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Pittsburgh Penguins vs San Jose Sharks Recap - Sharks Win 5-2

Pittsburgh gave up 3 goals to Tomas Hertl in their 5-2 loss to the Sharks in NHL action on Tuesday.

The Sharks were a -136 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.5.

San Jose got goals from Tomas Hertl(3), Joe Thornton, and Marcus Sorensen in the victory. Sorensen opened the scoring at 12:00 of the first period.

Martin Jones stopped 22 of 24 Pittsburgh shots in the victory.

Pittsburgh got goals from Kris Letang, and Derrick Brassard in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Matt Murray stopped 24 of 28 shots for the Penguins, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

San Jose scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Pittsburgh went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Pittsburgh lost the shots on goal battle to San Jose by a margin of 29-24.

Next game, San Jose takes its act on the road to face Arizona looking for another win. For Pittsburgh, they head on the road to face Arizona.