San Jose Sharks rookie centerman Macklin Celebrini idolized Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby as a young kid. He owned a Crosby jersey and a Crosby stick and remembers seeing him hoist the Stanley Cup with the Penguins in both 2016 and 2017.

Saturday night, Celebrini saw Crosby score career NHL goal No. 599 early in the second period to give the Penguins a three-goal lead. But he also saw the Sharks respond for the second time in five days by scoring three straight goals to tie the game.

However, after a scoreless overtime, the Penguins outscored the Sharks 3-2 in a four-round shootout, escaping with a 4-3 win before an announced crowd of 18,194 at PPG Paints Arena.

Crosby, Anthony Beauvillier, and Evgeni Malkin all scored for the Penguins in the shootout. Mikael Granlund and William Eklund scored for the Sharks, who ended their road trip against Metropolitan Division teams with a 1-1-2 record.

Saturday’s result mirrored the Sharks’ game against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday. They fell behind by three goals in a slow start before rallying to tie the game. San Jose also lost that one at Well Fargo Center 4-3 in a shootout.

After Crosby’s goal at the 4:19 mark of the second period gave the Penguins a 3-0 lead, the Sharks responded with two goals from Tyler Toffoli and one from Granlund. Toffoli’s second goal at the 11:40 mark of the third period tied the game 3-3.

Goalie Mackenzie Blackwood, who came into the game for starter Vitek Vanecek at the start of the second period, was brilliant in relief and finished with 25 saves, including six in overtime.

The Sharks now return home and play the Detroit Red Wings on Monday to start a busy week that also includes road games against the Dallas Stars on Wednesday and the St. Louis Blues on Thursday.