Steven Stamkos, Gustav Nyquist, and Tommy Novak scored for the Predators (18-22-7), who have won five straight. Brady Skjei had three assists, and Justus Annunen made 30 saves.

Filip Forsberg scored twice to extend his goals streak to seven games, Fedor Svechkov broke a tie on a power-play midway through the third period and the Nashville Predators beat the San Jose Sharks 6-5 on Thursday night for their fifth straight victory.

Fedor Svechkov scored a third-period go-ahead goal in a two-point performance and Filip Forsberg tallied twice as the visiting Nashville Predators earned a 6-5 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday.

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The goaltending matchup featured Nashville's Justus Annunen against San Jose's Yaroslav Askarov, the Predators' first-round draft pick in 2020 who requested a trade out of Nashville last August after the team signed Juuse Saros to an eight-year contract extension. Annunen made 30 saves on 35 shots, while Askarov made 32 saves on 38 shots.

(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Nashville Predators center Colton Sissons (10) passes the puck away from San Jose Sharks defenseman Mario Ferraro (38) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark ...

The Nashville Predators beat the San Jose Sharks 6-5 ... A wild first period continued when Sharks defenseman Mario Ferraro buried his fifth goal of the season. After a frenetic sequence in ...

Fedor Svechkov scored a third-period go-ahead goal in a two-point performance and Filip Forsberg tallied twice as the visiting Nashville ... logged two assists. Mario Ferraro notched one goal ...

The Nashville Predators won their fifth straight game on Thursday, beating the San Jose Sharks 6-5 at SAP Center.

Luke Kunin invited the families of kids with Type 1 Diabetes to join him on the San Jose Sharks’ practice rink on Sunday. Kunin plays through Type 1 Diabetes. “It’s good for them to have someone to look up to,

The symbolism could not be more appropriate Monday as the sinking Pittsburgh Penguins (20-23-8) are in the shark tank to face the rebuilding San Jose Sharks (14-32-6), who boast the 2024 first-overall pick Macklin Celebrini at SAP Arena.

Macklin Celebrini scored his NHL rookie-leading 15th goal and Mario Ferraro his career-high fifth for the Sharks in Thursday's 6-5 loss to the visiting Predators.