During the previous two seasons, Tristan Jarry and Alex Nedeljovic competed with one another to be the Pittsburgh Penguins\u2019 top goaltender.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, they simply competed.<\/p>\n
Jarry made 31 saves for the Penguins in a 3-0 win against San Jose Sharks at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. The result lifted Jarry\u2019s record to 2-1-0.<\/p>\n
It was Jarry\u2019s first shutout of the season and the 22nd of his career, all with the Penguins. He moved into a tie for second place all-time in franchise history with Hockey Hall of Fame enshrinee Tom Barrasso. Marc-Andre Fleury is first with 44.<\/p>\n
Nedeljkovic, whom the Penguins traded to the Sharks in exchange for a 2028 third-round draft pick on July 1, stopped 24 of 26 shots as his mark slipped to 0-2-1.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a tough business when you lose someone like that,\u201d Jarry said to reporters in San Jose via audio provided by the team\u2019s media relations department. \u201cTo see him on the other side and play against him, it was special tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n
Following a scoreless first period, Penguins forward Sidney Crosby collected his third goal of the season 7:35 into the second frame.<\/p>\n
Corralling a loose puck in the left corner of the offensive zone, Penguins forward Rickard Rakell curled around to the near point, then fed a cross-ice pass to the right point for defenseman Kris Letang. Advancing up the wall, Letang snapped a wrister toward the cage. Despite sound positioning to the right of the crease by Sharks rookie defenseman Vincent Iorio, Crosby was able to deflect the puck with his stick past Nedeljkovic\u2019s glove on the near side. Letang and Rakell had assists.<\/p>\n
Sidney Crosby opens the scoring with a nice deflection ???? pic.twitter.com\/ld2BkTMJ7X<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Penguins forward Anthony Mantha scored his second goal at 7:02 of the third period.<\/p>\n Lugging the puck through the neutral zone, Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin gained the offensive blue line at the center point, then offloaded it to the left wing for linemate Justin Brazeau. Dashing past Sharks forward Macklin Celebrini and into the left circle, Brazeau twisted Sharks defenseman Nick Leddy around in the slot, then fed a clever backhand pass to the lower right hashmark where Mantha swept in a forehand shot against the grain to the far side past the blocker of a scrambling Nedeljkovic. Brazeau and Malkin merited assists.<\/p>\n Anthony Mantha – Pittsburgh Penguins (2) pic.twitter.com\/VOZHCrO1ld<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 NHL Goal Videos (@NHLGoalVideos) October 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Malkin capped the scoring at 19:38 of the final frame with his second goal on an empty net off assists from Crosby and former Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson.<\/p>\n #Penguins<\/a> 3 @ #Sharks<\/a> 0 [P3-0:22]:<\/p>\n Goal: Evgeni Malkin (2) Assists: S.Crosby (4), E.Karlsson (3)#LetsGoPens<\/a> #TheFutureIsTeal<\/a> #NHL<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/BwyweCXgWX<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 NHL Goal Videos (@NHLGoalsVideo) October 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n The Penguins finished their three-game road trip through California with a 2-1-0 mark and improved to 4-2-0 for the season.<\/p>\n \u201cEvery game has been different,\u201d Penguins coach Dan Muse said. \u201cBut I think that we\u2019re seeing some of that foundation being built of what we want to continue to build on.\u201d<\/p>\n Notes:<\/p>\n \u2022 Jarry\u2019s last shutout came during a 5-0 home win against the Chicago Blackhawks on April 8<\/a>. He made 26 saves in that victory.<\/p>\n \u2022 The Penguins\u2019 last shutout of the Sharks came in a 5-0 road win on Nov. 5, 2016<\/a>. Goaltender Matt Murray made 32 saves in the victory.<\/p>\n \u2022 Rakell (185 points) surpassed forward James Neal (184) for 46th place on the franchise\u2019s career scoring list.<\/p>\n \u2022 Karlsson (112 points) surpassed defenseman Mario Faubert (111) for 82nd place on the franchise\u2019s career scoring list.<\/p>\n \u2022 Malkin (1,355 points) surpassed forwards Brendan Shanahan (1,354) and Guy Lafleur (1,353) for 28th place on the NHL\u2019s career scoring list.<\/p>\n \u2022 Before Saturday, Nedeljkovic\u2019s last game against the Penguins came as a member of the Detroit Red Wings. In a 7-4 home win<\/a> at Little Caesars Arena on March 28, 2023, Nedeljkovic made 35 saves on 39 shots.<\/p>\n \u2022 In 76 career games with the Penguins, Nedeljkovic had a 32-22-12 record.<\/p>\n \u2022 Penguins defensemen Matt Dumba and Connor Clifton as well as forward Philip Tomasino were healthy scratches.<\/p>\n \u2022 Former Penguins forward Ryan Reaves was a healthy scratch for the Sharks.<\/p>\n Seth Rorabaugh is a TribLive reporter covering the Pittsburgh Penguins. A North Huntingdon native, he joined the Trib in 2019 and has covered the Penguins since 2007. He can be reached at srorabaugh@triblive.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n
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