Ben Kindel scores in regulation and shootout as Penguins beat Sharks
Sergei Murashov made 34 saves as Pittsburgh won 3–2 after San Jose erased a two-goal deficit in the third period.
Ben Kindel scored on Pittsburgh’s first shootout attempt, and Sergei Murashov stopped Will Smith in the third round to seal the Penguins’ 3–2 win over the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center on Wednesday.
Samuel Girard opened the scoring with a slap shot at 8:57 of the first period. Kindel doubled the lead on a power play at 3:28 of the third, converting a feed from Rickard Rakell at the left post.
Macklin Celebrini scored with 8:28 left in regulation to reach 200 NHL points. He then set up Mason Marchment’s tying goal with 4:11 remaining, giving Marchment his 100th NHL goal.
Pittsburgh killed a penalty over the final 43 seconds of overtime to get to the shootout. Murashov finished with 34 saves through overtime, while Yaroslav Askarov made 33 for San Jose.
