Marleau hits milestone in win
Brent Burns scored twice and Patrick Marleau got his 1,000th career point to lift the Sharks over the host Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 on Saturday.
Marleau became the 83rd NHL player to reach 1,000 points with an assist on Burns’ first goal 7:54 into the game.
“You never know what it’s about until it’s done and over with,” Marleau said. “Just having everybody come up, congratulating me and throwing different numbers out there, it kind of takes shape how big this is.”
Burns has seven goals this season, and the Sharks have won the first five games of a six-game trip that ends Sunday in Columbus.
Sharks defenseman Paul Martin scored his first goal of the season and had an assist against his old team. He spent five years with Pittsburgh and was one of the Penguins’ most reliable defensemen last season.
Martin Jones made 38 saves to tie for the NHL lead with his 11th win.
Phil Kessel scored his seventh of the season for Pittsburgh. Marc-Andre Fleury made 26 saves.
Sharks head coach Peter DeBoer missed the game to deal with a personal matter. Assistants
Steve Spott, Bob Boughner and Johan Hedberg guided the team.