Sharks notch 5th straight road win on Marleau's historic night
The San Jose Sharks are feeling anything but homesick.
Brent Burns scored twice and Martin Jones made 38 saves to lead the Sharks to a 3-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. They have now won the first five games of their six-game Eastern Conference road trip.
Patrick Marleau recorded the 1,000th point of his NHL career when Burns beat Marc-Andre Fleury to open the scoring in the first period.
With an assist in #SJSvsPIT, Patrick Marleau became the first player in @SanJoseSharks history to record 1,000 career points (462-538—1,000)
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) November 22, 2015
Marleau added another assist on Burns' second goal, which proved to be the game-winner. Burns now has seven goals and nine assists in 20 games this season.
Big two points and a huge congrats to #12! What an unreal accomplishment and amazing to get to watch his guy day in and out! #1000
— Brent Burns (@Burnzie88) November 22, 2015
Paul Martin put the game out of reach with a third-period goal against his former team.
San Jose improved its impressive road record to 9-3-0. The Sharks will look to finish their perfect road trip against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday.
Phil Kessel scored the lone goal for the Penguins, who fall to 12-8-0. Fleury made 26 saves in the loss. Pittsburgh will try to get back on track when they host the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday.
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