🦈 Away Sharks 32-35-6 before this game
3–2
Final
🐧 Home Penguins 44-18-11 before this game
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Sharks at Penguins

Sharks beat Penguins 3–2 at PPG Paints Arena on April 1, 1998.

🗓 Wed, Apr 1, 1998 · 18:00 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦈 SJS
John MacLean
1 G
4 shots · 19:45 TOI · +1
2nd star 🦈 SJS
Jeff Friesen
1 G
2 shots · 16:30 TOI · +1
3rd star 🦈 SJS
Patrick Marleau
1 G
1 shots · 10:37 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦈SJS PIT🐧
25 Shots on goal 20
10 Hits 11
9 Blocked shots 11
9 Takeaways 3
6 Giveaways 25
12 Penalty minutes 4
SJS shooting 12.0% (3/25) PIT shooting 10.0% (2/20)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦈Sharks
Mike Vernon
18/20
.900 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐧Penguins
Tom Barrasso
22/25
.880 SV% · 3 GA · 59:40 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 1st: 32-36-6 (43% win rate, 74 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 1st: 44-18-11 (60% win rate, 73 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 2nd: 32-36-6 (43% win rate, 74 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 44-18-11 (60% win rate, 73 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦈Sharks
L1 Craven · Ricci · MacLean 18:50
L2 Friesen · Matteau · Granato 15:23
L3 Lowry · Burr · Nicholls 12:30
L4 Marleau · Sutter · Nolan 10:33
D1 Ragnarsson · Marchment 25:10
D2 Houlder · Rathje 20:31
D3 Zyuzin · Iafrate 14:09
🐧Penguins
L1 Barnes · Francis · Jagr 24:58
L2 Dome · Straka · Brown 17:55
L3 Hicks · Pronger · Morozov 13:03
L4 Wright · Olczyk 5:30
D1 Hatcher · Gronman 22:29
D2 Olausson · Slegr 18:26
D3 Werenka · Kasparaitis 14:02
D4 Tamer 8:00

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →
Oct 22, 1997
🐧PIT @ 🦈SJS
5–2 · Penguins won
Dec 21, 1996
🦈SJS @ 🐧PIT
1–3 · Penguins won
Dec 13, 1996
🐧PIT @ 🦈SJS
4–0 · Penguins won
Jan 13, 1996
🦈SJS @ 🐧PIT
10–8 · Sharks won
Nov 10, 1995
🐧PIT @ 🦈SJS
9–1 · Penguins won

❓ SJS vs PIT, answered

Who won Sharks vs Penguins on April 1, 1998?

Sharks won 3–2.

What was the final score of Sharks vs Penguins?

The final score was Sharks 3, Penguins 2.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Mike Vernon made 18 saves on 20 shots (.900 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 22 saves on 25 shots (.880 save percentage).

Where is Sharks vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Sharks vs Penguins season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it
🦈Sharks
Previous game · Mar 30
🦈SJS @ 🎵STL
2–6 · STL won
Next game · Apr 2
🦈SJS @ 🏛️OTT
3–3 · SJS won
🐧Penguins
Previous game · Mar 29
🏛️OTT @ 🐧PIT
1–1 · OTT won
Next game · Apr 4
🐧PIT @ ⚡TBL
4–1 · PIT won
Also on April 1, 1998
👑LAK @ ⚔️BUF
0–4 final
⚡TBL @ 🏝️NYI
0–4 final
🐻BOS @ 🗽NYR
4–2 final
🌪️CAR @ 😈NJD
4–0 final
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐆FLA
4–3 final
🎵STL @ 🍁TOR
6–4 final
🏔️COL @ 🐙DET
0–2 final
⭐DAL @ 🔥CGY
1–3 final
Sharks season page Penguins season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule