When Will Smith — the other pillar of this franchise’s future and Celebrini’s winger — took a tough (but clean) hit from Penguins defenseman Parker Wotherspoon with 16:35 to play in the third and the Sharks only down 4-1 (they’d go up 5-1 on the subsequent power play), it was Celebrini who stepped in to defend his teammate.

Sidney Crosby doesn't throw around compliments lightly. When one of the greatest players in NHL history calls someone "one of the best in the league," people pa

Trailing by four goals early in the third period, the Sharks rallied to tie the game before defenseman John Klingberg scored at the 2:57 mark of overtime to help his team earn a stunning 6-5 win over the Penguins, capping the biggest comeback victory in franchise history while silencing the crowd of 17,059 at PPG Paints Arena.

Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky said rookie center Michael Misa is not missing the start of Canada’s training camp for the upcoming World Junior Championship because of an injury. Canada’s first game at the World Junior Championship, which is being held in Minnesota, is Dec. 26.

San Jose Sharks center Michael Misa is injured and will miss the start of Canada’s training camp for the upcoming World Junior Hockey championship

San Jose Sharks goalie Alex Nedeljkovic will start against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday as Yaroslav Askarov deals with an illness, coach Ryan Warsofsky told reporters. Askarov should still be able to back up Nedeljkovic, Warsofsky said, as the Sharks play the third game of a five-game road trip.

Auston Matthews is beginning to heat up, and our Sharks vs. Maple Leafs predictions believe he'll find the score sheet once more vs. San Jose.

Welcome back to another NHL Predictions. Each day, our writers here at Last Word On Hockey look at the games and give in-depth analysis. Our team breaks down the key matchups, storylines, and stats, then makes predictions based on how they might play out.