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Marleau gets 1,000th point, Sharks beat Penguins 3-1

PITTSBURGH -- Brent Burns scored twice and Patrick Marleau got his 1,000th career point to lift the San Jose Sharks over the

Marleau became the 83rd NHL player to reach 1,000 points with an assist on Burns' first goal 7:54 into the game.

Burns has seven goals this year, and the Sharks have won the first five games of a season-high six-game trip that ends Sunday night against Columbus. San Jose lost three of four at home before the trip but won its sixth straight overall on the road for the first time since a nine-game run during the 2009-10 season.