The Pittsburgh Penguins (24-15-9, fifth Metropolitan) host the San Jose Sharks (14-29-11, seventh Pacific) on the second night of a Sharks back-to-back. The road trip hasn’t been all too nice, as San Jose has suffered from lapses of compete, endured losing battles and faced some of their toughest opposition through the month of January.
The Penguins blue line is finally healthy again, with Kris Letang and Jeff Petry back on the ice, the former who signed with Pittsburgh during the off-season. But with such weighted names out with injury for significant swaths of the season and only recently cleared, the Pens haven’t exactly had the run expected at the onset of the season.