Pittsburgh owns the only goal through two periods, but San Jose has a 22-17 edge in shots.
Pittsburgh leads San Jose 1-0 at the second-period break on Wednesday, despite being outshot 22-17 and out-hit 14-7. Samuel Girard has the lone goal, with Kris Letang and Evgeni Malkin each recording an assist; all three are plus-1. Sergei Murashov has stopped all 22 Sharks shots for a 1.000 save percentage, while Yaroslav Askarov has 16 saves on 17 shots (.941). San Jose is pressing with the shot advantage, but Pittsburgh has the lead and has blocked eight shots to the Sharks’ nine.
Key Performers
Samuel Girard (PIT): 1 goal, 2 shots, +1 Kris Letang (PIT): 1 assist, 1 shot, +1 Sergei Murashov (PIT): 22 saves on 22 shots, 1.000 SV%