Silicon Valley Sports Wrap, Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Sharks lose to Penguins in shootout as Celebrini hits 200 points; Santa Clara men win at North Texas; Barracuda fall to Gulls.
SAN JOSE - The Sharks lost to the Penguins in a shootout, Santa Clara men’s basketball won at North Texas, and the Barracuda lost in San Diego on Wednesday, Nov. 11.
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 in a shootout at SAP Center. A shootout decides a tied game with one-on-one shots after overtime. Ben Kindel scored the only shootout goal. The Sharks erased a 2-0 deficit in the third period: Macklin Celebrini scored at 11:32 and reached 200 career points, and Mason Marchment tied the game at 15:49 for his 100th career goal. Celebrini also had the assist on Marchment’s goal. Goalie Yaroslav Askarov made 33 saves for San Jose, and Sergei Murashov stopped 34 shots for Pittsburgh. The Sharks (8-11-2) have lost six of their past seven games. The Penguins are 7-10-2.
Santa Clara men’s basketball beat North Texas 76-71 in Denton, Texas, to improve to 4-0. The Broncos erased a 10-point second-half deficit and did not allow a field goal for the final eight minutes. Thierry Darlan scored a career-high 16 points off the bench with nine rebounds, Chris Tadjo had 14 points and eight rebounds, and David Castillo added 13. Santa Clara hosts New Mexico on Saturday at 7 p.m.
The San Diego Gulls beat the San Jose Barracuda 4-1 at Pechanga Arena San Diego in the American Hockey League. The Gulls outshot the Barracuda 34-20, and San Jose’s only goal came in the third period. Anton Wahlberg scored twice for San Diego, including a power-play goal in the third, and goalie Damian Clara made 19 saves. The Gulls lead the season series with San Jose 3-0-1-0 after four of eight meetings.
Source: NHL.com game recap: Penguins 3, Sharks 2 (shootout), Nov. 11, 2026; Santa Clara Athletics recap: men’s basketball at North Texas, Nov. 11, 2026; San Diego Gulls recap: Gulls 4, Barracuda 1, Nov. 11, 2026.