Expert recap and game analysis of the Pittsburgh Penguins vs. San Jose Sharks NHL game from October 18, 2025 on ESPN.

Already dealing with injuries, the Vancouver Canucks made things harder on themselves with penalties and strange line deployments.

The game did not lack for energy or entertainment. The Pittsburgh Penguins (2-0-0) and New York Islanders (0-1-0) engaged in their typical back-and-forth, greasy game, but this uptempo version also ushered in new eras for each team.

The Penguins signed retired Marc-Andre Fleury to a tryout deal so he could play in a preseason game. He stopped every shot he faced.

The Vancouver Canucks will be facing Arturs Silovs for the first time since he was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

San Jose Hockey Now's Sheng Peng evaluates three winning things the Sharks displayed in Saturday's shutout loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The Florida Panthers won after raising their Stanley Cup banner, and the Penguins shut out the Rangers on opening night.

On Friday, the Penguins capped off their 5-1-1 pre-season with a 5-4 overtime comeback win against the Buffalo Sabres. Captain Sidney Crosby registered the game-winning goal - as well as the team's tying goal in regulation - and Philip Tomasino, Harrison Brunicke, and Rickard Rakell also added tallies for the Penguins.

Penguins’ Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang made NHL and U.S. sports history on Tuesday. Crosby, Malkin and Letang began their 20th NHL season together — unprecedented in major U.S. sports.

Filip Hallander scored his first career goal to give Pittsburgh the lead and the Penguins rallied to beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 on Thursday night. Hallander, playing in his seventh NHL game, jammed in Rickard Rakell’s rebound at the near post for the short-handed goal at 6:50 of the third period to give Pittsburgh a 3-2 lead