SAN JOSE – After dismal performances in their previous two outings, the San Jose Sharks needed a response Saturday night in their game against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

They got it, but their first win of the season remains elusive.

Goalie Alex Nedeljkovic made 24 saves, including 18 in the first period, but Sidney Crosby’s second-period goal proved to be the winner as the Penguins handed the Sharks a 3-0 loss at SAP Center.

Penguins forward Anthony Mantha added an insurance goal at the 7:02 mark of the third period, and Evgeni Malkin scored an empty-netter with 21 seconds to go, as the Sharks (0-3-2) remained the NHL’s last winless team.

The Sharks open a four-game road trip on Tuesday against the New York Islanders.

Ugly starts are nothing new for San Jose as the team started 0-5-0 in 2022, 0-10-1 in 2023, and 0-7-2 last season. They finished with the NHL’s fourth-worst record in 2022-23 and have ended the previous two years at the bottom of the league standings.

The Sharks began this season with overtime losses to both the Vegas Golden Knights and Anaheim Ducks, but were completely outclassed in their last two games before Saturday. The Sharks lost 5-1 to the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, in which they didn’t manage a shot on net in the third period, and 6-3 to the Utah Mammoth on Friday, in which they were badly outchanced in the first period.

“The victory will come with the way we work and the way we compete,” Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky said before Saturday’s game. “The game is a humbling game. We can’t beat ourselves. We have to be disciplined in certain situations.

“Right now, we just want to win the game. You’ve got to put the work in to the get the result. So we’ve got to worry about the process and the way we have to work and the way we have to play, and the victory will come with that.”

The Sharks created a handful of scoring chances in an up-tempo first two periods but were unable to beat Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry, who finished with 30 saves.

On the Penguins’ goal, Rickard Rakell took the puck around the Sharks’ net and found defenseman Kris Letang at the blue line. His shot toward the net was then redirected past Nedeljkovic for his third goal of the season.

The Penguins later took a 2-0 lead as Justin Brazeau danced around Macklin Celebrini and fed Mantha for his second goal this season.

Celebrini scored his first goal of the season on Friday, and stil leads the Sharks with five points in five games. His childhood idol, Crosby, has seven points in six games.

It’s a college football Saturday in western Pennsylvania as the Geneva Golden Tornadoes are set to face the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets this week in the Presidents Athletic Conference. 

Tune into today’s game by watching the video player above, on KDKA+, and through Paramount Plus, and Pluto TV. 

Waynesburg hosts today’s game and heads into the contest with a 2-4 record, having lost its last two games against Allegheny and Grove City.

Geneva is 3-3 on the season and bounced back with a high-scoring win over Thiel last week after losing to Grove City two weeks ago.

Both teams in today’s game were picked to be middle of the pack teams this year in the PAC preseason poll with Geneva picked to finish 5th and Waynesburg picked to finish 6th out of the 11 teams in the conference.

Kickoff from Wiley Stadium in Waynesburg is set for 1 p.m.

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• 10/25 – Westminster at Grove City – 1 p.m.
• 11/1 – Case Western Reserve at Washington & Jefferson – 6 p.m.
• 11/15 – Bethany at Allegheny – 1 p.m. 

Boats along the North Shore have become a problem. From people overstaying to flat-out abandoning boats, it creates an environmental problem and unsightliness. Now the city of Pittsburgh is stepping in to gain jurisdiction over the riverfront and take care of the issue.

The goal is to ensure boats aren’t moored on the North Shore longer than they should be. If they are, the city will remove them.

The city of Pittsburgh will buy the North Shore Riverfront Park for $1 from the Sports and Exhibition Authority. This opens the door for them to get rid of any problem boats.

“We will be able to enforce the signage that we post to remove boats. Tag, tow vehicles that are down there unauthorized as well,” Pittsburgh Public Safety assistant director Takeena White said.

Every so many months, a new boat shows up and doesn’t leave. The problem is that no one has the authority to get it out. City leaders said by the end of the year, the city should own the riverfront walk and start enforcement in the new year.

“We are looking for people to have fun, enjoy their time there, but also work with us, work with law enforcement and whoever is down there to enforce the rules and regulations,” White said.

Some areas of the riverwalk will prohibit mooring and other areas near the stadiums will be 48 hours. Boat owners will have warnings before being towed. The state legislature passed a law about abandoned boats, which gives the city clearer guidance and cuts red tape on getting the boats out of the rivers.

“It also allows for written guidance for law enforcement on how to do it, how much time law enforcement has to give the boat owner before they remove the boat from the area,” White said.

According to Public Safety, there needs to be legislation through city council about this. It’s expected to be done by the new year. The city will bear the cost of a tow with fines levied on the boat owner.