Nashville Predators at San Jose Sharks: Live Game Thread

The Nashville Predators (24-32-7, 55 points) kick off their three-game California road trip with a matchup against the San Jose Sharks (17-39-9, 43 points) Tuesday at SAP Center.

Nashville will look to complete the sweep in its third and final meeting with San Jose this season after taking both ends of a wild January home-and-home set that saw the Predators outscore the Sharks, 13-10.

Juuse Saros will get the start in goal for the Predators, while Alexandar Georgiev will mind the net for the Sharks.

How the Predators Lined Up vs. San Jose

Stamkos-O’Reilly-Evangelista
Forsberg-Sissons-Marchessault
Smith-Svechkov-Vrana
McCarron-Bellows

Skjei-Blankenburg
Del Gaizo-Stastney
Englund-Barron
Oesterle

Saros
Annunen

IR: L’Heureux, Josi, Lauzon, Wilsby, Bunting

Predators at Sharks: Pregame Notes

• Predators forward Jonathan Marchessault (19 goals, 28 assists) can record his seventh career 20-goal season and join New York Rangers forward Artemi Panarin (9x) as the only other active undrafted player to reach the mark.

• Predators forward Steven Stamkos was named the NHL’s Second Star for the week ending March 9 after racking up eight points (4 goals, 4 assists) over his last three games.

Nashville Predators’ Steven Stamkos Named NHL’s Second Star of the Week Nashville Predators forward Steven Stamkos was named the NHL’s Second Star for the week ending March 9.

Predators at Sharks: Live Updates

First Period (NSH 0, SJS 0)

Some early defensive zone turnovers by the Predators forced Saros to be sharp early, turning aside three shots before Nashville even registered one.

There were some fireworks early as Andreas Englund dropped the gloves with Barclay Goodrow at the 8:30 mark, resulting in a takedown of the Sharks forward at center ice and matching five-minute major penalties for each fighter.

Cole Smith and Vincent Desharnais accounted for the second tilt of the period less than two minutes later. Desharnais was assessed an additional minor penalty for roughing, but the Predators were unable to capitalize on the power play.

By the end of the period, the Predators held a 7-5 shot advantage over the Sharks.

Second Period (NSH 1, SJS 0)

The Predators got on the board first less than halfway through the second period with a beauty of a goal from Filip Forsberg on the power play. While Mario Ferraro sat for tripping, Forsberg left alone in the corner and roofed a shot from the face-off circle that gave Nashville a 1-0 lead at the 8:11 mark.