Preview: Predators at Sharks
Gracenote
Nov 13, 2018
Joe Pavelski helped the San Jose Sharks end one streak and continue another last time out with his best offensive effort of the season. The 34-year-old captain seeks a repeat performance on Tuesday as the Sharks aim for their fourth straight win at SAP Center when they continue their six-game homestand with a contest against the Nashville Predators.
Pavelski scored a goal and set up a pair of others for his first two assists of the season as San Jose began its homestand - and ended a two-game slide - on Sunday with a 3-1 victory over Calgary. League-leading Nashville's five-game winning streak has come to an end, but its point streak reached six contests with Monday's 2-1 shootout loss in Anaheim. Kevin Fiala scored the lone goal for the Predators, who are 2-0-1 on their five-game road trip and 8-0-1 overall away from home. Filip Forsberg leads Nashville with 10 goals but is in the midst of a six-game drought after registering a hat trick on Oct. 27 versus Edmonton.
TV: 10:30 p.m. ET, Sportsnet One, Sportsnet East, Sportsnet Pacific, FS Tennessee (Nashville), NBCS California (San Jose)
ABOUT THE PREDATORS (13-3-1): Viktor Arvidsson's return to the lineup was short-lived, as the 25-year-old Swede was placed on injured reserve Monday with an upper-body injury. Arvidsson was hurt in Saturday's overtime victory at Dallas - his first game back after missing a pair with a lower-body ailment. Calle Jarnkrok missed his second consecutive contest Monday with a lower-body injury while defenseman Roman Josi was kept off the scoresheet, ending his point streak at five games.
ABOUT THE SHARKS (9-6-3): San Jose could be without Logan Couture when it faces Nashville as the 29-year-old center exited the win over the Flames - his 600th game in the NHL - with an undisclosed injury. Couture has notched just one assist in his last four contests after registering a nine-game point streak during which he collected five goals and nine assists. Tomas Hertl returned to the lineup Sunday after missing three games with a concussion and recorded his 99th career assist.
OVERTIME
1. Sharks D Erik Karlsson, who remains in search of his first goal with his new team, is mired in a seven-game point drought and needs one assist to reach 400 for his career.
2. Nashville is looking to avenge one of its three regulation losses of the season - a 5-4 home setback on Oct. 23.
3. San Jose LW Evander Kane has recorded two goals in his last three contests after enduring an 11-game drought.
PREDICTION: Predators 5, Sharks 2
Gracenote
Nov 13, 2018
Joe Pavelski helped the San Jose Sharks end one streak and continue another last time out with his best offensive effort of the season. The 34-year-old captain seeks a repeat performance on Tuesday as the Sharks aim for their fourth straight win at SAP Center when they continue their six-game homestand with a contest against the Nashville Predators.
Pavelski scored a goal and set up a pair of others for his first two assists of the season as San Jose began its homestand - and ended a two-game slide - on Sunday with a 3-1 victory over Calgary. League-leading Nashville's five-game winning streak has come to an end, but its point streak reached six contests with Monday's 2-1 shootout loss in Anaheim. Kevin Fiala scored the lone goal for the Predators, who are 2-0-1 on their five-game road trip and 8-0-1 overall away from home. Filip Forsberg leads Nashville with 10 goals but is in the midst of a six-game drought after registering a hat trick on Oct. 27 versus Edmonton.
TV: 10:30 p.m. ET, Sportsnet One, Sportsnet East, Sportsnet Pacific, FS Tennessee (Nashville), NBCS California (San Jose)
ABOUT THE PREDATORS (13-3-1): Viktor Arvidsson's return to the lineup was short-lived, as the 25-year-old Swede was placed on injured reserve Monday with an upper-body injury. Arvidsson was hurt in Saturday's overtime victory at Dallas - his first game back after missing a pair with a lower-body ailment. Calle Jarnkrok missed his second consecutive contest Monday with a lower-body injury while defenseman Roman Josi was kept off the scoresheet, ending his point streak at five games.
ABOUT THE SHARKS (9-6-3): San Jose could be without Logan Couture when it faces Nashville as the 29-year-old center exited the win over the Flames - his 600th game in the NHL - with an undisclosed injury. Couture has notched just one assist in his last four contests after registering a nine-game point streak during which he collected five goals and nine assists. Tomas Hertl returned to the lineup Sunday after missing three games with a concussion and recorded his 99th career assist.
OVERTIME
1. Sharks D Erik Karlsson, who remains in search of his first goal with his new team, is mired in a seven-game point drought and needs one assist to reach 400 for his career.
2. Nashville is looking to avenge one of its three regulation losses of the season - a 5-4 home setback on Oct. 23.
3. San Jose LW Evander Kane has recorded two goals in his last three contests after enduring an 11-game drought.
PREDICTION: Predators 5, Sharks 2

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