharksTue, Oct 13 vs BOS
  1. L1NewChernyshov#92Smith#2Celebrini#71
    11:30 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMarchment#27Toffoli#73Wennberg#21
    10:36 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewSherwood#44Stenberg#41Misa#77
    8:19 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewGoodrow#23Ostapchuk#63Graf#51
    7:02 together at 5v5
  1. D1Trouba#65Dickinson#6
    14:31 together at 5v5
  2. D2Nurse#25Kesselring#7
    11:57 together at 5v5
  3. D3Orlov#9Cagnoni#42
    9:55 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Stenberg LWennberg CSmith CCelebrini CCagnoni D2:34
  2. 2Marchment LChernyshov LToffoli CMisa COrlov D1:08

Penalty kill

  1. 1Goodrow CGraf RTrouba DNurse D1:27
  2. 2Sherwood LOstapchuk CNurse DKesselring D0:49
Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguinsTue, Oct 13 at CHI
  1. L1Malkin#71Novak#18Chinakhov#59
    10:00 together at 5v5
  2. L2Crosby#87Rust#17Rakell#67
    9:53 together at 5v5
  3. L3Robertson#14Dewar#19Lizotte#46
    9:30 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewKuzmenko#62Kindel#81Koivunen#41
    8:19 together at 5v5
  1. D1Girard#49Korczak#6
    13:06 together at 5v5
  2. D2Letang#58Stastney#24
    12:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3Karlsson#65Carlile#72
    10:48 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Malkin CCrosby CKindel CRakell RKarlsson D5:00
  2. 2Kuzmenko LNovak CChinakhov RKoivunen RLetang D1:40

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lizotte CRust RKorczak DCarlile D1:29
  2. 2Dewar CKindel CKorczak DCarlile D1:11

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

SJSPIT

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

SJS 71% (12th most settled)PIT 70% (15th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

SJS 1:59 left (8th earliest · 15 pulls)PIT 1:56 left (10th earliest · 14 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

SJS 51.3s (2nd longest)PIT 51.1s (3rd longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

SJS 33% (7th most often)PIT 33% (8th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series